Island Influencer Mike Boulton

<p>This week on Island Influencers, my guest is <strong>Mike Boulton</strong>, who many Isle of Man born and bred Northerners like me will no doubt know and remember fondly from the time they spent at Albert Road School in Ramsey. </p> <p>Mike started his career teaching at Albert Road School in 1968 and didn't retire until 1998. </p> <p>During that time, he taught and influenced so many of us whether it was in the classroom learning maths, or if you were being trained to be a Commonwealth Games swimming competitor. </p> <p>He was one of the founders of the Northern Athletics Club, and he was also a musician and founder of one of the many folk music ensembles he put together. </p> <p>Mike's had a huge impact on the revival of Manx culture, particularly in music. </p> <p>Mike also taught star pupil Mera Royle who won the Young Folk Musician of the Year award in 2018. </p> <p>I hope you enjoy listening to my podcast and will be impressed, like me, by how incredibly humble Mike is.  </p> <p>His skills and qualities make him such an inspiration for so many primary school children during the formative years of their lives. </p> <p>Here’s my conversation with Mike Boulton in <strong>episode 15</strong> of Island Influencers.</p>