![]() ![]() 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. It was during this time that he began gaining a reputation as talented singer on the wider UK folk scene.Ĭausley released his debut album, Fruits of the Earth, on WildGoose Records in 2005. ![]() 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. Biography Ĭausley hails from the village of Whimple in East Devon, Causley was born in Exeter and is a relative of the Cornish poet Charles Causley.ĭescribed by Mojo Magazine as "the finest singer of his generation", Causley grew up in an area rich in traditional music his home village in the heart of Cider Country with its thriving wassailing tradition and its close proximity to Sidmouth and Dartmoor folk festivals. Journalist Colin Irwin has called him "the finest singer of his generation". Jim Causley is an English folk singer, songwriter, and musician from Devon who specializes in the traditional songs and music of the West Country. ![]()
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