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Vivian Hall Boston oral history for the Zora Neale Hurston Festival

Vivian Hall Boston oral history for the Zora Neale Hurston Festival

Date
1990-01-28
Description
One audio cassette. Recorded in her home, Boston talks about her life, community life in Eatonville, and Zora Neale Hurston. Nusz conducted several interviews for the first Zora Neale Hurston Festival held at the end of January of 1990.
Collection
Where the Palm Trees Shake at Night: Blues Music from the Florida Folklife Collection

Where the Palm Trees Shake at Night: Blues Music from the Florida Folklife Collection

Date
Description
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.

Alongside the down-home folk traditions of Emmett Murray, Richard Williams, and Moses Williams are performances of standard Blues by Albert "Buck" Thompson, Charles Atkins and Martin "Tampa Blue" Locklear. The Piedmont finger-picking style of North Carolina guitarist Etta Baker was captured at the Florida Folk Festival, as was the renowned Washington, D.C. duo Cephas and Wiggins' more modernized interpretation of Piedmont Blues.

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Liner Notes
The Blues has enjoyed a rich and varied tradition in Florida. Folklorists such as Zora Neale Hurston, Alan Lomax, and Stetson Kennedy documented Florida Blues from the late 1920s until the early 1940s. Blues musicians received widespread attention during the 1960s Blues and Folk music revival. In 1978, the North Florida Folklife Project began to reexamine and document performances by Blues musicians throughout the state.

The music presented on this CD was selected from hundreds of hours of Florida Folk Festival performances and field recordings spanning 25 years, from 1977-2002. Alongside the down-home folk traditions of Emmett Murray, Richard Williams, and Moses Williams are performances of standard Blues by Albert "Buck" Thompson, Charles Atkins, and Martin "Tampa Blue" Locklear. The Piedmont finger-picking style of North Carolina guitarist Etta Baker was captured at the Florida Folk Festival, as was the renowned Washington, D.C. duo, Cephas and Wiggins' more modernized interpretation of Piedmont Blues. Other performances from the Florida Folk Festival include renditions of classic Blues forms on piano with powerful and colorful vocal performances from Ida Goodson, Mary McClain, Marie Buggs, and Alex McBride. Florida Folk Heritage Award winner William "Washboard Bill" Cooke's unique combination of Blues, street performance, and folk art illustrates the musician's love for his home state. Songs by Roy Book Binder, Johnny Brown, Sammy Lee Williams, and Johnny Shines exhibit masterful talents with traditional Blues forms through their performances of original material.

With the work of folklorists and archivists, as well as the legacy of creation passed on to future generations by the artists themselves, Florida Blues music will remain to be treasured and enjoyed.

1. Palm Trees Shakin' in the Night - Roy Book Binder (3:40) (download)
Recorded: May 28, 1994 (Florida Folklife Program)
1994 Florida Folk Festival
White Springs, Florida
(S1576, D94-13)

2. Careless Love - Ida Goodson (2:47) (download)
Recorded: May 30, 1982 (Florida Folklife Program)
1982 Florida Folk Festival
White Springs, Florida
(S1576, T83-37)

3. Rollin' Stone - Albert "Buck" Thompson (2:10) (download)
Recorded: February 14, 1985 by Mary Anne McDonald (St. Johns River Survey)
Hastings, Florida
(S1714, reel 23)

4. Step Up a Little Bit Bigger - Sammy Lee Williams (1:35) (download)
Recorded: April 13, 1980 by Dwight DeVane
Florida Record Project: Drop On Down in Florida (Florida Folklife Program)
Pahokee, Florida
(S1576, T83-90)

5. Dog Days of August - Cephas and Wiggins (4:27) (download)
Recorded: May 25, 1991 by Sherry King (Florida Folklife Program)
1991 Florida Folk Festival
White Springs, Florida
(S1576, D91-8)

