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Basalt Songbook

Basalt Songbook

BasAlt
The BasAlt duo was born in the winter of 2007 when Mies and her husband Adriaan visited Pieter and his wife Rini in Cais das Manadas on the Azores. They took a plane to the island of Faial and had to wait a couple of days because of bad weather before they could get to the island of São Jorge. Every day they talked on the phone, they could see the other island but they could not reach each other. In the end they had a very nice time together and when Mies left she wrote a little poem about the experience. Pieter liked the poem and wrote some music to it. When they sang it together the voices - Pieter “Bass” and Mies “Alt” blended surprisingly well. The BasAlt duo was born. The original song “Beaufort Blues” was the first result of a long and fruitful cooperation. In the meantime both couples live part of the year on São Jorge. Later Adriaan learned himself to play the ‘Viola da Terra’ (Guitar of the Land). He was one of the first foreigners on the island to do so. Since then they perform as a trio. The island, the local culture, the magnificent landscape, sailing, the sea, the beautiful language, all this is a constant source of inspiration.

Tracklist - 60 tracks

  • Airmiles

  • Balada de Sao Jorge CD Karaoke version

  • Balade de Sao Jorge Repetitie Zang Portugees (incompleet)

  • Bathroom Bubbles CD Karaoke versie

  • Een zorgeloos bestaan

  • Ouder worden

  • Canção dos Cagarros

  • Insonia

  • Shut up

  • Sara's Song

  • It's all in the game

  • Strolling in the sunset

  • Improvizo

  • Santa Cristo Surfing

  • Another Shitty day in paradise - Karaoke version

  • Beaufort blues

  • Balade de São Jorge - karaoke version

  • Another Shitty Day In Paradise CD Version

  • Bathroom Bubbles CD Versie

  • Beaufort blues - studio version

  • Song of freedom

  • Biker bell - studio version

  • Conscience

  • Cagarros song English - studio version

  • My baby hates rock & roll

  • Cagarros song - Portugese sing rehearsal

  • Eyes

  • Colours - karaoke version

  • Sailing on the ocean

  • Colours - Cores version

  • Nothing to lose

  • Conscience - karaoke version

  • One day I'll have to quit

  • Colours

  • Conciência - studio version

  • Scillies

  • Esmeralda - Studio Adriaans

  • Sao Jorge (balade de Sao Jorge)

  • Eyes - Karaoke version

  • O surf em Santo Cristo by Salomé Borba

  • Gomarus - demo home studio

  • Grandpa so funky ft. Mies - home studio demo

  • Insomnia - home studio mix

  • Isto tem que s'acabar- singing repetion

  • Lockdown on an island - Studio version

  • Monday morning - mix 1 home studio

  • My baby hates Rock & Roll - karaoke version

  • My secret millionaire - demo home studio

  • Nao quer sair d'aqui - song repetition

  • Nothing to lose karaoke version

  • Rhythm is like a poison - home studio mix

  • Sailing on the ocean - karaoke version

  • Samba de Porto - home studio 2013

  • Samba de Porto - karaoke / studio version

  • I want to sail - karaoke version

  • Shoulder

  • Shut up - studio Adriaans

  • Song of freedom - karaoke version

  • Whisky

  • Santo Christo surfing - karaoke version

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