Click images for larger size.
Photos © Sandra Nixon
Festival Reports - 2023 National Folk Festival - BMC &
friends
Festival reports - 2023 National Folk Festival - Dance
Concert & Singing Session Memorials to John Thompson - The Greenman
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-EO7mL031fdQo8eY1owREE9VKPSbNwUeQ1lmWAPfJpdnsUfDjYS2YovZNv5nWmYtEs4Cwor7FUJhCIILzGZgatBwyP8nv6n9Y5EQ5Fx3JVju3a0RQiYRaPSBO79N-Nqds4J_84pqglfdTW05oC06xaam5F29-WRxxrg_kFwNYGC3LA5_aUqJSP6p4aA/w640-h354/%20%20%20630-finale%23.JPG) |
1. Concert finale - Nicole & cast |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRtQY3qpFaSdFtlLTeYo4or1BgPbIN6HPNIQD6_OS94HDlFLCLRQ5YGl4DRCKWbJZ8K1Zsnv0sSPxnp4gKlJw8UvSDeTcSR1hgQgrZYrz1aawLzIV931zQCGy2Ytm7TSy5g2GStAUkizplRox8NAJpfTYqeqWUkpmaxf7_T_7l1YB2hhAkV8ogqDB4BQ/w640-h310/%20%20%20759%23.JPG) |
2. Singing session - Nicole with guitar |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTGDa2UBkAnCNhEp7HQ2CfbH3I1hmtfdstT6VrzpfEAHvAszjZGTbmtBqMWeINImztvAHwkeZbA6VIpnqL8b7EuscLCjJKVNXSFBFKhNrOeIrf8rrQcNVb9_Qg3xydfZuoDiQxuM5N_uKRj9biYANwXzJwuLZHgvVdIiosvie8WVXdjqaoa5pGJEvaoQ/w616-h640/%20%20%20762%23.JPG) |
3. Cathy, Miguel, Chris, Tom |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYBi8R6s41BeIjkKIzsyyFkgtIlx_uMwa1qhyVA68GrEv7GhEIiAuVQ1KSl91bYScsVDTuEvppBcIrqCJrC_fEERtwqtUurEEGI8mgD3tPX49N8vlx4sDWHXcLkSqGIiBtiBk8FhgJibAPXf4Xw73eIvZi4Z4BN8N29bbaQ8p-m1AxLEaFju62vx0VIA/w640-h310/%20%20%20768%23.JPG) |
4. Singers |
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Singing sessions
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy-RlHkeYJWHBatP5fep2jgIYbAsBQ8pB_hkGFgZa0lLOYB01VgoDBzccKKt6Nm4KB8G655NBL0b7-4mh7gzfvbcq870AFTEUEyjKA20HwwjLH5fFOp7PieA4ps4NXZ3_eJQ_HEMbViM5ixH8vjoW-5rXuwgjRk_0lSBYtjIkHyHZ2yHB47GhnjKSpsA/w640-h308/%20%20%20587-singing%20session-sat%23.JPG) |
5. Paul, Cath, Chris, Prue |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDn3IwH7xnHgJrfFUov1bMLLa7V5tXbaqMUSahf1NtlBQgNO_sBRM6ussLOk2EXnYn7X3wmWcbl3xRGg7-mLe8o73gcUO83QIkNl549AkiaD24DQ17ilJsaye5IXh-HW_7REjt7wiMb_Qo8e0YGPZj8tZ6JeMAZTtTW_GPbWCY1paxAW4W1uxo31wx6Q/w640-h468/%20%20%20592-singing%20session-sat%23.JPG) |
6. Visiting English singers Hazel Richings and Christine Connolly |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnc-KjSUOYDA_ahMznnGuWtOx4_CMD_to3CT8ezdN5hWSU8wC-ELXKAnFu0FRXEsX8Og49TYWE9N9mZ-xCPJX12CVMMg3SqDINbAKHtPawhcm5gnJEBSVCPUk_2ic6VQw2JCEu87MtrS6-UklRgZUmmnjy68KirNMRWd2eqeAHRBdRaBrToaknHXrS_Q/w640-h272/%20%20%20595-singing%20session-sat%23.JPG) |
