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Folklife Database: Tuesday afternoon performances at the 1955 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 3)

Item Type:
Sound
Series Number/Title S1576
Container
Item Audio recording
Item ID Number T77-31 (MP3)
Item Title Tuesday afternoon performances at the 1955 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 3)
Program/Event Florida Folk Festival
Date/Date Range 05/03/1955
Collector/Fieldworker Barnes, Foster, 1903-1972
Stephen Foster Center
Tradition Bearer Boltin, Thelma, 1904-1992
Alachua County High School
White Springs High School
Tomazin, Joe
Kersey, Edward
Kersey, Richard
Hart, Robert
Genre/Occupation Students
Singers
Musicians
Accordionists
Guitarist
Dancers
Title of Work Danish Folk Dance (Alachua High School)
Spanish Circle
Schottische
Eight Bells (White Springs High School)
Heave Away, My Johnny
Blow Down the Man
Get on Board, Little Children
Its Me, Oh Lord
Dixie (Tomazin/Kersey/Hart)
Tyrolian Dances
Polkas
Subject Festivals
Folk festivals
Folklore revival festivals
Special events
Music performance
Performing arts
Dance
Singing
Students
Accordion music
Polka music
Place Name White Springs (Fla.)
Hamilton County (Fla.)
Corporate/Conference Name Florida Folk Festival
Stephen Foster Center
General Note/Comment Field One reel to reel. Boltin served as the emcee. See the festival program in S 1619, box 1 for more detailed information of the festival performers and activities not recorded.

"Tyrolian Dances" performed by Joe Tomazin, Richard Kersey, Edward Kersey and Robert Hartis is available on the Sounds of the Florida Folk Festival section of the Folklife audio page.

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