a_s1576_t79-007 | Recordings of the 1979 4th of July Celebrations | Sound | Festivals Fourth of July Holidays and festivals Special events Music performance Singing Autoharp music Country music Stringband music Guitar music Folk singers Choirs (music) Oral narratives Old time music Gospel (Black) Religious music Storytelling Bluegrass music Musicians Bands (Music) Singers Storytellers Bluegrass musicians | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg |
a_s1576_37_tape01 | Recordings of the Folk Show | Sound | Folk singers Public radio Radio Radio programs Interviews Music performance Music business Concerts Blues (Music) Guitar music Composers Bluegrass music Singers Musicians Guitarist Blues singers Bands (Music) Bluegrass musicians | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg |
Recordings of the Folk Show
- Date
- 1987-08-02
- Description
- 20 audio cassettes. NOTE: Due to copyright issues, duplications will not be made. Patrons may only listen to recordings in the research room. The Folk Show was a weekly radio show broadcast between August 1987 through January 1988, and was hosted by Butterfield. The show featured an eclectic mix of primarily Florida folk music, including commercial recordings, live recordings, interviews, and folk-related announcements.
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a_s1664_07_tape36 | Remembering Old Friends: A Folklife Sampler (1978-1987) and associated recordings | Sound | Sound recordings Bluegrass music Old time music Choir singing Choirs (music) Storytelling Ethnicity, Seminole Seminole Indians Native Americans Gospel (Black) Gospel music Religious songs Folk singers Guitar music Guitarists Narratives Occupational folklore Animal sounds Birdsongs Fiddle music Arts, Irish Irish Americans Songs, Irish Blues (Music) Singers Bands (Music) Musicians Guitarist Jazz musicians Bluegrass musicians Blues singers Choruses Storytellers | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg |
Remembering Old Friends: A Folklife Sampler (1978-1987) and associated recordings
- Date
- 1992
- Description
- Seven audio cassettes; seven DAT tapes. This was a two-part recording released by the Florida Folklife Program [as a sequel to the 25th Anniversary of the Florida Folk Festival album] to honor the 40th Anniversary of the Florida Folk Festival. The finished album can be found on tapes 47 and 48 (on cassette) and tapes 36 and 37 (on DAT). The other tapes are various recordings of the Folk Festival from which the album's selection was made. The first 25th Anniversary album - covering the years 1953 through 1980-- can be found in S 1576, reel T83-135.
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a_s1576_t79-018 | Saturday performances at the 1975 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 3) | Sound | Festivals Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Special events Performing arts Singing Dance music Folk singers Old time music Oral performance Gospel music Animal sounds Storytelling Banjo music Ballads Spiritual music Choir singing Gospel (Black) Spirituals (Songs) Harmonica music Violin music Folk songs, French French Americans Songs, French Singers Guitarist Harmonica players Violinists Musicians | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg |
Saturday performances at the 1975 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 3)
- Date
- 1975-08-30
- Description
- One reel to reel recording. Dan Smith was a harmonica player from White Plains, NY. Dobbs was from Palatka. McKinney played the violin. The Hallmans were from Greenville, S.C. The Dirt Kickers were a string band from Tallahassee. Dinella and Myers were singer-guitarists from Tampa. Moore was from Green Cove Springs. Hancock was a dulcimer player from Suffolk, Virginia. Joe mark was from Chapel Hill, NC. The LeFevres were from Knoxville, and consisted of Richard, Shirley, Corey, Amy, and Geoffrey. Will McLean (the Black Hat Troubadour) was a singer-songwriter-guitarist from Orlando. Betty Smith was a dulcimer player from Marietta, Georgia. Jones and Quimby sang African American spirituals -- from Brunswick, Georgia, they would later be known as the Georgia Sea Island Singers. Huber was also from Knoxville, Tennessee. Listed in the program as Eugenia Sisinni Jones, the singer-guitarist was later known as Jeanie Fitchen. The Abundant life Singers were from Clearwater, and Malkine was from New York.
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a_s1576_t83-029 | Saturday performances at the 1982 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 9) | Sound | Festivals Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Special events Performing arts Bluegrass music Old time music Stringband music String bands Guitar music Blues (Music) Diddly bow Folklorists Folk singers Storytelling Oral narratives Tales Singing Dance music Singers Musicians Dancers Bands (Music) Guitarist Bluegrass musicians Blues singers Storytellers | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg |
Saturday performances at the 1982 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 9)
- Date
- 1982-05-29
- Description
- One reel to reel recording. Boltin served as the emcee. Folklorist Devane introduced Williams, who played the diddly bow. Moses Williams was originally from Mississippi. He moved to Florida in the 1950s. He played the diddly bow, a one-string homemade musical instrument, also called a "yakkedy board."
