Brighton's longstanding folk rockers Levellers have announced the release of 'Just The One', a collaboration with multi-BBC Folk Award winners Bellowhead, which is out on November 24.
Levellers offered Bellowhead completely free reign to rearrange their 1995 hit, subsequently transforming it into a raucous hoedown where Bellowhead frontman Jon Boden sings the lead vocals, accompanied by 13 backing musicians from both bands. The result was recorded at the band's own studio and produced by Seth Lakeman. The original version of 'Just The One' first appeared on Levellers' No. 1 chart album 'Zeitgest' and featured Joe Strummer on piano.
Watch the video below.
'Just The One' is the fourth and final track in a series of collaborations to be released by the Levellers as part of their Top 40 charting 'Greatest Hits' album which was released in September. The album includes every single and video ever released by the band. Both the newly recorded collaborations and the original versions appear on the album.
The band are currently on a largely sold out UK tour, with remaining dates:
NOVEMBER
16. Portsmouth Guildhall
18. Wrexham William Aston Hall
19. Newcastle o2 Academy
20. Sheffield o2 Academy
21. Glasgow o2 ABC
22. Manchester Academy
26. Brighton A Curious Life Film & Acoustic Show Duke Of Yorks Cinema (Sold Out)
DECEMBER
05. Derby Mark Chadwick Solo The Victoria Inn Derby
06 Warsop Mark Chadwick Solo DogFest The Black Market, Warsop, Notts
Also announced is an extensive tour early next year where they will screen their documentary film 'A Curious Life', directed by Chumbawumba's Dunstan Bruce.
'A Curious Life’ is a film about the Levellers and their career which had spanned 27 years. Told through the unique perspective of Jeremy Cunningham, the band’s bass player and artist, the film focuses on the Levellers rise between 1988 and 1998 before nearly disintegrating in a train wreck of drink, drugs and creative drought.
Each screening of the film will be followed by a full live acoustic gig by the band themselves, who will be performing acoustic arrangements of songs from their recently released 'Greatest Hits', alongside many other live favourites from across their 27-year career.
A CURIOUS LIFE TOUR 2015
January
28. SALISBURY City Hall
29. PONTARDAWE Arts Centre
30. MALVERN Forum Theatre
31. DUBLIN St Patrick's Cathedral*
February
01. CANTERBURY Marlowe Theatre
24. ISLE OF WIGHT Shanklin Theatre
25. BURY ST EDMUNDS The Apex
26. LONDON Union Chapel
27. LEEDS Town Hall
28. BEXHILL De La Warr Pavilion
March
01. WARWICK Arts Centre
03. NORTHAMPTON Derngate
04. BASINGSTOKE The Anvil
05. BUXTON Opera House
06. LIVERPOOL Philharmonic Hall
07. BATH Forum
*Acoustic gig only
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