7. Ruby, Miguel, Chris, Anthony |
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Thursday night Bohemia Bar session
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0co4DFUDhOq-5HwjrD3tB3i9m4wlwYzXLTPtdwQoWElRXI1TQHg7-o5wjxUmoQbtBIIHmcTa6nBynYupPC-iZ5gX38aXjgMsdTd1uRGrNFfTBNXPOti7Znc5-YxWvIzuCmR-E7hcYCUE2_e0yDFV-n1AgtmOeK3n8kpJUsXFPrVNbeRgNv-kLwcyCzw/w640-h426/%20%20%20317-bohemia-ensemble%23.JPG) |
8. Dallas, ?, Don, Jude, Patrick, ?, Cathy, Margaret, ?, Chris, Miguel |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiUWocfZp28FL34O1E86MM5yi5_fwZYbDyUiX9NI0r_UZRYHmJKR9Xa6ttcxVN5ZmYXimwsspwSKJHQoFN8iuYjJsXqPbpRuSGhdSxsq-ZtlhO4MhZQPzf0ckXWPFjXDo7eHGsBTmBZlEQTGezKbSmELa9d-rVCbnC6S_n0SYcUIhSp7M9Fmw93QgdyA/w640-h426/%20%20%20318-bohemia-ensemble%23.JPG) |
9. Dallas, Don, ?, Jude, Patrick, ?, Cathy, Margaret, ChrisC, ChrisM, Miguel |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDjZ5ZE7kccIThfjaSs0R8DpjPLkOjIlXXtgLdgkgZh4gHFslDkk9gr2jJ-ZOMjidE9tXl4aibJOtnqyktHlWKNkQTSzGPT8eFoXZ9BM67Z5xBlxXfrpe3czg25BI9P04fvQ0tUbEs_kb0_Rdeeqd5nhawaYPI60-U1btOQ-eLcUMzqMNLDNHqUWtdIg/w640-h426/%20%20%20319-bohemia-ensemble%23.JPG) |
10. Dallas, Don, ?, Jude, Patrick, ?, Cathy, Margaret, ChrisC, ChrisM, Miguel |
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Margaret Walters - Five decades of singing
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQLRVUukDMyX1GieJApqO440P8APcfmq7VuGVmbfAogHuG0s-7VwVaXC4RpAgz9Tez0RbvNayRmagKXU4tzNbb19RMiT9n9ybO_IgYe05mrJvhUz2FUMYa31zv5IGOZhqNSl5MqqW8RLyUaM8_QCwT4EU1zxPDHnBdYMhgGDXJIeSHB5vvhVEbbXJsTw/w640-h312/%20%20%20478-50yrs%20of%20margaret-blurry%23.JPG) |
11. Margaret & friends |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1QDObhbBfb36Qd_wc_TX8LwwZubtYC80B7pD7j2q7XA4kcIetrqJYZ1Y-9HzI3QmJ8dzhwSRn3MC8bdD0EVVQ5Ym0PfHArpKkuUUjwSeCnIwnJhzJ_-2El68XrkoOJh6a_igh-CyqSb2W1lret3PdASaY1RMUCHhXUsY_ew8PproQURdEh8rYCgWUUA/w640-h566/%20%20%20481-addendum%23.JPG) |
12. Margaret had too many friends, so continued outside |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijlF2_sKQqQbQC3rUWUCwr8nz7ggOh4QXZwDGt6xqaD9c1_9QmQkr7Q_K1b-5RT9pf71erlPZTpfL6KrJafoG4zXLhrKtxnqiXRMDC3r5rP-R8pVSaZxfn6tl1vgEDml1Nf-xG7RtLLlUQnGnYRHnqMHs1ODynXtxV8odNb-nhNZ248uBWkxhNjnhwFw/w640-h490/%20%20%20482-addendum-grand%20daughters%23.JPG) |
