Undated 10x8 photo of concert at Balmain's Town Crier Folk Club, © Bob Bolton, since dated to 29th October 1971, the night before Bob went to Carcoar Ben Hall Festival.
Bob Bolton Collection - List of Bob's early 70's negative files that were given to the National Library in 2014
Film 145, 711029, Town Crier Folk Club -
Films 146-148 711031, Ben Hall Festival, Carcoar
Bob Bolton Collection - 711031, Film A - Ben Hall Festival Carcoar, 30th-31st October 1971
Original caption - L-R Colin Dryden, Derek Chetwin, Maureen McCumsky, Bernard Boland, ?, Declan Affley .
Stamp RLB Robert L. Bolton Photographer. Please credit Photograph by R. L. Bolton
Corrected caption, thanks to Ronda Mawer, Daniel Kelly & Margaret Walters.
Colin Dryden, Derrick Chetwin, unk woman at mike, Maureen Cummuskey, Bernard Bolan, Maggie Murphy, Declan Affley
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The songs of Colin Dryden, research & recordings from Daniel Kelly.
Folklounge (Daniel Kelly Music) Discussing Ballads, Folk Music and Life in General.
Daniel's Factory Lad Project I plan to use this blog series to catalogue my research into the music and life of Colin Dryden and document the process of putting together an album of the songs and tunes that he wrote and sung ...
With the publication of ‘A Factory Lad: The Songs of Colin Dryden’, this phase, at least, of my research into Colin has come to an end. You can listen to the full album for free on YouTube, and it is also available on most digital streaming platforms.
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Naomi Dryden-Smith - Colin Dryden not your average uncle
Naomi Dryden-Smith Youtube channel videos - Pit Boy, Ballad of Reading Gaol, Lord Franklin, Slither
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This Undercover Music article includes download links
Undercover Artists - Colin Dryden - COLIN DRYDEN was born in the Northern England steel town of Bradford,
Yorkshire, in 1944. He arrived in Australia, aged 21, in 1965. Three
weeks later, he appeared on Gary Shearston’s ‘Just Folk’ Seven Network
Television show. He became involved in the Sydney Folk Club, a weekly
gathering at the Elizabeth Hotel, Sydney, and was a popular singer at
Australian festivals and clubs for the next twenty-one years. In many
ways, he was a dreamer and a drifter with a wicked smile and a sense of
humour. He almost became another person when he mounted the stage to
perform, such was the intensity of his singing, playing and
interpretation of stories. In the late seventies, Colin lost his way -
drifting, drinking, and drug abuse clawed into his life. He returned to
Bradford in 1986 and died of an aneurysm shortly after. He was 43 years
old.
Rouseabout Records is pleased to release two compilations of Colin’s
work. One features traditional and original songs, and the second
highlights his blues, jazz and gospel repertoire, especially featuring
Colin’s brilliant guitar work.
Rouseabout acknowledges Dave Brannigan for preserving these unique live recordings of Colin Dryden.
Thanks also to Warren Barnett and Marcus Holden for working on the popping, clicking and hiccupping live tracks to make them sound much better.
Visit https://warrenfahey.com.au/australian-folk-early-live-recordings/, for the 1965 ‘Just Folk’ television program featuring Colin’s performances. There’s also photographs in the folk revival photograph gallery.
“Catch A Falling Star” & “One Too Many Mornings” are available to stream on Spotify, Apple Music, Deezer, YouTube, Pandora, Tidal and download on iTunes.
Video of Colin singing Lady Franklin's Lament (Lord Franklin)
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