a_s1576_t90-113b | Fiddler George Custer and his apprentice Andrew Cook performing at the 1990 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) | Sound | Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Festivals Special events Performing arts Music performance Apprentices Old time music Fiddle music Fiddling String instruments Bluegrass music Bluegrass musicians Fiddlers Musicians | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg |
Fiddler George Custer and his apprentice Andrew Cook performing at the 1990 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)
- Date
- 1990-05-25
- Description
- One reel to reel recording. Fitchen served as emcee. Cook apprenticed under fiddler Custer in 1990 through the FFP Apprenticeship program. The Folk Arts Apprenticeship Program began in 1983 with a NEA grant of $22,000. The program provided an opportunity for master folk artists to share technical skills and cultural knowledge with apprentices in order to keep the tradition alive. Apprentices must have had some experience in the tradition and agreed to train for at least six months. The first project director was Blanton Owen, later replaced by folklorist Peter Roller. The program was continued each year through 2003.
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a_s1576_43_d94-001 | Friday performances at the 1994 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Tape 1) | Sound | Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Festivals Special events Performing arts Music performance Singing Choruses String bands Stringband music Old time music Autoharp music Patriotic songs Shanteys Songs, Irish Storytellers Folklorists Children Singers Musicians Bands (Music) Students | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg |
Friday performances at the 1994 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Tape 1)
- Date
- 1994-05-27
- Description
- One digital audio tape (DAT). (Copied onto C94-67 and C94-68.) Bruce served as emcee. Pitt was from Lantana. Loomis was the director of the Florida Folklife Program. Orange Street consisted of Martin Johnson (fiddle), Andrew Kelly (tambour), John Johnson, Mary Kelly. Caracappa played guitar & banjo, and was from Biscayne Park. Silver Lining, based out of New Poet Richey, consisted of Steve Wolfe (bass), Mike Godwin (banjo), Jerry Goodson (guitar), and Rosemary Morris. Ellis, from Ormond beach, and played children songs. Third and fourth graders from South Hamilton Elementary sang as a chorus, and performed hand-clap games. Simple Gifts consisted of Cheryl Belanger on autoharp and Ray Belanger on guitar. They were from Tampa.
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a_s1576_43_d94-005 | Friday performances at the 1994 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Tape 5) | Sound | Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Festivals Special events Performing arts Music performance Singing Bluegrass music Guitar music String bands Stringband music Old time music Folk singers Country music Yodeling Singers Guitarist Musicians Bluegrass musicians Bands (Music) | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg |
Friday performances at the 1994 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Tape 5)
- Date
- 1994-05-27
- Description
- One digital audio tape (DAT). (Copied onto C94-73/74.) Milner served as the emcee. Two Hits and a Miss, of St. Cloud, consisted of Robert Hall (banjo), Marge hill (bass) and Buddy bass (fiddle). The Johnson Family Band were from Gainesville, and consisted of John Johnson (guitar/mandolin), Lisa Martin (guitar), Martin Johnson (fiddle), and Bruce Hewland (bass). Guitarist Cainas of Ormond Beach played classical Spanish guitar. The Squirrelly Germs of Dade City consisted of Bill Dudley (guitar), Tim Higgins (fiddle/mandolin), Bob Kogat (mandolin), Kathy Aagar (fiddle), and Dana Kogut (guitar). The Makley Family (Bettina, Natalie, and Elroyce Makley, Ruth Mason, and Gail Maynard) were from Jacksonville. Singer-guitarist Crider sang on Florida environment. He performed with Gabe Valla (guitar), Bob Kogat (mandolin), Tim Higgins (fiddle), and Diane Delage (sign language interpreter).
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a_s1576_t90-112b | Jeanie Fitchen and Thelma Boltin performing at the 1990 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) | Sound | Guitarist Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Festivals Special events Performing arts Music performance Folk singers Guitar music Singing Singers | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg |
a_s1576_24_c87-018 | Recording of Henry Rutland and George Custer album: Twin Fiddlers | Sound | Music performance Old time music Autoharp music Sound recordings Bluegrass music Fiddle music Musicians Fiddlers | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg |
a_s1576_t85-093 | Recordings of the 1985 Suwannee River Jamboree | Sound | Bands (Music) Dancers Music Musicians Bluegrass music Performing arts Singing Stringband music Country music Dance music Ballads Radio programs Radio broadcasters Jokes Family history Bluegrass musicians Musical groups Singers | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg |
Recordings of the 1985 Suwannee River Jamboree
- Date
- 1985-09-14
- Description
- Ten reel to reel recordings. Recordings of the 1985 Suwannee River Jamboree homecoming held at the Stephen Foster State Cultural Center, the second annual 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 previous year (see T85-66 - T85-84; and T85-104 - T85-106 for the 1984 concert.) For images of the 1985 program, see S 1577, Volume 24, S85-1311 - S85-1330.
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a_s1576_43_d93-036 | Saturday performances at the 1993 Florida Folk Festival (Stage III) (Tape 2) | Sound | Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Festivals Special events Performing arts Music performance Fiddle music Fiddling Old time music Contests Competitions Demonstrations Musicians Fiddlers | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg |
Saturday performances at the 1993 Florida Folk Festival (Stage III) (Tape 2)
- Date
- 1993-05-29
- Description
- One digital audio tape (DAT). The Florida State Fiddle Contest was held each year at the Festival on Saturdays (the stages varied from year to year). The winners were allowed to perform on the Main Stage that evening. The winners for the Junior Division (featured on this tape) were Martin Johnson (first), Ian Malinsowksi (second) and Aaron Adelson (third); the Rustic Division (also on this tape) winners were Mike Stapleton (first), Lindsey Smith (second), and Tom Van Truse (third); Contemporary Division (see D93-37) winners were Cindy Brophy (first), Clair Davis (second) and Ash Reader (third); and the Twin Fiddle Division (see D93-37) winners were Dan Green/Tammy Murray (first), Mary Carahan/Mary Gordon (second), and Allan Hood/John Gerber (third). There were also several fiddling demonstrations held in between the divisions (Bob & Dana Kogut, Bob Murphy, and Amy Cox).
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a_s1576_47_iii-026 | Saturday performances at the 1995 Florida Folk Festival (Stage III) (Tape 11) | Sound | Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Festivals Special events Performing arts Singing Music performance Fiddle music Old time music Fiddling Contests Competitions Fiddlers Musicians | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg |
a_s1576_t83-202 | Sunday performances at the 1983 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 10) | Sound | Fiddlers Musicians Festivals Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Special events Performing arts Music performance Singing Arts, Irish Songs, Irish Songs, English Fiddle music Fiddling Old time music Bluegrass music Bands (Music) | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg |