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Folk Singer/Storyteller Gamble Rogers Concert at Lake City Community College

Folk Singer/Storyteller Gamble Rogers Concert at Lake City Community College
Date
1977-02-14
Description
Two audio cassettes.
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Folk Singer/Storyteller Gamble Rogers Concert at Lake City Community College

Folk Singer/Storyteller Gamble Rogers Concert at Lake City Community College
Folklife Genre: Folk

Folklife Genre: Folk
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Comprising the largest category of music in the collection, folk is a mixture of traditional and revival folk music. Florida is proud of its folk music heritage, as well as native troubadours like Gamble Rogers, Will McLean, and Frank and Ann Thomas.
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Folklife Genre: Folk

Folklife Genre: Folk
Folklife People: Don Grooms

Folklife People: Don Grooms
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Born in 1930, Don Grooms was raised in Cherokee, North Carolina. He came from a family with Cherokee and Appalachian heritage. As a child, he played a cornstalk fiddle, a cigar-box banjo, and a $3 Silvertone guitar. At age 10, Grooms began playing for square dances and at 14 he belonged to a dance band that played pop tunes. Grooms became a professional journalist and moved to Florida to teach journalism at the University of Florida. While in Gainesville, Grooms was influenced by Will McLean, which motivated him to return to songwriting and playing guitar. He became a fixture at the Florida Folk Festival, where he performed on stage alongside Florida Folk Troubadours Gamble Rogers, Jim Billie and Will McLean. Grooms received the Florida Folk Heritage Award in 1996.
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Folklife People: Don Grooms

Folklife People: Don Grooms
Folklife People: Gamble Rogers

Folklife People: Gamble Rogers
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Gamble Rogers was a prolific "Florida troubadour" and ambassador of Florida singer-songwriters. During his 30-year career, he performed in thousands of concert engagements throughout the United States. Widely recognized as a guitar virtuoso, he also played a pivotal role in the re-emergence of the art of storytelling and inspired many other storytellers. A second generation Floridian, Rogers was born and raised in Winter Park and later made St. Augustine his home. He began playing ukulele at 10 or 11, but took up the guitar when he became fascinated with the music of Merle Travis. He made his first appearance at the Florida Folk Festival in 1959 and became a near-legendary figure, generally closing out the program on Sunday nights. Rogers lost his life trying to save a drowning swimmer off Flagler Beach, and was posthumously given a Kiwanis Award for Bravery and a Carnegie Award for heroism. The Gamble Rogers Memorial State Recreation Area at Flagler Beach is named in his honor, as is the Gamble Rogers Middle School in St. Augustine. Rogers received the Florida Folk Heritage Award in 1993.
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Folklife People: Gamble Rogers

Folklife People: Gamble Rogers
Folklife People: Will McLean

Folklife People: Will McLean
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Known as the Father of Florida Folk, Will McLean was one of our most prolific and influential songwriters. Born just outside of Chipley, Will spent his life traveling and writing songs inspired by his experiences in and love for the Sunshine State. He wrote his first song, "Away O’ee," at the age of six, and went on to compose over 3,000 more songs and stories before his death in 1990. His classic portrayals of Florida’s people and landscapes through songs such as "Hold Back the Waters," "Osceola’s Last Words," and "Florida Sand" are still sung today. In 1963 Will made his Florida Folk Festival debut, and performed many times throughout the ‘70s and ‘80s where Gamble Rogers, Paul Champion, Jim Ballew, Don Grooms and many others often accompanied McLean on stage. His legacy continues through the Will McLean Foundation as well as an annual folk festival bearing his name.
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Folklife People: Will McLean

Folklife People: Will McLean
Fourth of July celebration, 1981

Fourth of July celebration, 1981
Date
1981-07-04
Description
Six proof sheets with 118 images. P82-97 2-12 festival food booths and games; 13-18 "Jennie with the Light Brown Hair" singing; 19-26 public viewing Stephen Foster museum; 27-28 blank; 29-31 horse rides with Florida State Park ranger; 32-36 food booth; 37 Thelma Boltin speaking on main stage; P82-98 1-4 "Jennie with Light Brown Hair" singing; 5-13 wood chopping contests; 14-21 Orange Blossom Cloggers on main stage; P82-99 2-3 Frank and Ann Thomas signing; 4 FFP staff with singer Gamble Rogers; 5-10 children with Taffy the Clown; 11-13 ventriloquist performing; 14-20 string band trio; P82-100 1-2 Thelma Boltin speaking 3-6 string band trio 7-8 Civil War re-enactors 9-20 craft booths P82-101 1-20 children's games P82-102 2-13 craft booths 14-20 Stephen Foster Ensemble performing
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Fourth of July celebration, 1981

