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Saturday performances at the 1987 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 6)
Subject
Festivals
Folk festivals
Folklore revival festivals
Special events
Music performance
Singing
Old time music
String bands
Stringband music
Storytelling
Tales
Oral narratives
Oral performance
Singers
Musicians
Bluegrass musicians
Bands (Music)
Storytellers
Description
One reel to reel recording. Dudley and Boltin served as emcees. The first part of the performance by new Fangled String Band can be found on T87-25. The rest of the performance by New Sand Mountain Wildcats can be found on T87-27 and T87-28.
Source
State Archives of Florida, Series S1576
Date
1987-05-23
Contributor
Florida Folklife Program
Stephen Foster Folk Culture Center State Park
Florida Folk Festival
Format
sound recordings
audiotape reels
Type
Sound
Identifier
a_s1576_t87-026
Series
S1576
Item ID
T87-26
Event Name
Florida Folk Festival
Florida Folk Festival (White Springs, Fla. : 1987)
Collector or Fieldworker
Florida Folklife Program
Tradition Bearer
New Fangled String Band
Smith, "Frog" (Ernest Archer), 1896-1993
New Sand Mountain Wildcats
Dudley, Bill
Boltin, "Cousin" Thelma Ann, 1904-1992
Title of Work
Georgia Railroad (New Fangled String Band)
Boatman Dance
Barefoot Mailman story (Frog Smith)
Bone Mizell story
Moonshiner story
Oh Babe It Ain't No Lie (New Sand Mountain Wildcats)