| Charles Causley (1917-2003) was born and brought up in Launceston, Cornwall and lived there for most of his life. When he was only seven his father died from wounds sustained during the First World War. This early loss and his own experience of service in the Second World War affected Causley deeply. His work fell outside the main poetic trends of the 20th century, drawing instead on native sources of inspiration: folk songs, hymns, and above all, ballads. His poetry was recognised by the Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry in 1967 and a Cholmondeley Award in 1971. In addition to these public honours, the clarity and formality of his poetry has won Causley a popular readership, making him, in the words of Ted Hughes, one of the "best loved and most needed" poets of the last fifty years.
1 Nursery Rhyme of Innocence & Experience 1.49
2 Chief Petty Officer 2.49
3 Recruiting Drive 1.58
4 Ballad of the Bread Man 3.08
5 I am the Great Sun 1.31
6 At the British War Cemetery, Bayeux 2.04
7 Timothy Winters 2.01
8 Armistice Day 1.33
9 At the Grave of John Clare 3.00
10 By St. Thomas Water 2.47
11 Innocent's Song 1.03
12 Healing a Lunatic Boy 1.43
13 The Ballad of Charlotte Dymond 3.53
14 Trusham 2.04
15 I Saw a Jolly Hunter 0.48
16 My Young Man's A Cornishman 1.15
17 Miller's End 1.30
18 Who? 1.02
19 A Wedding Portrait 3.10
20 Forbidden Games 1.27
21 Kelly Wood 0.45
22 In San Remo 1.59
23 In Asciano 2.11
24 In a Junior School 1.37
25 I am the Song 0.38
26 Eden Rock 1.26
Total length of the recording 50.00
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