From the Archives - Bob Bolton Collection - Friends of Alan Scott concert, 15th June 1996

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(Photos © Bob Bolton)

from Album no. 100 - Concert (undated), Port Jackson Ball 22nd June1996, Bush Dance with Coalbrook (undated), Loaded Dog Folk Club 14th July 1996 & Heritage Dancers (undated)

email from Keith McKenry, 15/3/2025)  The photos were taken on 15 June 1996 at a Friends of Alan Scott concert at the Journo's Club in Sydney. The concert was organised by Len Neary, the occasion being also the Sydney launch of Alan and my CD 'Travelling Through the Storm', released shortly after Alan's sad and untimely death. 

1.  Kevin Baker

2. Mark Rummery & Kevin Bradley 

3.  Mark Rummery &  Kevin Bradley

4. Phyl Lobl

5. Phyl Lobl 

6. Keith McKenry 

7.  John Dengate

8. John Dengate 

9.  Bob Fagan

10.  Margaret & Bob Fagan 

11. Margaret & Bob Fagan 

12. Margaret & Bob Fagan

13. Magaret & Bob Fagan 

14.  Bill Scott

15.  Bill Scott 

16.  John Dengate 

17.  John Dengate 

18.  John Broomhall

19. John Broomhall 

20. Len Neary, Kevin Baker, John Broomhall, Kevin Bradley,  Bill Scott, 
John Dengate, Keith McKenry, Margaret Fagan, Bob Fagan,
Mark Rummery, Phyl Lobl

21. Len Neary, Kevin Baker, John Broomhall, Kevin Bradley,  Bill Scott, 
John Dengate, Keith McKenry, Margaret Fagan, Bob Fagan,
Mark Rummery, Phyl Lobl

22. Margaret & Bob Fagan

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From the Archives - Extracts from Mulga Wire no. 217, June 2013, Some Historical Pix & Obit Patricia Early

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p. 9 - Patricia Early  - 17/3/34 - 1/5/2013

S1 - Singabout 4(1), 1960 cover 

S2 - South Coast Bush Band 1955, the second bush band in Australia  
organised by Lola Wright, inspired by a visit of the original
Bushwhackers Band down from Sydney. 
See minutes 28th October 1954 for early Bush Bands
in Sydney, also 9th November minutes recording a visit to
Wollongong,  for a production of Reedy River,

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Bob Bolton Collection - Photos of Alan Scott

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 Photos © Bob Bolton 

Alan, Keith McKenry, John Dengate 
Illawarra Folk Festival, Jamberoo 1991

Alan with Keith McKenry, 
Illawarra Folk Festival, Jamberoo 1991

Alan, Keith McKenry, Illawarra Folk Festival, 1991

Alan performing, Illawarra Folk Festival 1991

Alan & Keith, John Dengate performing
Illawarra Folk Festival, 1991

Bush Music Festival, probably 1986

unknown event 

Alan & Rob Willis, Illawarra Folk Festival, 1993

Bush Music Festival, 1994

Illawarra Folk Festival, 1994

Illawarra Folk Festival, 1994

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Illawarra Folk Festival 1995

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From the Archives - Death of Alan Scott, 17 December 1995, from Mulga Wire February 1996

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Bob Bolton's tribute + Publications to which Alan contributed

Dale Dengate's tribute

John Dengate's tribute

An old favourite from Collector's Songbook 

Records on which Alan Scott contributed 

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Life Members - information on our 25 Life Members - part 2 - Herb Gimbert, Alan Scott, Gay Scott, Brian Loughlin, Pam Loughlin

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Life Members - information on our 25 Life Members  - part 1. Sally Sloane, Duke Tritton, Clem Millward, Val Hennessy, John Meredith

Life Members - information on our 25 Life Members  - part 3. Jack Barrie, Janet Wakefield, Jamie Carlin, Bob Bolton, John Dengate  

Life Members - information on our 25 Life Members  - part 4  Dave Johnson, Frank Maher, Don Richmond, Helen Romeo, Harry Kay.

