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Saturday morning performances at the 1978 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 5)
Subject
Singers
Dancers
Bands (Music)
Guitarist
Festivals
Folk festivals
Folklore revival festivals
Special events
Performing arts
Singing
Shells
Old time music
Storytelling
Autoharp music
Dance music
Guitar music
Animal tales
Trickster tales
Musicians
Description
One reel to reel recording. Boltin served as emcee. Bouwhuizen was a teacher in Tampa. Weed, of Key West, played the conch shell. McGhee, of Lake City, played the autoharp (chorded zither). The New Sand Mountain Wildcats consisted of Rob Levine, Ernie Williams, Darelyn Caudill, Bill Dudley, Jim Strickland, and Shelli Yaeger. This was the first festival.
Source
State Archives of Florida, Series S1576
Date
1978-05-27
Contributor
Florida Folklife Program
Stephen Foster Center
Florida Folk Festival
Format
sound recordings
audiotape reels
Type
Sound
Identifier
a_s1576_t80-009
Series
S1576
Item ID
T80-9
Event Name
Florida Folk Festival
Florida Folk Festival (White Springs, Fla. : 1978)
Collector or Fieldworker
Florida Folklife Program
Tradition Bearer
Bouwhuizen, Betsy Wiggins
Weed, Thurlow
McGhee, Bob
Tarpon Springs Greek Dancers
New Sand Mountain Wildcats
Boltin, "Cousin" Thelma Ann, 1904-1992
Title of Work
I Got Sand in My Shoes (Betsy Bouwhuizen)
Away O-ee
Does Your Chewing Gum Lose its Flavor on the Bedpost Over Night