Memorial day to remember and celebrate the life of Bob Bolton, Saturday 17th June, noon until late

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A Memorial Day will be held to remember and celebrate the life of Bob Bolton

When: Saturday, 17th June 2023 at 12.00 noon until late

Bob & Pat at 2017 National Folk Festival (Chris Woodland photo)

At: Hut 44, Addison Road Community Centre
142 Addison Road, Marrickville - Park in the carpark & follow the path on the right of the hall, the Hut is across the grass, decorated with dancers & musicians.  

Please bring your stories, songs, poems, instruments, a plate to share - tea/coffee and dark chocolate will be provided but no coconut please (Bob was allergic to coconut). A BBQ will be available.

Bob, a BMC Life Member, photographer, musician and so much more, passed away recently and will be missed by all who knew him. 

Obit - Death of Bob Bolton 1945-2023  - BMC blog 

Obit on Folk Federation website

Obit on Folk Federation facebook page

Obit on BMC Facebook page

Obit on Facebook group Bob Bolton's photographs   About - Crowdsourcing identifications of people in Bob Bolton's photos of folk events in the 1970s

Bob joined the world-wide, American-based Mudcat Cafe website in 1998 when it was 2 years old & helped spread Australian bush music & folk culture across the folk world.
Bob's posts on Mudcat.org

Mudcat 2023 obit - Bob Bolton 1945-2023

Compilation of articles about the Bob Bolton Collection 

Bob Bolton is the 2017 recipient of the National Folk Festival's Lifetime Achievement Award 

Photos from Memorial Day to remember and celebrate Bob's life.

Illawarra Folk Festival 2009 (Sandra Nixon photo)

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Compilation - Articles about John Dengate

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John & Dale, 1983 (Bob Bolton photo)

   

Funeral & Memorial Concerts

  1. John Dengate, 1st October 1938 - 1st August 2013, Life Member
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2020/07/john-dengate-1st-october-1938-1st.html

 2.  Funeral Afternoon Tea for John Dengate, 9th August 2013 
http://bushmusicclub.blogspot.com.au/2018/04/funeral-afternoon-tea-for-john-dengate.html

 3.  Wake for John Dengate, Friend in Hand Hotel, Glebe, 9th August 2013
http://bushmusicclub.blogspot.com.au/2018/04/wake-for-john-dengate-friend-in-hand.html

  4.  Tributes to John Dengate, August 2013
http://bushmusicclub.blogspot.com.au/2013/09/tributes-to-john-dengate.html

  5.  John Dengate Memorial Service, 2013 - MC David Iverach, eulogies from Dale & Sean Dengate & Chris Woodland
http://bushmusicclub.blogspot.com.au/2013/09/vale-john-dengate-reminiscences-of-dale.html

6.  John Dengate Memorial Concert, Loaded Dog Folk Club, November 2013
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2021/02/john-dengate-memorial-concert-loaded.html

7.  John Dengate memorial concert, Tritton Hall, Nov 2013
http://bushmusicclub.blogspot.com.au/2015/01/john-dengate-memorial-concert-nov-2013.html

8.  John Dengate Memorial Concert, Illawarra Folk Festival, January 2014
http://bushmusicclub.blogspot.com.au/2018/01/john-dengate-memorial-concert-illawarra.html

9.  John Dengate Australian Son - Cobargo Folk Festival, February 2014 
http://bushmusicclub.blogspot.com.au/2016/02/john-dengate-australian-son-cobargo.html

10.  John Dengate, Australian Son - slideshow, Cobargo Folk Festival, February 2014
http://bushmusicclub.blogspot.com.au/2016/02/slideshow-accompanying-john-dengate.html

11.  Musical dedication of Dengate Crescent, Moncreiff, ACT, Thursday 24th March 2016
http://bushmusicclub.blogspot.com.au/2016/04/musical-dedication-of-dengate-crescent.html

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2018 Blackboard (Sandra Nixon photo) 

Annual Memorial Get Togethers organised by Leyne Elborne, fan of John since she was 5.  

 The John Dengate Collection. A library of John Dengate words, music, videos, photos and memories administered by Leyne.

 12.  1st Memorial Get together 2014 - photos on Leyne Elborne's Cadence Commotion facebook page

  13.  (1st) John Dengate memorial concert   
http://bushmusicclub.blogspot.com.au/2015/01/john-dengate-memorial-concert-nov-2013.html

 14.  2nd John Dengate Memorial Get Together, Sunday 23rd August 2015
http://bushmusicclub.blogspot.com.au/2015/07/2nd-john-dengate-memorial-get-together.html

 15.  Photos from 2nd John Dengate Memorial Get Together, August 2015
http://bushmusicclub.blogspot.com.au/2015/08/photos-from-2nd-john-dengate-memorial.html

16.  3rd John Dengate Commemorative Concert & Get Together of old friends and family, Sunday 21st August 2016
http://bushmusicclub.blogspot.com.au/2016/07/3rd-john-dengate-commemorative-concert.html

