Lewis Frederick William Caddick (27 June 1944 – 19 November 2018)[1] 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.
[1][2] 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".
Caddick later collaborated with Tim Laycock and Peter Bond in a stage show and album about circus life, called A Duck on his Head.
[4] His songs, such as John O'Dreams, "Unicorns" and "She Moves Among Men", have been recorded by numerous other musicians including June Tabor, Chris Foster, Alex Campbell, Christy Moore, Priscilla Herdman, Dan Evans, Peter Rowan, John Kirkpatrick, Artisan, Coope Boyes and Simpson and The Yetties.
[6][5] 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.