Michael Burton: Rqst info

02 Oct 96 - 03:38 PM (#8)
Subject: Michael Burton: Rqst info
From: (Shawn Kimbro) [e-mail]

Does anyone have any information on Michael Burton who wrote "Night Rider's Lament" as recorded by Jerry J. Walker Nanci Griffith, Garth Brooks, etc..

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03 Oct 96 - 02:34 PM (#14)
Subject: RE: Michael Burton: Rqst info
From: Lori Hoffmann

This is a slow Irish air called The Lonely Boat or The Lonesome Boatman. Can I get a copy of the music in sheet music or is it in an Irish song book! HELP!

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04 Oct 96 - 02:23 PM (#20)
Subject: RE: Lori - The Lonley Boat
From: Max

I found this on the net...

Havn't found the sheet music, but thought this was neat: -

http://mothra.nts.uci.edu/~dhwalker/dixie/LonelyBoat.l.au

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04 Oct 96 - 03:31 PM (#23)
Subject: RE: Michael Burton: Rqst info
From: Max

It's on this album. I found the discography at:

http://www.cgrg.ohio-state.edu/folkbook/artists/discographies/thieme.art and http://www.cgrg.ohio-state.edu/folkbook/artists/discographies/dement.iris

1980 Songs of the American Heartland [LP: KM-148] {.A}{N}

A7 3:12 Night Rider's Lament Michael Burton

Also on this (By Nancy Grifith with lyrics):

http://www.ucsalf.ac.uk/~colin/htmldocs/othervor.html

Couldn't find any bio info.

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10 Oct 96 - 02:03 AM (#55)
Subject: RE: Michael Burton: Rqst info
From: [e-mail] (Bill Schilling)

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.

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22 Jul 00 - 10:58 PM (#262883)
Subject: RE: Michael Burton: Rqst info
From: GUEST,Frank of Toledo

Our good friend and compadre Art Thieme recorded it years ago, as did IanTyson and cowboy great does is in concert.........

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23 Jul 00 - 11:47 AM (#263037)
Subject: RE: Michael Burton: Rqst info
From: Art Thieme

Max, That was my LP for Kicking Mule --late 1970s--Songs Of The Heartland -- KM-148

Art

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07 Dec 06 - 02:00 AM (#1902168)
Subject: RE: Michael Burton: Rqst info
From: George Seto - [e-mail]

Has GIF available as well as abc and discussion on tune..

Lonesome Boatman - The Session

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18 Aug 09 - 07:56 AM (#2703001)
Subject: RE: Michael Burton: Rqst info
From: Mr Happy

More??

Click on midi here:http://trillian.mit.edu/~jc/cgi/abc/tuneget?F=MIDI&U=/~jc/music/abc/mirror/kirby98.fsnet.co.uk/lo/Lonesome_Boatman_1.abc&X=1&T=L

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21 Oct 09 - 08:42 PM (#2749875)
Subject: RE: Michael Burton: Rqst info
From: GUEST,Robert J. Tombari

Hi all, I was acquainted with "Alaska" Mike Burton more than twenty years ago when I lived in Los Angeles area, I spent several weekends jamming with him and "Ramblin" Jack Elliott in John Bellahs living room in Canoga Park.
I heard on WHUS bulletin board about five years ago that he did a show on Long Island.
   Haven't heard of him in years, He did write some good music.
   In talking with him, I seem to remember that he flew in Viet Nam (Helicoptors?), and that he flew fixed wing aircraft in Alaska. As I also am a pilot he talked the talk, and I believe he was also an experienced pilot.
Perhaps could do a search in FAA records for pilot licenses, likely he would have a rotorcraft and fixed wing commercial rating.
   I would like to make contact with him also.
    Robert J. Tombari   [e-mail]

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10 May 11 - 08:17 PM (#3151760)
Subject: RE: Michael Burton: Rqst info
From: Art Thieme

and another

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10 May 11 - 10:15 PM (#3151805)
Subject: RE: Michael Burton: Rqst info
From: open mike

he has a web site now...and lives in arizona
Michael Burton's web site

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