The Levellers

The Levellers formed in 1988, bringing together five Brighton, England musicians -- Mark Chadwick (vocals, guitar, banjo), Alan Miles (vocals, guitar, mandolin, harmonica), Jeremy Cunningham (bass, bouzouki), Charlie Heather (drums), and Jon Sevink (fiddle). Forging a pseudo-hippie, slightly punky folk-rock with Celtic flavoring, the band released two EPs on their own Hag label in 1989, which led to a contract with Musidisc. The group issued their first album, A Weapon Called the Word, in 1990. After its release Miles quit the band and was quickly replaced by Simon Friend. The...