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On The Fiddle (record Label)
On the Fiddle Recordings is an English record label established by and run by the English folk rock band the Levellers. History The label was initially founded by the band in the early 1990s to distribute limited edition albums to their fan-club members. The label went dormant, but was resurrected in 2006 when the band became disillusioned with Eagle Records’ attempt to market their music, and decided to release their music on their own independent label. The first On the Fiddle release was a live DVD, ''Chaos Theory'', in October 2006 and includes a live show from Reading Hexagon and the 1993 tour diary/concert ''Part Time Punks''. The label released the band's first independent album ''Letters from the Underground'' in 2008. Hailed as a ‘return to form’ by critics and fans alike, and the album put the Levellers in the Top 30 for the first time in nearly a decade. Follow up albums ''Static On The Airwaves'' and the ''Greatest Hits'' compilation both made the Top 40. Th ...
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Levellers (band)
The Levellers are an English folk rock band formed in Brighton, England in 1988, consisting of Mark Chadwick (guitar and vocals), Jeremy Cunningham (bass guitar), Charlie Heather (drums), Jon Sevink (violin), Simon Friend (guitar and vocals), Matt Savage (keyboards) and Dan Donnelly (guitar and 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 headlined at the Glastonbury Festival in 1994, where they performed on The Pyramid Stage to a record crowd of 300,000 people. They continue to record and tour. History 1988–1990 The band was formed with Mark Chadwick on guitar and lead vocals, Jeremy Cunningham on bass guitar, and Charlie Heather on drums. Jon Sevink, the brother of Chadwick's girlfrie ...
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Mouth To Mouth (Levellers Album)
''Mouth to Mouth'' is the fifth studio album by the Levellers. It was released on the China label in 1997 and peaked at #5 in the UK album charts. Track listing # "Dog Train" # "Beautiful Day" # "Celebrate" # "Rain and Snow" # "Far Away" # "C.C.T.V." # "Chemically Free" # "Elation" # "Captains' Courageous" # "Survivors" # "Sail Away" # "Too Real" The 2007 re-issue of this album also contained the bonus tracks: # "Bar Room Jury" # "Angels" # "All Your Dreams" # "Windows" Personnel Musicians * Mark Chadwick - vocals, guitars * Simon Friend - guitars, vocals, banjo * Jonathan Sevink - violin, sample loops * Charlie Heather - drums * Jeremy Cunningham - bass guitar * Eddi Reader - backing vocals * Steve Broughton - keyboards * Christopher Taylor - percussion * Marcus McArrol - pedal steel guitar * The London Metropolitan Orchestra - strings * The Kick Horns - brass instruments Production staff * Jon Kelly Jon Kelly is a British audio engineer and record producer, who be ...
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Static On The Airwaves
''Static on the Airwaves'' is the tenth studio album by folk-punk rock band the Levellers. The " iTunes Deluxe Edition" contains two bonus tracks and two videos. Reception Ian Abrahams of ''Record Collector'' said the topic of war gives the album a "clear sense of conscience and purpose". He thought it was an improvement on its predecessor: "what they've got here is a dynamic play-it-loud maelstrom of sawing fiddles and firebrand lyrics". Track listing # "Static on the Airwaves" # "We Are All Gunmen" # "Truth Is" # "After the Hurricane" # "Our Forgotten Towns" # "No Barriers" # "Alone in This Darkness" # "Raft of the Medusa" # "Mutiny" # "Traveller" # "Second Life" # "The Recruiting Sergeant" iTunes bonus tracks #"Going Places" #"Ways We Have Won" #Truth Is (Video) #Jeremy Cunningham's Tales From The Turntable (Video) Personnel Musicians * Mark Chadwick - guitars, vocals * Charlie Heather - drums/percussion * Jeremy Cunningham - bass guitar, artwork * Simon Friend - guitars ...
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Letters From The Underground
''Letters from the Underground'' is the ninth studio album by folk-punk rock band the Levellers. It includes the single "Burn America Burn", which is a social commentary on the recurrence of school shooting A school shooting is an attack at an educational institution, such as a primary school, secondary school, high school or university, involving the use of firearms. Many school shootings are also categorized as mass shootings due to multiple c ...s in the US. Track listing # "The Cholera Well" # "Death Loves Youth" # "Eyes Wide" # "Before the End" # "Burn America Burn" # "Heart of the Country" # "Pale Rider" # "A Life Less Ordinary" # "Accidental Anarchist" # "Duty" # "Fight or Flight" Bonus Disc - Letters From The Underground (Metway Acoustic) # "On The Beach" # "The Everyday" # "TV Suicides" Personnel Musicians * Mark Chadwick - guitars, vocals * Charlie Heather - drums/percussion * Jeremy Cunningham - bass guitar, artwork * Simon Friend - guitars, vocals, mandolin ...
