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Bill Dillion playing the autoharp at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

Date: 1992-05-22
Description: One reel to reel recording. Ernie WIlliams served as emcee. The autoharp is also called a chorded zither. Dillion performed music by the Carter Family.
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Bill Dillion playing the autoharp at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

Bill Dillon performing at the 1987 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Date: 1987-05-22
Description: One reel to reel recording. Dudley served as emcee (and joined in on guitar on some of the songs)
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Bill Dillon performing at the 1987 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Fiddler Billy Bryan performing at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Area Stage)

Date: 1989-05-26
Description: One reel to reel recording. First part of the tape consist of fiddle music. In the second part of the tape, forest workers discuss how they spend their leisure time.
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Fiddler Billy Bryan performing at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Area Stage)

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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Fiddler George Custer and his apprentice Andrew Cook performing at the 1990 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)

Friday performances at the 1984 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage) (Reel 7)

Date: 1984-05-25
Description: One reel to reel recordings. Boltin served as emcee. Fiddler Martin was from Altha. He was joined by Staley of Gainesville. Hicks was a singer-songwriter-guitarist from Tampa. Fiddler Tom Lovelace and his wife pianist Lucy Lovelace were from Brandon.
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Friday performances at the 1984 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage) (Reel 7)

Friday performances at the 1985 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage) (Reel 2)

Date: 1985-05-24
Description: One reel to reel recording. Owen served as emcee. Owen served as emcee. Corrido music consist of ballads/narrative songs that roiginated in Mexico in the mid-1800s. The Shotgun Bluegrass Band consisted of Ronnie Kierce (bass), Gary Wilkins (banjo), Ricki King (mandolin), Platt Drew (guitar), and Nile Hord (fiddle).
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Friday performances at the 1985 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage) (Reel 2)

Friday performances at the 1993 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage) (Tape 2)

Date: 1993-05-28
Description: One digital audio tape (DAT). Louis served as emcee.
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Friday performances at the 1993 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage) (Tape 2)

Friday performances at the 2000 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Tape 5)

Date: 2000-05-26
Description: One digital audio tape (DAT). Ramoutar served as emcee. From 1985 to 2002, Davidson toured the world telling Scottish tales and playing the Celtic harp. After 2002, she devoted herself entirely to the Druidic tradition (specifically, the An Ceile De) under the Fionn Tuluch. She often sang in Gaelic. The Cortez Grand Old Opry consisted of Goose Culbreath (fiddle), Ray Bryant (banjo), Richard Culbreath (guitar), and Maxine ? (spoons).
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Friday performances at the 2000 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Tape 5)

Friday performances at the 2001 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Tape 4)

Date: 2001-05-25
Description: One digital audio tape (DAT).
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Friday performances at the 2001 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Tape 4)

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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Recordings of the 1985 Suwannee River Jamboree

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a_s1576_t87-095	Bill Dillon performing at the 1987 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)	Sound	Festivals Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Special events Music performance Old time music Singing Autoharp music Zither Singers Musicians Harpists	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg
a_s1576_t89-059a	Fiddler Billy Bryan performing at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Area Stage)	Sound	Festivals Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Special events Fiddle music Music performance Old time music Forests and forestry Occupational folklore Occupational groups Interviews Workshops (Adult education) Musicians Loggers Fiddlers	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg
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
a_s1576_t84-009	Friday performances at the 1984 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage) (Reel 7)	Sound	Musicians Guitarist Singers Festivals Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Special events Singing String instruments Music performance Performing arts Guitar music Folk singers Fiddle music Fiddling Old time music Bluegrass music Guitarists Fiddlers Pianists	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg
a_s1576_t85-110	Friday performances at the 1985 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage) (Reel 2)	Sound	Festivals Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Special events Music performance Singing Guitar music Performing arts Country music Arts, Mexican Folk music Mexico Mexican Americans Corridos Ballads Bluegrass music Old time music String bands Stringband music Musicians Singers Guitarist Folklorists Bands (Music) Bluegrass musicians	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg
a_s1576_43_d93-020	Friday performances at the 1993 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage) (Tape 2)	Sound	Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Festivals Special events Performing arts Music performance Singing Autoharp music Stringband music Dulcimer music Guitar music Old time music String bands Banjo music Singers Musicians Guitarist Bands (Music)	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg
a_s1576_84_d00-005	Friday performances at the 2000 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Tape 5)	Sound	Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Festivals Special events Performing arts Music performance Singing Fiddle music Storytelling Old time music Bluegrass music String bands Stringband music Celtic harp Celtic music Musicians, Celtic Arts, Scottish Scottish Americans Singers Musicians Fiddlers Bands (Music) Storytellers Harpists	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg
a_s1576_88_d01-004	Friday performances at the 2001 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Tape 4)	Sound	Singers Musicians Bands (Music) Guitarist Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Festivals Special events Performing arts Music performance Singing String bands Stringband music Guitar music Blues (Music) Old time music Fiddle music Yodeling	/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

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Bill Dillion playing the autoharp at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

Bill Dillion playing the autoharp at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

Bill Dillon performing at the 1987 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Bill Dillon performing at the 1987 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Fiddler Billy Bryan performing at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Area Stage)

Fiddler Billy Bryan performing at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Area Stage)

Fiddler George Custer and his apprentice Andrew Cook performing at the 1990 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)

Fiddler George Custer and his apprentice Andrew Cook performing at the 1990 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)

Friday performances at the 1984 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage) (Reel 7)

Friday performances at the 1984 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage) (Reel 7)

Friday performances at the 1985 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage) (Reel 2)

Friday performances at the 1985 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage) (Reel 2)

Friday performances at the 1993 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage) (Tape 2)

Friday performances at the 1993 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage) (Tape 2)

Friday performances at the 2000 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Tape 5)

Friday performances at the 2000 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Tape 5)

Friday performances at the 2001 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Tape 4)

Friday performances at the 2001 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Tape 4)

Recordings of the 1985 Suwannee River Jamboree

Recordings of the 1985 Suwannee River Jamboree

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Bill Dillion playing the autoharp at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

Bill Dillion playing the autoharp at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

Bill Dillon performing at the 1987 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Bill Dillon performing at the 1987 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Fiddler Billy Bryan performing at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Area Stage)

Fiddler Billy Bryan performing at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Area Stage)

Fiddler George Custer and his apprentice Andrew Cook performing at the 1990 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)

Fiddler George Custer and his apprentice Andrew Cook performing at the 1990 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)

Friday performances at the 1984 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage) (Reel 7)

Friday performances at the 1984 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage) (Reel 7)

Friday performances at the 1985 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage) (Reel 2)

Friday performances at the 1985 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage) (Reel 2)

Friday performances at the 1993 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage) (Tape 2)

Friday performances at the 1993 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage) (Tape 2)

Friday performances at the 2000 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Tape 5)

Friday performances at the 2000 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Tape 5)

Friday performances at the 2001 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Tape 4)

Friday performances at the 2001 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Tape 4)

Recordings of the 1985 Suwannee River Jamboree

Recordings of the 1985 Suwannee River Jamboree