6. Apple Farm Blues - Moses Williams (2:54) (download)
Introduction recorded: May 29, 1982
Apple Farm Blues recorded: May 23, 1981 (Florida Folklife Program)
1981 and 1982 Florida Folk Festivals
White Springs, Florida
(S1576, T83-51 and T81-46)

7. Nobody Likes Mexico Like I Do - Johnny Brown (2:08) (download)
Recorded: May 10, 1978 by Brenda and Stephen McCallum (North Florida Folklife Project)
St. Petersburg, Florida
(S1576, T78-316)

8. St. Louis Blues - Mary McClain and Ida Goodson (5:59) (download)
Recorded: May 29, 1982 (Florida Folklife Program)
1982 Florida Folk Festival
White Springs, Florida
(S1576, T83-27)

9. M&O Blues - Martin "Tampa Blue" Locklear (5:29) (download)
Recorded: May 24, 2002 (Florida Park Service)
2002 Florida Folk Festival
White Springs, Florida
(S2034, CD02-42)

10. Crow Jane Blues - Etta Baker (3:23) (download)
Recorded: May 28, 1994 by Nancy Buchanan (Florida Folklife Program)
1994 Florida Folk Festival
White Springs, Florida
(S1576, D94-28)

11. Old Time Rounders - Emmett Murray (2:45) (download)
Recorded: March 9, 1980 by Dwight DeVane and Peggy A. Bulger
Florida Record Project: Drop On Down in Florida (Florida Folklife Program)
Pahokee, Florida
(S1576, T83-63)

12. Feelin' Fine Today - Marie Buggs and Isaac Hamilton (2:44) (download)
Recorded: May 24, 1986 (Florida Folklife Program)
1986 Florida Folk Festival
White Springs, Florida
(S1576, T86-117)

13. In the Evening When the Sun Goes Down - Alex McBride (3:43) (download)
Recorded: May 30, 1993 by Ben Stainer (Florida Folklife Program)
1993 Florida Folk Festival
White Springs, Florida
(S1576, D93-30)

14. Have to Pay the Cost - Johnny Shines (2:43) (download)
Recorded: April 16, 1977 (Florida Folklife Program)
1977 Portable Folk Festival
White Springs, Florida
(S1576, T77-277

15. Key to the Highway - Charles Atkins and the Blues Boys (3:44) (download)
Recorded: May 26, 1995 by Janet Stainer (Florida Folklife Program)
1995 Florida Folk Festival
White Springs, Florida
(S1576, D95-40)

16. Sunshine Florida - William "Washboard Bill" Cooke (1:59) (download)
Recorded: May 27, 1995 by Gerry Langevin (Florida Folklife Program)
1995 Florida Folk Festival
White Springs, Florida
(S1576, D95-24)

