Bill Caddick

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Bill Caddick (Lewis Frederick William Caddick, Hurst Hill, Wolverhampton, England, 27 June 1944 - 19 November 2018) was an English folk singer-songwriter and guitarist, particularly noted for his songwriting and as a member of the innovative and influential group Home Service. Singing since the 1960s in folk clubs and festivals, in 1973 Caddick joined the street theatre group Magic Lantern, formed by Taffy Thomas and described by Mel McClellan on the BBC website as "legendary". He left Magic Lantern in 1975 to concentrate on his solo career, becoming well known as a festival artist in Britain and overseas. In 1977 he joined the Albion Band in the National Theatre productions of 'Lark Rise' and 'The Passion'. Caddick later collaborated with Tim Laycock and Peter Bond in a stage show and album about circus life, called "A Duck on his Head". About this time, he wrote songs for radio and TV, and performed his own songs in a film about the Tolpuddle Martyrs. From 1980 to 1985 Caddick was a member of the renowned folk-rock band Home Service. He continued to write and perform at clubs and festivals, albeit in a more low-key way than before as well as continuing his involvement with the National Theatre, writing and appearing in several plays which included "Don Quixote", and "The Mysteries" (an award winning trilogy performed in the West End, on TV and throughout Europe, as well as at the National). In later life Caddick ran a folk club in his home village of Jackfield and, as we

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The Wild West Show

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Guide Cats For The Blind (Songs And Poems Of Les Barker)

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The Acoustic Folk Box (Disc 2)

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The Acoustic Folk Box

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The Acoustic Folk Box (2)

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Three Score And Ten: A Voice To The People

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Man for Galway - The Best of Sean Tyrrell

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Music and Ballads from Ireland

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Contemporary Songs

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Topic Records: The Real Sound of Folk Music (28 Treasured Tracks from the Topic Catalogue)

Sunny Memories

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The Acoustic Folk Box Disc 2

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