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Collection ID is exactly "1" AND Title of Work is exactly "The Train"
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Moses Williams playing the diddly bow

Moses Williams playing the diddly bow
Date
1980-03-11
Description
One audio cassette. Side two is blank. The Florida Record Project resulted in the two-album recording, Drop On Down in Florida. This was an exploration of African American musical traditions in Florida. Moses Williams was originally from Mississippi. He moved to Florida in the 1950s. He played the diddly bow, a one-string homemade musical instrument, also called a "yakkedy board." Images from this performance can be found in S 1577, box 17, folder 78 (along with more information on the diddly bow). For more from this field recording session, see S 1576, reels T81-15 and T83-86.
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Moses Williams playing the diddly bow

Moses Williams playing the diddly bow
Saturday performances at the 1994 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Area Concert Stage) (Tape 3)

Saturday performances at the 1994 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Area Concert Stage) (Tape 3)
Date
1994-05-28
Description
One digital audio tape (DAT). Walker served as emcee. The Neighborhood Blues Band, of Orlando, featured Evan Waller (guitar), Chip Luck (guitar), Ray Starling (bass), Larry Courtney (guitar), Dave Adams (drums), Dave Crukowski (harmonica), Odell Maxwell (harmonica) and Layla Bennett (piano.). Yao played the zheng Chinese zither). She was born in China, and lived in Orlando. The Calloway Sisters were from Winter Haven.
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Saturday performances at the 1994 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Area Concert Stage) (Tape 3)

Saturday performances at the 1994 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Area Concert Stage) (Tape 3)
Interview and music performance with blues singer Moses Williams

Interview and music performance with blues singer Moses Williams
Date
1977-11-27
Description
One reel to reel recording. Williams was born 15 February 1919 in Itta Bena, Mississippi. After traveling with several acts in the 1930s/1940s, he moved to Florida to work the citrus groves. He always played the diddly bow, a one-string instrument played throughout that south that functioned as a primitive guitar. Moses talked about playing the diddly (for this recording, he hung a broom wire from the wall); performing with Sonny Boy Williams; and his life history. He played several songs. NOTE: According to the depositor's agreement, any commercial use of this recording must be cleared by Moses Williams or Dwight Devane.
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Interview and music performance with blues singer Moses Williams

Interview and music performance with blues singer Moses Williams
Interview with and music performance by blues musician Moses Williams

Interview with and music performance by blues musician Moses Williams
Date
1980-03-11
Description
One reel to reel recording. Moses Williams was originally from Mississippi. He moved to Florida in the 1950s. He played the diddly bow, a one-string homemade musical instrument, also called a yakedy board.
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Interview with and music performance by blues musician Moses Williams

Interview with and music performance by blues musician Moses Williams
Identifier Title Type Subject Thumbnail
a_s1576_03_c80-006Moses Williams playing the diddly bowSoundMusic performance
Fieldwork
African Americans
Guitar music
Blues (Music)
Blues singers
Diddly bow
String instruments
Gospel music
Gospel songs
Gospel (Black)
Musicians
Singers		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg
a_s1576_44_d94-040Saturday performances at the 1994 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Area Concert Stage) (Tape 3)SoundFolk festivals
Folklore revival festivals
Festivals
Special events
Performing arts
Music performance
Old time music
Blues (Music)
Zheng
Zither music
Arts, Chinese
Chinese Americans
Arts, Asian
Asian Americans
Gospel (Black)
Gospel music
African Americans
Religious songs
Singers
Musicians
Bands (Music)
Blues singers		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg
a_s1576_t77-300Interview and music performance with blues singer Moses WilliamsSoundInterviewing
Interviews
Music performance
Blues (Music)
African Americans
Diddly bow
String instruments
Life histories
Oral histories
Personal experience narratives
Guitarist
Blues singers
Musicians		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg
a_s1576_t81-015Interview with and music performance by blues musician Moses WilliamsSoundFieldwork
African Americans
Blues (Music)
Performing arts
Music performance
Singing
Guitar music
Guitarists
String instruments
Interviews
Oral histories
Life histories
Harmonica music
Singers
Musicians
Harmonica players
Blues singers		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg