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2nd Annual Florida Folk Festival Schedule, 1954

Date: 1954-05-06
Description: Schedule for the 2nd Annual Florida Folk Festival held May 6-9, 1954, in White Springs.
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2nd Annual Florida Folk Festival Schedule, 1954

Antjuan Edwards interview for the Sacred Steel Guitar Recording Project

Date: 1995-07-12
Description: One audiocassette recording. Recorded at the Ocala House of God Church #2. At the time, Edwards was a sophomore at Vanguard High School. He discussed playing and learning the sacred steel guitar. There is a significant amount of background noise, but the interview is still audible.
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Antjuan Edwards interview for the Sacred Steel Guitar Recording Project

Aubrey Ghent and Henry Nelson interview for the Sacred Steel Guitar Recording Project

Date: 1993-11-26
Description: Four audio cassette recordings. Recorded at Nelson's sister's house (Mary Linzy) in Ocala. Ghent and Nelson discuss the origins of the Sacred Steel tradition, early influences (e.g. Troman and Willie Eason), the House of God tradition, and playing styles. The Sacred Steel Guitar Recording Project originated in 1992 when Florida Folklife Program folklorist Robert Stone discovered that several predominantly African American House of God churches (a sub-sect of the Pentecostal church) in the St. Petersburg area were using steel guitars in their religious services. The practice began by Willie and Troman Eason in the 1930s, and expanded upon by players such as Henry Nelson and Lorenzo Harrison. Realizing that this was a unique musical tradition, labeled Sacred Steel, the Florida Folklife Program to applied for a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts to conduct fieldwork and create a music album for public dispersal. The aim of the project was to increase public awareness of the gospel steel guitar tradition, as well as document it for future generations. Matched with state funds, the grant period originally ran from October 1993 through October 1994, but was extended for another year. In that time Stone, along with sound engineers William Dudley and Mike Stapleton, interviewed and recorded several steel guitarists in the St. Petersburg area. An album entitled Sacred Steel was released in 1995. It was then re-released through an agreement with Arhoolie Records in 1997.
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Aubrey Ghent and Henry Nelson interview for the Sacred Steel Guitar Recording Project

Aubrey Ghent and his father Henry Nelson performing sacred steel music at various events

Date: 1993-11-26
Description: One audio cassette recording. (Duplicate can be found on tape 5.) The first half of the tape was recorded at a House of God "Family and Friends Day Celebration" in Daytona Beach on 5 September 1993. The second half was recorded at the Ocala House of God Church #2 on 26 November 1993, and the then at the 1994 Florida Folk Festival on May 24 1994 (for entire festival performance, see D94-20 in S 1576.) On the second half, the vocals are weak. The Sacred Steel Guitar Recording Project originated in 1992 when Florida Folklife Program folklorist Robert Stone discovered that several predominantly African American House of God churches (a sub-sect of the Pentecostal church) in the St. Petersburg area were using steel guitars in their religious services. The practice began by Willie and Troman Eason in the 1930s, and expanded upon by players such as Henry Nelson and Lorenzo Harrison. Realizing that this was a unique musical tradition, labeled Sacred Steel, the Florida Folklife Program to applied for a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts to conduct fieldwork and create a music album for public dispersal. The aim of the project was to increase public awareness of the gospel steel guitar tradition, as well as document it for future generations. Matched with state funds, the grant period originally ran from October 1993 through October 1994, but was extended for another year. In that time Stone, along with sound engineers William Dudley and Mike Stapleton, interviewed and recorded several steel guitarists in the St. Petersburg area. An album entitled Sacred Steel was released in 1995. It was then re-released through an agreement with Arhoolie Records in 1997.
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Aubrey Ghent and his father Henry Nelson performing sacred steel music at various events

