Harry Cotter
Henry (Harry) Ernest Cotter, Binalong, NSW, was born 27.12.1898, died 14.5.1985, and is interred in Binalong, NSW. He was collected by Chris Sullivan, Colin McJannett, Dave de Hugard & Jacko Kevans.
"Harry Cotter, his wife Vera 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.
