| Blues pianist Alex McBride performing at Normandy Elementary School | Blues pianist Alex McBride performing at Normandy Elementary School | Moving Image | Music performance
Video recording
Piano music
Pianos
Elementary schools
Teaching of folklore
Education
Students
Musical instruments
African Americans
Musicians
Pianists | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_video.jpg |
| Duval County Folk Arts in Education Project video | Duval County Folk Arts in Education Project video | Moving Image | Education
Video recording
African Americans
Gospel (Black)
Blues singers
Singing
Piano music (Blues)
Pianos
Classrooms
Children
Elementary schools
Schools
Demonstrations
Teaching of folklore
Music performance
Oral communication
Games
Musicians
Folklorists
Pianists
Singers
Students | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_video.jpg |
Duval County Folk Arts in Education Project video
- Date
- 1989-09
- Description
- One video recording (VHS; 1:14:37) Footage of Hansen teaching folklore at an unidentified elementary school for a week. On the last day, blues pianist Alex McBride performed and discussed blues & gospel music. Includes footage of the students demonstrating games, sayings, and a show & tell of family folklife objects. The Folk Arts in Education Project in Duval County was a joint venture between the Duval County School System and the Florida Folklife Program. It was started in 1984 by folklorist David Taylor with funding from the National Endowment for the Arts to add to existing social studies curriculum. The project consisted of field research to identify local traditions and folk artists, a series of five two-day seminars to acquaint teachers with the use of folklore and folk arts, in-school programs conducted by a folklorist and traditionalist, which included visits by local folk artists. Taylor ran it until 1986. In 1988, Gregory Hansen re-initiated it with minor changes.
- Collection
| Folk demonstrations at Garden City Elementary School | Folk demonstrations at Garden City Elementary School | Moving Image | Needleworkers
Auctioneers
Video recording
Bobbin lace
Oral communication
Auctioneering
Lacemaking
Lace and lace making
Lace bobbins
Elementary schools
Classrooms
Students
Needlework
Occupational groups
Occupational folklore | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_video.jpg |
Folk demonstrations at Garden City Elementary School
- Date
- 1988
- Description
- One video recording. (VHS) The Folk Arts in Education Project in Duval County was a joint venture between the Duval County School System and the Florida Folklife Program. It was started in 1984 by folklorist David Taylor with funding from the National Endowment for the Arts to add to existing social studies curriculum. The project consisted of field research to identify local traditions and folk artists, a series of five two-day seminars to acquaint teachers with the use of folklore and folk arts, and in-school programs conducted by a folklorist and traditionalist which included visits by local folk artists. Taylor ran it until 1986. In 1988, Gregory Hansen re-initiated it with minor changes.
- Collection
| a_s1723_01_01_tape01 | 1992 Florida Folk Heritage Award ceremony for the Versiteers | Sound | Singers | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg |
1992 Florida Folk Heritage Award ceremony for the Versiteers
- Date
- 1992-08-21
- Description
- Audio cassette recording. Approximately one hour. The Versiteers were a black gospel a capella singing group. They consisted of Harry Mae Anthony, Artie Brooks, Myrtle Barton, L.V. Starling, and Belinda Carter. The recording was made at the New Berlin Baptist Church during a ceremony awarding the Versiteers the Florida Folk Heritage Award for 1992. The recording includes the awards ceremony, as well as church services and gospel singing. Performers include The Versiteers, The Harbor Lights, Rev. Marcus King, and the New St. James Choir. Included in the folder is a recording log listing all the songs and speakers. See also S 1723, box 1 for photographs of the ceremony.
