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PEDAL STEEL

The Pedal Steel Story

As a steel guitarist, I like to explore all the possibilities of the instrument, and I'm a big admirer of the early pioneers Joaquin Murphey, Herb Remington, Maurice Anderson, Curly Chalker, and Jerry Byrd, as well as more recent trailblazers Lionel Wendling, Mike Neer and Mike Perlowin. Other heroes include Greg Leisz, Pete Drake, Ben Keith, Bobby Black and so many others.

Here's a few videos of me playing at home, working on songs by everyone from Bach and Chopin to Coltrane and Zappa.

Played on the following albums

Bart Dietvorst "To The Moon And Back"
Bart Dietvorst "Twangy Tunes"
Bertolf "Bertolf"
Blood Sweat & Kiers "Mr. Sax Man"
Blood Sweat & Kiers "Do The Murphy Shuffle"
Diane Van Deurzen & Lisa Otey "Meet Me Under The Mistletoe"
Diane Van Deurzen & Lisa Otey "Wild Women"
Dicky Greenwood "American Roots Music No. 5"
Dicky Greenwood "Soulful Blues"
Frank van Engelen "De Mist"
Freelance Band "Out Of The Calaboose"
Grapes Of Grain "Painted Windows"
Grapes Of Grain "Unaware"
Grapes Of Grain "It Slowly Fades"
Grapes Of Grain "Balloons From The Blue"
Harm van Sleen "Bassman's Holiday"
Harm van Sleen "The Secret To Success"
The Implosions "No Strings"
Jaap De Jonckheere "Storm Part 1 & 2"
John Frick Band "Let The Party Begin"
Judith Nijland "A Jazz Tribute To Abba"
Kraak & Smaak "All I Need (feat. iogi)"
Lasse Lindholm Band "Live"
Lasse Lindholm Band "Speed Of The Sound Of Loneliness"
Lasse Lindholm Band "Just Another Day At The Office"
Leo Koster Band "A Fish Called Cliff"
Leo Koster Band "Train Of Life"
Melatti "Childhood's Dream"
Outlaw Express "Crowded Room"
Pormes "Long Distance Lover"
Spinvis "Dagen Van Gras, Dagen Van Stro"
Sleen Gang "In Harm's Way"
Two In A Room "It Suits Me Well"
Will Matla "New Orleans"

Listen to some of these tracks here:

Recorded, toured and performed on pedal steel with the following bands
ARTHUR EBELING
Eclectic and highly original songwriter, singer and guitarist

FREELANCE BAND
Beautiful songs by Philip Kroonenberg and a killer band

MEN IN BLUES
Not strictly blues, great band featuring Chris Koenen

PANHANDLE SWING
Western swing outfit featuring the late, great Berry Selles

THE LOWLANDERS
Contemporary country outfit

VANCE LANE SPECIAL
Western swing trio, with many hot duets featuring Guitar Ray Nijenhuis and myself

Then there's the occasional gig on pedal steel with Dick van Altena, Bertolf, Change Of Key, Polle Eduard, Ruud Hermans, Wim Kerkhoff, Leaving For Nashville, Lowlanders, Pam MacBeth, Jody Pijper, The Rest, Tennessee Tavern, and others.