"It's you and me at Club Dawn" - Joe Strummers usual words to the early morning campfire stragglers
Quite often when a whole album, especially a compilation, is being given away free there is a reason (i.e. no one in their right mind would pay for it). But here's one worth listening to: Songs For The Summer 2011.
Many moons ago, Joe Strummer started a camp fire at Glastonbury. Many people came, playing music and generally having a nice time. This has since been labelled Strummerville, and it's now a regular thing. No play lists are announced, the best way to find out who will be there is to swing by in the day and take a peek at their chalkboard - last year there were artists such as The Mystery Jets, Frank Turner and The Drums.
Strummerville is now a charity - The Joe Strummer Foundation for New Music - that helps aspiring musicians and projects that could change the world. The album and charity are being supported by Brothers Cider who will be donating a penny from each bottle and can sold in June to the Strummerville Foundation.
So, download the album from here, though actually I got it more easily from here. It's a great compilation, there is a good range of music to listen to and really, if you hate it then delete it - you haven't lost anything by giving it a go.
You find out more about Strummerville and the charities excellent work at their official website. And at least we can feel like we're doing a good thing by drinking Brothers Cider this June!
The track list is:
The Joker & The Thief - Be The Boy
Bastille - Icarus
Dark Moon - Blackbird
The Welcome Committee - Rich Kids
Shooting Star Poets - That Boy Don't Dance
La Rebla Fam - A British Morning
The Vagabonds - John Mellor
The Lights - Mostly Water
The Great Whale - Don't Lost Your Mind
The Barker Band - Chapel
Benjamin Folke Thomas - Thoroughly Alone
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