Exploring protest music, community singing and the power of collective voice — drawing on four decades in music and festival culture.
Pete Lawrence
This Is The Fire
Pete Lawrence (Cooking Vinyl / The Big Chill / Campfire Convention) offers talks and participatory sessions exploring protest music, community singing and the power of collective voice. Drawing on four decades in music and festival culture, alongside his forthcoming album This Is The Fire, Pete combines storytelling, music history and audience participation in sessions that are inspiring, thought-provoking and highly engaging.
Available for keynote talks, interviews, panel discussions, community choir sessions and participatory singing workshops.
An uplifting, inclusive singing session open to all voices and abilities. No experience necessary. Participants learn simple harmony-based songs and discover the joy and power of singing together.
Part workshop, part choir, part collective experience. Exploring how songs are taught, shared and carried between communities, with participants becoming part of the singing tradition themselves.
A facilitated gathering using music, conversation and storytelling to create meaningful connection between event attendees in an intimate and welcoming space.
Suitable for folk festivals, literary festivals, community events, wellbeing festivals, arts centres and conferences exploring music, culture, community, creativity and social change.
Pete Lawrence brings This Is The Fire to Durham Folk Festival — more details to follow.