Levellers Release New EP And Video In Aid Of War Child
Tuesday, 23 April 2013
Written by Jon Stickler
Brighton folk-rockers Levellers are celebrating their recent 25th Anniversary, have announceed a raft of UK summer gigs and festivals, and unveiled details of a new 5 Track EP supporting the War Child charity.
Levellers are releasing a five-track anti-war EP on 5th May 2013 featuring a new recording of 'The Recruiting Sergeant' with special guests traditional English folk singers The Copper Family, plus Ben Paley, Shona Kipling and Dan Walsh. It was mixed by Matt Lawrence (Mumford & Sons, Grinderman, Bat For Lashes). The song is itself a contemporary reworking of the cautionary traditional Black Watch anthem, '‘Twa Recruitin’ Sergeants'’.
The brand new video to accompany the new release is directed and produced by Rich Mulryne. Levellers have produced videos for every track so far on their new album and this new one is the penultimate one to completing the project. The original album version, which is an anti-war song not an anti soldier song, features on their 10th studio album 'Static on the Airwaves', which was released to critical acclaim in 2012.
The EP also includes 3 other anti-war Levellers tracks - 'Another Man's Cause', 'Not In My Name' and 'Barrel Of A Gun' plus the original album version of 'Recruiting Sergeant'. All profits from the EP release will be donated to War Child, the charity for children affected by war and set up to protect children living in the world's most dangerous war zones.
Levellers celebrated the 25th Anniversary of their first gig on 3rd March 2013, and are playing an extensive number UK gigs and festivals this summer, including Isle of Wight, Cambridge Folk Festival and a headline slot at Dorset'sCamp Bestival.
Sat May 4th 2013 - Reading Sub 89, Reading
Mon May 13th 2013 - Komedia Bath, Bath
Tue May 14th 2013 - Cardiff Coal Exchange, Cardiff
Wed May 15th 2013 - St Albans Alban Arena, St Albans
Thu May 16th 2013 - Tivoli, Buckley
Fri May 17th 2013 - G Live, Guildford
Sat May 18th 2013 - Baths Hall, Scunthorpe
Wed June 12th 2013 - Cheltenham Town Hall, Cheltenham
Thu June 13th 2013 - Corn Exchange, Bedford
Sat June 15th 2013 - Westlands Centre, Yeovil, Yeovil
Fri June 28th 2013 - The Assembly, Leamington
Sun June 30th 2013 - Picture Drome, Holmfirth, Holmfirth
Fri August 2nd 2013 - The Buttermarket, Shrewsbury
Sun August 4th 2013 - Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth
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