Campfire Convention Firecasts

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  1. Firecast 20: Chloe Russell meets Pete Lawrence

    08/23/2025

    Firecast 20: Chloe Russell meets Pete Lawrence

    In this episode, Chloe Russell — radio and podcast producer and presenter — takes a walk through the Welsh countryside with community builder, festival founder, and musician Pete Lawrence. Pete reflects on his extraordinary journey, from founding the Cooking Vinyl record label and co-creating the legendary Big Chill Festival, to launching Campfire Convention and Campout gatherings. Together, they explore the philosophy behind Pete’s events, grounded in co-creation, community, and nature. Pete also shares insights into his new crowdfunded musical project, This Is The Fire, inspired by protest movements and songs of hope and connection. The conversation captures not only Pete’s story, but also Chloe’s curiosity and reflective style as she weaves in themes of music, activism, and the symbolic power of fire. Whether you’re drawn to festivals, storytelling, or the wider movement of creating meaningful communities, this episode offers inspiration and insight from two people passionate about connection. Discover more: On This Is The Fire: https://tinyurl.com/thisisthefire On Pete: https://linktr.ee/petelawrence On Chloe: https://linktr.ee/ChloeRussell  As a Radio Presenter at Hoxton Radio, Chloe engages in thought-provoking conversations that encourage reflection and introspection, while hosting Smashing Secrets Feng Shui and Talk of the Thames, podcasts where she explores diverse topics ranging from environmental themes to lifestyle and personal well-being.  She is a multidisciplinary communicator passionate about storytelling, natural history, and the intersection of science and art. Her work spans radio, podcasting, science communication, and event production.

    46 min
  2. Firecast019

    06/06/2024

    Firecast019

    Pete Lawrence and Diane Kutz welcome you around the digital campfire for the first time this year with a glide through what's arising for them this week, including the UK elections and our last minute appeal for Trailblazers to stand with us, singing around the campfire, our recent homeopathy session as well as the build up to this year's Campout.Music Selection: All The Bees

    39 min
  3. Firecast 018: A Sunny Day

    05/24/2023

    Firecast 018: A Sunny Day

    Pete Lawrence and Diane Kutz welcome you around the digital campfire talk with a trawl through what's arising for them this week, the Julian Assange ITV film, digital nomads and our tangled relationship with the state and its institutions, the rise of the WHO, 'being happy and owning nothing', Chilled Cider, Matt Coldrick and building our daily practice, symbols of contemplation and sensitivity through stillness and self-awareness, the ongoing 'spaciousness' discussions, Andie Brazewell's commemoration announcement, privilege, quote of the week, musical selection and much more...

    32 min
  4. Firecast 017: Bob Hillary talks Sacred

    05/18/2023

    Firecast 017: Bob Hillary talks Sacred

    Change-maker, song-carrier, channel-writer and earth-protector Bob Hillary talks about the inspiration for his extraordinary new album 'Sacred'"This is the time of the changing of the guard. I believe it's our duty to create the new earth. I had to sell off all my possessions to make this album. My clothes, even my instruments... it was that gnarly."bobhillary.comAn interview for Campfire Radio's Light Service campfireconvention.net/radio/

    34 min
  5. Firecast 016 : Word Up!

    05/08/2023

    Firecast 016 : Word Up!

    Pete Lawrence and Diane Kutz launch a new era of the Campfire Firecast. Catch up on topical news around Campout, vox pops from the recent Spring Weekend at Braziers Park, how to have good conversations, Matt Coldrick's 'Everyday People', a Steely Dan selection and more...

    39 min
  6. Firecast 001: Pete Lawrence visits the Community Farm in Somerset

    11/03/2022

    Firecast 001: Pete Lawrence visits the Community Farm in Somerset

    The original first Campfire podcast featuring an interview with founders of the Community Farm in Somerset. In July 2017 I visited the community farm just outside Chew Magna south of Bristol  and spoke to Ped Asgarian and Richard Garnett   I kicked off by asking Richard about food which he tellingly described as “a perfect storm of fashion and politics”   Food production is now so geared towards making profits for shareholders and corporations that it has lost site of its primary purpose – nourishment, wellbeing and feeding our world at its most basic level. We discussed how fashion and politics are shaping what we consume and how important the choices we make are in keeping us connected us with the land and our communities

    31 min
  7. Firecast 015: Pete Lawrence presents Deep and Crisp and Even

    12/16/2020

    Firecast 015: Pete Lawrence presents Deep and Crisp and Even

    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 the years and now esteemed club and yoga session DJ, composer and sleep therapist, fulfilled an ambition. He got to score and perform two of the tracks from the seminal album 76:14 by Global Communication, his project at the time with Mark Pritchard. Tom invited me to play the DJ warm-up set for him, which I really enjoyed doing, along with Muffled Visions images on the night. The resulting mix 'Deep and Crisp and Even' has remained popular since its inception and already received several thousand downloads from a variety of sites. It's one of my most loved mixes and seems to suit a variety of occasions.To mark the anniversary two decades on, I have revisited the Deep and Crisp and Even mix I created for that iconic night and put visuals to it, something I have always wanted to do. Enforced lockdown here on Paros has given me a few days spare time to essentially create a film of slides around the mix (original photos by myself as well as found footage on the web). It clocks in at 62 minutes, a sound and vision scape through choral, classical, electronica, piano music and more. The full mix is available on Campfire's Vimeo channel after its premiere at the World Harmony event over Winter Solstice 2020.In this promo Firecast, I talk about the emotional resonance that the mix holds for me and offer a few thoughts on each track. I hope you enjoy it.

    34 min
  8. Firecast 014: Jason Hine - Eco Networking

    11/18/2020

    Firecast 014: Jason Hine - Eco Networking

    Jason Hine has just arrived in Greece. Together with the Campfire community, we are exploring possibilities for new Ecovillages and ecovillage networks, where we look towards methods of food production, technologies of reunion, wildcrafting, organizational change, local, national and global economy and currency redesign, dance, myth, mutualistic ways of doing business, forest gardening, boat building, development of new systems of governance, ceremony, conflict resolution, connection with the earth, eco-building, gardening and all the other things that we need to shift to an ancient future presence on earth can happen in a magical abundant supportive fruitful place..."

    20 min
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  • Creator
    Campfire Convention
  • Years Active
    2017 - 2025
  • Episodes
    20
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    Explicit
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