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Many people will know the work of the late famous and much-loved Cornish poet Charles Causley (of Timothy Winters fame). His relative Jim Causley is a widely-respected folk musician, who brings to Winster his settings of Charles’s poems, along with anecdotes and information from the family archive, to which he has unique access.
The result is a marvellous show, combining the beauty and humour of the poems with the top-class musicianship of Jim and fascinating insights into the life and beliefs of the poet himself. Support is provided by two other fine musicians, Derbyshire’s own Keith Kendrick and Sylvia Needham.
Jim is a multi-instrumentalist with a beautiful bass voice and an easy stage manner. The Guardian says he has ‘a natural gift for entertainment’ and he creates an immediate rapport with the audience. He has been nominated no fewer that six times as Singer of the Year in the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards.
Geoff Lester of Winster Entertainments Group said: ‘I saw this show in Whitby Folk Week last year and booked it without hesitation. The queue for the CD stretched right round the theatre.’
The show is on Saturday 15 June in the Burton Institute, Winster DE4 2DQ. It starts 8pm and the bar opens 7.15. Tickets are £10 from Winster Post Office (local people please use this outlet) or 01629 650090 or geoff.orchardmine@gmail.com.
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