Pete Lawrence Music

20/02/2026

THIS IS THE FIRE _ ALBUM UPDATE

Greetings from Trealy Farm, my current home from home in the hills near Monmouth. It’s been rather wet so far this year and today we have yet more rain bucketing down!

A quick 2026 update from me, as the project is now in full swing. I’ve found a new co-producer to work with, Oskar Vizan, who is based in north London and we’ve already spent a few days in his studio with me putting down some new vocal tracks. Oskar is brilliant to work with, as I think he got the best out of me, for sure as we ripped through seven tracks in two days. he insisted on three takes for every part of every song, so he’s now in the middle of editing it down to the best takes.

It was very exciting to be singing my heart out and advancing so many songs under Oskar’s watchful eye.

I also made a trip to Devon recently to record Marnie Hunter (who I met at Campout last summer) recording some new parts for ‘May You Always’ and a new song ‘Hey You (Heal The World)’ She was in fine voice and will also be singing at this year’s Campout.

Through the late autumn period, I have also recorded three songs with Gerry Diver providing some wonderful instrumentation on the backing tracks. So each track has its own feel and approach and I am going through a wish list, inviting a few musicians and singers to come in and play their part too. Oskar will be pulling it all together with me into a cohesive whole.

We are aiming to have recordings done by mid July and mixes for late August. So we can then start to work out a launch campaign, with an album release looking likely for early next year.

This week, I have been preparing some backing tracks for two of the songs to sing at this weekend’s Winter Gathering here at the farm. We still have a handful of tickets if anyone fancies joining us later in the day.

Enjoy the weekend and keep it lit!

Keep in touch with the album’s progress via my website

https://petelawrence.net/this-is-the-fire

23/12/2025

Find links to my midwinter soundscapes 'Deep and Crisp and Even' 'Torches' and "Let The Winter Come and Go'
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It's almost Christmas, so why not! In December 2000, The Big Chill hosted one of the most memorable concerts I have had the pleasure to be involved with. Tom Middleton, our resident DJ through...

10/12/2025

We're very excited.... full reveal and tickets on sale Friday 10am

The news many of us have been hoping for since August...

26/08/2025

The Crowdfunder for 'This Is The Fire' ends at 22:00 tonight. We are very close - 94% of the way there. Can you help us get this one over the line?

To help bring 'This Is The Fire' to life - new songs uniting voices for social change

26/08/2025

I really enjoyed this session with Peter Culshaw...

This edition of Peter Culshaw’s peripatetic radio show features guest Pete Lawrence. Pete is one of the good guys – a positive force in the culture, as he says "my life's work is bringing people together".TO LISTEN TO THE SHOW CLICK THIS LINK

29/07/2025

Good to see Kindred Spirit magazine writing about the 'This Is The Fire' project

"As our times of disconnection and division spark a renewed interest in the legacy of protest music (fuelled in part by the new Bob Dylan biopic) music trailblazer and community firestarter, Pete Lawrence – the visionary behind The Big Chill Festival and Campfire Convention – is catalysing a community-powered album, This Is The Fire, co-creating songs of hope, heart-connection, peace, unity and visions for a brighter world."

As our times of disconnection and division spark a renewed interest in the legacy of protest music (fuelled in part by the new Bob Dylan biopic) music trailblazer and community firestarter, Pete Lawrence – the visionary behind The Big Chill Festival and Campfire Convention – is catalysing a comm...

28/07/2025

"It may be obvious to many of us, but we need to keep reminding ourselves: Music is a superpower and we underestimate it at our own peril.

Music can move, inspire, connect, heal, be a source of joy, an art form, a signpost to a different world and also deliver a potent message. In short, it has all the tools to change the world. "

https://petelawrence.net/music-as-a-superpower

It may be obvious to many of us, but we need to keep reminding ourselves: Music is a superpower and we underestimate it at our own peril. Music can move, inspire, connect, heal, be a source of...

28/07/2025

With just ten days to go until Campout 2025, we're getting excited and some new people are asking what it's about.

Expect four days of COMMUNITY, CONNECTION, COMPASSION, Co-CREATION and CELEBRATION in a beautiful, rustic rural setting, with a mix of talks, workshops, wellbeing, music, poetry, good food, swimming in the natural pool and saunas, plus much more.

Here is the programme for this year https://campout.live/attractions-2025

This is a potted history https://campout.live/history

Tickets www.tinyurl.com/buycampout

Hope to see you there. Everyone welcome.

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24/07/2025

I am finally getting around to doing an album of my own! I’ve been very excited by the community singing and I’m in full flow writing (and singing) my own songs.

We are off to a promising start with the campaign for funding ‘This Is The Fire’.

I feel a very strong calling to make this record, which feels timely for the fractured world we’re living in. These are songs of hope, designed for community engagement, to be joined in song.

Will you support me on this journey?

They are about imagining the changes we need to be making to find hope and inspiration through connection - and through finding our voices, individually and collectively.

We’ve already sung some of them at Campout. Now the primary goal of this crowdfund is to be enable working with ace-producer Gerry Diver, who can bring them to life.

I’d welcome your support to help make this happen. Would you be willing to share the link with a few friends who might resonate with the message?

Follow the link for full details - I hope you will like the rewards on offer — from signed copies of the album to invitations to special events. Or, if you prefer, you can simply make a donation.

We’d love to be able to cover some of the costs for the recording, my first album in 20 years…

Music is the language of harmony. It really can change the world.

As Eno said “Singing Together is the Key to World Peace”. That may be a ‘lofty’ ambition, as BBC 5 LIVE suggested at the end of my interview last week, but in my opinion, any ways of bringing world peace into focus are worth our time and energy.

To help bring 'This Is The Fire' to life - new songs uniting voices for social change

17/07/2025

A chance to hear what's in store at Campout 2025

We hear from: Clifford Jordan, Jamie Catto, Julia Palmer Price, Miranda White, Andreas Papp, Poppy Altmann, Lizi Sage, Jacinta Hoogenboom, Andy Cawley, James Lockley, Nicola Mills, Nemo Jones, Serious Jones, Louise Broda and Jessica Mallock.

Full programme: https://campout.live/attractions-2025

Zoom Recording from 15 July 2025

https://youtu.be/QGGBFULoR0A

A chance to hear what's in store at Campout 2025We hear from: Clifford Jordan, Jamie Catto, Julia Palmer Price, Miranda White, Andreas Papp, Poppy Altmann, ...

17/07/2025

I was interviewed last night for BBC 5 Live about protest music (it seems to have prompted a wave of suggestions for favourite protest songs if you listen on)
I was given a good 17 minutes - my bit starts around 1:36

Johnny I’Anson with late night conversation and in-depth interviews.