In 1998, the duo promoted "Dark Fields" with a tour. During the tour, the duo decided that they would not so quickly release a new album of music that the duo had composed. Knightley had begun writing songs, but would use them for his first solo album "Track of Words" (1999). The duo decided to release a limited edition album of the band's renditions of traditional folk music to "connect them to their roots". The duo recorded the album in September 1998 and were pleased with the results. The album contains ten versions of traditional folk songs, as well as a hidden track featuring a short version of "High Germany", a song that the duo had previously recorded live for their previous album "Dark Fields".