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Saturday evening performances at the 1968 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 3)
Subject
Singers
Dancers
Guitarist
Storytellers
Banjoists
Festivals
Folk festivals
Folklore revival festivals
Special events
Performing arts
Singing
Old time music
Stringband music
Bluegrass music
String bands
Musicians
Description
One reel to reel recording. Boltin served as emcee. Smith was a storyteller and artist from Fort Myers. Flemming played banjo and told stories about the instrument's history. Thomas was from Delray Beach. Singer-guitarist Ballew was from Orlando. The remainder of the Saturday evening performances was not recorded.
Source
State Archives of Florida, Series S1576
Date
1968-05-04
Contributor
Florida Folklife Program
Stephen Foster Center
Florida Folk Festival
Format
sound recordings
audiotape reels
Type
Sound
Identifier
a_s1576_t77-194
Series
S1576
Item ID
T77-194
Event Name
Florida Folk Festival
Florida Folk Festival (White Springs, Fla. : 1968)
Collector or Fieldworker
Florida Folklife Program
Tradition Bearer
Smith, "Frog" (Ernest Archer), 1896-1993
Flemming, Edward L., 1919-1981
Marietta Johnson School of Organic Education (Fairhope, Ala.)