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Every Island Has Its Own Song (completed version)

Date: 1988
Description: One video recording (3/4 tape; 27:40) Documentary about Nikitas Tsimouris, a Greek bagpipe player, and his family. A co-production of WEDO-TV and the FFP, it was funded in part by the Florida Endowment for the Humanities. Offenbach narrated. Folklorist Michael wrote and produced, and Yvonne Bryant was assistant producer. The video can also be viewed online on the Folkstreams web page at http://www.folkstreams.net/film,136
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Every Island Has Its Own Song (completed version)

Every Island Has Its Own Song (rough cut, incomplete)

Date: 1988
Description: One video recording (3/4 tape; 15:07) An early (and incomplete)version of the production -- for final edit, see video FV-112. Documentary about Nikitas Tsimouris, a Greek bagpipe player, and his family. Includes family images, the Epiphany celebration, Tsimouris making and playing the tsabouna (Greek bagpipe), and discussion of Greek life and immigration. A co-production of WEDO-TV and the FFP, it was funded in part by the Florida Endowment for the Humanities. Offenbach narrated. Folklorist Michael wrote and produced, and Yvonne Bryant was assistant producer.
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Every Island Has Its Own Song (rough cut, incomplete)

Every Island Has Its Own Song (rough cut)

Date: 1988
Description: One video recording (3/4 tape; 27:40) An early version of the production -- for final edit, see video FV-112. Documentary about Nikitas Tsimouris, a Greek bagpipe player, and his family. A co-production of WEDO-TV and the FFP, it was funded in part by the Florida Endowment for the Humanities. Offenbach narrated. Folklorist Michael wrote and produced, and Yvonne Bryant was assistant producer.
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Every Island Has Its Own Song (rough cut)

Four Corners of the Earth

Date: 1983
Description: One video recording. (3/4 tape; 27:40 minutes) Jeannette Cypress narrated. Produced by Bulger and directed by Mike Dunn. The Seminole Video Project was a joint project between the Florida Folklife Program and WFSU-TV. Completed in Spring 1984 and financed by a Florida Endowment for the Humanities grant with the support of the Seminole Tribe of Florida, the project culminated in a thirty-minute documentary entitled "Four Corners of the Earth" which profiled Ethel Santiago, a Seminole craftswoman and tribal representative. The program addressed such issues as cultural retention within contemporary society; the role of women in Seminole society; traditional Seminole foods, arts, and medicine; and the changing emphasis on clan affiliations. The project covered Seminoles on the Big Cypress and Hollywood Reservations and at Immokalee, Florida. Raw video footage can be found in S 1615, V84-16 through V-84-24. Sound recordings of the interviews can be found in S 1576, T84-111 - T84-133 and C84-108 - C84-115. Images can be found in S 1577, volume 23. The video can also be viewed online on the Folkstreams web page at http://www.folkstreams.net/film,139
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Four Corners of the Earth

Rough edits for the Every Island Has Its Own Song documentary

Date: 1987-11
Description: Six video recordings. (Beta; 20 minutes each) Early edit tapes for the documentary "Every Island Has Its Own Song," a Florida Folklife Program-produced documentary on tsabouna (Greek bagpipe) maker-player Nikitas Tsimouris and the Greek community of Tarpon Springs. Includes interviews with Tsimouris and his family, performance on the tsabouna, local sponge boats, an Epiphany Day celebration, and the Tsimoruis family at home. The tapes have gaps for narration, insert shots, and other post-production elements. For the completed documentary, see FV-112. For the original fieldwork videos, see FV-1 through FV-17 in S 1615.
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Rough edits for the Every Island Has Its Own Song documentary

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

David Parker Bennett interview for the Folk Arts Apprenticeship Program

Date: 1985-02-21
Description: One audio cassette. Bennett was a fiddler and folklorist. He wrote his Master's thesis at the University of North Carolina (Chapel Hill) in 1940: A Study in Fiddle Tunes From Western North Carolina. In the interview, Bennett discusses his research, fellow bluegrass and old-time musicians, and recording various musicians.
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David Parker Bennett interview for the Folk Arts Apprenticeship Program

