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Tell the Truth! features blues and gospel music by guitarist Richard Williams and his family. Recorded in Alachua County in the late 1970s and early 1980s, this music provides a unique look into Florida's rural blues traditions.

The music presented on Where the Palm Trees Shake at Night was selected from hundreds of hours of Florida Folk Festival performances and field recordings spanning 25 years, from 1977-2002.

Old-time string band and bluegrass music have deep roots in Florida. The selections on this playlist are from groups that range from amateurs to seasoned professionals—even the "Father of bluegrass music" himself, Bill Monroe.

This playlist highlights Florida's African-American religious music traditions. The collection features both nationally recognized acts and previously unknown local artists, including the Dixie Hummingbirds, the Georgia Sea Island Singers, the Versiteers, and the Amigo Male Singers.

This playlistfeatures selections from well-known artists such as Don Grooms, Etta Baker, Bill Monroe, Doc Watson, and Jean Ritchie.

From "Shove It Over," a WPA recording of a work song performed by Zora Neale Hurston, to "Orange Blossom Special," performed by Gamble Rogers and Will McLean, this playlistspans fifty years of Florida folk music.

The 20 tracks compiled on this playlist of Latin American music capture the rich diversity of Caribbean, Mexican, and South and Central American musical cultures documented in the Florida Folklife Collection at the State Archives.

This selection of 22 tracks from the Florida Folklife Collection at the State Archives spans nearly 70 years and represents only a sampling of the material available about railroads in the archives.

This 21 track compilation represents the complete recorded performances of Hurston held by the State Archives of Florida.