17.  Report on 3rd John Dengate Commemorative Concert & Get Together of old friends and family, Sunday 21st August 2016
http://bushmusicclub.blogspot.com.au/2016/08/report-on-3rd-john-dengate.html

18.  Photos from 4th John Dengate Memorial Get Together, August 2017
http://bushmusicclub.blogspot.com.au/2017/08/photos-from-4th-john-dengate-memorial.html

19.  Report on 5th John Dengate Memorial Get Together, 26th August 2018
http://bushmusicclub.blogspot.com/2018/08/report-on-5th-john-dengate-memorial-get.html

20.  Poems about John Dengate
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2018/12/poems-about-john-dengate.html

21.  6th John Dengate Memorial Get together, Sunday 25th August, 2019, 2-5pm
http://bushmusicclub.blogspot.com/2019/07/6th-john-dengate-memorial-get-together.html

22.  Photos from 6th John Dengate Memorial Get Together, August 2019
http://bushmusicclub.blogspot.com/2019/08/photos-from-6th-john-dengate-memorial.html

23.  7th Annual John Dengate Memorial Get Together Goes Online - Sunday 30th August 2pm
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2020/07/7th-annual-john-dengate-memorial-get.html

24.  Screenshots from the 7th John Dengate Memorial Zoom Get together, August 2020
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2020/08/screenshots-from-7th-john-dengate.html

25.  Screenshots from the 8th John Dengate Memorial Zoom Get together, August 2021
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2021/08/screenshots-from-8th-john-dengate.html

26.  Screenshots from the 9th John Dengate Memorial Zoom Get together, August 2022
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2022/08/screenshots-from-9th-john-dengate.html

27.  Zoom video - Tenth Annual John Dengate Memorial Get Together, Sunday 6th August 2023
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2024/07/zoom-video-tenth-annual-john-dengate.html

28.  .Join us for the 11th Annual John Dengate Memorial Get Together at the Gaelic Club - Sun 11 Aug 2024
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2024/07/join-us-for-11th-annual-john-dengate.html

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Memorial cup for Illawarra Parody competition (Sandra Nixon photo) 

Parody competitions - Illawarra, 2014 - date +  Gulgong 2017 & 2018

1.  Dale & John  Dengate Parody Competition, Illawarra Folk Festival, 2014 to 2017
http://bushmusicclub.blogspot.com/2017/01/john-dale-dengate-parody-competition.html

2.  John Dengate Political Songwriting Competition, Gulgong Folk Festival, 2017
http://bushmusicclub.blogspot.com/2018/06/john-dengate-political-songwriting.html

3.  Gulgong Folk Festival, 29-31 December, 2017 - competition details & call for volunteers.
http://bushmusicclub.blogspot.com/2017/11/gulgong-folk-festival-29-31-december.html

4.  Dale & John Dengate Parody Mug, Illawarra Folk Festival 2018
http://bushmusicclub.blogspot.com/2018/01/dale-john-dengate-parody-mug-illawarra.html

5.  John Dengate Political Songwriting Competition, Gulgong Folk Festival, 2018
http://bushmusicclub.blogspot.com/2019/02/john-dengate-political-songwriting.html

6.  2019 Dale and John Dengate Parody Mug attracts brilliant Songs and Performers
http://bushmusicclub.blogspot.com/2019/01/2019-dale-and-john-dengate-parody-mug.html

7.  Report on Dale & John Dengate Parody Competition, Illawarra Folk Festival, January 2020
http://bushmusicclub.blogspot.com/2020/02/report-on-john-dale-dengate-parody.html

8.  Dale & John Dengate Parody Competition, Illawarra Folk Festival, 2023
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2023/09/john-dale-dengate-parody-competition.html

9.  Festival reports - Dale & John Dengate Parody Cup, Illawarra Folk Festival 2024
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2024/02/festival-reports-john-dengate-parody.html.

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My Shout, 1982. My Shout again, 1987. Songs, Poems, Satires & Shouts all the way, 2012. 

Other articles

1.  John Dengate & Frank Maher awarded Life Membership of Folk Federation of NSW, on the Federation's 40th Anniversary, 2010
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2021/02/john-dengate-frank-maher-awarded-life.html

2.  John Dengate - photos from the Dengate archives
http://bushmusicclub.blogspot.com/2018/12/john-dengate-photos-from-dengate.html

3.  om the Archives - Concert Party Master Series, 1997 - 1999
http://bushmusicclub.blogspot.com/2018/10/from-archives-concert-party-master.html

4.  Bob Bolton Collection - Launch of My Shout, National Folk Festival Sydney, 1982.
http://bushmusicclub.blogspot.com/2018/01/bob-bolton-collection-launch-of-my.html

5.  John Dengate, Robin Connaughton & The Old Trout - a true story in verse
http://bushmusicclub.blogspot.com/2018/12/john-dengate-robin-connaughton-old.html

6.  Margaret Bradford Collection - 1980s & 90s
http://bushmusicclub.blogspot.com/2018/01/margaret-bradford-collection-1980s-90s.html

