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Suwannee River Five Band performing for the Back Porch Cloggers at the 1984 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Area/Old Marble Stage)

Date: 1984-05-27
Description: Three audio cassettes. The dancers demosntrate various clogging moves. On C84-31, the second half is a workshop on Florida rodeos.
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Suwannee River Five Band performing for the Back Porch Cloggers at the 1984 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Area/Old Marble Stage)

Suwannee River Five and Frank Mitchell performing at the 1983 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Date: 1983-05-29
Description: One audio cassette.
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Suwannee River Five and Frank Mitchell performing at the 1983 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Skip Johns and the Travelers performing at the 1983 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Date: 1983-05-29
Description: One audio cassette.
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Skip Johns and the Travelers performing at the 1983 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Interview with fiddler Wilborn Reaves

Date: 1983-03-28
Description: One audio cassette. Side A Mr. Reaves discusses the history of his family and the area; how he learned to play from a traveling violinist; other family members who play music; his playing style; bands in which he played; community gatherings for music; his father, a square dance caller; quitting and starting back again with the fiddle; meeting to play with his cousin twice a year; his mother, a guitar player; his FFA quartet; different fiddles he had owned; other musical family members. Side B Mr. Reaves performs: "Sally Goodin"; "Waltz You Saved for Me" (his mother's favorite); "Orange Blossom Special"; "Rye Whiskey" (first song he learned); Mr. Reaves plays with three fingers. For images of Reaves, see S 1577, v. 22.
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Interview with fiddler Wilborn Reaves

Recordings of the 1984 4th of July Celebrations

Date: 1984-07-04
Description: Six audio cassettes. Boltin served as emcee for the festivities, as well as telling stories throughout.
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Recordings of the 1984 4th of July Celebrations

Copy of album: Olde Tyme Fiddle

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Description: One audio cassette. NOTE: Because this is a copyrighted recording, no copies will be made of the tape. Recorded by the Nashville Recording Factory.
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Copy of album: Olde Tyme Fiddle

Saturday performances (Florida State Fiddle Contest) at the 1994 Florida Folk Festival (Stage III) (Tapes 5-8)

Date: 1994-05-28
Description: One audio cassette. Baird served as emcee. 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 contest opened with the Omaha String Band (Baird, Dave Moreland, Lloyd Baldwin, and Bill Barton), followed by the various competition categories, and concluded with the judges performing Soldiers Joy. The judges were Stapleton, Robertson, and Brophy.
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Saturday performances (Florida State Fiddle Contest) at the 1994 Florida Folk Festival (Stage III) (Tapes 5-8)

Saturday performances at the 1993 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Tape 7)

Date: 1993-05-29
Description: One digital audio tape (DAT). Murray served as emcee. Monroe, a mandolin player, was known as the creator of bluegrass style of music with his band, the Bluegrass Boys (where the name for the musical genre derives from.) He was often called the Father of Bluegrass. For images of his performance, see S 1577, box 15, folder 2. His performance continued from D93-13. The second half of the tape consists of the Sunday morning program.
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Saturday performances at the 1993 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Tape 7)

Sunday performances at the 1993 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Tape 2)

Date: 1993-05-30
Description: One digital audio tape (DAT).
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Sunday performances at the 1993 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Tape 2)

Sunday performances at the 1993 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Tape 4)

Date: 1993-05-30
Description: One digital audio tape (DAT). Williams served as emcee.
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Sunday performances at the 1993 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Tape 4)

