He is one of the patrons of the Wensleydale Railway, a group that has
been set up to re-open the mainly derelict line between Northallerton
and Garsdale in Yorkshire, near where he now lives.
Comedian who came to prominence in the 1970s, styling himself The Rochdale Cowboy. Well-known musician on the folk circuit, he presents the regular folk review on BBC Radio 2.