Lindsay Holt
Lindsay Holt (1923- ), Wedderburn, Vic provided details of some of the Australian tunes in this archive.
Portrait: [1], "A spirited performer on the button accordion, Lindsay, who lives in the old goldrush town of Wedderburn, is leader of the well-known Wedderburn Oldtimers Band"
The National Library of Australia holds aural recordings of interviews conducted with Lindsay Holt. He was interviewed by:
- Peter Ellis in July 1982, [2], "Wedderburn Oldtimers Orchestra performance at the Spring Gully Hall. Band members: Elma Ross (piano); Lionel Collison (violin); Jack Condon (stroviol); Lindsay Holt (button accordion); Ian Johnson (button accordion); Peter Ellis (tin whistle, concertina); Grummy Ross (drums)."
- Peter Ellis in January 1987, [3]
- John Meredith in January 1987, [4], Daisy Sutton plays fiddle and Lindsay Holt plays accordion.
"The Wedderburn Oldtimers, particularly Daisy Sutton, Lindsay Holt and their extraordinarily talented pianist Elma Ross, were of immense assistance in providing tunes and in the social history of a real old time dance in the bush." There is also a photo of Lindsay. -- Peter Ellis, "The Waltz, The Polka and All Kinds of Dance Music", 2007.
See also Wedderburn Oldtimers.