Life Members - information on our 25 Life Members  - part  5. Ralph Pride, Chris Woodland, Sandra Nixon, Wendy Richmond, Mike Young.

Life Members - Information on our 28 Life members - Part 6 - Colin Fong, Sharyn Mattern, Allen Davis

Foundation Member John Meredith, unveils new Life Members' Board before launching his new book Duke of the Outback at the Bush Music Festival Oct 1983
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Herb Gimbert (1888-1973)

Mulga Wire, 26, August 1981, p. 6-7

Folkloric recording: Herb Gimbert plays tin whistle, mouth organ and Jeff Young recites and sings, at a house party /​ recorded by Alan Scott

Herb on accordion 1959 (BMC Archives)
Irish musicians recording, Herb Gimbert plays mouth organ, Bill Tovey interviewed by Chris Woodland and Colin Webb in the Chris Woodland folklore collection [sound recording] Herb Gimbert plays tin whistle, mouth organ and Jeff Young recites and sings, at a house party in Surry Hills, N.S.W. in 1955. extract - Herb Gimbert playing two tin whistles at once: Valley of the Moon; Sweet Kat
Margaret Stapleton, Keith Stapleton, Mrs Smeed, Herb Gimbert, Joy Durst, Mrs Parker and Mrs Sprike perform for the John Meredith folklore field recordings, 1953-1961 [sound recording]

Memories of Herb from Noel Ricketts member of Concert Party in the 60s - Herb was knocked by a car & walked home where he made a shanghai & potted passing cars!  (conversation 20th May, 2020)

Information about Herb from Dengate papers (BMC Archives)
Herb Gimbert, Jeff Young, John Meredith, Mrs Sprike and Mrs Parker perform in the Alan Scott folklore collection [sound recording]

Herb on whistle 1959 (BMC Archives)
Under the Coolibah tree, 1956 New Theatre Herb was in the cast of New Theatre's 1956 production of Under the Coolibah tree An Australian musical by Dick Diamond. The play is based on Australian traditional folk and contemporary music, and the history of the paddle steamers of the Murray and Darling waterways.

(Concert group, Singabout, 5(2), 1964)
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Alan Scott (1930 - 1995) - a member of The Bushwhackers and foundation member, made a Life Member at 1965 AGM.    The Bushwhackers by Alan Scott - 3-part article originally published in Mulga Wire December 1981, February & April 1981

Photograph by John Meredith, published in Real Folk (BMC Archives)

Photograph of Alan & Keith McKenry by John Meredith,
used for their 2nd CD, Time is a Tempest 

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Drawing done by Ron Edwards several days before Alan's death 

Gay & Alan Scott (Scott family archives)

Bill Scot's talk about his parents - NFF 2012
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Gay Scott (1930 - 2013) - Foundation member (Newsletter, May 1969, page.1), made a Life Member at 1965 AGM.

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Brian Loughlin (1925-1975) - a member of the Bushwhackers and foundation member, made a Life Member at 1965 AGM.



Shearers band, c.1958 (BMC Archives)

Brian Loughlin washing up after lunch at Camp Eureka, 1950s, Ron cut off at left. (Photo © Ron Nixon, Pam's nephew, used with permission)

Brian recording information about Aboriginal carvings for an article he & John Meredith wrote for Walkabout, in 1951. (Photo © Ron Nixon, used with permission)

Brian & Pam's daughter Jenny at 2017 National Folk Festival - Ann Maher, Jenny Loughlin, Chris Woodland, Sandra Nixon, Frank Maher   (photo Virginia Woodland)
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Pam Loughlin - foundation member, made a Life Member at 1965 AGM.

P019 - Jan Jones's 21st birthday, Merro, Jan, Pam & Brian Loughlin, Alan Scott, Gay Terry

Heathcote Dance Group and Bushwhackers. Back Row - unknown man, John Meredith, Jack Barrie, Brian Loughlin, Harry Kay?, Pam is in front of John Meredith (photo supplied by Jenny Loughlin) 

Pam in the 50s (Ron Nixon collection)

Vale Pam Loughlin,  Mulga Wire no.6, April 1978, p.7

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