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Blues musician Buck Thompson playing at his home

Date: 1985-01-20
Description: One audio cassette. Sound recording of fifty-year old blues guitarist Buck Thompson playing tunes that he learned from the radio at his home. A lifelong migrant farmer, he played the Florida juke circuit in the 1950s. Inebriated at the time of recording, Thompson speech is difficult to decipher at times. The tape cuts off several times at Thompson's request. Additional recordings of Thompson can be found in S 1714, box 6, reels 23-24. 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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Blues musician Buck Thompson playing at his home

Blues musician Buck Thompson playing on his porch

Date: 1985-02-14
Description: Two reel to reel tapes. Sound recording of fifty-year old blues guitarist Buck Thompson playing tunes that he learned from the radio on his front porch. A former railroad worker, he played the juke circuit in the 1950s. Because of the recording location, sounds of traffic and pedestrians can be heard. Images of the performance can be found in S 1577, v. 27, slides 1467-1495. 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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Blues musician Buck Thompson playing on his porch

Dorothy Byrne performing ragtime music at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Date: 1992-05-24
Description: One reel to reel recording. Jan Milner served as emcee.
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Dorothy Byrne performing ragtime music at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Dorothy Byrne performing ragtime songs at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

Date: 1991-05-25
Description: One reel to reel recording. Milner served as emcee.
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Dorothy Byrne performing ragtime songs at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

Friday performances at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Stage III) (Tape 2)

Date: 1992-05-22
Description: One digital audio tape (DAT). Fitchen served as emcee.
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Friday performances at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Stage III) (Tape 2)

Friday performances at the 1995 Florida Folk Festival (Sesquicentennial Area Stage ) (Tape 5)

Date: 1995-05-26
Description: One digital audio tape(DAT).
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Friday performances at the 1995 Florida Folk Festival (Sesquicentennial Area Stage ) (Tape 5)

Performances at the 1970 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 1)

Date: 1970-05
Description: One reel to reel recording. Boltin served as emcee. Saunders was the chairman of the Stephen Foster Memorial Commission. Meadows was White Springs' mayor. Morris was a professor at the University of Florida. Keen was from White Springs. Godwin was from Hawthorne. Thrailkill was a poet from Wauchula. Borns lived in Daytona Beach. The LeFevre Family were based out of Knoxville, Tennessee.
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Performances at the 1970 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 1)

Sunday performances at the 1985 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage) (Reel 5)

Date: 1985-05-26
Description: One reel to reel recording. Folklorist McDonald served as emcee. Thompson was a blues singer-guitarist from Hastings, Florida. The band consisted of Ronnie Kierce (bass), Gary Wilkins (banjo), Ricki King (mandolin), Platt Drew (guitar), and Nile Hord (fiddle).
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Sunday performances at the 1985 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage) (Reel 5)

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a_s1714_03_tape10	Blues musician Buck Thompson playing at his home	Sound	Fieldwork Research methods Collecting Sound recording String instruments Blues (Music) African Americans Musical tradition, African diaspora Guitarists Guitar Guitar music Music performance Music Guitarist Musicians Blues singers	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg
a_s1714_reel23	Blues musician Buck Thompson playing on his porch	Sound	Fieldwork Research methods Collecting Sound recording String instruments Blues (Music) African Americans Musical tradition, African diaspora Guitarists Guitar Guitar music Music performance Music Guitarist Musicians Blues singers	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg
a_s1576_t92-095	Dorothy Byrne performing ragtime music at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)	Sound	Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Festivals Special events Music performance Performing arts Singing Bluegrass music Old time music Music Ragtime music Ragtime songs Piano music Pianos Musicians Pianists Singers	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg
a_s1576_t91-019a	Dorothy Byrne performing ragtime songs at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)	Sound	Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Festivals Special events Performing arts Music performance Piano music Singing Ragtime music Ragtime songs Musicians Pianists Singers	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg
a_s1576_42_d92-002	Friday performances at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Stage III) (Tape 2)	Sound	Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Festivals Special events Performing arts Music performance Singing Bands (Music) Piano music Old time music Ragtime music Ragtime songs Singers Musicians Pianists	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg
a_s1576_45_d95-049	Friday performances at the 1995 Florida Folk Festival (Sesquicentennial Area Stage ) (Tape 5)	Sound	Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Festivals Special events Performing arts Music performance Blues (Music) Piano music (Blues) African Americans Rock music Singing Pianists Bands (Music) Blues singers	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg
a_s1576_t77-213	Performances at the 1970 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 1)	Sound	Festivals Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Special events Performing arts Singing Guitar music Dance Old time music Bluegrass music Folk singers Elementary schools Mayors Storytelling Trickster tales Animal tales Oral narratives Singers Dancers Public officer Orators Children Choruses Girl Scouts Musicians Storytellers Students	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg
a_s1576_t85-130	Sunday performances at the 1985 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage) (Reel 5)	Sound	Musicians Guitarist Folklorists Festivals Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Special events Music performance Singing Guitar music Performing arts African Americans Blues (Music) Rhythm and blues music Rhythm and blues songs Bluegrass music Old time music String bands Stringband music Bluegrass musicians Blues singers	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg

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Blues musician Buck Thompson playing at his home

Blues musician Buck Thompson playing at his home

Blues musician Buck Thompson playing on his porch

Blues musician Buck Thompson playing on his porch

Dorothy Byrne performing ragtime music at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Dorothy Byrne performing ragtime music at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Dorothy Byrne performing ragtime songs at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

Dorothy Byrne performing ragtime songs at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

Friday performances at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Stage III) (Tape 2)

Friday performances at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Stage III) (Tape 2)

Friday performances at the 1995 Florida Folk Festival (Sesquicentennial Area Stage ) (Tape 5)

Friday performances at the 1995 Florida Folk Festival (Sesquicentennial Area Stage ) (Tape 5)

Performances at the 1970 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 1)

Performances at the 1970 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 1)

Sunday performances at the 1985 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage) (Reel 5)

Sunday performances at the 1985 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage) (Reel 5)

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Blues musician Buck Thompson playing at his home

Blues musician Buck Thompson playing at his home

Blues musician Buck Thompson playing on his porch

Blues musician Buck Thompson playing on his porch

Dorothy Byrne performing ragtime music at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Dorothy Byrne performing ragtime music at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Dorothy Byrne performing ragtime songs at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

Dorothy Byrne performing ragtime songs at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

Friday performances at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Stage III) (Tape 2)

Friday performances at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Stage III) (Tape 2)

Friday performances at the 1995 Florida Folk Festival (Sesquicentennial Area Stage ) (Tape 5)

Friday performances at the 1995 Florida Folk Festival (Sesquicentennial Area Stage ) (Tape 5)

Performances at the 1970 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 1)

Performances at the 1970 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 1)

Sunday performances at the 1985 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage) (Reel 5)

Sunday performances at the 1985 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage) (Reel 5)