Florida Folk Festival History Workshop at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Crossroads Stage - Festival History)

Folklorists

Singers

Storytellers

Guitarist

Folk festivals

Folklore revival festivals

Festivals

Special events

Performing arts

Oral narratives

Oral histories

Florida history

Workshops (Adult education)

Storytelling

Singing

Three audio cassette recordings. C92-8: Dale Crider talks about Project Wild and sings "To Be Wild"; talks about Will McLean. Merri McKenzie interviews Jay and Peggy Smith, Bill and Jean Hewitt and Dr. Russel Reaver about the early days of the Florida Folk Festival and even about the time before it. C92-9: Jay and Peggy Smith, Bill and Jean Hewitt, and Dr. Russell Reaver continue talking about the early days of the Festival. Dr. Reaver particularly remembers Uncle Mose Miles as the first storyteller, and the others discuss folk tales such as "Hunting the Chrismas Baby" and "Skeleton in the Tree"; remembering their favorite acts; discussing storytelling traditions. C92-10: Jay and Peggy Smith and Dr. Reaver continue discussing folktales and their role in culture. When the Smith's leave, Dr. Russel tells a story: "Henry and the Pole-Vaulting Fish". Because this was the 40th festival, the Crossroads area was partly devoted to performers who contributed to the festival's past and development.

State Archives of Florida, Series S1576

1992-05-23

Florida Folklife Program

Stephen Foster Center

Stephen Foster Folk Culture Center State Park

sound recordings

audiocassettes

Sound

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S1576

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C92-8

C92-9

C92-10

Florida Folk Festival

Florida Folk Festival (White Springs, Fla. : 1992)

Florida Folklife Program

Mercer-Stump, Sandy

Crider, Dale

Reaver, Joseph Russell, 1915-2002

McKenzie, Merri

Smith, Jay

Smith, Peggy

Hewitt, Jean

Hewitt, Paul

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