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13 Apr 04 - 06:30 AM (#1160594) Subject: Mike Donald From: Lancashire Lad I have a couple of albums by Mike Donald who lived in Skipton Yorkshire. These are 1. Yorkshire, songs of Broad acres 2. Bugs Eye View (with Bob Siddall) I believe Mike is now dead (could someone confirm?), but did he make any other albums? Thanks LL |
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14 Apr 04 - 01:58 PM (#1161599) Subject: RE: Mike Donald From: Lancashire Lad surprised no one could help with this, And there's me thinking Mudcat was the font of all wisdom! |
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14 Apr 04 - 02:00 PM (#1161600) Subject: RE: Mike Donald From: Clinton Hammond HA!!! |
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14 Apr 04 - 02:18 PM (#1161618) Subject: RE: Mike Donald From: Ed. This page mentions that Mike "died at an early age" as well as giving a little background information. |
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14 Apr 04 - 02:28 PM (#1161626) Subject: RE: Mike Donald From: Grampus I have a (not very good) copy of his record 'North by North-East' Track listing: Land of the Pennine God Boatman's Song Geordie Lad Nevison Travelling the Newcastle Way Tinker Dukes Level Roseberry Topping Doug the Bug |
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14 Apr 04 - 02:40 PM (#1161634) Subject: RE: Mike Donald From: open mike a web search of this site brings up this: Mike Donald, of Skipton, who died at an early age, was one of the first to extol the glories of the Settle-Carlisle line in song. Mike was northern area manager for E J Arnold Ltd, a Leeds-based firm of education suppliers and publishers. He wrote the first of several songs about the Settle-Carlisle in 1970. He told me it had taken him just ten minutes to capture the spirit of the men who built the line - whose job was to "lay another rail". I played a very small part in the success of that song, for Mike had been inspired by reading a book on the subject in which I was a joint author, charged with writing the historical aspects. Going to great pains to ensure the song was historically accurate, and finding it hard to believe that trains had actually been blown to a halt by gales at Ribblehead, he asked old drivers about it and found this was so. The song led to Mike's first television appearance. Soon afterwards, he was writing songs with a social context. I recall in particular that entitled Land of the Old and Grey. It told of young people who were having to leave the Yorkshire Dales through economic necessity. He composed that song while returning to Skipton from Appleby by train. When I was there recently, I had the company of a friend whose background is in Bradford. I refer to Tony Freschini, railway engineer, who is playing a significant part in the current track refurbishment project. The golden sleeper is not of solid gold, of course, but has been produced by Coral Rail and installed by First Engineering to mark the installation of one million steel sleepers. I could imagine Dave Goulder or, indeed, the much lamented Mike Donald, writing a lively song about that. and this about the Yorkshire Dales Skipton Festival http://www.countrymusic.org.uk/festivals/skipton-review-2003.html no connection with Mike Donald but a music event in the area he was from. |
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14 Apr 04 - 02:45 PM (#1161637) Subject: RE: Mike Donald From: Ed. which is the same page that I linked to above... |
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14 Apr 04 - 08:37 PM (#1161906) Subject: RE: Mike Donald From: Lancashire Lad Many thanks. Theres another LP I have to now try and find LL |
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25 Mar 09 - 10:38 PM (#2597484) Subject: RE: Mike Donald (singer from Skipton Yorkshire) From: GUEST,John Goacher I used to sing with Mike in his first duo, and was with him at Border Television for his first TV appearance (mine too). We both ran a folk club in 1970 at the Manor House Hotel in Thornton-in-Craven, West Yorkshire on Thursday nights. I am now in Florida and just learned from this site (March 25, 2009) that Mike is no longer with us. While we parted in bad spirits some 38 years ago, I think of him often and remember his love for Yorkshire history and the songs he wrote. Sithee. |
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10 Apr 09 - 10:16 AM (#2608651) Subject: RE: Mike Donald (singer from Skipton Yorkshire) From: Swaleman I have a collection of 3 Mike Donald LPs and two of his song books. Does anyone have the words of 'Geordie Lad' i.e the last line of the first verse which goes; He worked from the Humber to Old Peterhead And he knew all the ports of call He drank with the lads in the dock-side inns Talked to the ......... and ..........' it sounds like dye men and johns but that doesn't seem quite right. |