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Peace (Levellers Album)
''Peace'' is the twelfth studio album by folk-punk rock band the Levellers. The album entered the British album charts at #8, the band's highest charting entry since 1997's '' Mouth to Mouth'' reached #5, and improving on previous release ''We the Collective''s #12 position. The 11-track album followed 2018's ''We the Collective'', but is the band's first album composed entirely of new material since 2012's ''Static on the Airwaves''. ''Peace'' was recorded at the band's personal recording studio Metway Studios, and released on their label On the Fiddle Recordings The album was produced by Sean Lakeman Sean Lakeman (born 29 January 1974) is an English folk musician and record producer. Early life Sean was born and brought up as the first of three boys in Buckland Monachorum, near Yelverton, Devon with his brothers, fellow folk musicians Se .... Track listing # "Food Roof Family" # "Generation Fear" # "Four Boys Lost" # "Burning Hate Like Fire" # "Born That Way" # "Our Ne ...
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China Records
China Records was a record label founded 1 October 1984 by Derek Green (music), Derek Green. Its top-selling artists were Art of Noise, Morcheeba and the The Levellers (band), Levellers. In 1986 and 1987, China Records releases were manufactured and marketed worldwide by Chrysalis Records, and then by Polydor Records in 1988 through 1990. From 1991 the labels UK releases were made and distributed by Pinnacle Records, with material being licensed to various other labels for international release. In February 1992 Derek Green quit the BPI over their stance on the independent chart, whilst the label distribution went major in 1997 in music, 1997 when it was acquired by Warner Music Group. With this deal, China was distributed through Discovery Records in the US, and is now being distributed through Sire Records since Discovery folded. Overseas releases are handled primarily by Warner Manufacturing Europe. Sub-labels * Indochina Records - a dance offshoot featuring acts such as Mo ...
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We The Collective
''We the Collective'' is the eleventh studio album by folk-punk rock band the Levellers. The album entered the British album charts at number 12, the band's highest charting entry in over 21 years. The 10-track album features acoustic re-recordings of many of the band's greatest hits, with two new songs "Shame" and "Drug Bust McGee". The album was produced by John Leckie John William Leckie (born 23 October 1949) is an English record producer and recording engineer. His production credits include Magazine's ''Real Life'' (1978), XTC's ''White Music'' (1978) and Dukes of Stratosphear's ''25 O'Clock'' (1985), t .... Track listing # "Exodus" # "Liberty Song" # "England My Home" # "Subvert" # "Hope Street" # "Elation" # "Dance Before the Storm" # "The Shame" # "Drug Bust McGee" # "One Way" The deluxe edition included four additional tracks: # "Fifteen Years" # "Outside Inside" # "All the Unknown" # "Said and Done" Personnel Musicians * Mark Chadwick - guitars, vocals * Char ...
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Alternative Rock
Alternative rock, or alt-rock, is a category of rock music that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1970s and became widely popular in the 1990s. "Alternative" refers to the genre's distinction from Popular culture, mainstream or commercial rock or pop music. The term's original meaning was broader, referring to musicians influenced by the musical style or independent, DIY ethic, DIY ethos of late-1970s punk rock.di Perna, Alan. "Brave Noise—The History of Alternative Rock Guitar". ''Guitar World''. December 1995. Traditionally, alternative rock varied in terms of its sound, social context, and regional roots. Throughout the 1980s, magazines and zines, college radio airplay, and word of mouth had increased the prominence and highlighted the diversity of alternative rock's distinct styles (and music scenes), such as noise pop, indie rock, grunge, and shoegaze. In September 1988, Billboard (magazine), ''Billboard'' introduced "alternative" into their charting ...
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Eagle Records
Eagle Records is a British record label, a division of Eagle Rock Entertainment, itself a subsidiary of Universal Music Group. In the United Kingdom, the label's managing director is Lindsay Brown, former manager of Van Halen, while in the United States the head is Mike Carden, formerly of CMC International Records. Artists * Gary Moore *Asia * Deep Purple *Willy DeVille *Emerson, Lake & Palmer *Heart n the UK* John Lee Hooker * John Mayall * Jethro Tull * Magpie Salute *Michael Nesmith * Nazareth *Ted Nugent * Toto *Thunder * Hank Van Sickle * PMC * Yes * Hard Rain *The Rolling Stones *Queen *The Who *Peter Forbes *slash Former artists *Alice Cooper * Candy Dulfer * The Fall * Gary Glitter *Jeff Healey *Nik Kershaw *The Levellers * Robert Palmer *Pingy *The Pretenders * Simple Minds * Styx * Status Quo * Uriah Heep *Barry White * Gary Numan *Roland Orzabal *Vixen Foxes are small to medium-sized, omnivorous mammals belonging to several genera of the family Cani ...
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Folk Rock
Folk rock is a hybrid music genre that combines the elements of folk and rock music, which arose in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom in the mid-1960s. In the U.S., folk rock emerged from the folk music revival. Performers such as Bob Dylan and the Byrds—several of whose members had earlier played in folk ensembles—attempted to blend the sounds of rock with their pre-existing folk repertoire, adopting the use of electric instrumentation and drums in a way previously discouraged in the U.S. folk community. The term "folk rock" was initially used in the U.S. music press in June 1965 to describe the Byrds' music. The commercial success of the Byrds' cover version of Dylan's "Mr. Tambourine Man" and their debut album of the same name, along with Dylan's own recordings with rock instrumentation—on the albums ''Bringing It All Back Home'' (1965), ''Highway 61 Revisited'' (1965), and '' Blonde on Blonde'' (1966)—encouraged other folk acts, such as Simon & Ga ...
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