Gavin Fairhall Lever are a stunning explosion of colour in the wild and unruly garden of the London folk scene. A tangle of roots from Northern Ireland, Cornwall and Norfolk gives exuberant life to a truly contemporary folk music, full of thorns and flowers. The trio bring together the exhilarating, joyful tumble of Celtic trad, a melodic warmth, vibrant rhythmic invention, and the subtle expressivity of jazz harmony. Tunes unfold like stories, with dynamic and textured arrangements keeping the pages turning, from chapters of luminous stillness into passages of unstoppable drive. All performed with a compelling combination of fire, precision and mongrel bite. The trio have become renowned for their captivating live performances (“flawless” - FolkLondon), including at Caceres Irish Fleadh (Spain), Zilleghem Folk (Belgium), Broadstairs Folk Festival, and Celtic Connections Glasgow. Following on from the success of their debut record (“One of my top favourites of the year... Brilliant.” - RnR ****), their second album Tearing Down Walls was recorded live to tape at Analogue Catalogue Studios in Northern Ireland with Julie McLarnon (Lankum, Alasdair Roberts, Brian Eno), and released to acclaim in February 2025. “Thoroughly thrilling” - Songlines ****, “Breathtaking musicianship” - RnR ‘An exhilarating mashing together of Celtic and Eastern European traditional music and jazz harmony.. Especially thrilling.’ - Guardian ‘Their eponymous debut captur[es] the close-knit improvisational nature of their live performance...The three meld closely to work as one...circling in a perfectly balanced orbit around the tune. Their playing is nuanced as an ensemble and as soloists, rising wraithlike up through the music.’ Songlines ‘Trio music at its utmost best.. a complex and brilliant trio who turn raw ingredients from folk, jazz and more into masterpieces.’ - FolkLondon ‘The vibrant trio bring their multi-instrumental talents to an impressive collection of mostly original ma