Aubrey Ghent performing Father in Jesus Name

Date: 1993-09-05
Description: One audio cassette recording. For more of these two, see tape 3. The Sacred Steel Guitar Recording Project originated in 1992 when Florida Folklife Program folklorist Robert Stone discovered that several predominantly African American House of God churches (a sub-sect of the Pentecostal church) in the St. Petersburg area were using steel guitars in their religious services. The practice began by Willie and Troman Eason in the 1930s, and expanded upon by players such as Henry Nelson and Lorenzo Harrison. Realizing that this was a unique musical tradition, labeled Sacred Steel, the Florida Folklife Program to applied for a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts to conduct fieldwork and create a music album for public dispersal. The aim of the project was to increase public awareness of the gospel steel guitar tradition, as well as document it for future generations. Matched with state funds, the grant period originally ran from October 1993 through October 1994, but was extended for another year. In that time Stone, along with sound engineers William Dudley and Mike Stapleton, interviewed and recorded several steel guitarists in the St. Petersburg area. An album entitled Sacred Steel was released in 1995. It was then re-released through an agreement with Arhoolie Records in 1997.
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Aubrey Ghent performing Father in Jesus Name

Aubrey Ghent playing his steel guitar - Fort Pierce, Florida

Date: 1993 (circa)
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Aubrey Ghent playing his steel guitar - Fort Pierce, Florida

Chris Brinson plays a slide guitar - Leesburg, Florida.

Date: 2003
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Chris Brinson plays a slide guitar - Leesburg, Florida.

Date: 2003
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Chris Brinson plays a slide guitar - Leesburg, Florida.

Date: 2003
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Chris Brinson plays a slide guitar - Leesburg, Florida.

Date: 2003
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Chris Brinson plays a slide guitar - Leesburg, Florida.

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s1619_b001_f02_1954_02	2nd Annual Florida Folk Festival Schedule, 1954	Text	Folk Festivals--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs Festivals, Events and Conferences Festivals--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/collections/broadsides/thumbnails/s1619_b001_f02_1954_02.jpg
a_s2044_02_tape16	Antjuan Edwards interview for the Sacred Steel Guitar Recording Project	Sound	Field recordings Steel guitars Guitar music African Americans Religious songs Religious music Gospel songs Oral histories Interviews Religion	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg
a_s2044_02_tape12	Aubrey Ghent and Henry Nelson interview for the Sacred Steel Guitar Recording Project	Sound	Guitarist Singers Fieldwork Steel guitars Guitar music Performing arts Guitarists Music performance African Americans Religious songs Religious music Gospel songs Gospel musicians Gospel (Black) Personal experience narratives Interviews Oral histories Life histories Oral history Protestants Christianity Churches Religion Musicians	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg
a_s2044_02_tape03	Aubrey Ghent and his father Henry Nelson performing sacred steel music at various events	Sound	Guitarist Singers Fieldwork Steel guitars Guitar music Performing arts Guitarists Music performance African Americans Religious songs Religious music Gospel songs Gospel musicians Gospel (Black) Festivals Folk festivals Special events Church attendance Church services Protestants Christianity Churches Religion Musicians	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg
a_s2044_02_tape09	Aubrey Ghent performing Father in Jesus Name	Sound	Fieldwork Steel guitars Guitar music Performing arts Guitarists Music performance African Americans Religious songs Religious music Gospel songs Gospel musicians Gospel (Black) Bands (Music) Musical groups Churches Religion Christianity Protestants Guitarist Singers Musicians	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg
FA2321	Aubrey Ghent playing his steel guitar - Fort Pierce, Florida		Gospel music African Americans--Music Gospel (Black) Religious music Musical traditions, Sacred Ethnicity, African American Ethnicity, African diaspora Popular music Songs Electric guitar music Musical instruments Stringed instruments Guitar Electronic musical instruments African American guitarists Instrumentalists Gospel musicians African American entertainers--Florida--Saint Lucie County--Fort Pierce African American musicians--Florida--Saint Lucie County--Fort Pierce African American men--Florida--Saint Lucie County--Fort Pierce Electric guitar	/fpc/folklife/fa2321.gif
FS65323	Chris Brinson plays a slide guitar - Leesburg, Florida.		Folklife and folklore projects Projects, instate Arts (Performing)--Florida--Leesburg Guitar Bottleneck (Guitar playing) Performing arts--Florida--Leesburg Music--Performance Musical instruments Musicians--Florida--Leesburg Entertainers--Florida--Leesburg	/fpc/folklife/fs65323.gif
FS65330	Chris Brinson plays a slide guitar - Leesburg, Florida.		Folklife and folklore projects Projects, instate Arts (Performing)--Florida--Leesburg Guitar Bottleneck (Guitar playing) Performing arts--Florida--Leesburg Music--Performance Musical instruments Musicians--Florida--Leesburg Entertainers--Florida--Leesburg	/fpc/folklife/fs65330.gif
FS65319A	Chris Brinson plays a slide guitar - Leesburg, Florida.		Folklife and folklore projects Projects, instate Arts (Performing)--Florida--Leesburg Guitar Bottleneck (Guitar playing) Performing arts--Florida--Leesburg Music--Performance Musical instruments Musicians--Florida--Leesburg Entertainers--Florida--Leesburg	/fpc/folklife/fs65319a.gif
FS6538	Chris Brinson plays a slide guitar - Leesburg, Florida.		Folklife and folklore projects Projects, instate Arts (Performing)--Florida--Leesburg Performing arts--Florida--Leesburg Music--Performance Musical instruments Entertainers--Florida--Leesburg Musicians--Florida--Leesburg	/fpc/folklife/fs6538.gif

