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Andsome Friends
is an Australian
a cappella group formed in 2009 in Sydney to record and perform Miguel Heatwole's original  compositions and arrangements. Two pieces, written by Terry Clinton, feature the vihuela da mano* but otherwise the music is all unaccompanied.

We supply tuneful answers to some of the important philosophical questions of our time. How many medieval TV themes from popular culture can a group sing simultaneously? What would Palestrina have written for the Hunters And Collectors? Is it wrong to sing Irish slip jigs with Australian words? The songs are contemporary but there is a good measure of the past in our sound.  Our fugue about environmental waste minimisation is unashamedly Baroque.


Based in Sydney, the group's members have been (or still are) involved in other high-quality vocal groups: Ecopella, Touchwood, FAMS Musical Theatre, Vox Humana, Cloud Ten, and the Fossickers.


* an early forerunner of the guitar.


Tracklist for our album  Colours In My Head

  • Throw Your Arms Around Me  & $m
    Hunters and Collectors, 1984
    Arranged: Miguel Heatwole, 2008
    Soprano: Belinda Bennett, Kate Andrews
    Alto: Christina Mimmocchi, Polly Wedlock
    Tenor: Terry Clinton, Miguel Heatwole
    Bass: Robert Boddington, Joe Vandermeer

  • Can’t Stand Losin’ You  *m
    Gordon Sumner (Sting), 1978
    Arranged: Miguel Heatwole, 2011
    Soprano: Yasmin Funk, Sophie Moore, Lisa Stewart, Kylie Willows
    Alto: Dallas De Brabander, Christina Mimmocchi,
    Lisa Vincent
    Tenor: Terry Clinton, Brian White
    Bass:
    Robert Boddington, Miguel Heatwole, Joe Vandermeer

  • Rest  ^* m
    Miguel Heatwole, 2001
    Soprano: Yasmin Funk, Sophie Moore, Kylie Willows
    Alto: Dallas De Brabander, Rebecca Bastoli
    Tenor: Jess Ciampa, Terry Clinton,
    Brian White
    Bass: 
    Miguel Heatwole, Joe Vandermeer


  • Change *    
    Terry Clinton, 2012
    Soprano: Yasmin Funk, Kylie Willows
    Alto: Da[llas De Brabander, Christina Mimmocchi
    Tenor: Terry Clinton, Brian White
    Bass: Miguel Heatwole, Joe Vandermeer
    Vihuela: Terry Clinton

  • Colours In My Head $
    Miguel Heatwole, 2009
    Soprano: Yasmin Funk, Sophie Moore, Barbara Sanders, Kylie Willows
    Alto: Dallas De Brabander, Janelle Heron
    Tenor: Terry Clinton, Brian White
    Bass: Miguel Heatwole, Joe Vandermeer

  • Swing A Cat *  
    Top Cat: Hoyt Curtin, 1961      
    Felix The Cat: Winston Sharples, 1958
    Cattangooga Cats: Mike Curb & Anihanbar music co. 1969           
    Arranged: Miguel Heatwole, 2011
    Soprano: Yasmin Funk, Sophie Moore, Kylie Willows
    Alto: Dallas De Brabander, Christina Mimmocchi
    Tenor: Terry Clinton, Brian White
    Bass: Miguel Heatwole, Joe Vandermeer

  • Heroes Of Olde $
    Arthur and the Square Knights of the Round Table: Clare Bail, 1966      
    The Tale of Sir Robin: Eric Idle 1974
    Black Adder: Howard Goodall, 1983           
    Arranged: Miguel Heatwole, 2009
    Soprano: Yasmin Funk, Barbara Sanders, Kylie Willows
    Alto: Dallas De Brabander, Janelle Heron,
    Lisa Vincent
    Tenor: Terry Clinton, Brian White
    Bass: Miguel Heatwole, Joe Vandermeer

  • Bright Moon ^
    Russell Neal, 2006
    Arranged: Miguel Heatwole, 2012
    Soprano: Yasmin Funk, Sophie Moore, Kylie Willows
    Alto: Dallas De Brabander, Rebecca Bastoli. Lisa Vincent (soloist)
    Tenor: Jess Ciampa, Terry Clinton

    Bass:
    Miguel Heatwole, Brian White

             Miguel Heatwole: mheatwole@bigpond.com


  • Elephant In The Room m
    Clark Gormley, 2012
    Arranged: Miguel Heatwole, 2013
    Soprano: Lisa Stewart, Kylie Willows
    Alto: Dallas De Brabander,  Jeanette Freeman, Sarah McCarthy
    Tenor: Jess Ciampa, Terry Clinton

    Bass:
    Robert Boddington, Miguel Heatwole

  • The Rat Is Round $
    Miguel Heatwole, 2009
    Soprano: Yasmin Funk, Barbara Sanders, Kylie Willows
    Alto: Dallas De Brabander, Janelle Heron
    Tenor: Terry Clinton, Brian White
    Bass: Miguel Heatwole, Joe Vandermeer

  • Hospital Mix Up $
    Words: Anonymous
    Music: Miguel Heatwole, 2007

    Yasmin Funk (soloist), Sallyanne Brown, Joe Vandermeer
    Margot McLaughlin, Terry Clinton, Lisa Vincent
    Dallas De Brabander,
    Michael Handy, Lisa Stewart, Brian White
  • Man From Snowy River $
    Words: adapted from Andrew 'Banjo' Paterson
    Music: Miguel Heatwole 2007
    Soprano: Yasmin Funk, Margot McLaughlin
    Alto: Dallas De Brabander, Janelle Heron
    Baritone: Terry Clinton, Miguel Heatwole, Brian White,  Joe Vandermeer
  • Fill My Glass   m
    Miguel Heatwole, 2014
    Soprano: Lisa Stewart, Kylie Willows
    Alto: Dallas De Brabander, Jeanette Freeman, Sarah McCarthy
    Tenor: Terry Clinton, Jess Ciampa
    Bass: Robert Boddington, Miguel Heatwole

  • Wayward Waltz *m
    Miguel Heatwole, 2009

    Soprano: Kylie Willows,
    Sophie Moore
    Alto: Dallas De Brabander, Sallyanne Brown
    Baritone: Miguel Heatwole, Michael Handy

  • Waste Hierarchy  $m
    Miguel Heatwole, 2007
    Soprano: Yasmin Funk, Margot McLaughlin, Lisa Stewart
    Alto: Dallas De Brabander, Janelle Heron,
    Lisa Vincent
    Tenor: Terry Clinton, Brian White
    Bass: Robert Boddington, Miguel Heatwole, Joe Vandermeer

  • Forecasting  $m
    Terry Clinton, 2003
    Soprano: Yasmin Funk, Barbara Sanders,
    Sophie Moore, Kylie Willows
    Alto: Dallas De Brabander, Janelle Heron
    Tenor: Terry Clinton, Brian White
    Bass: Miguel Heatwole, Joe Vandermeer

    Vihuela: Terry Clinton


$ Robin Gist, Tonemaster Productions, 2009 & 2011
* Mark Davies, Dec 2012
^ Brain Studios, 2014
& Mike Mansted, Arc Of Light, May 2000
m Miguel Heatwole's living room




 

Andsome Friends in 2011