| a_s1576_t88-024 | Jeanie Fitchen performing at the festival at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) | Sound | Guitarist
Festivals
Folk festivals
Folklore revival festivals
Special events
Music performance
Singing
Guitar music
Folk singers
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| a_s1576_t90-123 | Jeanie Fitchen, then the Swamprooters performing at the 1990 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) | Sound | Singers
Folk festivals
Folklore revival festivals
Festivals
Special events
Performing arts
Music performance
Musical groups
Folk singers
Old time music
String instruments
String bands
Bluegrass music
Bluegrass musicians
Bands (Music)
Musicians | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg |
Jeanie Fitchen, then the Swamprooters performing at the 1990 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)
- Date
- 1990-05-26
- Description
- One reel to reel recording. Walker served as emcee. The first part of Fitchen's performance was not recorded. She dedicated the performance to former FFF director Thelma Boltin. The Swamprooters, of Citra, consisted of White Markle (guitar/harmonica); Richard Bull (guitar); Michael Godwin (banjo); Walter Godwin (bass); and Buzz Sikley (fiddle).
- Collection
| a_s1576_t90-144b | Jeannie Fitchen performing at the 1990 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) | Sound | Singers
Guitarist
Composer
Folk festivals
Folklore revival festivals
Festivals
Special events
Performing arts
Music performance
Guitar music
String instruments
Folk singers
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Jeannie Fitchen performing at the 1990 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)
- Date
- 1990-05-27
- Description
- One reel to reel recording. Walker served as emcee. Often called the 'Queen of Florida Folk,' Fitchen debuted at the Florida Folk Festival at fifteen in 1966 as Eugenia Sisinni. Born in Orlando, Fitchen has played most of the festivals ever since, as well as many others including the Beers' Fox Hollow Festival. In 1999 she was nominated for a Grammy for her album, Roads. Fitchen told a story about each song.
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| a_s1576_t91-027b | Jeannie Fitchen performing at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage) | Sound | Guitarist
Folk festivals
Folklore revival festivals
Festivals
Special events
Performing arts
Music performance
Composers
Singing
Guitarists
Folk singers
Guitar music
Musicians
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Jeannie Fitchen performing at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)
- Date
- 1991-05-25
- Description
- Two reel to reel recordings. Hansen served as emcee. Often called the 'Queen of Florida Folk,' Fitchen debuted at the Florida Folk Festival at fifteen in 1966 as Eugenia Sisinni. Born in Orlando, Fitchen has played most of the festivals ever since, as well as many others including the Beers' Fox Hollow Festival. In 1999 she was nominated for a Grammy for her album, Roads.
- Collection
| a_s1576_t88-041b | Joe Mark & Michelle Moncrief-Lowe performance at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival Main Stage | Sound | Folk festivals
Florida Folk Festival
Music -- Performance
Gospel music
Religious songs | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg |
| a_s1576_t91-035 | John Cephas and Phil Wiggins performing blues music at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage) | Sound | Folk festivals
Folklore revival festivals
Festivals
Special events
Performing arts
Music performance
Musical ensembles
Harmonica music
Guitar music
Blues (Music)
Harmonica players
Singers
Blues singers
Musicians | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg |
| a_s1576_t88-041a | John Johnson & Lisa Martin performance at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival Main Stage | Sound | Folk festivals
Florida Folk Festival
Music -- Performance
Gospel music
Religious songs
Old time music
Fiddle tunes
Harps
Folk music | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg |
| a_s1576_t90-113a | L. V. Starling and her apprentices performing at the 1990 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) | Sound | Folk festivals
Folklore revival festivals
Festivals
Special events
Performing arts
Music performance
Apprentices
A capella singers
Singing
A capella singing
Gospel (Black)
Gospel songs
Gospel music
African Americans
Religious music
Religious songs
Singers | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg |
L. V. Starling and her apprentices performing at the 1990 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)
- Date
- 1990-05-25
- Description
- One reel to reel recording. Fitchen served as emcee. Whitherspoon-Hackley, Renolds, and Scott apprenticed under Starling to learn a caeplla gosepl signing in 1990 through the FFP Apprenticeship program. The Folk Arts Apprenticeship Program began in 1983 with a NEA grant of $22,000. The program provided an opportunity for master folk artists to share technical skills and cultural knowledge with apprentices in order to keep the tradition alive. Apprentices must have had some experience in the tradition and agreed to train for at least six months. The first project director was Blanton Owen, later replaced by folklorist Peter Roller. The program was continued each year through 2003.