Fourth of July celebration, 1981
Frank and Ann Thomas performing at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

Frank and Ann Thomas performing at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)
Date
1991-05-26
Description
One reel to reel recording. Rogers served as emcee.
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Frank and Ann Thomas performing at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

Frank and Ann Thomas performing at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)
Friday afternoon performances at the 1965 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (reel 2)

Friday afternoon performances at the 1965 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (reel 2)
Date
1965-05-07
Description
One reel to reel recording. Boltin served as emcee. The second part of the reel consist of the Friday evening program.

 

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Friday afternoon performances at the 1965 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (reel 2)

Friday afternoon performances at the 1965 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (reel 2)
Friday evening performances at the 1966 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 2)

Friday evening performances at the 1966 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 2)
Date
1966-05-06
Description
One reel to reel recording. Boltin served as emcee. Finch was the 1966 Jeannie With Light Brown Hair. Banjoist Cox was from Grand Haven, Michigan.
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Friday evening performances at the 1966 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 2)

Friday evening performances at the 1966 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 2)
Friday evening performances at the 1978 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 4)

Friday evening performances at the 1978 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 4)
Date
1978-05-26
Description
One reel to reel recording. Boltin served as emcee. McLean also wrote the poem, My Soul is a Hawk. Dunscombe resided and Gainesville, and had played the saw for over 50 years by 1978. Rogers was from St. Augustine. His performance is continued on T80-5.
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Friday evening performances at the 1978 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 4)

Friday evening performances at the 1978 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 4)
Identifier Title Type Subject Thumbnail
a_s1576_01_c77-016Folk Singer/Storyteller Gamble Rogers Concert at Lake City Community CollegeSoundSinging
Music performance
Storytelling
Musicians
Guitarists
Guitar music
Concerts
Tales
Tall tales
Performing arts
Guitarist
Singers
Storytellers		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg
flg_folkFolklife Genre: FolkInteractive ResourceFiddle tunes
String band music
Country-dances (Music)
Banjo music
Banjo music (Bluegrass)		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/folklife_genre.png
flp_groomsFolklife People: Don GroomsInteractive ResourceFolk Music/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/folklife_people.png
flp_rogersFolklife People: Gamble RogersInteractive ResourceFolk Music/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/folklife_people.png
flp_mcleanFolklife People: Will McLeanInteractive ResourceFolk Music/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/folklife_people.png
Fourth of July celebration, 1981Fourth of July celebration, 1981Still ImageHolidays
Children
Holidays and festivals
Special events
Games
Music
Singing
Craft
Dance		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
a_s1576_t91-051Frank and Ann Thomas performing at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)SoundGuitarist
Folk festivals
Folklore revival festivals
Festivals
Special events
Performing arts
Music performance
Singing
Guitar music
String instruments
Folk singers
Musicians
Singers		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg
a_s1576_t77-150aFriday afternoon performances at the 1965 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (reel 2)SoundFestivals
Folk festivals
Folklore revival festivals
Special events
Performing arts
Music performance
Guitar music
Singing
Folk singers
Religious songs
Clog dancing
Clogging
Dance
Singers
Guitarist
Dancers
Musicians		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg
a_s1576_t77-160Friday evening performances at the 1966 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 2)SoundFestivals
Folk festivals
Folklore revival festivals
Special events
Performing arts
Music performance
Folk singers
Singing
Guitar music
Old time music
String bands
Stringband music
Banjo music
Singers
Guitarist
Bands (Music)
Banjoists
Musicians		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg
a_s1576_t80-004Friday evening performances at the 1978 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 4)SoundSingers
Guitarist
Storytellers
Festivals
Folk festivals
Folklore revival festivals
Special events
Performing arts
Singing
Guitar music
Folk singers
Musical saws
Saws, musical
Oral narratives
Storytelling
Musicians
Poets		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg