This course is currently sold out. We do sometimes get cancellations – if you would like to be added to the waiting list, please contact us.
Leveret return to Halsway Manor for their popular musicians week.
“Leveret is the finest of traditional English folk today: a trio of poise and subtle gesture, of deft layering, graceful swing and gorgeous understatement.” The Guardian
Leveret features three of England’s finest folk musicians – Andy Cutting, Rob Harbron, Sam Sweeney – in an acclaimed collaboration, and we’re delighted to welcome them back to Halsway to lead this musicians’ workshop. Every year this workshop sells-out well in advance, and numbers are limited, so book early to secure your place!
Leveret’s music involves playing together spontaneously without using arrangements. This workshop week for instrumentalists will explore ways of playing together intuitively in ensembles of varying size, as well as discussing repertoire development and composition.
There will also be a chance to see Leveret perform on the Thursday evening.
Who is it for?
The week is open to instrumentalists of intermediate to advanced abilities. It is not suitable for beginners. The workshops will focus on general music-making skills rather than instrument-specific technique, so you’ll need to have a sufficient grasp of your instrument to get involved. The course will be taught by ear and if you’ve been to one of Leveret’s weeks before, the band make no promises that there won’t be some crossover of material or subject matter.
This workshop is limited to 30 participants and will be popular so please do book your place sooner than later!
The Team
Fiddler Sam Sweeney was voted ‘Musician of the Year’ at the 2015 BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards thanks to his work in Bellowhead, Eliza Carthy’s Wayward Band, The Full English and his own Made In The Great War project. He was the inaugural Artistic Director of the National Youth Folk Ensemble.
Melodeon genius Andy Cutting is a three-time winner of the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards ‘Musician of the Year’ award, and as well as his new trio with Martin Simpson and Nancy Kerr currently performs with Blowzabella, Topette, Anne Niepold, June Tabor, and Roger Daltry.
Concertina wizard Rob Harbron 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.