13. Margaret's Granddaughters Grace & Leni, both singers |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik5s3emhnlR9MlgLmSWdfty_woejTbnyIfaOujYozQ2wG4Njmh8tahOI9p2_095r46JL3W4MRW0LOgZsreHJewC2hyHU9ShCDXZP9GwV7XUGaZ-y9HSGq7_h5Zvo_bMT8QCpVzJPJ2AbK2PWUuffOSuCh8aEqAa6OwXbQHdb9_BNoMWW3qroYIUocvzQ/w640-h324/%20%20%20492-addendum%23.JPG) |
14. |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio_deQaaOKa4DLUj06grrJWp7QN769vqqtoVKksoPWIxjIPaDd1JJJNIXWhri8Nf3_9kl6NC24SyTpHROqGFtmG_p3X7Ipn088vf6rI9XrktaLJkg0hANe1F3bkVaHx0d2mtwD3YwXCM2vT0OE7a4JPPpXlOMVPRqGgvHBCaL4C74Xf6vtTJm5y6vsCw/w640-h386/%20%20%20494-martyn%23.JPG) |
15. Martyn Wyndham-Read, one of Margaret's friends |
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Canberra Shanty Club
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV8d5Z6bc95uGDAluG9_LfO-qtEMcdu0GkqKO5nTBo3eSkPfAwjpdkNKDWxOpBeXJACf99Xce9TFNReAGz_dLdDroXFbcQ68D8xLMByXqs2edXhiQKyVC9nAAIFDGTX-nJOl6w58yWataU74JYIqaHI93MITc2rd9tpTWtsIU95m5NLTT2Wdg0RpYMpQ/w426-h640/%20%20%20787-shanties-don%23.JPG) |
16. Don Brian - Canberra Shanty Club |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibyQ9FZ_EFkjW3hE3U7Tj1EPzZBSBlOXz45RjabHdPOreC1eUTY8AXoi7XPS_d891fiIAffnerFFQWUqg4SriA5YOstC45DihL-0qi0ltzMgcaa0VyNzwjgrHGDJgZYdVn4-ILmfMjU670vpD2sH6jvQJhsx--THOiBjNoWp_am_rEI3cZPy785N0GCg/w520-h640/%20%20%20791-shanties-tshirt%23.JPG) |
17. Shanty t-shirt |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6Pq9T0t0GFDYt_bpu-9gcTLfUICZbqZF4yJ6JrJ-WszK-LoMVV6frVOvteq4JpmDE6vSQTmFhATwCb_OiIg0nIUQezcBgoJhKsnUUYBmcbGPK1cBDW3gwbQdkOf6236toOFXPsVyE1PNqfp_ymmC-GmvOigfphIObwvjw1co08DWWTSCBPfpv5OUXQQ/w640-h554/%20%20%20808-shanties-captain%20parrott%23.JPG) |
18. Captain & parrot |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8nBcrob1VjWJ-BNtoBQYia_ikEDqzaZTabAGexw3_9RKzrYsxTQ0XEAQDSTU9-WOIr-xDTyh8uH-G5La7nWnMxT38M9uAzUYUFBE35bTjqNvjmgmPIeefa2zaFNM-0sjnkHXJGlOfmRQR8ubncAAYz5BRHIr7OuQ61GtfSl9ph-PysTgQZoFXbF-_9Q/w640-h352/%20%20%20812-shanties-jen%23.JPG) |
19. Jen Brian |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBuhUAPZgq97gWYymvEH9z6wDvuBxtusoUDH2Xm7-XFNQYfcKE2SK3z3sMLJ3TpL9Fr-vGaJEMbUyBq64vid4LPbzjFbQqlnqkvv4bmSe8hjGYS9cDo0egp1E0Uudy2jej-weYvm8Gpwvg41vcj6AkbADJPNstSmLLyQ2D63brFic1ueLFh8jgYD0HAg/w640-h430/%20%20%20833-shanties-group%20photo%20breaks%20up%23.JPG) |
20. After the group photo |
.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Street Choirs - Ecopella & Solidarity
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpqjFMr5V0NCTrip0qYWmAoe7qL9ZcTLcjHh405w_WBV-uOkigR2oDpKHP7kcrZ33OA6ngq6-l-3wCWNNrtQzLBy6KxIQMjh6fzCUhw7cakd3q981-1rRAxX0SMV4vVwJfoe-3x4YDjR3ONjRzaMwhyZffhV4wK8kxpKG6G327JZLvfdWPuxTpnDM9mQ/w640-h426/%20%20%20532-eeks-salute.JPG) |
21. Ecopella salute |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi13SPObxQ2g5r4uBH9-Q-QETOVUb7nXgxPLrS9ffC5LKsTalXIvMkfk3aEU5fn_v8HfqK_nZKZhmOi783NeakSgAKpKXdBRFDhR8taj2gH7jLzcjSvNXGgnvegJHFf7lvLCAevJXa9mYqZLHjFBCc1dcc_OHJmZUEPky1iyF7Jgg3hVK56rrc7FRlNEQ/w640-h426/%20%20%20533-eeks%20portrait%23.JPG) |
22. Ecopella portrait |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiluApkZmqgcRy4u8HNBXeKULbYaO-H_4cdAG4tPmrJL7sV_0O4yA4vNuyIXVqDlzAH9h3TrTcde3Kh39c-7f4dt5MOH4qBl4UCSkYKftvZYvvlODOsHqaOJqw7i1QRjBFfJcS0grE_5mFchfJdbSEP5-Fqg3q8SphGNzYqtcUwZcsvbbzuqdwoeX1Bzw/w640-h378/%20%20%20642-solids%23.JPG) |
23. Solidarity |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8VL8uJHoKwrSPPTUm7q62vWq9Da10_HPbcfD0mOpuHxnBwoCtKceLpI2NXoLwytdR60hkHqNBX6Px-xjgEXUdF8yELb-gPTo9hmdf2O0I_oHZ_gL3LNdqVbI_ICeCny8yFthajALWy5Z5l2yBy_S78M4l5CBQirnl2c7Ms2NKLRzz78oplQOQ7cGjBw/w640-h390/%20%20%20643-solids.JPG) |
24. Solidarity |
.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Community Hymn singing with Roger Holmes & his Beautiful Assistants - Anne, Jennie & Sandra
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlzJVxhkosMXpp3bdowUCaswDRBrEd4acVq867STXZo6A4Mo5rqYjNhvAlUcFNs-_xvkE_gEp68DxdE0gARTvZftICfPqWP6iormcjgEbrYwz6vZSXwvdxdB4iUsWwlRWRsndwduvkEQa0yaw7OzKcFxDEc3ruS3TBatfGKFzrxAhu_77H2Jpc2LivdQ/w640-h460/%20%20%20605-hymns-%20roger,anne,chris%23.JPG) |
25. ?, Roger, Anne, Chris |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg74gZZjnOhGtOaAhmwTatEqURTu2bYkzOPnu8nh9HNEbicQDcfwsLsrnpBbVyxSNfoVFy_qAvq0_Rs_G2Rdy_eZotWkX9hjmiD7EOT67RC9pz3F_477l4Suel_B2angcy-NiiNApj5Ihi5y5qo1-ibbHOThfrGF6EJAVegd2orC92IXB4u3boB9ZAlcg/w640-h468/%20%20%20613-hymns-meredith,ruby,tom,ian%23.JPG) |
26. Roby, Tom |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4VBSL--6bADvos7Ho03XuyUKzACvtYnx9KYIv7A9kNZv4Y5aE0FmxLwX3tkdbY2j5eO_UFisjhYOls5LPX7ZdnbUWEeTYTcEVwmP1Jji1VCsqnxA2fxjH918hnVLHeQymjcTXkYDynKfwHXnnJHytjkLJxSCJR2v7y4L79yjUF_IJEjzFKwivdsraaw/w640-h386/%20%20%20600-hymns-roger,chris%23.JPG) |
27. Congregation |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfKyM6ORM-K5K2ElKAIqns_RpgTziluC320kpMQDyfGvAycy5EZ9-q5CzVGvXj8yXfmcUHhdiBa6rPfXFvl91jk_c82YqH8uqQT9vOlx-_ZYWvGAGDh-IN6JJdg6AVYD_jttFMir3IIvk1WlkyvbJPFBynDCEPPdWzON3HnSgxgfHIbJvy7zk3ikj8BQ/w640-h544/%20%20%20604-hymns-meredith,%20prue%23.JPG) |
