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Biography: Wilson, Colin James

Cole Wilson with the Tumbleweeds, singing 'Violets blue'

Hear Cole Wilson with the Tumbleweeds, singing his own composition 'Violets blue'. This recording was made for 4YA in Dunedin to celebrate its silver jubilee in 1951. (3 min 14 sec)

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Reference: D4162

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Roy Colbert. 'Wilson, Colin James', Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, first published in 2000, updated January 2012. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/speech/213/cole-wilson-with-the-tumbleweeds-singing-violets-blue (accessed 4 June 2026).