Thuis in Bajesdorp is a collaboration of Bajesdorp and Thuis.

About Bajesdorp: Bajesdorp (litterally "Jail Village ") is an ensemble of 7 squatted houses and their inhabitants who gather their energies into autonomously driven non-profit initiatives. It hosts from time to time underground cultural events such as this festival, with a particular focus on briging a positive social input into the Wenckebachweg neighbourhood.
Read more about Bajesdorp (in dutch)
Contact & Press: info@bajesdorp.nl

About Thuis; "Live in your living room" could be the motto driving singer-song writer Case Mayfield's initiative: organizing concert events in the intimate, cosy atmosphere of living rooms all over the Netherlands.

Contact: www.myspace.com/casemayfield

Folk you very much to:

All the performing artists for folkin', popin', reaggin', rockin' the place: Lake Montgomery, Ro Halfhide, Leendeert, Long Conversations, Cindy Peress Anne Roos Rosa de Carvalho, the Woodwards, Case Mayfield, John Carrie, The Secret Love Parade, Chinup, Noam Vazana, Amarins & Le Gatte Negre, Roger Hammond, Luke Nyman, Channah, Brian Neubauer, Reaganesk and Gerhhardt, and all those who inspired them, and all those who wished to join us but couldn't make it, the mellow sympathetic audience, the patient neighbors, all the Bajesdorpers that made this happen, Amsterdam Songwriters Guild for harvesting talents, Case Mayfield for the kick-bottom line-up and com, Theater het Amsterdamse Bos for the Premium kitchen ware, Quartier Moustache for their transcendantal gezelig-kitsch soundscaping, the door-and-property breakers of Amsterdam, Diablo our sociable 3-legged cat, Ruppert Murdoch for all the myspaces, Esqueletos y Cuchoras VoKu Crew for their shitty food, Joe's Garage for the communal pans and rusty burners - yet still working fine, Meneer de Wit for the spotligts Janis Ponisch for the coffee bin, Sibilla for the coffeegrinder Quartier Mustache for the Coffee El Chino for his car, Sjoerd and Zibby for making the garden a better place to be, Sean for healing all the desperate heaters in squats all over the city - including here, the accredited reporter of Bajesdorp Dirk...

About 20 artists and bands will do it all live and unplugged in the intimate context of the living-rooms of the village.

Ro Halfhide, alternative pop
Lake Montgomery, folk blues
Case Mayfield, folk rock
The Secret Love Parade, post-modern romantic pop

Long Conversations, americana melodramatic popular songs
Chinup, hardcore country pop
The Woodwards, alternative folk
Elementric, reggae electro dub
Cindy Peress, americana folk pop
Leendert, cloggy folk
Roger Hammond, folk rock
John Carrie & Moor Green, energetic folkish pop
Anne Roos Rosa de Carvahlo, lyrical melodramatic popular songs

There won't be any amplification, so you might have to consider putting your conversations on hold during the performances, for the artists and other guests confort.

The concerts start at 16:00. The last gig will end at 22:00.

Where? In Bajesdorp. More precisely in the squatted living rooms of Bajesdorp. Those houses are situated next to the south entrance of the penitenciary complex in the HJE Wenckebachweg, from #12 to 42. (see map and route below)

When? Saturday, March 27th 2010, from 16:00 to 22:00. (an extended schedule of the performances will be published here in the coming days)

Entrance, Pricing policy : free / on donation. The festival is brought to you by a group of music -loving volonteers with no profit purpose. The artists, as well, will perform for free. During the performances, you'll be invited to support the artists by a volontary bribe.. according to the amount of satisfaction provided, and accordind to your means. The money goes directly to them.

Food/Drinks: Thuis in Bajesdorp also aims at gathering all of us in the cosiest atmospere possible. Our cooking devotees will serve quality food and drinks (including coffee) at a "democratic" price. The eventual profit will help us covering the event costs.