- Collection
| a_s1618_04_tape17 | Alex McBride interview for the Duval County Folk Arts in Education Project | Sound | Field recordings
Interviews
Pianos
Blues (music)
African Americans
Blues musicians
Oral narratives
Gospel music
Jazz
Nightclubs | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg |
Alex McBride interview for the Duval County Folk Arts in Education Project
- Date
- 1989-08-16
- Description
- One audio cassette. Jacksonville native discusses his career playing blues piano. Topics include learning piano from his mother; gospel music; jazz; piano styles: gospel, blues, jazz; Jacksonville piano players; local clubs; bands he played with; playing in North Florida; and equipment used.
- Collection
| a_s1618_04_tape16 | Alex McBride performance for the Duval County Folk Arts in Education Project | Sound | Field recordings
Music--Performance
Blues (music)
African Americans
Blues musicians | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg |
| a_s1618_04_tape02 | Ana Blanco interview for the Duval County Folk Arts in Education Project | Sound | Needlework
Field recordings
Interviews
Oral narratives
Lace making
Cuban Americans
Bobbin lace
Emigration
Latinos
Textile art | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg |
Ana Blanco interview for the Duval County Folk Arts in Education Project
- Date
- 1988-07-21
- Description
- One audio cassette. Blanco disscuses living in Cuba until 1962; learning lace making; teaching others and doing festivals; process and items made in Cuba; bobbin lace; lace making techniques; patterns; bobbing; stitches; English and Spanish lace; machine-made lace; uses of her lace; and lace making in Jacksonville.
- Collection
| a_s1618_04_tape23 | Ben French & Shawn Roden interview for the Duval County Folk Arts in Education Project | Sound | Skateboarding
Field recordings
Sports
Skateparks
Inclined planes
Skating rinks
Playgrounds
Teenagers
Oral narratives
Interviews | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg |
Ben French & Shawn Roden interview for the Duval County Folk Arts in Education Project
- Date
- 1988-06-28
- Description
- One audio cassette. Both high school students in Jacksonville at the time, French and Roden discuss skateboarding. Topics include learning tricks (from friends); types of tricks; related slang; park skating versus street skating; types of skateboards; places to skate; dangers and injuries; parental attitudes; and other sports.
- Collection
| a_s1618_04_tape14 | Bluegrass jam session at Wayne Fannings residence in Jacksonville | Sound | Musicians
Banjoists
Fieldwork
Italian Americans
Music performance
String instruments
Fiddles
Performing arts
Musical traditions, Anglo-Americans
Musical ensembles
Banjoes
Banjo music
Music business
Bands (Music)
Old time music
String bands
Bluegrass musicians
Fiddlers | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg |
Bluegrass jam session at Wayne Fannings residence in Jacksonville
- Date
- 1988-07-29
- Description
- One audio cassette. For an interview with Piccalo, see S 1618, box 4, tape 13. The Folk Arts in Education Project in Duval County was a joint venture between the Duval County School System and the Florida Folklife Program. It was started in 1984 by folklorist David Taylor with funding from the National Endowment for the Arts to add to existing social studies curriculum. The project consisted of field research to identify local traditions and folk artists, a series of five two-day seminars to acquaint teachers with the use of folklore and folk arts, and in-school programs conducted by a folklorist and traditionalist which included visits by local folk artists. Taylor ran it until 1986. In 1988, Gregory Hansen re-initiated it with minor changes.
- Collection
| a_s1618_05_tape05 | Catherine Armah interview for the Duval County Folk Arts in Education Project | Sound | Needlework
Field recordings
Interviews
Oral narratives
Life histories
Hairstyles
Foodways
Food preparation
Tie-dyeing
Liberians
Emigration
Braids (hairdressing) | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg |
Catherine Armah interview for the Duval County Folk Arts in Education Project
- Date
- 1988-06-16
- Description
- One audio cassette. Armah grew up in Moravia, Liberia. She discusses Liberian folklife including hair braiding, tie-dyeing, and foods. She also disccuses life in Liberia; tribes in Liberia; immigration to the U.S.; her family history; and comaprisons between US foods and Liberian foods. NOTE: According to the depositor's agreement, or use in publications, must get informant's permission.
- Collection
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