E. Harold Davies

[1] Harold was the third of four sons of John Whitridge Davies of Oswestry on the English-Welsh border.

[2] Davies was in his time a choir leader, conductor, critic, promoter, teacher and organist.

Later, Davies became a regular on the ABC, discussing music and other topics like philosophy and ethics.

[2] Between 1927 and 1930, he joined the University Anthropological Society, journeying to Central Australia and Eyre Peninsula for Aboriginal studies.

His published notebooks showcased him as a trailblazer in Australian ethnomusicology, earning him membership in the Royal Society of South Australia.