Title
Saturday afternoon performances at the 1977 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 2)
Subject
Festivals
Folk festivals
Folklore revival festivals
Special events
Performing arts
Singing
Fiddle music
Fiddlers
Old time music
Ballads
Bluegrass music
Gospel (Black)
Choir singing
Stringband music
Choirs (music)
African Americans
Country music
Calypso music
Singers
Bluegrass musicians
Bands (Music)
Musicians
Description
One reel to reel recording. Boltin served as emcee. The Mt. Carmel Choir was based out of Palatka, and led by Choice Butler. Whatley was form Bell, and sang country music. Burnstine was the wife to the late bob Beers. She lived in Peterburg New York and ran the Fox Hollow Folk Festival (until 1980). Haley was her niece, and lived in Amherst, Mass. The ukulele band, of Lakeland, consisted of children between and nine and eleven years old. Led by Lois Ann Conoley. Junkanoos played calypso music, and were based in Key West. Older was from Lake Hamilton. Moore was a guitarist from Naples. Dinella and Myers were both singer-guitarists from Tampa.
Source
State Archives of Florida, Series S1576
Contributor
Florida Folklife Program
Stephen Foster Center
Florida Folk Festival
Identifier
a_s1576_t77-292