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a_s1576_44_d95-009 | Saturday performances at the 1995 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage) (Tape 4) | Sound | Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Festivals Special events Performing arts Music performance Singing Bluegrass music Stringband music Old time music Guitar music Country music Folk singers Secretaries of State (State governments) Awards Speeches, addresses, etc. Florida. Dept. of State (1995-1999 : Mortham) Cabinet officers Public officials Singers Musicians Guitarist Secretary of State Blues singers Public officer Needleworkers Boatbuilders Bands (Music) | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg |
Saturday performances at the 1995 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage) (Tape 4)
- Date
- 1995-05-27
- Description
- One digital audio tape(DAT). Rozar served as emcee. Steel guitarist Eason, needleworker Horvath, and sfiff boat builder Simmons were awarded the 1995 Florida Folk Heritage Awards. Diddley, Tucker, and Mortham made speeches. Based on recommendations from the Florida Folklife Council, the Secretary of State confers Florida Folk Heritage Awards annually. The awards are given to outstanding folk artists and folk culture advocates who have made long-standing contributions to the folk cultural resources of the state. Established in 1985, the program parallels the National Heritage Fellowships.
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a_s1576_76_d96-013 | Saturday performances at the 1996 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Tape 5) | Sound | Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Festivals Special events Performing arts Music performance Singing Folk singers String bands Stringband music Old time music Speeches, addresses, etc. Gospel (Black) Gospel music African Americans A capella singers A capella singing Religious songs Tributes Florida. Dept. of State (1995-1999 : Mortham) Secretaries of State (State governments) Public officers Cabinet officers Singers Guitarist Secretary of State Musicians Public officer Blues singers Folklorists | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg |
Saturday performances at the 1996 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Tape 5)
- Date
- 1996-05-25
- Description
- One digital audio tape (DAT). Williams served as emcee. The first three songs the Versiteers played (not listed here) were not recorded due to equipment failure. Mortham was Secretary of State at the time; the Florida Folklife Program and festival fell under her jurisdiction. She officially recognized McLean as a Florida Artist. This was followed by a McLean tribute, including stories and performances by Southwind, Fitchen, Frank & Ann Thomas, Kennedy, Todd, and Williams. Singer-songwriter Will McLean was often called the 'Father of Florida Folk.' The Black Hat Troubadour, a nickname for the hat he usually wore, authored over 3500 songs, and was a national figure on the folk music scene. A fifth generation Floridian, he died in 1990, the year after he won the Florida Folk Heritage award. Grooms played with Dennis Devine (guitar), Waye Martin (fiddle), Dan Peterson (bass) among others.
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a_s1576_77_d97-033 | Saturday performances at the 1997 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Tape 4) | Sound | Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Festivals Special events Performing arts Music performance Singing Stringband music Old time music String bands Bluegrass music Steel guitars African Americans Gospel musicians Gospel (Black) Gospel music Cabinet officers Florida. Dept. of State (1995-1999 : Mortham) Secretaries of State (State governments) Singers Musicians Fiddlers Guitarist Public officer Secretary of State Bands (Music) | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg |
Six photo albums of Saturday performances at the 1993 Florida Folk Festival | Six photo albums of Saturday performances at the 1993 Florida Folk Festival | Still Image | Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Performing arts Performers Folklife Demonstrations Music Awards Entertainers Bluegrass music String instruments Stringband music Old time music Mandolin music Pianists Fiddlers Mandolins Fiddles Fiddling Folk singers Singing Competitions Musicians Bands (Music) Guitarist Singers Bluegrass musicians Blues singers Folklorists | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Six photo albums of Saturday performances at the 1993 Florida Folk Festival
- Date
- 1993-05-29
- Description
- "272 photographic prints in six small photo albums, labeled 1 through 6. No index for images. Album #1 [Old Marble Stage]: *Bill Monroe and His Bluegrass Boys (Dana Cupp - banjo; Robert Bowlin fiddle; Clarence "Tater" Tate - bass; Tom Ewing - guitar) *Florida Folk Heritage Awards (Ormond Loomis, Frank & Ann Thomas, Bobby Johns, Willie Jones, Nancy Rogers) Album #2 [Old Marble & Main Stage]: *Bill Monroe and His Bluegrass Boys (Dana Cupp - banjo; Robert Bowlin fiddle; Clarence "Tater" Tate - bass; Tom Ewing - guitar) Album #3: *Bill Monroe and His Bluegrass Boys (Dana Cupp - banjo; Robert Bowlin fiddle; Clarence "Tater" Tate - bass; Tom Ewing - guitar) performing on Old Marble Stage *Bill Monroe with crowd (including Mary McClain) *Seminole Family Camp *Tom Walton *Mary McClain & Willie James performing on Old Marble Stage *Florida Fiddlers Competition Album #4 *Fiddler Dick Seaman & guitarist Jack Piccalo on Main Stage *Bill Monroe and His Bluegrass Boys (Dana Cupp - banjo; Robert Bowlin fiddle; Clarence "Tater" Tate - bass; Tom Ewing - guitar) performing on Main Stage and Old Marble Stage Album #5 *Mary McClain & Willie James performing on Old Marble Stage *Bill Monroe and His Bluegrass Boys (Dana Cupp - banjo; Robert Bowlin fiddle; Clarence "Tater" Tate - bass; Tom Ewing - guitar) performing on Main Stage, (with the sign language interpreter in some images) *Craft demonstrations *Unidentified string band rehearsing *Tom Walton *Bill Monroe with fans (Including Liz Pennock) *Pierce Pettis on Old Marble Stage *Florida Fiddlers Competition Album #6: *Jack Piccalo rehearsing in campground *Unidentified string band on Main Stage *Frank & Ann Thomas, and other performers on Gazebo Stage *Visitors to the Florida Folk Festival *Will McLean Foundation booth"
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