Leveret, Lewes Saturday Folk Club

Name: Leveret, Lewes Saturday Folk Club
Start: 2025-09-27T20:00:00+01:00
End: 2025-09-27T23:00:00+01:00
Location: Elephant & Castle

Schedule

Sat Sep 27 2025 at 08:00 pm to 11:00 pm

UTC+01:00

Location

Elephant & Castle | Lewes, EN

Leveret is a unique collaboration between three of England's finest folk musicians. Andy Cutting (melodeon) Sam Sweeney (fiddle) and Rob Harbron (English Concertina) are each regarded as exceptional performers & masters of their instruments. Together their performances combine consummate musicianship, compelling delivery & captivating spontaneity. Leveret’s music is not arranged in the conventional sense & instead they rely on mutual trust, listening & responding. Their playing is relaxed & natural, drawing audiences in & inviting them to share in music-making that is truly spontaneous & yet deeply timeless.
Fiddler Sam Sweeney was the 2015 BBC Folk Awards Musician of the Year, directs the National Youth Folk Ensemble and is known for his work in Bellowhead, Eliza Carthy & The Wayward Band, The Full English and his own Made In The Great War project. Melodeon genius Andy Cutting, a three-time BBC Folk Awards Best Musician, is a compelling solo performer and currently works with Blowzabella, Topette, June Tabor, and Roger Daltry. Concertina wizard Rob Harbron leads the English Acoustic Collective summer school and is known for his work with The Full English (Best Group and Best Album BBC Folk Awards 2014), Emma Reid, Fay Hield, Jon Boden and others.
Leveret's music is firmly rooted in the English tradition but sounds fresh and new. With their albums New Anything and In The Round and over a long string of sell-out gigs, the trio have built a strong reputation as consummate musicians and captivating performers. Now they return with Inventions, a new album of original material that brings Leveret’s trademark groove, energy and intuitive playing to bear on a set of new tunes composed by the trio, three of today's finest tunesmiths in the folk field.
Leveret will give us two forty-five minute spots & the rest of the evening is filled by members of the audience doing a song or tune if they wish.
Everyone is welcome, especially if you'd like to sing or play. We mostly sing and play traditional music from the British Isles, but we enjoy other styles as well. We always start off with some English dance tunes for anyone with an instrument to join in.
We have a loyalty card. Six visits earn you £5 off an evening when admission is £5 or more. It's £15 cash tonight. Email valmaigoodyear[at]aol[dot]com to reserve tickets, bring cash on the night.
During the day each member of the band leads an all-day workshop on his own instrument. Places at the workshops are £45, two under-25s £22. The workshops run from 10:45 - 16:45 (12:0 - 17:30 for Sam's). Email valmaigoodyear[at]aol[dot]com to reserve places, bring the right money in cash on the day.
Elephant & Castle, White Hill, Lewes BN7 2DJ. Access is by a staircase with a handrail at each side. Assistance dogs only, please. 16+.