28. Meredith, Roger, Anne |
.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Bruce Watson
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVCQCH1ZZRddIFl6TR_HarbVFjCDu7-06LcC56c4_8zV_gbfUPZ2MjnzUxuimfE5cdTCqOrX-aJReRt_0IMM9JudtjNzvA1MuzeV15dxRJvWM2oPwzKSHOk59GjuQyT1DvZZEQk1PV2sd5V0Nym0x8E1psN-kOGKEdAJTHa2ys4zO9aGn9OGqWqVXUaQ/w550-h640/%20%20%20367-tattoo%23.JPG) |
34. Music tattoo |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwZgbQbU1nCpmh0aCZKsLx9oEuOevXtJQ2z-PJHkFWBwLq9L535JKNMdmfUBqMtKZ60AcL6Ds8zDURq5fH9rO3P9fvKS_Pl0Tvi9x_aFS4oudUHJIQJY0bGeDyDks7gz5pcTm1j2LCDCYdVo7zAUjqFptBlzxKbyQ_tSU-sO2CA-o749Wp-qmTIka8bA/w482-h640/%20%20%20521-steve&jigdoll%23.JPG) |
35. Steve & his jigdoll |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVtwqHgGxfVEjWP3VN16uiZVEzJHzPSgZL1T34uloigSjOG6hko5tdOLWSo5eVYzT1w2jKVt8ZSuehGkhGjr80zLIaQOl_TTQlwMVbsbBJ5RTuxKVolLlflq7Ges7X_RyxdtzUagR4Ofs6Z7Tx8yqWL6cWrQiAtGbgwBnASwCHxoJQ2vzc8Vgfd-6puw/w640-h426/%20%20%20689-parade%23.JPG) |
36. The Parade |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTgELZ4_4w1fcplmfnVlIDFjMNraBBaq5DRGdBRNBIR1e-8WzcsQ1sWlrDsW2q3oVKZY2LMmuJyUbcHR2F4MnGti4lxlXPvR1Xm2O2u_9Q2iQMA1rnKy6JBEvR7zkCp4Ws8yOdg9RW-GC1Z_-uZnhG67jEcmNKWpIhJx4JcjIj44VnzMkzIn5bcTqo7g/w640-h426/%20%20%20693-parade%23.JPG) |
37. The Parade |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha97Sus1rIZzoTneiIjI6DOIe3MFESavAOBZm-st4gPfFXhxe6Ujr0ixWJk31_qwUUakHaPgncPPtlhTdEY41ino8V7Xj_2gSiPPxynLKzRvOyAccbUnMmkvXYOISA4K2kZp9XXCiUeEc_fvz5RHqyAgkKW3q5EoUrEdErHgEG9yAoHf8S9aB3Ed6big/w640-h448/%20%20%20776-artist%23.JPG) |
38. Artist at work |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYC6Hv8X9QxHO6tYvhUchZ98P0lqB6eLdyRcuwaqxC5J8oOYnOWqXVt11sXuTh4JKyN9of52D4pYNBbBG7N2LT1LvGOGXAn9oN9lDDtMOwgp62cPyYSsZMgQi2J6v6ya7C1kXCEu8E4PGAu17wHewjlVRvg0KJgLOvDalhLgtamAF3D8AlBhs0xpRakg/w630-h640/%20%20%20folkie%20cat-708%23.jpg) |
40. folkie cat |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsr2lnQlWqlWqwvJNLaE0ePdrKbqUu_UqUgbLjEk5npv4NuCNUEExUoqCacvWQIbj9AYnr85oUOhMsRt7EpWAks3uqtrgrQvlKtHXVzuq30ugOZ2e-3eZT4ofdH8qBo2Vbvsjae2iBmrcmh69R_scFuTrXk22lrw25TEWKmHQi3N9xRi1e66RulUNSsA/w640-h426/%20%23%23%23773-red%20trees%20not%20very%20red%20this%20year%23.JPG) |
41. Easter was early this year, so the famous red trees were very green |
.~~
No comments:
Post a Comment