I came home to an email from another friend, & won't ring Pat as she is surrounded by friends & family.   

Bob has been in a Nursing home for several years & while the news was expected it's still a bit of a shock.

Bob Bolton is the 2017 recipient of the National Folk Festival’s Lifetime Achievement Award. This was the last folk festival he attended after attending every National (& many others) since mid 1970.

There are 99 articles about the Bob Bolton collection on the Bush Music Club blog & if you want to look at them type Bob Bolton collection site:blog.bushmusic.org.au into your favourite search engine. There are also 6 articles about "Bob Bolton"

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