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a_s1576_12_c84-029	Suwannee River Five Band performing for the Back Porch Cloggers at the 1984 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Area/Old Marble Stage)	Sound	Musicians Bands (Music) Dancers Festivals Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Special events Music performance Performing arts String bands Stringband music Old time music Dance music Clogging Clog dancing	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg
a_s1576_13_c84-041	Suwannee River Five and Frank Mitchell 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 Musicians Bands (Music) Singers	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg
a_s1576_13_c84-047	Skip Johns and the Travelers performing at the 1983 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)	Sound	Musicians Bands (Music) Singers Festivals Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Special events Music performance Performing arts String bands Stringband music Old time music Country music Bluegrass music	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg
a_s1576_13_c84-054	Interview with fiddler Wilborn Reaves	Sound	Fieldwork Interviews Oral histories Fiddle music Fiddling Music performance Old time music Musicians Fiddlers	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg
a_s1576_14_c84-080	Recordings of the 1984 4th of July Celebrations	Sound	Festivals Fourth of July Holidays and festivals Special events Music performance Singing String bands Bluegrass music Choir singing Stringband music Guitar music Folk singers Choirs (music) Oral narratives Old time music Gospel (Black) Religious music Storytelling Musicians Bands (Music) Singers Storytellers	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg
a_s1576_22_c86-161	Copy of album: Olde Tyme Fiddle	Sound	Musicians Fiddlers Music performance Singing Fiddle music Old time music Sound recordings	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg
a_s1576_31_c94-014	Saturday performances (Florida State Fiddle Contest) at the 1994 Florida Folk Festival (Stage III) (Tapes 5-8)	Sound	Musicians Bands (Music) Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Festivals Special events Performing arts Music performance Old time music Bluegrass music String bands Fiddle music Stringband music Fiddling Competitions Contests Fiddlers	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg
a_s1576_42_d93-012	Saturday performances at the 1993 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Tape 7)	Sound	Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Festivals Special events Performing arts Music performance Singing Mandolin music Stringband music Bluegrass music Old time music String bands Singers Musicians Bands (Music) Bluegrass musicians	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg
a_s1576_42_d93-014	Sunday performances at the 1993 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Tape 2)	Sound	Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Festivals Special events Performing arts Music performance Singing Arts, Scottish Stringband music Guitar music Old time music String bands Country music Singers Musicians Guitarist Bluegrass musicians Bands (Music) Dancers	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg
a_s1576_43_d93-016	Sunday performances at the 1993 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Tape 4)	Sound	Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Festivals Special events Performing arts Music performance Singing Country music Stringband music Bluegrass music Guitar music Old time music String bands African Americans Storytelling Tales Oral narratives Singers Musicians Guitarist Storytellers Bands (Music)	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg

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Suwannee River Five Band performing for the Back Porch Cloggers at the 1984 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Area/Old Marble Stage)

Suwannee River Five Band performing for the Back Porch Cloggers at the 1984 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Area/Old Marble Stage)

Suwannee River Five and Frank Mitchell performing at the 1983 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Suwannee River Five and Frank Mitchell performing at the 1983 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Skip Johns and the Travelers performing at the 1983 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Skip Johns and the Travelers performing at the 1983 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Interview with fiddler Wilborn Reaves

Interview with fiddler Wilborn Reaves

Recordings of the 1984 4th of July Celebrations

Recordings of the 1984 4th of July Celebrations

Copy of album: Olde Tyme Fiddle

Copy of album: Olde Tyme Fiddle

Saturday performances (Florida State Fiddle Contest) at the 1994 Florida Folk Festival (Stage III) (Tapes 5-8)

Saturday performances (Florida State Fiddle Contest) at the 1994 Florida Folk Festival (Stage III) (Tapes 5-8)

Saturday performances at the 1993 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Tape 7)

Saturday performances at the 1993 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Tape 7)

Sunday performances at the 1993 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Tape 2)

Sunday performances at the 1993 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Tape 2)

Sunday performances at the 1993 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Tape 4)

Sunday performances at the 1993 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Tape 4)

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Suwannee River Five Band performing for the Back Porch Cloggers at the 1984 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Area/Old Marble Stage)

Suwannee River Five Band performing for the Back Porch Cloggers at the 1984 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Area/Old Marble Stage)

Suwannee River Five and Frank Mitchell performing at the 1983 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Suwannee River Five and Frank Mitchell performing at the 1983 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Skip Johns and the Travelers performing at the 1983 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Skip Johns and the Travelers performing at the 1983 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Interview with fiddler Wilborn Reaves

Interview with fiddler Wilborn Reaves

Recordings of the 1984 4th of July Celebrations

Recordings of the 1984 4th of July Celebrations

Copy of album: Olde Tyme Fiddle

Copy of album: Olde Tyme Fiddle

Saturday performances (Florida State Fiddle Contest) at the 1994 Florida Folk Festival (Stage III) (Tapes 5-8)

Saturday performances (Florida State Fiddle Contest) at the 1994 Florida Folk Festival (Stage III) (Tapes 5-8)

Saturday performances at the 1993 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Tape 7)

Saturday performances at the 1993 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Tape 7)

Sunday performances at the 1993 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Tape 2)

Sunday performances at the 1993 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Tape 2)

Sunday performances at the 1993 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Tape 4)

Sunday performances at the 1993 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Tape 4)