CREDITON Library will play host to Devon singer and musician Jim Causley for an evening dedicated to local customs, traditions and songs on Wednesday, July 20.

The event, which starts at 7.30pm, is a fundraiser for the Folklore Library and Archive, which is housed at Crediton Library, and in particular to look at the formation of a new special collection of materials dedicated to Devon folklore, both written, recorded and as physical items. The Folklore Library already holds a number of important local items such as the original hobby horse from the Running of the Black Dog festival at Morchard Bishop.

Jim will be joined by folklore author and researcher Mark Norman who is the curator of the Folklore Library and Archive. Mark will briefly discuss a number of local Devon stories, which will be complemented by Jim’s performance.

Tickets are just £5 each and should be pre-booked if possible as the event is already over half-sold on pre-orders. You can book in the library or online at: bit.ly/jimcausley .

The Friends of Crediton Library will be supporting the event with refreshments and there will be a chance to see where the Folklore Library and Archive is held.

You can find out more about the Folklore Library online at: www.folklorelibrary.com  and also visit to look at the materials by appointment during normal library opening times.

The Folklore Library and Archive is funded purely by donation and through fundraising events, but holds a number of internationally important collections. Its patron is the children’s author Michael Rosen.

If you have photos, documents or other recordings of items which would be of interest in the Devonshire Folklore collection, please contact the Folklore Library at: [email protected]  or call in at Crediton Library and ask to speak with Mark. The library is able to digitise photos and documents and return the originals, and can also give copies of the digital files to the owner of the items. They would also be interested in receiving any donations of items which could form part of the Devonshire Folklore collection.