Levellers

When the Levellers first played Cambridge it was a bit of a controversial booking. Not because of the band's impeccable left wing leanings or their support of organisations like the hunt saboteurs, but because aspects of the audience felt that their particular blend of angry, electric folk rock might be at odds with their perceived image of what Cambridge was about. The set not only blew away the cobwebs it blew away those preconceptions and proved to be an inspired booking.
The last time the band performed at Cambridge was in 2004 when they blew away preconceptions about the band, rather than the festival. That year they performed in acoustic guise, performing the whole set seated. It was one of the most passionate sets I've seen the band perform. All of the intensity was concentrated into that performance, passion and politics with acoustic guitars.
The Levellers continue to involve themselves in other projects, both as a band and as individuals. They were there for the live performances of Rev Hammer's "Freeborn John". They take part in painting exhibitions. They continue to extol the sense of freedom that can only be brought about by being in control of your own destiny
Long before the likes of MySpace, or even really the internet, The Levellers, through hard graft and live performances showed that it was possible to create your own buzz, without the so called 'popular music press' championing your cause. Folk music more than anything is about the role of the individual within society, a philosophy matched by Levellers old and new.