Strummerville returns to its natural home, Glastonbury, for this year's campfire sessions. Located in their usual spot by the Joe Strummer memory stone in the Unfair Ground, Strummerville will be burning their campfire all weekend long. Every night - Thursday until Sunday - the charity will present some great new talent and will be joined by established 'secret' bands for some very special intimate campfire sessions...
No bands will be announced, but with artists including Frank Turner, The Mystery Jets, The Drums, Lissie, I Blame Coco and Mariachi El Bronx performing around the campfire last year, you can get an idea of the people who want to come and tip their cap at the Joe Strummer memory stone and sing songs around the fire.
Joe Strummer first perfected his campfire backstage at Glastonbury, where the nightly assembly was first dubbed 'Strummerville'. Joe believed in the power of the campfire to connect people, to bring people closer, to lose themselves in the flames, as in the firelight everyone is equal, nobody more relevant than the next. More often than not, Joe was the last one at the fire. To whoever was left standing he'd say "it's you and me at Club Dawn"
Joe Strummer turned his festival campfire into a word-of-mouth institution, a gathering point for simpático spirits, a tradition joyfully maintained by Strummerville at Glastonbury. Check this Guardian online feature HERE
Strummerville have got some amazing surprises for you this year... The best way to find out who is playing at the Strummerville campfire is to swing during the day and see who is on their chalkboard for that night.
Download the free Strummerville 'Songs For The Summer' album here: http://www.strummerville.com/songs-for-the-summer-2011/
CDs of the album will be given away free at the Strummerville campfire at Glastonbury.
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