X-Nico

7 unusual facts about Charles Causley


Charles Causley

He was interviewed by Roy Plomley on Desert Island Discs on 1 December 1979: his music choices included five classical selections and three others while his chosen book was Boswell's Life of Johnson.

Early in the Morning: A Collection of New Poems

Early in the Morning: A Collection of New Poems is a 1986 collection of poems for children by Charles Causley; with music by Anthony Castro and illustrations by Michael Foreman.

"Charles Causley embraced narrative poems in traditional forms, drawing particularly on folk songs and ballads....Whether writing nursery rhymes or ballads, sea chanteys or religious sonnets, he was never quaint or sentimental. His intensely honest verse was deeply rooted in the history and geography of his corner of England, and never condescended to the reader" (Zipes et al.: 1253).

English art song

Betty Roe (b. 1930), composer of over 300 songs including settings of Charles Causley, Emily Dickinson and Marian Lines.

Jim Causley

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

Trusham

Trusham is also famous for being the ancestral home of the Causley family whose descendants include the poet Charles Causley and the folk singer Jim Causley.

Vinette Robinson

She initially wanted to train as a barrister but changed her career plans at the age of 13 after performing a Charles Causley poem at a poetry festival.



see also