Bots (band)

Bots is a Dutch language folk rock group from the southern city of Eindhoven that is successful in both the Netherlands and Germany.

The band was formed in 1974 by Hans Sanders and is mainly known for the cover of the Breton folk song Son ar Chistr called "Zeven Dagen Lang" based on the ("Sieben Tage Lang" in German, "Seven Days Long" in English).

In 1975 the band recorded its first album, Van Kwaad Tot Erger (From Bad To Worse), with producer Peter Koelewijn.

The album places Bots in the centre of attention and the band also makes its debut on national TV.

This was only discovered in 1981 when gold-record awards resulted in increased payments for Hans Sanders but not for the other band members.

In 1978 the third Bots album, Wie Zwijgt Stemt Toe (Silence Lends Consent), and is also recorded with Peter Koelewijn.

The band's lineup includes Sanders and Bongaerts expanded with sax and flute player Piet Engel, Peter de Vries (bass) and Frans Meijer (drums).

The songs were translated by German authors Günter Wallraff, Henning Venske and Peter Tobiasch.

and its followup Entrüstung (Indignation, also Ent-Rüstung = Dis-Armament (correctly: en:disarmament = de:Abrüstung) ).

The band was on the road a lot and played for free in front of half a million people at the Künstler Für Den Frieden (Artists For Peace) festival in West Berlin.

During the Folkwoods Festival in August the band's lineup included Sanders, Buenen, George Koenraad (drums/vocals), Erik van Donkersgoed (guitar/vocals) and Anton Wannemakers (bass).