17. Unidentified - Richard Williams (4:16) (download)
Recorded: May 27, 1978 by Dwight DeVane and Brenda McCallum (North Florida Folklife Project)
Newberry, Florida
(S1576, T78-328)
Collection
Identifier Title Type Subject Thumbnail
FS99105View of a woman at the Zora Neale Hurston Festival of the Arts and Humanities in Eatonville, Florida.Ethnicity, African American
Ethnicity, African diaspora
Projects, Instate
Folklife and folklore projects
Practices
Rites--Florida--Orange County--Eatonville
Community rites--Florida--Orange County--Eatonville
Festivals, Events and Conferences
Domestic arts
Personal adornment
Material culture--Florida--Orange County--Eatonville
Recreation--Florida--Orange County--Eatonville
Manners and customs
Fashion
Clothing and dress
Ethnic costume
African Americans--Clothing
African American women--Florida--Orange County--Eatonville
Festivals--Florida--Orange County--Eatonville
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FA12338View of tents set up for the Zora Neale Hurston Festival of the Arts and Humanities - Eatonville, FloridaEthnicity, African American
Ethnicity, African diaspora
Secular festivals--Florida--Orange County--Eatonville
Belief and custom
Community rites--Florida--Orange County--Eatonville
Practices
Tents
Recreation--Florida--Orange County--Eatonville
Ethnic festivals--Florida--Orange County--Eatonville
Manners and customs
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FS99103View showing visitors near stage at the Zora Neale Hurston Festival of the Arts and Humanities in Eatonville, Florida.Stages (Performance spaces)
Folklife and folklore projects
Projects, Instate
Ethnicity, African diaspora
Ethnicity, African American
Practices
Rites--Florida--Orange County--Eatonville
Community rites--Florida--Orange County--Eatonville
Festivals, Events and Conferences
Recreation--Florida--Orange County--Eatonville
Festivals--Florida--Orange County--Eatonville
African Americans--Florida--Orange County--Eatonville
Manners and customs
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a_s1576_38_tape13Vivian Hall Boston oral history for the Zora Neale Hurston FestivalSoundField recordings
Interviews
African Americans
Oral histories
Oral narratives
Life histories
Community culture
Family history
Education
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FS99101West African artifacts on display at the Zora Neale Hurston Festival of the Arts and Humanities in Eatonville, Florida.Folklife and folklore projects
Projects, Instate
Practices
Rites--Florida--Orange County--Eatonville
Community rites--Florida--Orange County--Eatonville
Festivals, Events and Conferences
Decorative arts
Recreation--Florida--Orange County--Eatonville
Manners and customs
Festivals--Florida--Orange County--Eatonville
Material culture--Florida--Orange County--Eatonville
Arts, African
Ethnic art
Art, West African
Antiquities
Ethnic arts--West Africa
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FA123416West African music and dance being performed at the Zora Neale Hurston Festival of the Arts and Humanities - Eatonville, FloridaBelief and custom
Secular festivals--Florida--Orange County--Eatonville
Ethnicity, African diaspora
Ethnicity, African American
Arts (Performing)--Florida--Orange County--Eatonville
Dances
International dances
Entertainment
Community culture--Florida--Orange County--Eatonville
Musical traditions, African diaspora
Community rites--Florida--Orange County--Eatonville
Practices
African Americans--Music
Music--Performance
Performing arts
Dance--Africa
African American entertainers--Florida--Orange County--Eatonville
Dancers
Women dancers--Florida--Orange County--Eatonville
Manners and customs
Recreation--Florida--Orange County--Eatonville
Ethnic festivals--Florida--Orange County--Eatonville
Performances (Entertainment events)
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Where the Palm Trees Shake at Night: Blues Music from the Florida Folklife CollectionWhere the Palm Trees Shake at Night: Blues Music from the Florida Folklife CollectionSound/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/cd5.gif
FS99106Woman playing a West African talking drum at the Zora Neale Hurston Festival of the Arts and Humanities in Eatonville, Florida.Performing arts--Florida--Orange County--Eatonville
Arts (Performing)--Florida--Orange County--Eatonville
Drums
Festivals, Events and Conferences
Community rites--Florida--Orange County--Eatonville
Rites--Florida--Orange County--Eatonville
Practices
Ethnicity, African American
Ethnicity, African diaspora
Projects, Instate
Folklife and folklore projects
Music--Performance
Recreation--Florida--Orange County--Eatonville
Manners and customs
Festivals--Florida--Orange County--Eatonville
Women entertainers
Women musicians
Instrumentalists
Drummers (Musicians)
Ethnic arts
African American arts
Musical instruments--West Africa
Percussion instruments
Drum
African Americans--Florida--Orange County--Eatonville
African American women--Florida--Orange County--Eatonville
Percussionists
/fpc/folklife/FS99106.gif
Women's Contributions to Documenting Florida FolklifeWomen's Contributions to Documenting Florida FolklifeFolklorists
Ethnology
Folklore
Folklore -- Fieldwork
Florida Folklife Program
podcast
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N044714WPA Federal Writers Project photographer Robert Harrison CookDepressions--1929--United States
Public welfare
Public service employment
Portraits
New Deal, 1933-1939
Photographers
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