Florida Memory is administered by the Florida Department of State, Division of Library and Information Services, Bureau of Archives and Records Management. The digitized records on Florida Memory come from the collections of the State Archives of Florida and the special collections of the State Library of Florida.
Performances at the 1970 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 1)
Subject
Festivals
Folk festivals
Folklore revival festivals
Special events
Performing arts
Singing
Guitar music
Dance
Old time music
Bluegrass music
Folk singers
Elementary schools
Mayors
Storytelling
Trickster tales
Animal tales
Oral narratives
Singers
Dancers
Public officer
Orators
Children
Choruses
Girl Scouts
Musicians
Storytellers
Students
Description
One reel to reel recording. Boltin served as emcee. Saunders was the chairman of the Stephen Foster Memorial Commission. Meadows was White Springs' mayor. Morris was a professor at the University of Florida. Keen was from White Springs. Godwin was from Hawthorne. Thrailkill was a poet from Wauchula. Borns lived in Daytona Beach. The LeFevre Family were based out of Knoxville, Tennessee.
Source
State Archives of Florida, Series S1576
Date
1970-05
Contributor
Florida Folk Festival
Stephen Foster Center
Format
sound recordings
audiotape reels
Type
Sound
Identifier
a_s1576_t77-213
Series
S1576
Item ID
T77-213
Event Name
Florida Folk Festival
Florida Folk Festival (White Springs, Fla. : 1970)
Collector or Fieldworker
Stephen Foster Center
Tradition Bearer
Saunders, Lillian, 1893-1985
Meadows, Charles
Morris, Alton, 1903-1979
Levy, Alfonso W.
Lake City Elementary School Chorus
Keen, Bobby
Tomlinson, Tom
Godwin, Mabel
Alachua County Elementary School
Jones, Kim
Borns, Patti
Thrailkill, Geraldine, 1905-2001
LeFevre Family
Girl Scout Troop # 121 (Sarasota, Fla.)
Michele, Bernie
Sunshine 4H Ckub of Columbia County
Shore, Frank, 1900-1986
Billie, Josie, 1887-1980
Hall, Town, 1904-1984
Knight, Charlie
Boltin, "Cousin" Thelma Ann, 1904-1992
Title of Work
Pledge of Allegiance (Girl Scout Troop #121)
Welcome (Saunders & Meadows)
History of Florida Folk Festival (Morris)
Old Folks at Home (Lake City Elementray Chorus)
Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
All Night, All Day
Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep
Hold On
Little Brown Jug (Keen)
Hes Got the Whole World in His Hands (Tomlinson)
Dutch Folk Songs (Godwin)
Goodbye Old Paint (Alachua Elementary School Chorus)