7.  hloe & Jason Roweth Streaming LIVE Concert of John Dengate Songs & Poems, Sat 1st August, at 7pm
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2020/07/chloe-jason-roweth-streaming-live.html

8.  Songs & poems of John Dengate as published in My Shout! (1982), My Shout Again! (1989) & Songs, Poems, Satires & Shouts All the Way (2012) + titles recorded by Chris Woodland @ NLA & a lot more.
http://bushmusicclub.blogspot.com/2018/05/songs-poems-of-john-dengate-as.html

9.  John Dengate's "I can't abide" & it's predecessor & successors.
http://bushmusicclub.blogspot.com.au/2017/02/john-dengates-i-cant-abide-its.html

10.  Musical dedication of Dengate Crescent, Moncreiff, ACT, Thursday 24th March 2016
http://bushmusicclub.blogspot.com.au/2016/04/musical-dedication-of-dengate-crescent.html

11.  Extracts from Singabout - the early songwriters - John Dengate (1938-2013)
http://bushmusicclub.blogspot.com.au/2015/12/extracts-from-singabout-early_26.html

12.  The art of John Dengate  Part 1 
http://bushmusicclub.blogspot.com.au/2015/08/the-art-of-john-dengate.html

13.  The Art of John Dengate - part 2.
http://bushmusicclub.blogspot.com.au/2016/01/the-art-of-john-dengate-part-2.html

14.  The Art of John Dengate - Part 3
http://bushmusicclub.blogspot.com/2018/01/the-art-of-john-dengate-part-3.html

15.  Launch of John Dengate's third book - May 2012 by Chris Woodland )
http://bushmusicclub.blogspot.com.au/2013/10/launch-of-john-dengates-third-book-may.html

16.  A Selection of items from the Dengate archives 
http://bushmusicclub.blogspot.com.au/2015/08/a-selection-of-items-from-dengate.html

17.  National Library Oral History holdings on John Dengate (1938-2013)  
http://bushmusicclub.blogspot.com.au/2013/08/national-library-oral-history-holdings.html

18.  Memories of early days at the Bush Music Club by R. Dale Dengate
http://bushmusicclub.blogspot.com.au/2012/06/talks-from-bmcs-2012-national-folk_04.html
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articles that include substantial Dengate content

1.  Extracts from Singabout - The artists, 1956-1967
http://bushmusicclub.blogspot.com.au/2016/03/extracts-from-singabout-artists-1956.html

2.  Paper presented by Sandra Nixon at National Folklore Conference - The Early Days of the Bush Music Club as illustrated by Singabout - the Journal of Australian Folksong, 1956 to 1967.
http://bushmusicclub.blogspot.com.au/2016/04/paper-presented-by-sandra-nixon-at.html

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From the Archives - Send Round the Hat, Duke Tritton by his mates. Collected & edited by John Meredith - Part 2

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From the Archives - Send Round the Hat, Duke Tritton by his mates. Collected & edited by John Meredith - Part 1

A selection of pages from a foolscap photocopy of this draft document, scanned & tidied up by Ralph Pride.  The original is held in John Meredith's papers in the National Library  - File 6, Box 3 

John Meredith's contribution - Tritton the Singer - pp. 46-86

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From the Archives - Send Round the Hat, Duke Tritton by his mates. Collected & edited by John Meredith - Part 1

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From the Archives - Send Round the Hat, Duke Tritton by his mates. Collected & edited by John Meredith - Part 2

A selection of pages from a foolscap photocopy of this draft document, scanned & tidied up by Ralph Pride.  The original is held in John Meredith's papers in the National Library  - File 6, Box 3 

1.  Cover 

2.  Introduction 

3.  Contents

4. A Great Love Story - Dulcie Large nee Tritton  

5.  A Great Love Story - Dulcie Large nee Tritton  

6. A Great Love Story - Dulcie Large nee Tritton  

7.  A Singer Has Gone - A Song Lives On - Edgar Waters

8. A Singer Has Gone - A Song Lives On - Edgar Waters

9.  A Singer Has Gone - A Song Lives On - Edgar Waters

10. It's the Little Things - Janet Wakefield 

11. It's the Little Things - Janet Wakefield 

12. It's the Little Things - Janet Wakefield 

13. My Father's Eyes - Linda McLean nee Tritton 

14. My Father's Eyes - Linda McLean nee Tritton 

15. My Father's Eyes - Linda McLean nee Tritton 

16. My Father's Eyes - Linda McLean nee Tritton 

17. My Father's Eyes - Linda McLean nee Tritton 

18. I Seem to Feel the Shears - Alan Scott 

19. I Seem to Feel the Shears - Alan Scott 

20.  Duke Tritton - A Grand Old Man - Wild Colonial Days Society

21. Recollections of Duke Tritton - ChrisWoodland

22. Recollections of Duke Tritton - Chris Woodland

23. Recollections of Duke Tritton - Chris Woodland

24.  Recollections of Duke Tritton - Chris Woodland

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