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African American Gospel Workshop at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Date: 1989-05-28
Description: Two reel to reel recordings. Cooley served as emcee. Massey and Ruark were the dance intsructors. The band consisted of Bob Stone (fiddle); Mike Ayers (mandolin); Judy Trotta (washboard); Guy Burke (guitar); and Mike Stapleton (accordion).
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African American Gospel Workshop at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Friday performances at the 1997 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Tape 5)

Date: 1997-05-23
Description: One digital audio tape (DAT). Between 6:30 and 7:45, the Florida Folklife Program presented that year's participants in the apprenticeship program.  Tomas Granado performed Mexican Norteno music.
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Friday performances at the 1997 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Tape 5)

Friday performances at the 2006 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage) (Disc 16)

Date: 2006-05-26
Description: One compact disc. Bullard served as emcee. Marshall played and Johnson played piano. They both sang.
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Friday performances at the 2006 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage) (Disc 16)

Performances at the 1974 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 8)

Date: 1974-08-30
Description: One reel to reel recording. Boltin served as emcee.
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Performances at the 1974 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 8)

Pete Seeger Concert

Date: 1977-05-21
Description: Two reel to reels. Recording of a free concert at the Stephen Foster Center, and sponsored by the Florida Folklife Program, by famed folk singer Pete Seeger. Born in 1919 in New York City, Seeger began collecting folk songs in the 1930s. After a stint at Harvard where he was studying journalism, he worked with Alan Lomax as an archivist with the Library of Congress's folklife collection. Befriended by singer Woody Guthrie, they soon formed the Almanac Singers in 1940. Later in the 1940s, he formed the Weavers, whose biggest hit was the Seeger-penned song, Good Night Irene. Seeger spent his career writing and promoting folk songs, working for labor unions, marching for civil rights and environmental causes, and recording dozens of albums. In 1977 at White Springs, he sang a mix of his own and others' folk songs, including Woody Guthrie and Florida's songwriter Will McLean (who was present in the audience.)
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Pete Seeger Concert

Sunday morning performances at the 1971 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)

Date: 1971-05-09
Description: One reel to reel recording. NOTE: Due to technical problems with the original reels the recording quality of the 1971 Florida Folk Festival is exceptionally poor. The second half of the reel consists of the Sunday afternoon program, not listed here (see separate entry for description.) Boltin also served as emcee.
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Sunday morning performances at the 1971 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)

Sunday morning performances at the 1978 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 2)

Date: 1978-05-28
Description: One reel to reel recording. Boltin served as emcee. Williams was a street musician from Tallahassee. The Travelers consisted of Skip (banjo), Claudie Johns (bass), and Buddy Harvey (guitar). Bonk, originally of Jacksonville, lived in Atlanta.
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Sunday morning performances at the 1978 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 2)

Sunday morning performances at the 1980 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 1)

Date: 1980-05-25
Description: One reel to reel recording. Boltin served as emcee. Lee and Peggy Kelly's set continued on T80-69.
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Sunday morning performances at the 1980 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 1)

Sunday performances at the 1975 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 2)

Date: 1975-08-31
Description: One reel to reel recording. Last performances of the 1975 festival. Sunday was devoted to religious music. Jones and Quimby, both from Brunswick, Georgia, were later known as the Georgia Sea Island Singers. They performed black spirituals. The Boyers were from Webster Grove, Missouri, and were the family of the late Bob Beers. The square dancers were from Murfreesboro, Tennessee and performed to pre-recorded music. The Makley Family were from Jacksonville, and consisted of Elroyce, Bettine, and Ruthanne Makley. This was their third Festival. Jay Smith was also from Jacksonville. Hallman was from Greenville, S.C. Banjoist Cadwell's performance was not recorded -- only his introduction. Betty Smith lived in Marietta, Georgia. Fiddlers Zeke and Rosa Stephens lived in Panama City. Jumper was a Seminole storyteller from Hollywood, Florida. The Mitchells, of Washington DC, performed shaped note songs. The bluegrass band, Skip Johns and the Travelers, were from Lake City, and sang gospel songs. Hancock, of Suffolk, Virginia, played the dulcimer. The Abundant Life Singers were from Clearwater, and led by David McAbee. Singer Marshall was from White Springs. Dunscombe played the musical saw, and was a long-time festival performer. Singer Muller was from Lake Mary. Storyteller Boltin was also the festival's director and emcee. The Dirt Kickers Band, led by Sara Carter, came from Tallahassee. Hand and the Englishes all lived in Jacksonville. They wrote their own songs.
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Sunday performances at the 1975 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 2)

Sunday performances at the 1982 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 2)

Date: 1982-05-30
Description: One reel to reel recording. Boltin served as emcee. Dobbs performance continues on T83-34.
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Sunday performances at the 1982 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 2)

