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rich-joy Chris Couveau ? Ballad of Reading Gaol (45) RE: Chris Couveau ? Ballad of Reading Gaol 27 Mar 21

Well, the question of just where Colin Dryden (1943- got his tune and setting for "The Ballad of Reading Gaol" is apparently still under discussion :)


There are now 2 channels where you can enjoy Colin Dryden's amazing, definitive rendition of this Oscar Wilde classic :

Eileen Hack's : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uknvqe88CaA

and recently, Colin's niece, Naomi Dryden-Smith : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EwdqcVf9U_0


Added to Paul Lawler's version : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7GH8-spu7Tw



Then, with a different tune each, are :

Daniel Kelly : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_CcbWof1tA

Colin Rudd : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhC8wVGq1uk

Gerald Spooner : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIItxRikojI

Comrade Matt : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nd72uFeswxs


and there are probably more sung versions (but I need sustenance)!!!

Cheers, R-J

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