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Recordings of the 1959 Florida Folk Festival

Type:

Sound

Date:

05/01/1959 - 05/03/1959

Item:

Audio recording

Series:

S1576

Item ID:

T77-80 through T77-89

Event Name

Collector or Fieldworker

Genre or Occupation

Place Name

Corporate or Conference Name

Subject

General Note/Comment

  • Ten reel to reels. (Reel T77-86 is blank) For information regarding performers, titles of songs, and other details, see individual reel descriptions. See the festival programs in S 1619 for a listing of activities and performers not recorded. Not all performances were recorded, which includes the Friday afternoon program, and portions of the Friday and Saturday evening programs. The festival began on Friday (1 May) morning at 10am and ran through Sunday (3 May) afternoon. Performers usually played sets between one and three songs each. Performances were presented in morning, afternoon, and evening programs. This was the 7th Florida Folk Festival.

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