THE LEVINS: HARMONY-DRIVEN CONTEMPORARY FOLK
The Levins (pronounced LeVINNs) are a NY-based, nationally touring acoustic duo known for sun- splashed, peace-filled music that connects on a universal level with lighthearted depth. This self- produced NEW RELEASE (4/26/19) “CARAVAN OF DAWN” goes deeper by taking an aerial view of life’s ability to break the chains of darkness and light, to explore the sorrow inside joy and joy inside sorrow. Guitar (Ira Levin) and piano (Julia Bordenaro Levin), along with unique harmonies & tightly blended unison vocals, reflect the married couple’s own compatible musical & personal relationship. They closed 2018 with an original full-scale San Francisco musical theater/EuroCircus production based on their 2013 release, “My Friend Hafiz” and they’re looking forward to where this new collection will lead them. 
“The open-hearted songs of The Levins feed my soul.” – John Platt, WFUV 
“The Levins emulate a timeless sound that’s chock full of seamless harmonies, simple, supple melodies. Sweetly seductive and unerringly sublime…” – Lee Zimmerman, Goldmine Magazine”Caravan Of Dawn”, which hit TOP 10/FolkDJ Chart and Roots Radio Top 20. is a powerful distillation of the duo’s artistic forays, bringing together its varied musical and sonic explorations into a signature aesthetic. Adding to the album’s potency is The Levins’ careful album sequencing, offering the listener a smoothly curated experience, brimming with elegant touches of cello, lush soundscapes, passages with trumpets, and tasteful electric guitar textures. Together, the songs on Caravan Of Dawn orbit around transformative messages of healing. Ira shares,“These days people seem so divided and polarized—many people seek safety in bubbles. We want to offer people hope and a place to connect.” Julia concludes, “We hope the album reaches people through its openness and honesty, and that it helps people to move forward and not feel so alone.”
These award winners (Indie Acoustic, Empower Music, CTFolk, S.Florida Festival, MASC) were 2017 SERFA and 2016 NERFA Formal Showcase Artists and 2014 Falcon Ridge Emerging Artists. In addition to performing/presenting at the Parliament of World Religions in Toronto, The Levins rounded out 2018 in San Francisco with the multiple show production of My “Friend Hafiz”, a theatrical circus directed by Broadway director, Mindy Cooper, featuring the live music from their 2013 recording. 
Unique harmonies and tightly blended unison vocals, along with their guitar and piano interplay, reflect the couples own compatible musical/personal relationship which began after meeting at an open mic at The Freight and Salvage in Berkeley CA. Ira and Julia (a.k.a The Levins) married in 2002 and left their California comfort zone 9 years ago to make music full time on the east coast.  The key to their success is their continued dedication to making the world a better place through music. 
The Levins’ Universal  message of inclusiveness and encouragement, coupled with their desire to herald and uplift humanity, as a whole is inspirational and infectious.  Their songs, stage presence and energy offer a palatable, positive vibe that leaves you on a musical high. This married singer-songwriter duo (Julia and Ira Levin) give audiences a sense of hope and opportunity for global transformation. Or as one audience member shared, “Their music is good medicine.”
Tracks by The Levins would fit snuggly on playlists alongside songs by The Weepies, Cat Stevens, Simon & Garfunkel, Iron & Wine, Sufjan Stevens, Fleet Foxes, and Patty Griffin.  Listen at http://www.thelevinsmusic.com.  #/@TheLevins