I'm sad to report Bob Nelson's passing on Feb. 25, 2024 (1937-2024). Bob was the dean of Pacific Northwest folk music. He co-founded the Pacific Northwest Folklore Society (pnwfolklore.org/wp) along with Walt Robinson, Don Firth, and others in Seattle in 1953. Bob, Don, and myself, revived the Society in 2007. Bob had an incredible knowledge of Pacific Northwest folk songs and folklore in addition to songs in general. He was a prolific contributor to Mudcat up until recent years. He loved to tell stories and reminisce about other folksingers he knew. In a way, this seems like the end of an era for us old folkies in the Pacific Northwest but I'm sure others will come along. Change is the only constant thing.
Stewart