Love these words "We listen to it every Christmas day morning, a tradition born out of something that, at the time, wasn’t a tradition but now is so ingrained in our families Christmas, it absolutely is. 25 years ….." Kate Kinsella
youtu.be/NceL5aKSG2U
#Music #mixes #solstice #WinterSolstice
I have a couple of midwinter mixes in circulation, other than 'Deep and Crisp and Even' Here is another from 12 years ago...
#MusicAndTheArts #WinterSolstice #mix
www.mixcloud.com/lawrencepete...
For our Campfire Convention 10th anniversary, we return to where it all began: The Bridge at Michaelchurch Escley. In the foothills of the Black Mountains, above Hay-on-Wye...
#campout #blackmountains #hayonwye #bridgefest
campout.live/campout-2026...
Launching a new site on Saturday. Stick your pin in the map. Your Beacon might be a gathering around a fire or it might be a gesture around a lighting of a candle.
#beacons #worldharmony #wintersolstice
lightabeacon.org
Very well deserved!
“I like both Jeremy and Zarah both politically and personally” - I spoke to @zackpolanski.bsky.social for @theobserveruk.bsky.social about why he’d welcome Corbyn and Sultana into the Greens, being bullied at school and how he thinks Britain is ready for a gay PM observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
Our @campfireconvention.bsky.social Winter Gathering in February. Accommodation available at the farm.
liberate.space/campfires-wi...
What makes the news... some great reporting from down the road inn south Wales
Winter Gathering - Trealy Farm, Monmouth, February 20-22
liberate.space/campfires-wi...
Well, we did it! We made it over the line and hit our target yesterday to fund the album. This Is The Fire.
tinyurl.com/thisisthefire
#Crowdfunder #ThisIsTheFire #campfiresongs #songsofhope
He did contradict himself, I thought, or backtracked a little on music's power. I liked his take on the axis around human rights - partisan or universal. Maybe that is becoming a more a more useful yardstick, if we still need to go down the route of polarities?
listening now
Come and join us at Three Pools Farm from Thursday to Sunday this week...#Campout2025
Community Gathering
Family Constellations
Nature Connection
People’s Assembly
Eros Rising Tent
Peace Building
Campfires
Wild Swim
Sauna
Tantra
Talks
Yoga
Music
Wellebeing
Delicious Food
Much more!
#campout
Kindred Spirit magazine writes about @petelawrence.net's the 'This Is The Fire'
"As our times of disconnection and division spark a renewed interest in the legacy of protest music, music trailblazer and Pete Lawrence – the visionary behind The Big Chill Festival and Campfire Convention..
Not much time for writing recently, but this has been brewing for a while. How music can change the world...
petelawrence.substack.com/p/music-as-a...
#music #socialchange #protest #protestmusic #thisisthefire
Sultana’s first interview re new party expresses a strong opinion that the party should be called ‘The Left Party’. This would miss an opportunity for much broader appeal. What they stand for goes way beyond tired divisions left v right. Division. Let's seek the common ground.
Website needs a bit of work, especially if viewed on iPhone where the sign up isn't visible
It's time for a new kind of political party - one that belongs to you.
Sign up at yourparty.uk.
It's time for a new kind of political party - one that belongs to you.
Sign up at yourparty.uk.
Our programme for #Campout2025 downloadable as a PDF + full bios
campout.live/attractions-...
#SingOut A Singing Retreat in beautiful Wales August 30-31
You are invited to join us to sing songs of hope, of connection, of protest and of love in the glorious setting of Trealy Farm, immersed in nature high up in the hills just west of Monmouth
youtu.be/FG1ADCxs2VM?...
#Stargazing retreat on Paros, October 20-25
We invite you to take precious time out and treat yourself to some warm, sunny days with space to dream and to play. We hear the call to “look up” and remember the wonder of being alive.
youtu.be/bEZdh_jFGww
#ThisIsTheFire
tinyurl.com/thisisthefire
My choice on the 5 Live interview for greatest protest songs was @billybragg.bsky.social's 'Between the Wars' youtu.be/Y1RmNPcTCQs?...
My 5Live interview today prompted a whole thing about protest song. I talk here about the album crowdfunder, its inspiration + history of songs of protest. Many believe in the power of music to inspire and ultimately change the world.
youtu.be/XBjNbS8fiGw
#protest #thisisthefire
My new crowdfunder
👉 tinyurl.com/thisisthefire
I feel a strong calling for this record, which feels timely for the world we’re living in. These are songs designed for community engagement, the changes we need to be making to find hope and inspiration through connection, through finding our voices
#Campout2025
Full day-by-day programme is at campout.live/attractions-...
I’m thrilled to be launching my Crowdfunder this morning. The aim is to cover the costs for ‘This is The Fire’ - my first album in 20 years and I’m hoping you can support this initiative.
👉 tinyurl.com/thisisthefire
CAMPOUT 2025 PROGRAMME RELEASED
It's that time of year… the culmination of our year - piecing together the wonderful offerings submitted since the winter for our community gathering in August at Three Pools Farm.
campout.live/attractions-...
#Campout #CampfireConvention #Wales #PermacultureFarm
