A FOLK singing star regarded by many as one of the finest singers of his generation will be in concert on Dartmoor next month.
Jim Causley will present Songs of Dartmoor as part of his Tour of the Moor, in conjunction with The Widecombe Singers at St Pancras Church, Widecombe-in-the-Moor, on July 27
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.
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.
More than simply a folk-singer, multi award winning singer-songwriter, musician and proud Devonian Jim Causley is an all-round entertainer who has been nominated no less than six times for a BBC Radio 2 Folk Award.
He was nominated as Singer of the Year at the 2017 BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards, he won the Spiral Earth Singer of the Year award in 2014 and has presented his own folk music show on BBC Radio Devon.
In 2015 he worked with BBC TV historian Dr Sam Willis to create the music for his show ‘Highwaymen, Outlaws and Villains’ and was asked to perform his song about Dartmoor tin mining ‘Pride of the Moor’ on BBC TV’s Countryfile - Dartmoor Special.
The Widecombe Singers is a choir of locals who enjoy singing for its own sake.
They have been meeting every Tuesday evening at the Church House, Widecombe for more than 10 years and always welcome new members.
The concert, which starts at 7.30pm, will also have a pay bar and savoury light snacks provided by the Widecombe Community Hall CIO, to go towards raising funds for the building of the new village hall. Tickets are priced at £12.
To enjoy a celebration of Dartmoor songs, both traditional and penned by Jim, in the beautiful and atmospheric church of St Pancras, please contact Daf Edwards for tickets: email: [email protected] or phone/message 07957 280129.