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| a_s1576_t88-039b | Lynn Wadley and Jan Milner performing at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) | Sound | Singers
Guitarist
Festivals
Folk festivals
Folklore revival festivals
Special events
Music performance
African Americans
Singing
Guitar music
Autoharp music
Zither
Musicians | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg |
| More Music from the Florida Folklife Collection | More Music from the Florida Folklife Collection | Sound | | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/cd2.gif |
More Music from the Florida Folklife Collection
- Date
- Description
- This CD features selections from well-known artists such as Don Grooms, Etta Baker, Bill Monroe, Doc Watson, and Jean Ritchie.
Download the disc as a ZIP file containing 320kBps MP3s.
Contact the State Archives of Florida to request a complimentary CD.
Liner Notes
1. Give A Poor Dog A Bone - Mary Smith McLain (download)
With Willie James and friends.
Recorded: May 28, 1993 (Florida Folklife Program)
1993 Florida Folk Festival
White Springs, Florida
(S 1576, tape D93-6)
2. Somewhere to Lay My Head - Williams Singers (download)
Recorded: May 27, 1988 (Florida Folklife Program)
1988 Florida Folk Festival
White Springs, Florida
(S 1576, reel T88-16)
3. I Believe - Don Grooms (download)
Recorded: May 28, 1995 by Nancy Buchanan (Florida Folklife Program)
1995 Florida Folk Festival
White Springs, Florida
(S 1576, tape D95-36)
4. Butter Beans - Thelma Boltin and Tom Walton (download)
Recorded: May 24, 1985 (Florida Folklife Program)
1985 Florida Folk Festival
White Springs, Florida
(S 1576, reel T85-1)
5. Lotus - Ann Yao (download)
Recorded: May 22, 1992 (Florida Folklife Program)
1992 Florida Folk Festival
White Springs, Florida
(S 1576, reel T92-7)
6. Cuckoo Bird - Doc Watson and Merle Watson (download)
Recorded: April 30, 1977 (Florida Folklife Program)
Performance at the Stephen Foster Center
White Springs, Florida
(S 1576, reel T77-281)
7. One Dime Blues - Etta Baker (download)
Recorded: May 28, 1994 (Florida Folklife Program)
1994 Florida Folk Festival
White Springs, Florida
(S 1576, tape D94-28)
8. Vietnamese Folk Song - Pham Duy (download)
Recorded: May 6, 1966 (Stephen Foster Center)
1966 Florida Folk Festival
White Springs, Florida
(S 1576, reel T77-158)
9. The Water is Wide - The Beers Family (download)
Recorded: May 4, 1963 (Stephen Foster Center)
1963 Annual Florida Folk Festival
White Springs, Florida
(S 1576, reel T77-143)
10.Kimballs' Rachael - Amy Cox with apprentice Bob Murphy (download)
Her father, Gerry Cox, accompanied on guitar.
Recorded: May 24, 1991 (Florida Folklife Program)
1991 Florida Folk Festival
White Springs, Florida
(S 1576, reel T91-14)
11. We Are Going to Paint the Town - The Stanley Brothers (download)
Recorded: 1985 from c.1958 radio transcription recording (Florida Folklife Program)
Performance on the Suwannee River Jamboree radio program, WNER
Live Oak, Florida
(S 1576, reel T85-66)
12. Kind Hearted Woman - Johnny Shines (download)
Recorded: April 16, 1977 (Florida Folklife Program)
Portable Folk Festival
White Springs, Florida
(S 1576, reel T77-277)
13. Cruel Mother - Jeanie Fitchen (download)
Recorded: May 22, 1992 (Florida Folklife Program)
1992 Florida Folk Festival
White Springs, Florida
(S 1576, reel T92-67)
14. Back in the Saddle Again - Jim Bob Tinsley (download)
Recorded: March 9, 1984 by Nancy Nusz (Florida Folklife Program)
Performance at the Ocala Public Library
Library Folklife Program
Ocala, Florida
(S 1576, tape C84-10)
15. Wellington's Reel - James Kelly (download)
With George Phillips on guitar.
Recorded: May 22, 1992 (Florida Folklife Program)
1992 Florida Folk Festival
White Springs, Florida
(S 1576, reel T92-67)
16. Nottamun Town - Jean Ritchie (download)
Recorded: 1976 (Florida Folklife Program)
Performance at the Stephen Foster Center
White Springs, Florida
(S 1576, reel T77-262)
17. I Prayed Until I Found the Lord - Richard Williams, Lillie Williams, & Ella Mae Wilson (download)
Recorded: March 16, 1980 by Dwight Devane (Florida Folklife Program)
Performance at Richard William's home
Florida Record Project
Newberry, Florida
(S1576, reel T83-65)
18. Wayfaring Stranger - Bill Monroe and His Bluegrass Boys (download)
Recorded: May 29, 1993 (Florida Folklife Program)
Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)
White Springs, Florida
(S 1576, tape D93-25)
- Collection
Listen: The Folk Program
