title: Dave Goulder
text: # Dave Goulder
  
  Dave Goulder (born 1 January 1939) is a British 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.
  
  ## 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."
  