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BJ Baartmans
A rare North American appearance from Dutch friend of Wolfe Island Records
6:00pm - 8:00pm
By Donation
Event Description
BJ Baartmans
A rare North American appearance from Dutch friend of Wolfe Island Records, BJ Baartmans!
6-8pm, Waterfront Patio stage
Admission: PWYC
BJ Baartmans is a guitarist/singer-songwriter/producer from The Netherlands, born in 1965. Composing and playing music that’s deeply rooted in traditional Americana styles but that also embraces elements from jazz, African desert blues, and more. He’s a gifted storyteller with a very personal way of writing and delivering lyrics, both in Dutch and English. BJ is also a member of The Space Age Travellers, The Matthews Baartmans Conspiracy, Matthews Southern Comfort and Pollux. And he can be heard as a producer and session player for many more artists.
A little over 25 years after the release of his first solo album The Pawnshop Guitar Chase, BJ Baartmans steps fully into the spotlight with GHOSTWRITER. A record that wasn’t planned, demanded or anything but just needed to be made. It contains 13 songs that have easily recognizable, accessible but at the same time very personal stories, views and beliefs behind it. They cover an already more than 40 year long journey in music with 14 albums under his own name, appearances on hundreds of album sessions and something like 4000 live performances while raising a family, dealing with serious life changing events, making but also losing lifelong friends, chasing dreams and discovering little treasures.
Making a list of bands, songwriters, players that came to mind during the sessions for Ghostwriter BJ Baartmans wrote down: Big Star, Slade, Wilco, The Black Keys, Lucinda Williams, Elvis Costello, The Kinks, Tom Petty, Nick Lowe, Richard Thompson. Just to give you an idea. Attending a few energetic live shows during the summer of cool young Dutch bands that BJ’s connected with through his studio work also formed a big inspiration.
In-Person Event
Fri. August 30th 2024 + Add to Calendar
Hotel Wolfe Island