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a_s1576_t89-041	African American Gospel Workshop at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)	Sound	Musicians Singers Pianists Festivals Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Special events Performing arts African Americans Gospel (Black) Workshops (Adult education) Choir singing Religious music Religious songs Gospel music	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg
a_s1576_77_d97-027	Friday performances at the 1997 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Tape 5)	Sound	Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Festivals Special events Performing arts Music performance Singing Conjunto music Old time music Guitar music Norteño music Arts, Mexican Mexican Americans Fiddle music Songs, Irish Irish Americans Folk music Mexico Mayans Serbian Americans African Americans Drum performance Calypso music Bluegrass music Stringband music Musicians Singers Fiddlers Bluegrass musicians Apprentices Bands (Music) Drummers (Musicians) Priests	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg
a_s2034_05_cd06-041	Friday performances at the 2006 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage) (Disc 16)	Sound	Singers Musicians Pianists Festivals Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Special events Performing arts Music performance Piano music Singing Gospel songs Gospel music Religious songs Religious music	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg
a_s1576_t77-246	Performances at the 1974 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 8)	Sound	Festivals Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Special events Performing arts Singing Folk singers Old time music Choir singing Stringband music Guitar music Bluegrass music String bands Gospel songs Hymns Religious music Religious songs Singers Bands (Music) Storytellers Bluegrass musicians Musicians Shoe shiners	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg
a_s1576_t77-284a	Pete Seeger Concert	Sound	Concerts Folk singers Patriotic songs Music performance Singing Old time music Environment Banjo music Singers Musicians Banjoists	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg
a_s1576_t77-228a	Sunday morning performances at the 1971 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)	Sound	Festivals Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Special events Performing arts Singing Music performance Religious songs Old time music Guitar music Gospel music Folk singers String bands Gospel songs Harmonica music Singers Guitarist Bands (Music) Harmonica players Musicians Shoe shiners	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg
a_s1576_t80-018	Sunday morning performances at the 1978 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 2)	Sound	Singers Bands (Music) Dancers Festivals Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Special events Performing arts Singing Religious music Stringband music Gospel music Religious songs Gospel (Black) Old time music Musicians	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg
a_s1576_t80-068	Sunday morning performances at the 1980 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 1)	Sound	Festivals Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Special events Performing arts Singing Gospel (Black) Gospel music Choir singing Choirs (music) Religious music Religious songs Guitar music Guitarist Singers Musicians	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg
a_s1576_t79-020	Sunday performances at the 1975 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 2)	Sound	Festivals Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Special events Performing arts Singing Guitar music Dulcimer music Old time music Musical saws Religious music Religious songs Gospel music Gospel songs Yodeling Storytelling Oral narratives Tales Singers Dancers Bands (Music) Storytellers Musicians	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg
a_s1576_t83-033	Sunday performances at the 1982 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 2)	Sound	Singers Guitarist Festivals Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Special events Performing arts Singing Birdsongs Animal calls Oral narratives Storytelling Choir singing Choirs (music) Religious songs Gospel songs Folk singers Guitar music Choruses Musicians Storytellers	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg

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African American Gospel Workshop at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

African American Gospel Workshop at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Friday performances at the 1997 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Tape 5)

Friday performances at the 1997 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Tape 5)

Friday performances at the 2006 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage) (Disc 16)

Friday performances at the 2006 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage) (Disc 16)

Performances at the 1974 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 8)

Performances at the 1974 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 8)

Pete Seeger Concert

Pete Seeger Concert

Sunday morning performances at the 1971 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)

Sunday morning performances at the 1971 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)

Sunday morning performances at the 1978 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 2)

Sunday morning performances at the 1978 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 2)

Sunday morning performances at the 1980 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 1)

Sunday morning performances at the 1980 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 1)

Sunday performances at the 1975 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 2)

Sunday performances at the 1975 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 2)

Sunday performances at the 1982 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 2)

Sunday performances at the 1982 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 2)

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African American Gospel Workshop at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

African American Gospel Workshop at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Friday performances at the 1997 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Tape 5)

Friday performances at the 1997 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Tape 5)

Friday performances at the 2006 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage) (Disc 16)

Friday performances at the 2006 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage) (Disc 16)

Performances at the 1974 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 8)

Performances at the 1974 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 8)

Pete Seeger Concert

Pete Seeger Concert

Sunday morning performances at the 1971 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)

Sunday morning performances at the 1971 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)

Sunday morning performances at the 1978 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 2)

Sunday morning performances at the 1978 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 2)

Sunday morning performances at the 1980 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 1)

Sunday morning performances at the 1980 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 1)

Sunday performances at the 1975 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 2)

Sunday performances at the 1975 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 2)

Sunday performances at the 1982 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 2)

Sunday performances at the 1982 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 2)