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Monday performances at the 1981 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 2)

Date: 1981-05-25
Description: One reel to reel recording. Boltin served as emcee. Schuman played the autoharp; and Fontana the banjo. Their performance began on T81-61. Williams was born 15 February 1919 in Itta Bena, Mississippi. After traveling with several acts in the 1930s/1940s, he moved to Florida to work the citrus groves. He always played the diddly bow, a one-string instrument played throughout that south that functioned as a primitive guitar. The Green Grass Revival's set continued on T81-63.
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Monday performances at the 1981 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 2)

Friday performances at the 2003 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage) (Disc 14)

Date: 2003-05-23
Description: One compact disc. Hunter served as emcee. The band consisted of: Gabe Valla (guitar, vocals), Greg Turner (mandolin), Liz Williamson (guitar, vocals), Lon Williamson (upright bass), and Tim Higgins (violin). They were based in Keystone, Florida.
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Friday performances at the 2003 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage) (Disc 14)

Friday performances at the 2002 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage) (Disc 2)

Date: 2002-05-24
Description: One compact disc. The band consisted of Jack Piccalo (banjo), Pete Gallagher (guitar), Sandra Jemison (bass).
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Friday performances at the 2002 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage) (Disc 2)

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a_s2034_01_cd02-029	Friday performances at the 2002 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage) (Disc 2)	Sound	Singers Musicians Bands (Music) Festivals Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Special events Performing arts Music performance Singing String bands Stringband music Bluegrass music Bluegrass musicians	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg

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Monday performances at the 1981 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 2)

Monday performances at the 1981 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 2)

Friday performances at the 2003 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage) (Disc 14)

Friday performances at the 2003 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage) (Disc 14)

Friday performances at the 2002 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage) (Disc 2)

Friday performances at the 2002 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage) (Disc 2)

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Monday performances at the 1981 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 2)

Monday performances at the 1981 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 2)

Friday performances at the 2003 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage) (Disc 14)

Friday performances at the 2003 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage) (Disc 14)

Friday performances at the 2002 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage) (Disc 2)

Friday performances at the 2002 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage) (Disc 2)