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Saturday morning performances at the 1956 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 1)
Subject
Accordionists
Guitarist
Festivals
Folk festivals
Folklore revival festivals
Special events
Performing arts
Music performance
Singing
Accordion music
Guitar music
Musicians
Singers
Description
One reel to reel recording. Boltin served as emcee. Detailed information on the performers can be found on the 1956 festival program, located in S 1619, box 1. Tomazin played the accordion, and the Kerseys and Hart played guitar. The Jacksonville College of Music presented a program of Stephen Foster music.
Source
State Archives of Florida, Series S1576
Date
1956-05-05
Contributor
Florida Folk Festival
Stephen Foster Center
Format
sound recordings
audiotape reels
Type
Sound
Identifier
a_s1576_t77-043
Series
S1576
Item ID
T77-43
Event Name
Florida Folk Festival
Florida Folk Festival (White Springs, Fla. : 1956)
Collector or Fieldworker
Stephen Foster Center
Barnes, Foster, 1903-1972
Tradition Bearer
Boltin, "Cousin" Thelma Ann, 1904-1992
Tomazin, "Butch" (Joseph), III, 1938-2009
Kersey, Richard
Kersey, Edward
Hart, Robert
Jacksonville College of Music (Jacksonville, Fla.)
Title of Work
Tennessee Waltz (Tomazin/ Richard & Edward Kersey/Hart)
Jeannie With the Light Brown Hair (Jacksonville College of Music)
Old Black Joe
Oh! Suzanna
Old Dog Tray
Beautiful Dreamer
Old Folks at Home (Way Down Upon the Suwannee River)