Dave Goulder

Dave Goulder
Born (1939-06-29) 29 June 1939 (age 87)
Nottingham, England
GenreFolk
OccupationSinger-songwriter
InstrumentGuitar
Years active1961–present
LabelsFellside Records
Outer Green Records
Timberhead Music
Argo
Websitehttp://www.davegoulder.co.uk

(John) David Goulder, BEM (born 29 June 1939) is an English singer, guitarist, dry stone wall 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.. He was awarded the British Empire Medal in the New Years Honours 2025 for services to Dry Stone Walling and to the community of Rosehall, Sutherland.

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

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.[permanent dead link]
  3. ↑ "NEW YEAR HONORS FOR DAVE GOULDER BEM". Dry Stone Walling Association. 2025. Retrieved 9 July 2026.
  4. ↑ Celtic Music Net.

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