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Recordings of the 1984 Suwannee River Jamboree (Day Two)

Date: 1985-09-16
Description: Eight reel to reel recordings. Recordings of the second day of the two-day 1984 Suwannee River Jamboree homecoming held at the Stephen Foster State Cultural Center, the first reunion to celebrate the original Live Oak-produced radio program of the same name. The concert included music performances, recounted stories, a recreation of a radio program, and clog dancing. Folklorist Blanton Owen, a renowned old-time musician, hosted the event. Between 1952 and 1959, the Suwannee River Jamboree radio show -- broadcast from Live Oak, Florida on WNER -- was Florida's largest and best known country music show. It was broadcast live three hours every Saturday night, with 30-minute versions syndicated across the Southeast. The show featured many North Florida and Southeast acts such as the Stanley Brothers, Jim and Jesse McReynolds, the White Springs Ramblers, and Clare Parker, as well as nationally famous guests such as Ernest Tubb, Grandpa Jones, and Ferlin Husky. The concert in these recordings was held in 1985 as a homecoming for the original radio series, and included several local bluegrass bands. A similar jamboree was held the next year (see T85-93 - T85-99; T85-107 - T85-108; and T85-149 for the 1985 concert.) For images of the 1985 program, see S 1577, Volume 27, S85-1311 - S85-1330.
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Recordings of the 1984 Suwannee River Jamboree (Day Two)

Sunday morning performances at the Azalea Garden Stage at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival (Azalea Garden Stage) (Tape 1)

Date: 1991-05-26
Description: One audio cassette recording. Wadley served as emcee. The Pattersons were from St. Augustine; Bob played guitar, and Joline sang. Smoked Mullet was an impromptu group formed to fill in for the scheduled gospel group Grace. They consisted of Lo Gordon (banjo), Mary Gordon (fiddle/mandolin), Mary Kelliher (fiddle), Lee Kelliher (guitar/mandolin), Matthew Gordon (cello), and Tim Gordon (fiddle). Mary Gordon and Mary Kelliher were winners of the twin fiddle category of the 1991 Florida State Fiddle Contest.
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Sunday morning performances at the Azalea Garden Stage at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival (Azalea Garden Stage) (Tape 1)

The Back Porch Band performing at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Date: 1988-05-27
Description: One reel to reel recording. Walker served as emcee.
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The Back Porch Band performing at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

The McLain Family performing at the Florida Folk Arts Conference

Date: 1978-01-15
Description: One reel to reel recording. Hosted by the Florida Folklife Program at the Stephen Foster Center (SFC), the McClains played as part of the Florida Folk Arts Conference that included folklorists and historians from the Library of Congress (LOC), Smithsonian Institute (SI), University of Florida, as well as throughout Florida and the South. Boltin emceed the concert. The band consisted of: Raymond K. (father), Raymond W. (son), Alice (daughter), and Ruth McClain (daughter), and Al White (son-in-law). Recordings of the rest of conference can be found on T78-301 through T78-309; and T78-311 through T78-314.
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The McLain Family performing at the Florida Folk Arts Conference

The Picalota String Band performing at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Date: 1992-05-22
Description: Two reel to reel recordings. Tammy Murray served as emcee.
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The Picalota String Band performing at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

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a_s1576_t88-103	The Back Porch Band performing at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)	Sound	Singers Bands (Music) Festivals Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Special events Music performance Singing Old time music String bands Bluegrass music Stringband music Musicians	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg
a_s1576_t78-310	The McLain Family performing at the Florida Folk Arts Conference	Sound	Special events Conferences and seminars series Concerts Music performance Performing arts Singing Bluegrass music Old time music String bands Stringband music Gospel music Singers Bands (Music) Musicians	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg
a_s1576_t92-069b	The Picalota String Band performing at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)	Sound	Bands (Music) Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Festivals Special events Performing arts Performances Old time music Musical traditions, Anglo-Americans Music performance String bands Stringband music String instruments Musical groups Musicians	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg

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Recordings of the 1984 Suwannee River Jamboree (Day Two)

Recordings of the 1984 Suwannee River Jamboree (Day Two)

Sunday morning performances at the Azalea Garden Stage at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival (Azalea Garden Stage) (Tape 1)

Sunday morning performances at the Azalea Garden Stage at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival (Azalea Garden Stage) (Tape 1)

The Back Porch Band performing at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

The Back Porch Band performing at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

The McLain Family performing at the Florida Folk Arts Conference

The McLain Family performing at the Florida Folk Arts Conference

The Picalota String Band performing at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

The Picalota String Band performing at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

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Recordings of the 1984 Suwannee River Jamboree (Day Two)

Recordings of the 1984 Suwannee River Jamboree (Day Two)

Sunday morning performances at the Azalea Garden Stage at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival (Azalea Garden Stage) (Tape 1)

Sunday morning performances at the Azalea Garden Stage at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival (Azalea Garden Stage) (Tape 1)

The Back Porch Band performing at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

The Back Porch Band performing at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

The McLain Family performing at the Florida Folk Arts Conference

The McLain Family performing at the Florida Folk Arts Conference

The Picalota String Band performing at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

The Picalota String Band performing at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)