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20 Aug 09 - 05:40 AM (#2704482) Subject: RE: Mike Donald (singer from Skipton Yorkshire) From: Darlodave Can anyone provide the lyrics of Mike's song Geordie Lad please. |
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20 Aug 09 - 07:53 AM (#2704546) Subject: RE: Mike Donald (singer from Skipton Yorkshire) From: GUEST,HughM I looked in his North by North-East songbook, but Geordie Lad isn't included. Maybe someone else wrote that one? |
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20 Aug 09 - 08:15 AM (#2704557) Subject: RE: Mike Donald (singer from Skipton Yorkshire) From: nutty There are two of his LP's for sale on ebay - but one at £45 and the other at £90. |
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21 Sep 09 - 11:05 AM (#2728048) Subject: RE: Mike Donald (singer from Skipton Yorkshire) From: GUEST,Mike Donald - Forum *********************************************** * ayup. i've set up a forum to discuss the music of Mike Donald. if anyone has any information then please join and enter the Forum part through the "Board index" link at... http://mikedonald.freeforums.org * *********************************************** |
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22 Sep 09 - 05:08 AM (#2728637) Subject: RE: Mike Donald (singer from Skipton Yorkshire) From: The Doctor I have the LP 'Songs for Humberside', which is Christopher Rowe and Ian Clark, and the EP 'Folk Train', those two plus Mike Donald. I've put them on to a CD. PM me if you're interested in copies. Tracks are: Humber Bridge; Poor Mrs Jones; The Abercrombie Plan; King Billy's Lament; The Man who put the Halt in Haltemprice; OHU2; Gloria Victoria; Keep your hands off Haltemprice; Land of Green Ginger; Hull's Best Friends; The Moving of the Wilberforce Monument; King's Town. Settle-Carlisle Railway; Visions of Cumbria; Night Express - North Bound; The Permanent Way. |
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26 Jul 10 - 04:32 PM (#2952687) Subject: RE: Mike Donald (singer from Skipton Yorkshire) From: GUEST I would like a copy of the cd you mention. I have been trying to find folk train for years. Please advise how I may obtain a copy. Thanks Frank Balme |
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12 Sep 10 - 10:58 AM (#2985050) Subject: RE: Mike Donald (singer from Skipton Yorkshire) From: GUEST,Gramondo Mike Donald - Facebook Group: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=289507574390 |
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12 Sep 10 - 04:34 PM (#2985263) Subject: RE: Mike Donald (singer from Skipton Yorkshire) From: The Doctor Frank Balme, I have a website, www.peter-taylor-folksinger.co.uk. You can contact me through that and I'll sort out a copy for you. |
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14 Sep 10 - 10:46 AM (#2986586) Subject: RE: Mike Donald (singer from Skipton Yorkshire) From: The Doctor Refresh |
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01 Sep 11 - 03:31 PM (#3216631) Subject: RE: Mike Donald (singer from Skipton Yorkshire) From: GUEST,Chris Stobart How and when did he die? |
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02 Nov 17 - 02:07 PM (#3886431) Subject: RE: Mike Donald (singer from Skipton Yorkshire) From: GUEST,kath wiggans Does anyone have a copy of the words and music for visions of cumbria please . |
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03 Nov 17 - 09:55 AM (#3886559) Subject: RE: Mike Donald (singer from Skipton Yorkshire) From: GUEST,Jerry Crossley Yes, Visions of Cumbria is in a songbook called Travelling the Northern Road, which I have an ex-Library copy of. I didn?t steal it, but bought it when they had a clearout years ago. It has four verses and a melody line notated in Bb. |
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15 Apr 18 - 11:19 AM (#3917417) Subject: RE: Mike Donald (singer from Skipton Yorkshire) From: GUEST Any Chance of putting the 4 Verses up on Mudcat for us all to see |
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16 Apr 18 - 03:05 AM (#3917527) Subject: RE: Mike Donald (singer from Skipton Yorkshire) From: GUEST,Jerry Visions of Cumbria Bow Fell and Great Gable The swan, teal and the swift Calder Hall and Keswick AmblesideI love you best Ch - Copper, coal and iron Poets and mining men Factories, lakes and mountains Visions of Cumbria Workington, Whitehaven Travelling the Lakes Express Maryport’s unemployment Smoke clouds in the West Fox, deer and salmon Lorries grinding up Shap Vickers’ yards at Barrow In memories, old men go back Slater’s Bridge in Langdale Climbing the Kirkstone Pass Tales of Scafell climbers And the railway to Ravenglass |