Bill Caddick

Lewis Frederick William Caddick (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.

Career outline He was born in Hurst Hill, Wolverhampton, England. 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,

His songs, such as "John O'Dreams", "Unicorns", "Oh to Be a King", and "She Moves Among Men", have been recorded by numerous other musicians including June Tabor, Faustus, Chris Foster, Alex Campbell, Christy Moore, Priscilla Herdman, Dan Evans, Peter Rowan, John Kirkpatrick, Artisan, Coope Boyes and Simpson and The Yetties.

Discography Solo recordings Rough Music (1976) Sunny Memories (1977) Reasons Briefly Set Down (1979) Wild West Show (1986) Urban Legend (1991) Winter With Flowers (1995) Unicorns (2002)

In 2009 Two-Fisted Heroes from Wild West Show was included in Topic Records 70-year anniversary boxed set Three Score and Ten as track seventeen on the fifth CD.

Group recordings (With The Albion Band) Lark Rise To Candleford (1979) (With Bond, Caddick & Laycock) A Duck On His Head (1980) (With Home Service) Doing The Inglish (1981) (With Home Service) Home Service (1984) (With Home Service) The Mysteries (1984) (With Home Service) The Mysteries EP (1985) (With Home Service) Wild Life (1995) (With Home Service) Early Transmissions (1996) (With The Jackfield Riverbillies) Cherokee (1999)

As session musician John Kirkpatrick – Going Spare (1978) Richard and Linda Thompson – First Light (1978) Peter Bond – See Me Up, See Me Down (1979) Tim Laycock – Capers & Rhymes Various Artists – All Through The Year Ashley Hutchings – The Guv'nor Vol 2 (1997) Jan Davies – Magpies Les Barker – Tubular Dogs Various Artists – Festival Anne Lennox-Martin – Born to the Breed (2004)