Harding was natural inside Crumpsall, a suburban area of the English city of Manchester. He is referred to as "The Rochdale Cowboy" after one of his hit records. He was the broadcaster, have higher comedian, lensman, traveler, film producer, dramatist, poet, travel writer & musician.

He was educated at St Anne's, Crumpsall, & St Bede's, Manchester. Fallowing the varied career as a touring digger, dustbin man, steel erector, bus conductor, boiler scaler & chemical mill-hand, he took a degree inside English and Education at the University of Manchester. As the consequence this he became a troubadour & could have-higher comedian, where pretense he mass produced many series for the BBC & appeared on many TV & Radio programmes, including deuce series of travel films around Ireland and a Appalachian Mountains of United states of america. He recently mass produced the series of 14 short films within minority religions in England for the BBC's Heaven & Globe indicate, & for a survive 5 years has presented the Radio Two flagship folk & roots programme A Mike Harding Indicate each Wednesday from either 8 pm to 9 pm British period.