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Occupation(s)
  
Singer-songwriter

Name
  
Dave Goulder

Instruments
  
Guitar

Role
  
Singer


Years active
  
1961–present

Genres
  
Celtic music

Associated acts
  
Liz Dyer

Books
  
January Man: A Song Book

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Born
  
January 1, 1939 (age 85) Derbyshire, UK (
1939-01-01
)

Record labels
  
Fellside Records, Argo Records

Similar People
  
The Yetties, Cyril Tawney, Gordon Bok, Archie Fisher, Lau

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Dave Goulder (born January 1, 1939) is a singer, guitarist, dry stonewall builder, 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.

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Family and personal life

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

Early work

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

From Goulder

About the jaw harp:

  • "It 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."
  • References

    Dave Goulder Wikipedia