Mattijs, my brother wrote this humorous lullaby about a cry baby who drives his mother to a nervous break down. Fortunately his father has more patience with his sons never ending crying. 

Teaser 6 Cry Baby

Claudio Magana Torres and Mattijs wrote this 'Tired Blues' about a guy who can't sleep although he is exhausted because he can't stop thinking about this girl.

Teaser 8 Moe Blues

In the back of the Studio of my piano tuner we found an amazing instrument, a Dulcitone. PJ plays it for this sweet Dutch lullaby about a porcupine. 

Teaser 9 Suja Suja

I wanted this slightly pro-gay lullaby with two gay friends, Erik and Marcello. Marcello also created the beautiful musical arrangements for the backing vocals of this song. Mattijs is on keys. 

Teaser 7 Everything Possible

A Georgian lullaby that Noortje, Laura and I sing together.

Teaser 10 Kakuri Nana

A Napolitan tarantella lullaby I recorded with Pieter-Jan Cramer van den Bogaart on accordion

Sogna Fiore Mio

With Noortje van Veller singing lead and Pieter-Jan Cramer van den Boogaart on double duty with backing vocal AND body clap...

Go To Sleep Little Baby

I had written lyrics and the melody for a lullaby for 'big boys’ after a day spent with a bunch of 'tough' teenagers at a high school. I could feel so clearly their need for comfort as their attitude was desperately trying to prove the opposite. 
I sent the song to Thijs C. and asked if he would consider composing the arrangement. He sent me some of his ideas and they left me smiling for the rest of the day. He turned this simple song, my first self-written lullaby, into something beautiful I will always cherish. 

11 Lullaby for Big Boys

The lyrics for this song were written by my favorite Dutch writer, Annie MG Schmidt. It can be considered an anti-racism lullaby. The mother porcupine tries to comfort her child, who has been ridiculed for his spines. She explains to him tigers have stripes, elephants have their trunk, and porcupine have spines and one day these spines will come in really handy. And he should know he's the most beautiful porcupine in the entire world... Pieter-Jan plays the Dulcitone on this song. 

9 Stekelvarkentjes Wiegelied

I loved this tarantella lullaby so much I asked Pieter-Jan if he wanted to record it with accordion. I struggled with the Napolitan accent until I discovered my Italian vocal teachers father came from Napels, so he helped me to get the funky Napolitan sounds right.

Fanneke