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Harry Harrison —
Ian Petrie Harrison, grew up in a satellite town of Glasgow called East Kilbride. This town was clean and fresh and new, but the little boy, then six, and his younger sister weren't there long enough to know it would become the most successful and populous of modern towns on Glasgow's urban fringe. Before Ian had earned the now-familiar nickname of Harry and was properly aware of his surroundings and his Scottishness, his father – who had seen Australia and New Zealand as a merchant seaman – packed up the family and they emigrated to Australia. Sydney’s blue skies, temperate climate and the positivity and promise of the country would displace memories of their former chilly northern lives. From the mid-1980s, when the now "Harry" Harrison moved to Christchurch to take up music-teaching posts at Christ's and St Andrew's Colleges, the scene has been through some radical changes, from both without and within. From Harry's perspective, as the '90s unfolded, he started to see that it was getting a bit easier for original bands to find a venue to play at. He was starting to change directions musically - still doing a bit of music with Danny Wilson from Sneaky Feet. He then left and joined the Blue Swing Quartet and started playing jazz. He was into more of the venues such as Mainstreet Café, The Club, Café Bleu and some places in Cashel Mall that for a time had the European styling. He then played at Coyotes on the Strip and the Civic on Manchester Street. There seemed to be plenty of variety in the pre-quake decade with places like Fat Eddie’s and Poplar Lane. |
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