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2nd Annual Florida Folk Festival Schedule, 1954

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Antjuan Edwards interview for the Sacred Steel Guitar Recording Project

Antjuan Edwards interview for the Sacred Steel Guitar Recording Project

Aubrey Ghent and Henry Nelson interview for the Sacred Steel Guitar Recording Project

Aubrey Ghent and Henry Nelson interview for the Sacred Steel Guitar Recording Project

Aubrey Ghent and his father Henry Nelson performing sacred steel music at various events

Aubrey Ghent and his father Henry Nelson performing sacred steel music at various events

Aubrey Ghent performing Father in Jesus Name

Aubrey Ghent performing Father in Jesus Name

Aubrey Ghent playing his steel guitar - Fort Pierce, Florida

Aubrey Ghent playing his steel guitar - Fort Pierce, Florida

Chris Brinson plays a slide guitar - Leesburg, Florida.

Chris Brinson plays a slide guitar - Leesburg, Florida.

Chris Brinson plays a slide guitar - Leesburg, Florida.

Chris Brinson plays a slide guitar - Leesburg, Florida.

Chris Brinson plays a slide guitar - Leesburg, Florida.

Chris Brinson plays a slide guitar - Leesburg, Florida.

Chris Brinson plays a slide guitar - Leesburg, Florida.

Chris Brinson plays a slide guitar - Leesburg, Florida.

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2nd Annual Florida Folk Festival Schedule, 1954

2nd Annual Florida Folk Festival Schedule, 1954

Antjuan Edwards interview for the Sacred Steel Guitar Recording Project

Antjuan Edwards interview for the Sacred Steel Guitar Recording Project

Aubrey Ghent and Henry Nelson interview for the Sacred Steel Guitar Recording Project

Aubrey Ghent and Henry Nelson interview for the Sacred Steel Guitar Recording Project

Aubrey Ghent and his father Henry Nelson performing sacred steel music at various events

Aubrey Ghent and his father Henry Nelson performing sacred steel music at various events

Aubrey Ghent performing Father in Jesus Name

Aubrey Ghent performing Father in Jesus Name

Aubrey Ghent playing his steel guitar - Fort Pierce, Florida

Aubrey Ghent playing his steel guitar - Fort Pierce, Florida

Chris Brinson plays a slide guitar - Leesburg, Florida.

Chris Brinson plays a slide guitar - Leesburg, Florida.

Chris Brinson plays a slide guitar - Leesburg, Florida.

Chris Brinson plays a slide guitar - Leesburg, Florida.

Chris Brinson plays a slide guitar - Leesburg, Florida.

Chris Brinson plays a slide guitar - Leesburg, Florida.

Chris Brinson plays a slide guitar - Leesburg, Florida.

Chris Brinson plays a slide guitar - Leesburg, Florida.