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== References ==
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Strummerville has been very active in over the past few years and has supported over 60 bands with recording in 2011. They have a bus they loan out to bands for free to take on tour. They have just opened a music room at an orphanage in Milawi alongside supporting projects like Billy Bragg's Jail Guitar Door and Camden Calling. They also have a free rehearsal space in west London, a room at The Roundhouse in Camden, two rooms at The Oh Year Music Centre in Bogata and a recording studio with FairTunes in Bogata.

In 2010 Don Letts made a movie about the charity called 'Strummerville" which premiered at SXSW.

They have great Joe Strummer merchandise, the profits of which all go back into the charity.


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Revision as of 15:47, 16 December 2011

Strummerville is the Joe Strummer Foundation for New Music. It was established shortly after Strummer's death in the winter of 2002 by his wife Lucinda, who serves as a trustee. The goal of the group is to provide "rehearsal space and studio time to individuals, groups and organisations to enable the production of music by creative young people who would otherwise be preventing from doing so simply because they lack the necessary funds."[1]

The foundation also runs a stage at Glastonbury Festival, which goes by the name The Strummerville Bandstand, featuring an open mic on which many big name acts perform such as Jamie T and Dirty Pretty Things. They also run a campfire at Glastonbury where many of the big acts come and hang out.

Strummerville released a charity single, a cover of The Clash's "Janie Jones". Nominally by "Babyshambles and Friends", the single featured Babyshambles, Carl Barat and Dirty Pretty Things, Larrikin Love, Jamie T, Guillemots and many more. It reached #17 in the UK Single Charts.

On 31 August 2010 Strummerville announced their first ever UK tour 'The Westway Round the UK Tour' with Rum Shebeen, The Supernovas and Beans on Toast.[2]

Strummerville is also the name of a tribute song to Strummer by Irish punk band Stiff Little Fingers.

References

  1. ^ "Strummerville Homepage". Strummerville.com: Our Mission. Retrieved 5 October 2005.
  2. ^ Westway Round the UK Tour

Strummerville has been very active in over the past few years and has supported over 60 bands with recording in 2011. They have a bus they loan out to bands for free to take on tour. They have just opened a music room at an orphanage in Milawi alongside supporting projects like Billy Bragg's Jail Guitar Door and Camden Calling. They also have a free rehearsal space in west London, a room at The Roundhouse in Camden, two rooms at The Oh Year Music Centre in Bogata and a recording studio with FairTunes in Bogata.

In 2010 Don Letts made a movie about the charity called 'Strummerville" which premiered at SXSW.

They have great Joe Strummer merchandise, the profits of which all go back into the charity.