Vera Cotter
Vera Cotter (1911-1998), Binalong, NSW, along with her husband Harry Cotter and daughter Val Turton, all provided details of some of the Australian tunes in this archive.
"Harry and Vera both played a single row C melodeon and Harry also played the fiddle. Harry learnt some of his tunes from his father who played the concertina. ... The initial interest in Harry's music came out of Canberra. In particular union organiser and musician, Colin McJannett, who was followed by others including Chris Sullivan and Jacko Kevans. Harry was feted at several folk festivals including Hill End, where I (David Johnson) met him and heard him play. ... The Sullivan/ Kevans tape is housed in the wonderful repository of Oral History section at the National Library of Australia." -- (adapted from) D. Johnson, T. Stuart, "The Music of Harry Cotter", Bush Traditions Inc., 2017.
The National Library of Australia holds aural recordings of interviews conducted with Harry and Vera Cotter [1]. They were variously recorded and interviewed by:
- House party at Harry and Vera Cotter's house, in 1970, [2], In Rob Willis Collection : Donated by Val Turton, daughter of Harry and Vera Cotter
- Colin McJannett in 1971, [3], Harry Cotter, Vera Cotter and Charlie Cotter perform traditional songs. for the NSW Folk Federation
- Chris Sullivan in 1981, [4], Harry Cotter and Vera Cotter appearing on the sound track of Australia Council Archival Film Series
- Kenneth Goldstein and John Marshall in December 1982, [5], Vera Cotter and Harry Cotter and Val Turton interviewed
- Mark Rummery and Cathy Ovenden]] in April 1984, [6]
- Mark Rummery and Cathy Ovenden in January 1987, [9]
- John Meredith in April 1987, [10]
- Chris Sullivan and Jacko Kevans in September 1987, [11],
- John Meredith and Rob Willis in July 1989, [12]
- Stephen Guth, in 1990, [13], Valerie Turton and Vera Cotter interviewed by Steven Guth for the Galong oral history project.
