I heard from Alex Bevan (of Cleveland) when we talked about how both of us do "Night Rider's Lament" that he had run across Mike Burton in Alaska one. Alex indicated that Mike was a transplanted Texan at that time (maybe five years ago) living in Alaska. That's all I can tell you. The song was also recorded by Gordon Bok, Ed Trickett, and Ann Mayo Muir on one of their Folk Legacy recordings.