a_s2044_02_tape03 | Aubrey Ghent and his father Henry Nelson performing sacred steel music at various events | Sound | Guitarist Singers Fieldwork Steel guitars Guitar music Performing arts Guitarists Music performance African Americans Religious songs Religious music Gospel songs Gospel musicians Gospel (Black) Festivals Folk festivals Special events Church attendance Church services Protestants Christianity Churches Religion Musicians | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg |
Aubrey Ghent and his father Henry Nelson performing sacred steel music at various events
- Date
- 1993-11-26
- Description
- One audio cassette recording. (Duplicate can be found on tape 5.) The first half of the tape was recorded at a House of God "Family and Friends Day Celebration" in Daytona Beach on 5 September 1993. The second half was recorded at the Ocala House of God Church #2 on 26 November 1993, and the then at the 1994 Florida Folk Festival on May 24 1994 (for entire festival performance, see D94-20 in S 1576.) On the second half, the vocals are weak. The Sacred Steel Guitar Recording Project originated in 1992 when Florida Folklife Program folklorist Robert Stone discovered that several predominantly African American House of God churches (a sub-sect of the Pentecostal church) in the St. Petersburg area were using steel guitars in their religious services. The practice began by Willie and Troman Eason in the 1930s, and expanded upon by players such as Henry Nelson and Lorenzo Harrison. Realizing that this was a unique musical tradition, labeled Sacred Steel, the Florida Folklife Program to applied for a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts to conduct fieldwork and create a music album for public dispersal. The aim of the project was to increase public awareness of the gospel steel guitar tradition, as well as document it for future generations. Matched with state funds, the grant period originally ran from October 1993 through October 1994, but was extended for another year. In that time Stone, along with sound engineers William Dudley and Mike Stapleton, interviewed and recorded several steel guitarists in the St. Petersburg area. An album entitled Sacred Steel was released in 1995. It was then re-released through an agreement with Arhoolie Records in 1997.
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a_s1576_13_c84-045 | Classic Country and the Suwannee River Five performing at the 1983 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage) | Sound | Festivals Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Special events Music performance Performing arts String bands Stringband music Old time music Country music Bluegrass music Musicians Bands (Music) Singers | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg |
a_s1576_t83-168 | Friday performances at the 1983 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 15) | Sound | Singers Guitarist Musicians Fiddlers Pianists Festivals Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Special events Performing arts Music performance Guitar music African Americans Old time music Fiddle music Fiddling Piano music Gospel music Bluegrass music | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg |
a_s1576_t87-107 | Martin Crutchfield performing at the 1987 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage) | Sound | Singers Guitarist Festivals Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Special events Music performance Singing Guitar music Country music | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg |
a_s2044_02_tape06 | Master of the Sacred Steel album | Sound | Guitarist Singers Audiotape recordings Steel guitars Guitar music Performing arts Guitarists Music performance African Americans Religious songs Religious music Gospel songs Gospel musicians Gospel (Black) Religion Churches Christianity Concerts Community concerts Protestants Church services Prayer Musicians | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg |
Master of the Sacred Steel album
- Date
- 1994-10-13
- Description
- One audio cassette recording. Master version of the Sacred Steel album, which was released in 1995 by the Florida Folklife Program. The album is divided into two sections: side 1 is instrumentals and concerts; side 2 are church services. For more information on musicians, recording locations, and production credits, see accompanying booklet, which can be found in S 2044, box 1, folder 22. The Sacred Steel Guitar Recording Project originated in 1992 when Florida Folklife Program folklorist Robert Stone discovered that several predominantly African American House of God churches (a sub-sect of the Pentecostal church) in the St. Petersburg area were using steel guitars in their religious services. The practice began by Willie and Troman Eason in the 1930s, and expanded upon by players such as Henry Nelson and Lorenzo Harrison. Realizing that this was a unique musical tradition, labeled Sacred Steel, the Florida Folklife Program to applied for a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts to conduct fieldwork and create a music album for public dispersal. The aim of the project was to increase public awareness of the gospel steel guitar tradition, as well as document it for future generations. Matched with state funds, the grant period originally ran from October 1993 through October 1994, but was extended for another year. In that time Stone, along with sound engineers William Dudley and Mike Stapleton, interviewed and recorded several steel guitarists in the St. Petersburg area. An album entitled Sacred Steel was released in 1995. It was then re-released through an agreement with Arhoolie Records in 1997.
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a_s1576_t80-031 | Monday performances at the 1978 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 1) | Sound | Singers Guitarist Festivals Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Special events Performing arts Singing Guitar music Stringband music Dance music Bands (Music) Musicians | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg |
a_s1576_t83-040 | Monday performances at the 1982 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 2) | Sound | Singers Guitarist Festivals Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Special events Performing arts Music performance Guitar music Singing Religious songs Gospel songs Seminole Indians Native Americans Storytelling Mikasuki language Dobro Musicians | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg |
a_s1714_03_tape11 | Music program at the Church of God in Christ, Pompey's Temple | Sound | Singers Musicians Fieldwork Buildings Gospel music Music Churches Christianity African Americans Community culture Religion Church services Gospel songs Protestants Religious music Religious rites Gospel (Black) Drums Children Musical ensembles Music performance Performing arts | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg |
Music program at the Church of God in Christ, Pompey's Temple
- Date
- 1985-01-20
- Description
- Three audio cassettes. Recording of a music program at the Church of God in Christ, Pompey's Temple. For images of the service, see S 1577, v. 27, slides 1973-1988. In winter 1985, the Bureau contracted with two folklorists to conduct a folk arts survey of the St. Johns River basin in northeastern Florida. The St. Johns River is the largest and most used river in Florida, supporting much river commerce as well as a modest amount of commercial fishing. Folklorists Mary Anne McDonald and Kathleen Figgen conducted the survey from January through March 1985 under the direction of Folklife Coordinator Blanton Owen and Bureau Chief Ormond Loomis. Documentation compiled in the survey was used to prepare and present the 'St. Johns River Basin Folklife Area' at the 1985 Florida Folk Festival.
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a_s1576_t83-217 | Recordings of the 1983 4th of July Celebrations | Sound | Musicians Bands (Music) Singers Storytellers Festivals Fourth of July Holidays and festivals Special events Music performance Singing Autoharp music Choir singing Stringband music Guitar music Folk singers Choirs (music) Oral narratives Old time music Gospel (Black) Religious music Storytelling | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg |
a_s1576_t83-049b | Saturday performances at the 1982 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage) (Reel 7) | Sound | Singers Guitarist Festivals Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Special events Performing arts Singing African Americans Gospel (Black) Gospel songs Religious songs Guitar music Music performance Musicians | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg |