Jim Couza
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Born | New Bedford, Massachusetts, United States | April 27, 1945
Died | August 2, 2009 England | (aged 64)
Genres | Folk music |
Occupation(s) | Instrumentalist |
Instruments | Hammered dulcimer, Appalachian dulcimer, guitar, banjo |
Associated acts | D'Uberville Ramblers, Björk, Peter Gabriel, Jim Fox |
Jim Couza (April 27, 1945 – August 2, 2009)[1] was an American hammered dulcimer player.
He was born in New Bedford, Massachusetts, United States,[2]
Couza was one of the early musicians at Tryworks Coffeehouse in New Bedford, Massachusetts. In those days he played a well used, but good sounding Gibson guitar, and a banjo, and sang mostly British Isles music with a distinctive voice. He was living in Acushnet, Massachusetts in the early 1970s, which was when he started to play the hammer dulcimer.[2]
He became a resident in England in 1982.[2] In addition to the hammered dulcimer, Couza also played Appalachian dulcimer and guitar. He made several recordings, both solo and with the D'Uberville Ramblers.[2] He also worked with Björk on the album Post,[3] and with Peter Gabriel on his album, OVO.[4] (Couza was featured on a track called "The Time Of The Turning (reprise) / Weavers Reel"). He also worked with Celtic singer-songwriter Jim Fox, performing at many venues and festivals around the UK. Couza suffered a number of health problems in his later years, resulting in amputation of both his legs.
Jim Couza died in August 2009 in England, at the age of 64.[1]
Discography[]
- Angels Hoverin' Round, Folktrax FTX-909 (1972)
- Brightest And Best, Greenwich Village GVR211 (1982)
- Music For The Hammered Dulcimer (aka The Enchanted Valley) (with Eileen Monger), Saydisc CD-SDL335 (1983)
- Friends & Neighbors, Greenwich Village GVR221 (1983)
- Appalachian Beach Party (with the D'Uberville Ramblers), Dragon Records, DRGNCD922 (1992)
- Out Of The Shadowlands, Folksound Records, FSCD14 (1993)
- Welcome To The Fair, Folksound Records, FSCD16 (1998)
- Jubilee, Folksound Records, FSCD06 (2002)
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Jim Couza | Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 572. ISBN 0-85112-939-0.
- ^ "Post - Björk | Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
- ^ "OVO - Peter Gabriel | Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
External links[]
- 1945 births
- 2009 deaths
- Hammered dulcimer players
- People from New Bedford, Massachusetts
- 20th-century American musicians
- American folk musicians
- People from Acushnet, Massachusetts
- American musician stubs
- String musician stubs