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Sunday evening performances at the 1978 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 3)
Subject
Singers
Festivals
Folk festivals
Folklore revival festivals
Special events
Performing arts
Singing
Yodeling
Country music
Guitar music
Cowboys
Ballads
String bands
Stringband music
Old time music
Bluegrass music
Bluegrass musicians
Musicians
Description
One reel to reel recording. Boltin served as emcee. The Peyton Brothers (John Dan, Mike, and Lee) were from Jacksonville. The Makley family (Elroyce, Batina, and Ruthanne) were also from Jacksonville. Dixon played cowboy songs.
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_t80-026
Series
S1576
Item ID
T80-26
Event Name
Florida Folk Festival
Florida Folk Festival (White Springs, Fla. : 1978)
Collector or Fieldworker
Florida Folklife Program
Tradition Bearer
Peyton Brothers
Makley Family, The
Dixon, Robert
Makley, Bettina
Boltin, "Cousin" Thelma Ann, 1904-1992
Title of Work
Unidentified song (Peyton Brothers)
Blue Light at the End of the Tunnel
Matthew
Grandmas Feather Bed
Georgia Rose
Blue Moon of Kentucky
Picking to Beat the Devil
Sitting Alone in Her Old Rocking Chair (Family Makley)