Colin McJannett
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Jump to navigationJump to searchColin McJannett (1946 - 2017), lived in Canberra from the 1970's till his death in 2017. Colin McJannett provided details of some of the Australian tunes in this archive.
- Colin McJannett presents Eugowra Rooks robbers - where are they now? workshop at National Folk Festival 1975, [1],
- Colin McJannett presents Australians at war workshop at Carcoar Folk and Traditional Bush Music Festival 1978 in NSW[2]
- Kenneth Goldstein and John Marshall in December 1982, [3], Chris Woodland and Colin McJannett and Keith McKenry collected.
- Colin McJannett in 1971, [4], Harry Cotter, Vera Cotter and Charlie Cotter perform traditional songs.
He was a long time member of Reel Tradition, and headed up the National Folk Festival's move to a permanent home in Canberra. He played banjo and piano accordion. He collected folkloric material in the 70's and 80's, and notably collected Harry Cotter of Binalong NSW. Colin had a strong interest in Australian War history and in the labor movement.
