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The Wild Colonial Boy
Last updated: 11.10.23
I'd first heard The wild colonial boy in childhood but only began to appreciate the song on hearing Rolf Harris singing it in the early sixties. At the behest of Steve Kelly, mentioned in the introduction above, it was to be sung on Australia Day in the "Pinökel" in 1994. I therefore learned the version given in The Bushwackers Australian Song Book which has a fine chorus. I much prefer this version to others as generally in Britain this song is sung without a chorus.
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audiomidi15.gif Midi Frank Petersohn
audiomidi15.gif Midi Unknown
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cd15.gif Barley Bree The Best Of Barley Bree CD(s) & MP3 Album(s) flag15us.gif flag15uk.gif flag15de.gif flag15fr.gif flag15ca.gif
cd15.gif The Clancy Brothers Reunion CD(s) & MP3 Album(s) flag15us.gif flag15uk.gif flag15de.gif flag15fr.gif flag15ca.gif flag15it.gif flag15es.gif
cd15.gif Rolf Harris The Best of Rolf Harris flag15us.gif flag15uk.gif flag15de.gif flag15fr.gif flag15ca.gif flag15it.gif flag15es.gif
cd15.gif Rolf Harris Definitive Rolf Harris flag15us.gif flag15uk.gif flag15de.gif flag15fr.gif flag15ca.gif
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cd15.gif Various Artists Celtic Favourites flag15uk.gif flag15de.gif flag15fr.gif
cd15.gif Various Artists Green Velvet flag15us.gif flag15uk.gif flag15de.gif flag15fr.gif flag15it.gif flag15es.gif
cd15.gif Various Artists I Love Sing-Along Irish Pub Favourites flag15us.gif flag15uk.gif flag15de.gif flag15fr.gif flag15ca.gif
cd15.gif  Various Artists The Ultimate Non-Stop Irish Party Album flag15us.gif flag15uk.gif flag15de.gif flag15fr.gif flag15ca.gif flag15it.gif flag15es.gif
cd15.gif Various Artists Australia: Our Land Our Music flag15us.gif flag15uk.gif flag15de.gif flag15fr.gif flag15ca.gif flag15it.gif flag15es.gif
cd15.gif Various Artists Bloodwood: Pubsongs From Down Under flag15us.gif flag15uk.gif flag15de.gif flag15fr.gif flag15ca.gif
cd15.gif Various Artists English Country Music CD(s) & MP3 Album(s) flag15us.gif flag15uk.gif flag15de.gif flag15fr.gif flag15ca.gif flag15it.gif flag15es.gif
cd15.gif Pat Murphy Irish Jamboree flag15us.gif flag15de.gif
     Title Performer Composer
       
youtube15.jpg The Wild Colonial Boy (3:21) The Clancy Brothers