Wrocław remains the World Capital of the Guitar!
[Wrocław, 01 May 2022]
WE BEAT THE GUINNESS WORLD RECORD TODAY! 🎸🎸🥳🏆🥇🎸🎸😎
This afternoon, the 20th annual Hendrix-inspired and world famous guitar event, the HEY JOE FESTIVAL, took place in Wrocław.
As ever, the sunshine was glorious! ☀️ ☀️ ☀️
Officially 7676 guitarists partied, strummed our way through Hey Joe, Voodoo Child, Little Wing and other classics on the Rynek (Wrocław's old market square), bagged the Guinness world guitar record, and then partied some more into the evening - my partner Lucie (pictured) and me with our two amstaffs (Red & Blue, also pictured) very much included. To be fair, while Red and Blue partied hard, they were excused the strumming part, so were not officially counted towards the final total of 7676 active guitars.
Wrocław retains its Guinness record and the unassailable title of the World Capital of the Guitar! If you are a guitar (incl. bass) player and want to join us next year, check out https://heyjoe.pl/summary and the numerous clips on YouTube and Facebook – and bring your guitar and any puppies along in 2023! 🎸🐶🐶
Today’s loud and multicultural camaraderie included many refugees from Ukraine, as well as other nationals wearing Ukraine t-shirts and emblems in loyalty. While here in Poland we today peacefully celebrated music, one of humankind’s greatest cultural expressions, just across the border, missiles and bombs indiscriminately kill and maim civilians, and degenerate Russian soldiers rape and plunder homes. Our precious freedom is protected from Russia’s savagery and barbarism not by our wafer thin borders, but by the strength of our culture, the bravery of our people, and the solidarity of the NATO alliance.
I’d like to thank the Universe for the sunshine, music, friendship, laughter and security that we enjoyed today. 🙏
And I pray that Ukraine will quickly repel the barbarian horde and return to peace and unity.
