Report on Bob Bolton's Lifetime Achievement Award, NFF17

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Award made by Woodcraft Guild, ACT, photo by Chris Woodland
There were 2 displays of Bob Bolton's photos at this year's NFF in honour of his Lifetime Achievement Award.

Bob was an official photographer for the National for many years and Graham McDonald of NFF Board created a display using images from BMC and NFF archives. Bob's negatives of local & national folk events dating from late 1970 (after the 1970 National) are held by the National Library.

A display of Bob's dance photos was a popular attraction in the Coorang with dancers providing identifications of some of the people in the photos. Check out the links for the updated captions. Further updates are welcome via email

A selection of Bob Bolton's photos taken at Bush Music Club's 1983 Heritage Ball

A selection of Bob Bolton's dance photos taken at Festivals, 1993 to 2002
Bob was unable to be at NFF when the award was presented so Chris Woodland accepted it & handed it over the next day.
 
Bob Bolton - Chris Woodland photo

Pat & Bob Bolton - Chris Woodland photo
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Bob and Pat @ NFF17.

Bob Bolton - Sandra Nixon photo

Bob Bolton - Sandra Nixon photo

Bob & Pat Bolton - Sandra Nixon photo

Pat Bolton - Sandra Nixon photo

Dance display - Sandra Nixon photo

Bob & dance display photos - Sandra Nixon photo

Pat Bolton - Sandra Nixon photo
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Bob & Pat Bolton, Chris Woodland & Graham McDonald with NFF display. (Sandra Nixon photos)













Photos - Sandra Nixon 
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Early members with Secretary

Ann Maher (1960), Jenny Loughlin (born in the early days of BMC to founder members Brian & Pam Loughlin), Chris Woodland (early 60s), Sandra Nixon, Frank Maher (arrived 1955, joined a year later)   (Photo - Virginia Woodland)

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A selection of Bob Bolton's photos taken at Bush Music Club's 1983 Heritage Ball

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6th April 1983, this was our third Heritage Ball& like the first & second was organised by Helen Romeo and was held in Sydney Town Hall. 

for further photos from this ball see  Bob Bolton collection - A selection of photos from the 1983 Heritage Ball displayed at the 2018 Heritage Ball



 
1. Filling in Dance cards

  2. Helen Brain.

3.  Group from above 



4.Unidentified woman in white, Frank Moore, Wendy Richmond in yellow, Heather Clarke in red,


5. Dancers facing partners in a large circle.

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(All photos by Bob Bolton from BMC Archives)

  Thanks to dancers at the 2017 National who identified people in the photos.












 






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A selection of Bob Bolton's dance photos taken at Festivals, 1993 to 2002.

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(photos by Bob Bolton, source BMC Archives)

Heather Clarke has organised a small display of Bob's photos for the main dance venue at the National Folk Festival.  Thanks to everyone who identified dancers.


1.  NFF 2006 -Belly Dancing workshop
 
2. NFF 2006 - Ball -

 3.  Australian Folk Festival at Kiama 1997 - Dancing in the park

4.  Australian Folk Festival at Kiama 1997 - Ball- Gabrielle Mackay

5. Australian Folk Festival at Kiama 1997 - Pauline Cambourne & Barbara Court

6. Australian Folk Festival at Kiama 1997 -  Herb Lippmann & daughters Natalie & Tanya.

7. NFF 1993 - Bruce Lemin & partner
 
8. NFF 1993 - Ball
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9.  30th NFF 1996 - Dance

10. 30th NFF 1996 - Dance with Wongawilli - caller Graham Murray, Dave de Santi on piano accordion, & dancer Margo Hitchcock (sp?)

11. NFF 1994 - Lisa & Anthony Simon

12. NFF 1994 - Grand March
 
13. NFF 1994 - Wongawilli - Glad Baggets display - 
L-R. Sylvia McMullan, Bev Murray, Monica Sinnott, Gordon Tuckey, Peter Tecles, Norman Burke, Des Miller (back) David de Santi

14. NFF 1994 - Wongawilli - Glad Baggets display
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15. NFF 2000 - What a drag
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16. 35th NFF 2001 - Dance display

17. 35th NFF 2001 - Dance display by Virmalised - Northern Lights Estonian Folk Dancers from Sydney
 
18. 35th NFF 2001 - Dance display
 
19. 35th NFF 2001 - Ball

20. 35th NFF 2001 - Ball

21. 35th NFF 2001 - Ball- Lance Green & Gabrielle Mackay with 18 month old son Tynan Green.
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22. 35th NFF 2001 - Dance display

 
23.  NFF 2002 - Dave Johnson + Lexie Pride
 
24.  NFF 1997 - Dancing in the Session Bar- Corralie Colins + Lance Green (blue shirt) , Wayne Blandford (right)
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25. NFF 1997 - Dance
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26. NFF 1997 - Dance

27. NFF 2001 - Margaret & Bill Winnett

28. NFF 2002 - Ball

29. NFF 2002 - Ball - Ian & Alison McPhail (sp?)

30. NFF 2002 - Claire Stoneman + John Herat (sp?)
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