Group

Levellers

From: Brighton, United Kingdom
Since: 1988–present
Rating: ★ 4 (1 votes)
Releases: 122

folk rock
folk punk
folk
alternative rock
celtic rock
indie rock

About

Levellers are an English folk rock and anarcho-punk band formed in Brighton, East Sussex, in 1988, consisting of Mark Chadwick (vocals, guitar), Jeremy Cunningham (bass guitar), Charlie Heather (drums), Jon Sevink (violin), Simon Friend (guitar, mandolin, vocals), Matt Savage (keyboards) and Dan Donnelly (guitar, mandolin, vocals). Taking their name from the Levellers political movement, the band released their first EP in 1989 and LP in 1990, with international success following upon signing to China Records and the release of their second album, Levelling the Land. The band were among the most popular indie bands in Britain in the early 1990s, and performed at the Glastonbury Festival, first in 1992, then in 1994, where they performed as the headline act on The Pyramid Stage to a record crowd of 300,000 people. They continue to record and tour.

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Members

Mark Chadwick 1988–now · original member acoustic guitar, electric guitar, lead vocals
Jeremy Cunningham 1988–now · original member electric bass guitar
Charlie Heather 1988–now · original member drums (drum set)
Jon Sevink 1988–now · original member violin
Simon Friend 1990–now acoustic guitar, electric guitar, mandolin
Dan Donnelly 2022–now acoustic guitar, electric guitar, mandolin
Stephen Boakes now didgeridoo
Matt Savage now keyboard
Alan Miles 1988–1990 · original member · former acoustic guitar, electric guitar, mandolin