Title
Friday afternoon performances at the 1968 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 2)
Subject
Festivals
Folk festivals
Folklore revival festivals
Special events
Performing arts
Singing
Guitar music
Dance
Old time music
Fiddle music
Bluegrass music
Folk singers
Boat drivers
Oral performance
African Americans
Singers
Boat driver
Guitarist
Fiddlers
Children
Dancers
Charter boat captains
Girl Scouts
Musicians
Description
One reel to reel recording. Boltin served as emcee. Singer Jeanie Fitchen at the time was billed as Eugenia Sisinni. The Three Songsters were Girl Scouts (Linda, Ellen, and Ann). Blake was from New York. Locket drove glass-bottom boats at Rainbow Springs. Here, he gave an example of his boat tours. He passed away later the same year. The Stephens were from Panama City. Ballew and Sisinni were both from Orlando. The Beadnells were from Orange Park. The A. C. Reynold School Square Dancers were from Asheville, NC.
Source
State Archives of Florida, Series S1576
Contributor
Florida Folk Festival
Stephen Foster Center
Identifier
a_s1576_t77-182