Ralph Schut

Bluegrass musician - guitar, banjo and mandolin. Born May 7, 1982 in Leidschendam, The Netherlands. Son of Dennis Schut, who raised him on bluegrass and classic country music and started teaching him to play the guitar and mandolin when he was six years old. Later, at age 14, he became seriously interested in bluegrass banjo as well. Raplh spent his teenage years playing with dad's bluegrass band Spruce Pine. He moved to the Czech Republic at age 19 where he has had the honour of playing with many great musicians and bands including (but not limited to) Petr Kůs a Fámy, Roll's Boys, Blueland, The Mousetrap, G-runs 'n Roses and The Rustic Robots. G-runs 'n Roses: since 2006;- 2 CDs: Learning to Fly (2008) and Gravity (2013) Blueland: since 2002; 2 CDs: All My Life (2005) and More Than Enough (2018) RUR:2 / The Rustic Robots: since 2009; 1 CD: Retrobots (2012) Duo with Ondra Kozák: since 2016; 1CD: Bits 'n Pieces (2018) Previous engagements: Spruce Pine: 1994 - 2004; 3 CDs: A Tribute to Charlie Moore (1994), Spacemen (2000) and A BluegrassCountry Tribute to Hank Williams (2004) Petr Kůs & Fámy: 2001 - 2003; 2 CDs: Přístav Montreal (2003) and Nezralé Mládí (2006) Roll's Boys: 2001 - 2008; 4CDs: Back To The Barroom (2002), Bartender's Blues (2003), Behind Bars (2005) and Raising The Bar (2008). The Mousetrap: 2004 - 2006; 1CD: Demo 2004