Jim Causley

Jim Causley

Causley at Sidmouth Folk Week in 2009
Background information
Born (1980-10-31) 31 October 1980
Origin Devon, England
Genres Traditional folk music
Years active 1999 – present
Labels WildGoose Records, Navigator Records

Jim Causley is an English folk singer, songwriter, and musician.

Biography

Jim Causley is a folk singer and musician from Devon who specializes in the traditional songs and music of the West Country. Hailing from the village of Whimple in East Devon, Causley was born in Exeter and is a relative of the Cornish poet Charles Causley.

Causley grew up surrounded by traditional music from his family, his village in the heart of Cider Country with its thriving wassailing tradition, its close proximity to Sidmouth and Dartmoor folk festivals and being a long-standing member of the Pennymoor Singaround. After studying Performing Arts and Jazz & Popular Music at Exeter College, Causley went on to study Folk and Traditional Music at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne. It was during this time that he began gaining a reputation as talented singer on the wider UK folk scene.

Causley released his debut album 'Fruits of the Earth' on WildGoose Records in 2005. Noted for his rich, fruity bass voice and cheeky stage presence, Causley guested with Martyn Wyndham-Read on his Song Links 2 (Fellside Records) album which linked English traditional songs with their American variants.

In 2006 Causley was nominated for a BBC Radio 2 Folk Award under the Horizon Award (best newcomer) category and in 2007 his vocal trio, The Devil's Interval were nominated for the same award again.[1] With The Devil's Interval, Causley has toured with Waterson:Carthy as part of their annual Frost and Fire tour for six consecutive years and in 2006 collaborated with them on their album 'Holy Heathens and the Old Green Man' (Topic Records). The Devil's Interval also released their debut album in that year; 'Blood & Honey' (WildGoose Records) to good reviews and a cover article in fRoots Magazine.

After graduating from university, Causley returned home to Devon where alongside performing across the UK he worked with the Wren Music, a community music organisation which was set up to encourage traditional arts and music in Devon and to reconnect people with their local heritage. Causley is the official leader of the singing and musicians in the annual Whimple Wassail ceremony. Recent projects include working with Scottish fiddle player John McCusker in his Under One Sky project uniting the English and Scottish traditions and also touring with Essex instrumental quartet, Mawkin as Mawkin:Causley.

His 2013 album Cyprus Well is based upon poetry by his distant relative Charles Causley, who died in 2003.

Discography

Guest appearances

Compilations

Awards and Nominations

References

  1. ↑ Irwin, Colin. "Biography: The Devil's Interval". Allmusic. Retrieved 27 July 2010.
  2. ↑ Jim Causley to release new album ‘Cyprus Well’ Folk Radio UK

External links

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