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Saturday afternoon performances at the 1956 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 2)
Subject
Festivals
Folk festivals
Folklore revival festivals
Special events
Performing arts
Music performance
Singing
Accordion music
String bands
Stringband music
Old time music
Polka music
Fiddle music
Fiddling
Bands (Music)
Accordionists
Fiddlers
Choruses
Musicians
Singers
Students
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.
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_t77-045
Series
S1576
Item ID
T77-45
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
Wacona Junior Glee Club
Stephens, Zeke, 1895-1984
White Springs F. F. A. String Band
Whitehead, "Cubby" (Culbreath), 1927-2013
Tomazin, "Butch" (Joseph), III, 1938-2009
Pierson High School
Title of Work
Carry Me Back to Old Virginia (Wacona Junior Glee Club)