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| Born | April 27, 1945 New Bedford, Massachusetts, United States |
| Died | August 2, 2009 (aged 64) England |
| Genres | Folk music |
| Occupation(s) | Instrumentalist |
| Instrument(s) | Hammered dulcimer, Appalachian dulcimer, guitar, banjo |
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
- ^ a b "Jim Couza | Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
- ^ 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.
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