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Ruud (August 28) started in 1986 together with initiator Wim Pols, Hans Steeds and Mijndert van der Beek, the Country Trail Band next to his other musical pursuits. The four had a mutual desire to express their ideals through ministry based performances.
In 1990 he chose to fully concentrate on his mission in the Country Trail Band and stopped his other musical pursuits (at that time the very successful Red Hot Dynamite Band).
Quote
"God can't fix you, until your broken!"
Bands Ruud played in
Country Trail Band (1985-today), Calyx (1977-1980; 2002-2007), Buckskin (1980-1985), Red Hot Dynamite Band (1985-1990).
Overview of recordings
Overpeinzingen (1977) - cabaret de Weipoort (sticht. Gemiva), drums
Tracks and Traces (1978) – Calyx, drums
Wim Pols (1985) - Wim Pols, drums and backing vocals
Don't Play For Nothing (1992) - Country Trail Band, drums and backing vocals
In The Eye Of The Storm (1994) - Country Trail Band, drums and backing vocals (Title track was awarded Country Song of the Year 1994)
Make Up Your Mind (1995) - Country Trail Band, drums and backing vocals
Borrowed Time (1995) - Nathan & Susan Forrister (drums, recorded at Studio in Bremen GA, USA) (click to listen to title song...)
He's Got The Road (1998) - Country Trail Band, drums and backing vocals
Country Christmas (1999) - Wim Pols, backing vocals
Fly Back Home To You (2000) - Wim Pols, backing vocals,
Thanksgiving In The Country (2001) live CD & DVD - George Hamilton IV, drums and backing vocals
Iets dichterbij (2001) - Wim Pols and the Country Trail Band, drums and backing vocals
Tel uw zegeningen (2001) - Wim Pols and the Country Trail Band, drums and backing vocals
Two Doors Down (2003) - Wim Pols and Calyx, drums and backing vocals
Labour Of Love (2003) - Country Trail Band, drums and backing vocals
Komt verwondert u (2003) - Country Trail Band and Calyx, drums and backing vocals
Keep On Trucking - Wim Pols and Calyx, drums and backing vocals
Daydream - Leo van Reeven, drums and backing vocals
Breng Dank (2004) CD & DVD - Country Trail Band, drums and backing vocals
Ontmoeting (2005) - Country Trail Band, drums and backing vocals
Stories (2006) - Thécla Rutting, drums and backing vocals
Country Gospel Classics (2006) - Country Trail Band, drums and backing vocals
Breng het licht (2007) - Country Trail Band, drums and backing vocals
Crossroads (2008) - John Schets and Jody Lynn Mitchell, drums and backing vocals
History Of Country Music (2008) - Wim Pols and Calyx, drums and backing vocals
Silver (2010) CD & DVD- Country Trail Band, drums
Ga naar het wonder (2011) - Piet Smit (SA) en the Country Trail Band, drums
Performed with:
Cathy Carter-Heiser (USA), Buddy Greene (USA), Jeff Taylor (USA), George Hamilton IV (USA), Ken Holloway (USA), Nathan and Susan Forrister (USA), Michael Ronstadt (USA), Ted Ramirez (USA), Vernon Oxford (USA), Tim and Mary Alice Lovelace (USA), Linda Randall (USA), Russ Taff (USA), Charlotte Ritchie (USA), Woody & Vonnie Wright (USA), Stephen Hill (USA), Reggie & Ladye Love Smith (USA), Piet Smit (RSA), Frank Jansen (NL), Sandra Vanrijs (NL), ... and many more.
Live touring in:
Netherlands, USA, Belgium, Germany, France, Spain, UK, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Austria, Czech Republic.
Appeared on (selection):
Grand Ole Opry (USA), Flevo Festival (NL), Floralia Country Show (NL ), EO TV (NL), EO Radio (NL), KRO Radio (NL), NCRV Radio (NL), TROS Radio ( NL), TV38 (USA), Craponne sur Arzon (FR).
Gear:
Drums:
Yamaha Beech Custom - color: Solid Black: Bass Drum: 20x16 (with Evans EMAD - batter head, Evans EQ3 Resonant head); Toms: 8x7, 10x9, 12x10, 14x12 (all toms with Yamaha wood hoops and Evans EC2 batter heads and clear G2 resonant heads); snare drums: 14x6 Yamaha Signature "Anton Fig"; 14x51/2 Beech (both snare drums have Evans Power Center Reverse Dot batter heads and Evans Hazy 200 snare side heads).
Cymbals:
13” Sabian AAX X-Celerator Hi-Hat, 20” Sabian AAX Dry Ride, 16” Sabian HH Thin Crash, 17" Sabian Vault Crash, 16” Sabian AAX Dark Crash, 16” Sabian AAX Studio Crash, 14” Sabian AAX Studio crash, 13” Sabian AA Extra Thin crash, 12” Sabian HHX Splash.
Sticks:
Vic Firth 2BN, Vic Firth 5BN, Vic Firth Jazz Rake, Vic Firth Rock Rake, Vic Firth Rute, Vater wire brushes, Regal Tip wire brushes, Regal Tip Blasticks, Promark 747, Promark HotRods.
Noortje van Middelkoop is te gast op de nieuwe CD/DVD 'Silver'
Noortje geeft als panfluitiste vele concerten samen met organisten en pianisten. Daarnaast treedt zij regelmatig op met koren en werkt mee aan diverse radio-, televisie-, dvd- en cd-opnamen. Sinds kort schrijft Noortje ook haar eigen muziek... Lees verder...
Wim Pols te beluisteren bij GrootNieuwsRadio 1008 AM
Wim Pols presenteert twee programma’s op deze zender: Country Trail, countrymuziek, op zaterdag van 15.00 tot 17.00 uur, en op zondag: Van Nederlandse bodem, Nederlandstalige gospels: van 15.00 tot 17.00 uur .
GrootNieuwsRadio 1008 AM is een landelijk, onafhankelijk, 100 procent christelijk radiostation en vindt u op de middengolf 1008 AM... Lees verder...
Country Trail Band goes
Back To The Country
Back to the country is
de titel van het nieuwe album van de Country Trail Band. Met
dit album gaat de Nederlandse band
helemaal terug naar haar wortels.
Een gedeelde passie voor evangelisatie
en countrymuziek leidde in 1985 tot de oprichting van de Country Trail Band. Een
jaar later verscheen de eerste LP met Engelstalige
countrygospels. Verschillende albums volgden, allemaal gevuld
met een mix van Amerikaanse songs en eigen nummers. In de
afgelopen 10 jaar heeft de groep echter voornamelijk
Nederlandstalige CD's uitgebracht omdat bij optredens in
kerken een grote behoefte bleek te bestaan aan liederen
gezongen in de moedertaal. . Lees
verder...
In The Spotlight
We invite you to visit Iris and Ron de la Bey's Maranatha Christan Music Store! The webshop offers tons of CDs and DVDs with Southern gospel, black gospel, Chirstian gospel music. They also own an awsome shop in Bodegraven, Netherlands where they also offer musical instruments! Worth a visit!