Lullaby

(Live at Odeon Theatre with the Red Limo String Quartet)
I sing this lullaby for you
To ease you into sleep
To pave the way for happy dreams
Instead of counting sheep
Generations in this bed
With copper posts and all
Beneath these quilts you rest
Instead of staring at the wall
My soothing hand slowly sedates
And quietens your mind
All those burdens and those weights
Just leave them all behind
Trust that you are cared for
Know you are secure
In your sleepy hollow
Of that you can be sure
Relax your body and your soul
Let go of all your hurt
So many things you can’t control
Let grace replenish your heart
Featuring: Red Limo String Quartet
Vibraphone: Tony Hoyting
Double bass: Pieter Althuis
Recorded at Odeon Theatre January 2019

From A to B
October 2021
All Music and Lyrics: Ellen Pels
Except “Spring” and “Note Dame” Music: Ellen Pels and Tony Hoyting,
Lyrics: Ellen Pels
Arrangements: Ellen Pels en Tony Hoyting
Studiotechnique: Erik Spanjers
Mastering: Silvia Vermeulen
Production: Ellen Pels
Album Artwork: Roy Verhaag Studio Rrook
Recorded at Studio Moskou, Studio Silvester, Wedgeview Studios, Odeon Theatre Zwolle, and Wisseloord Studios
Ellen Pels Band:
Lead vocals: Ellen Pels
Piano, Fender Rhodes,
Keyboard, Vibraphone: Tony Hoyting
Acoustic and Electric guitar: Klaas-Jelmer Sixma
Bassguitar and Double Bass: Pieter Althuis
Drums: Joost Visser
Percussion: Gijs Anders van Straalen
Saxophone: Tibor Elferink
Trumpet and Flugelhorn: Libbe Oosterman
Trombone: Arend Huisman
Backing Vocals: Inze Meijer, Florens Eykemans, Mousmé Brocaar, Ellen Pels
Red Limo String Quartet:
Jonas Pap, Camilla van der Kooij, Dirk Feller, Sietse van Gorkom
Stageband Jazz Orchestra:
Trumpets:
Libbe Oosterman
Johan Boekema
Esther Fernandez Mata
Bas van den Broek
Jaap de Vries
Trombones:
Pavel Shcherbakov
Arend Huisman
Enne Feenstra
Gosse van den Berg
Saxophones and Flutes:
Steven Sluiter
Jan Schoemaker
Sander Baan
Richard Borchers
Bert Brandsma
Rythm:
Imre Kruis (drums)
Marco Kerver (double bass and bassguitar)
Thomas Hilbrandie (guitar)
Tony Hoyting (piano)