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Sunday afternoon performances at the 1978 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 2)
Subject
Singers
Guitarist
Festivals
Folk festivals
Folklore revival festivals
Special events
Performing arts
Singing
Religious music
Oral narratives
Shells
Demonstrations
Guitar music
Folk singers
Religious songs
Gospel songs
Musicians
Description
One reel to reel recording. Boltin served as emcee. Patterson was from St. Augustine. Williams was a street musician from Tallahassee. Weed, of Key West, played the conch shell.
Source
State Archives of Florida, Series S1576
Date
1978-05-28
Contributor
Florida Folklife Program
Stephen Foster Center
Florida Folk Festival
Format
sound recordings
audiotape reels
Type
Sound
Identifier
a_s1576_t80-021
Series
S1576
Item ID
T80-21
Event Name
Florida Folk Festival
Florida Folk Festival (White Springs, Fla. : 1978)
Collector or Fieldworker
Florida Folklife Program
Tradition Bearer
Patterson, Bob (Robert D.), 1941-
Williams, N. L., 1909-1981
Weed, Thurlow
Boltin, "Cousin" Thelma Ann, 1904-1992
Title of Work
Windigo (Bob Patterson)
Highway 73
Country Picking
Carolina, Carolina
Silver Threads and Golden Needles
All My Help Comes From the Lord (Rev. N. L. Williams)
Lord I Need You
Old Ship of Zion
History of Conch Playing & demonstrations (Thurlow Weed)
History of Conch Playing & demonstrations (Thurlow Weed). 1978-05-28. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. <https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/239064>, accessed 3 January 2025.