Dave Goulder

Dave Goulder (born 1 January 1939) is a British singer, guitarist, dry stone wall builder,[1] mountain climber, railway fireman, humorist, and composer. He is best known for his song "January Man" and for his collections of railway songs which have received acclaim by critics and enthusiasts alike.[2]

Dave Goulder
Born (1939-01-01) 1 January 1939
Derbyshire, England
GenresFolk
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter
Instrument(s)Guitar
Years active1961–present
LabelsFellside Records
Outer Green Records
Timberhead Music
Argo
Websitehttp://www.davegoulder.co.uk

Family and personal life

Goulder is married to his wife Mary and lives in Rosehall in the Scottish Highlands.

Musical career

Early work

Dave Goulder left the railway in 1961 and began mountaineering while recording his first folk records in the late 1960s progressing in time to collections of railway songs.

Selected discography

Release Date Album Title Record Label
1975 The Golden Days of Steam Argo
1974 Stone, Steam and Starlings Argo
1973 The Man Who Put The Engine in the Chip Shop Argo
1971 The Raven & The Crow Argo
1971 Requiem for Steam Argo Big Ben Record
1970 January Man Argo
1969 LP Argo

Quotes

From Goulder

  • "[The jaw harp] is particularly well suited to Scottish music; the drone effect being perfect for pipe marches in any time signature, in fact just about all bagpipe tunes will richly reward the player."[3]

Notes

  1. Wicked Local, "Dry stone wall building workshop slated in Franklin". Archived from the original on 8 November 2012.
  2. "New head of steam for railway songs". www.northern-times.co.uk. 6 November 2008. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
  3. Celtic Music Net.

References

  • Goulder, Dave. How To Build and Repair Dry Stone Walls, A 60-minute video/DVD explaining the basic principles of dry stone walling. Filmed in Scotland and the Cotswolds, Dry Stone Walling Association, produced and filmed by Nigel Waterhouse.DSWA.
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