Glastonbury Festival Of Contemporary Performing Arts - Areas - Strummerville

In our usual spot by the Joe Strummer memory stone in the Unfair Ground, Strummerville will be burning our traditional campfire all weekend long, bringing good vibes, great music and lots of love...
We will be presenting some new talent and will be joined by some friends for some special intimate campfire sessions.

Everyone is welcome.

Joe Strummer will be forever immortalised within rock’n’roll history. He channelled attitude and purpose with great punk-rock anthems to become a voice of a generation. His words and The Clash’s music still influence a generation of young musicians who want to make music with something to say rather than just be one of the crowd. Strummerville aims to maintain this legacy, allowing young musicians with the opportunity to play gigs, get their music heard and help share the spirit of Joe for years to come.

Think what Joe Strummer would have done. This is probably pretty good advice when discovering what Strummerville is all about. The charity hopes to retain to the ethos, charisma and ethics of Joe and keep them going for all to enjoy.

Strummerville was set up after Joe’s death in 2002 by family and friends to cement the views that Joe believed in and to make sure as many people as possible have the chance to learn something from the man in years to come. After all, everybody has a story to tell.

The man who would go on to have huge record sales started off as a busker with little idea about how to write songs, let alone on how to record them. Fuelled by just a record collection, a guitar and passionate view on life, Joe and The Clash would become one the figureheads of the emerging 70s punk scene. Strummerville aims to make it easier for musicians to share their music with others, get access to recording studios while at the same time teaching bands to stand on their own two feet. A DIY, punk ethic which can be stretched across a wide range of musical genres.

He was the political edge of the band as well and they strove towards writing intelligent and enthralling pop-punk songs. This is something that stays with Strummerville today, championing bands that have something important, interesting or enlightening to say. Within this though, there is a lot of fun in the music with the aim being to create invigorating songs that unite people together.

The Campfire sessions have continued the legacy of Joe’s campfire community at Glastonbury where people can come to drink, talk and laugh with some like-minded individuals and some good music. Set in the place where Joe held his annual campfire, last year saw the likes of Frank Turner and The Drums perform intimate sets for a lucky crowd of gatherers.

This year Strummerville is excited to have a host of amazing artists grace our tiny stage by the campfire.  No bands will be announced in advance, so drop by and see who is on our chalk board each day

Strummerville believes in helping all styles of music develop. It is about artists organically finding their feet. The charity helps to sow the seeds and then waits to see what grows.

Strummerville have set up their camp and lit the fire, it’s up to the people to keep it burning.

See you there

love

Strummerville