Rootsclub Rootsclub The music The name says it all. Rootsclub. An Amsterdam based band that explores the rich tradition of American roots music and that creates something new and special along the way. Their debut album proves it in a glorious way. You don't have to live in Texas to be a Texan. If you catch our drift. The beginning 2003. Bert Boot, Jan the Lazyman and Rik van Doorn start the Rootsclub. A monthly Americana night in Maloe Melo, world famous honky tonk in Amsterdam. At last there was a Dutch stage for musicians with a deep passion for American Roots Music. The breakthrough 2004. The monthly Rootsclub becomes a hype in the Amsterdam music scene. Lots of famous singer-songwriters and musicians come to visit and more importantly, to play. To drop a few names: Tim Easton, Joshie Kohn, Wilma’s, Broken Spoke, Sonny James and the Sinners,Steve Conte (New York Dolls, Mink Deville), Goesting, Hillbilly Boogiemen,Sophie Zijl, Tonya Lamm en Sar Bell (Tres Chicas), Marcel Scherpenzeel, T-99, Hackensaw Boys,Claude Bernard (The Gourds), BeRightBack,Johnny Dowd, Nels Andrews & Jeffrey Richards. The band 2005. The nine piece band that is central to Rootsclub has become a well oiled musical machine, a monster in its own right. More and more they also play outside Maloe Melo. They can be seen and heard at the prestigious Crossing Border Festival, together with writer Jan van Mersbergen, the yearly April party at the Nieuwmarkt. De Hartjesdagen, Bam vol Kunsten in Bergen, Bevrijdingfestival in Amsterdam Oost, Straatfestival in Hooge Zwaluwe (Brabant), Stars and Bars in Delft. Every show is a party. Bert Boot – Guitar & Vocals (Naturals, Wilma’s) Dirk Portegies – Guitar, Vocals, Bass & Banjo (Jack Of Hearts, Blue Moon Boys) Harry Langeveld – Guitar, Vocals & Ukelele (Wilma’s) Jan “the Lazyman” van Doorn – Vocals, Washboard & Harmonica (Lazy Sunday Dream) Jur Scherpenzeel – Accordeon (Lazy Sunday Dream) Louis Terburg – Drums, Banjo & Mandolin (Raggende Manne, 4tuoze Matrozen) René Windig – Harmonica (Wilma’s) Rikkie van Doorn – Bass, Guitar & Vocals (Lazy Sunday Dream) Roland van Beveren – Pedal Steel (Tennessee Studs) The cd After three years the monthly nights in Maloe Melo came to an end. Time to move on. And especially time to start recording the music of Rootsclub. And that's where one story ends and another one starts. This is chapter one of the second book. The debut album, recorded in E-Sound Studios in Weesp. It will be released the beginning of february on Rosa Records. www.rosarecords.nl Get in touch Rootsclub Events Jan van Doorn 1e Kostverlorenkade 17 huis 1052 EN Amsterdam Tel: +31 (0)20 616 21 79 Mobile: +31 (0)62 517 17 76 E-mail: janthelazyman@hotmail.com Tracks 1 You Go Your Way 2 Take Your Sister (My New Babe) 3 Slow Train 4 Broken Glass And Empty Bottles 5 Sweety 6 Slow Boat 7 Out On The Western Plains 8 Highway Junkie 9 Hank Hillbilly 10 This Diamond Lost Her Shine 11 Long Distance Love Affair 12 I'm Going Down From The Mountain Order Transfer €15,- to Postbank 4323408 of F.P.M. Lomans in Amsterdam, stating the CD you're ordering plus the shipping address (het afleveradres). The IBAN-code for international transfers is: NL38PSTB0004323408. If your details don't fit in your bank form, please send us a mail with all your details. We'll send you the CD as soon as we receive your payment. Delivery times may vary for international orders. You can also order online via our Shop. Links www.rootsclub.nl www.myspace.com/rootsclub Download Biography in English

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