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From "Shove It Over," a WPA recording of a work song performed by Zora Neale Hurston, to "Orange Blossom Special," performed by Gamble Rogers and Will McLean, this CD spans fifty years of Florida folk music.

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Music from the Florida Folklife Collection
MP3
1. What is Folklife - Folklorist Peggy Bulger MP3Music
2. Black Mountain Rag - White Springs F. F. A. Boys MP3Music
3. Alma, Corazon, y Vida - Franco Manolo, Hilda Gonzalez, Nelson Zuleto MP3Music
4. Shove It Over - Zora Neale Hurston MP3Music
5. Orange Blossom Special - Gamble Rogers with Will McLean MP3Music
6. Old Country Church - Marvin and Doris Lacy MP3Music
7. Something’s Got a Hold of Me - Ida Goodson MP3Music
8. Welcome to Rainbow Springs - Skipper Lockett MP3Music
9. La Viya - Rasta Simba Gynin MP3Music
10. Understanding Folklife - Folklorist John Marshall MP3Music
11. Camilia la Tejana - Mariachi Jalisco MP3Music
12. Arkansas Traveler - Archie Lee MP3Music
13. That Old Time Religion - Julia Dawson MP3Music
14. Just Got Married - Little Benny Cox and the Suwannee River Jamboree Boys MP3Music
15. Sissy in the Barn - Carver Elementary School MP3Music
16. Alligator Dance - Billy Bowlegs III MP3Music
17. I’m Going to Die with the Staff in My Hand - Amigo Male Singers MP3Music
18. El Gavilan Cjaropo - Jesus Rodriguez MP3Music
19. That’s Alright - Johnny Brown MP3Music
20. Which Way Did My Baby Go - Moses Williams MP3Music
21. Where Could I Go But to the Lord - Progressive Seven Shaped Note Singers MP3Music
22. Devil’s Dream - Mac Criswell, Lee Pancratz, Dixon Hook, Broward Barrs, Frank Noegel MP3Music

Liner Notes
1.

What is Folklife - State Folklorist Peggy Bulger
Excerpt from a public radio interview
Recorded: 18 August 1982 by Landon Walker [Florida Folklife Program]
White Springs, Florida
(S 1576, tape C83-58)

       
2.   Black Mountain Rag - White Springs F.F.A. String Band
Recorded: 5 May 1956 by Foster Barnes [Stephen Foster Center]
1956 Florida Folk Festival, White Springs, Florida
(S 1576, reel T77-45)
       
3.   Alma, Corazon, y Vida - Franco Manolo, Hilda Gonzalez, Nelson Zuleto
Recorded: 12 September 1985 by Laurie K. Sommers [Florida Folklife Program]
Miami-Dade Folklife Survey, Miami, Florida
(S 1576, reel T86-76)
       
4.   Shove It Over - Zora Neale Hurston
Recorded: 18 June 1939 by Stetson Kennedy and Herbert Halbert [Works Progress Administration]
WPA Florida Folklife Project, Jacksonville, Florida
(S 1576, reel T86-243)
       
5.   Orange Blossom Special - Gamble Rogers with Will McLean
Recorded: 25 May 1982 by the Florida Folklife Program
1982 Florida Folk Festival, White Springs, Florida
(S 1576, reel T83-31)
 
       
6.   Old Country Church - Marvin and Doris Lacy
Recorded: 5 May 1957 by Foster Barnes [Stephen Foster Center]
1957 Florida Folk Festival, White Springs, Florida
(S 1576, reel T77-62)
       
7.   Something’s Got a Hold of Me - Ida Goodson
Recorded: 21 August 1980 by Doris Dyen [Florida Folklife Program]
West Florida Folklife Survey, Pensacola, Florida
(S 1576, reel T80-87)
       
8.   Welcome to Rainbow Springs - Rainbow Springs Boat Captain Skipper Lockett
Recitation of a glass bottom boat tour.
Recorded: 4 May 1956 by Foster Barnes [Stephen Foster Center]
1956 Florida Folk Festival, White Springs, Florida
(S 1576, reel T77-41)
      
9.   La Viya - Rasta Simba Gynin
Haitian Rastafarian group recorded during fieldwork in Miami
Recorded: 8 August 1985 by Laurie K. Sommers [Florida Folklife Program]
Miami-Dade Folklife Survey, Miami, Florida
(S 1576, T86-56)
       
10.   Understanding Folklife - Folklorist John Marshall
Excerpt from a public radio interview
Recorded: 30 June 1982 by Landon Walker [Florida Folklife Program]
White Springs, Florida
(S 1576, tape C83-59)
       
11.   Camilia la Tejana - Mariachi Jalisco
Recorded: 4 September 1986 by Nancy Nusz [Florida Folklife Program]
Miami-Dade Folklife Survey, Miami, Florida
(S 1576, reel T86-78)
       
12.   Arkansas Traveler - Archie Lee
Recorded: 5 May 1956 by Foster Barnes [Stephen Foster Center]
1956 Florida Folk Festival, White Springs, Florida
(S 1576, reel T77-48)
       
13.   That Old Time Religion - Julia Dawson
A former slave recounts her life and sings
Recorded: 1 May 1955 by Foster Barnes [Stephen Foster Center]
1955 Florida Folk Festival, White Springs, Florida
(S 1576, reel T76-11)
       
14.   Just Got Married - Little Benny Cox and the Suwannee River Jamboree Boys
Recorded: 3 May 1955 by Foster Barnes [Stephen Foster Center]
1955 Florida Folk Festival, White Springs, Florida
(S 1576, reel T76-36)
       
15.   Sissy in the Barn - Carver Elementary School
Recorded: 6 May 1954 by Foster Barnes [Stephen Foster Center]
1954 Florida Folk Festival, White Springs, Florida
(S 1576, reel T76-1)
       
16.   Alligator Dance - Billy Bowlegs III
Recorded: 8 May 1954 by Foster Barnes [Stephen Foster Center]
1954 Florida Folk Festival, White Springs, Florida
(S 1576, reel T76-6)
       
17.   I’m Going to Die with the Staff in My Hand - The Amigo Male Singers
Recorded: 2 May 1958 by Foster Barnes [Stephen Foster Center]
1958 Florida Folk Festival, White Springs, Florida
(S 1576, reel T77-68)
       
18.   El Gavilan Cjaropo - Jesus Rodriguez
Performing on the Venezuelan harp at his home
Recorded: 21 August 1985 by Laurie K. Sommers [Florida Folklife Program]
Miami-Dade Folklife Survey, Miami, Florida
(S 1576, reel T86-77)
       
19.   That’s Alright - Johnny Brown
Recorded: May, 10 1978 by Brenda McCallum, [Florida Folklife Program]
North Florida Folklife Project, St. Petersburg, Florida
(S 1576, reel T81-316)
   
20.   Which Way Did My Baby Go - Moses Williams
Recorded: 29 May 1978 by the Florida Folklife Program
1978 Florida Folk Festival, White Springs, Florida
(S 1576, reel T80-36)
      
21.   Where Could I Go But to the Lord - Progressive Seven Shaped Note Singers
Recorded: 18 May 1980 by Dwight Devane [Florida Folklife Program]
Florida Record Project, Crestview, Florida
(S 1576, reel T83-85)
       
22.   Devil’s Dream - Mac Criswell, Lee Pancratz, Dixon Hook, Broward Barrs, Frank Noegel
Recorded: 3 May 1957 by Foster Barnes [Stephen Foster Center]
1957 Florida Folk Festival, White Springs, Florida
(S 1576, reel T77-57)
       

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