George Davis
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Jump to navigationJump to searchGeorge Davis, Mudgee, NSW provided details of some of the Australian tunes in this archive. George Davis plays accordion.
The National Library of Australia holds aural recordings of interviews conducted with George Davis. He was interviewed by:
- John Meredith between 1952 and 1957, [1], Fred Holland, Tom Blackman, Mick Brennan, Vince Holland and George Davis interviewed.
- John Meredith in November 1956, [2], Les Large, Jim Lyons, Duke Tritton, Arthur Davis, Stan Arthur, George Davis, Keith Stapleton and Tom Brennan interviewed. Also available online [3]
"George Davis was quite sprightly when recorded (when he was seventy-eight) and played (on a button accordion) all his tunes, most of which he learned in the Hargraves district from 1890 onwards, in brisk dance tempo"." -- (adapted from) J Meredith, H Anderson, Folk Songs of Australia Vol 1, UNSW Press, 1967, p219.
