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Ruud van de Meeberg
 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).
Bands Ruud played in:
Country Trail Band (1985-today), Calyx (1977-1980; 2002-today), Buckskin (1980-1985), Red Hot Dynamite Band (1985-1990).
He also plays drums and is team leader of one of the 4 worship bands at his church (CAMA Evangelische gemeente Parousia Gouda, Netherlands).
Overview of Albums:
- 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
- Make Up Your Mind (1995) - Country Trail Band, drums and backing vocals
- 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,
- 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
- Breng Dank (2004) - 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
Live touring with:
Cathy Carter-Heiser (USA), Buddy Greene (USA), George Hamilton IV (USA), Ken Holloway (USA), Nathan and Susan Forrister (USA), Michael Ronstadt (USA), Ted Ramirez (USA), Vernon Oxford (USA), Frank Jansen (NL), Sandra Vanrijs (NL) and others.
Live touring in:
Netherlands, USA, Belgium, Germany, France, Spain, UK, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Austria, Czech Republic.
Appeared on (selection):
Grand Ole Opry ( USA ), Floralia Country Show ( NL ), EO TV ( NL ), EO Radio ( NL ), KRO Radio ( NL ), NCRV Radio ( NL ), TROS Radio ( NL ), TV38 ( USA ), Flevo Festival ( NL ).
 Gear: Drums:
Yamaha Beech Custom - color: Solid Black: Bass Drum: 20x16 (with Evans EMAD - batter head, Evans EQ3 Resonant head); Toms: 8x8, 10x9, 12x10, 14x12 (all toms with Evans EC2 batter heads and clear G2 resonant heads); snare drums: 14x6 Yamaha Signature "Anton Fig"; (Evans Power Center Reverse Dot batter heads and Evans Hazy 200 snare side).
Cymbals: 14” Sabian AA Flat Hats, 20” Sabian AAX Dry Ride, 16” Sabian HH Thin 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.
Ruud's favorite Drumshop: Interdrum, Winterswijk, Netherlands.
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