Fred Perry playing his fiddle

Date: 1985-02-13
Description: One audio cassette. Recording of well-known fiddler Fred Perry playing his repertoire of old fiddle tunes. He is joined by Doug and Frank Trivette. Perry has played in the St. Johns region for over fifty years, including with bluegrass great Ralph Stanley. Also on the tape is Fred's wife Ruby. For images of the performance, see slides S85-1496 - S85-1498 in S 1577, V. 27. 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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Fred Perry playing his fiddle

Interview with and performance by hammer dulcimer player Johnny Boyd

Date: 1984-12-07
Description: One reel to reel.
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Interview with and performance by hammer dulcimer player Johnny Boyd

Interview with Ethel Santiago on Seminole cooking and food

Date: 1984
Description: Three reel to reels. Santiago discuss and demonstrates Seminole cooking. She discusses fry bread, sofkee, clan systems, proper creation and maintenance of log fireplaces (use cypress and oak), boiling, proper welcoming of guests, role of men and women and children in food preparation, cooking training, use of corn, cooking in different weather, use of fire, and stories/beliefs connected with cooking. The Seminole Video Project was a joint project between the Florida Folklife Program and WFSU-TV. Completed in Spring 1984, and financed by a Florida Endowment for the Humanities grant with the support of the Seminole Tribe of Florida, the project culminated in a thirty-minute documentary entitled "Four Corners of the Earth" which profiled Ethel Santiago, a Seminole craftswoman and Tribal representative. The program addressed such issues as cultural retention within contemporary society; the role of women in Seminole society; traditional Seminole foods, arts, and medicine; and the changing emphasis on clan affiliations. The project covered Seminoles on the Big Cypress and Hollywood Reservations and at Immokalee, Florida. Raw video footage, along with the finished product, can be found in S 1615, V84-16 through V-84-24. Images from the project can be found in S 1577, v. 23, slides S83-2994 - S83-3020.
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Interview with Ethel Santiago on Seminole cooking and food

	Identifier	Title	Type	Subject
Every Island Has Its Own Song (completed version)	Every Island Has Its Own Song (completed version)	Moving Image	Musicians Documentary videos Bagpipe music Bagpipes Tsabouna Material culture Instrument manufacture Musical instruments Arts, Greek Greek Americans Family history Bagpipers Musical instrument maker	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_video.jpg
Every Island Has Its Own Song (rough cut, incomplete)	Every Island Has Its Own Song (rough cut, incomplete)	Moving Image	Musicians Documentary videos Bagpipe music Bagpipes Tsabouna Material culture Instrument manufacture Musical instruments Arts, Greek Greek Americans Family history Epiphany Religious rites Religious symbolism Religious art Catholics Religion Emigration and immigration Dance Calendar rites Community rites Parades Music performance Bagpipers Musical instrument maker	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_video.jpg
Every Island Has Its Own Song (rough cut)	Every Island Has Its Own Song (rough cut)	Moving Image	Musicians Documentary videos Bagpipe music Bagpipes Tsabouna Material culture Instrument manufacture Musical instruments Arts, Greek Greek Americans Family history Bagpipers Musical instrument maker	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_video.jpg
Four Corners of the Earth	Four Corners of the Earth	Moving Image	Video recording Documentary videos Ethnicity, Seminole Seminole Indians Native Americans Indian reservations Fieldwork (educational method) Interviews Interviewing on television Oral narratives Oral communication	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_video.jpg
Rough edits for the Every Island Has Its Own Song documentary	Rough edits for the Every Island Has Its Own Song documentary	Moving Image	Artisans Musical instrument maker Video recording Documentary videos Fieldwork Interviewing on television Demonstrations Craft Music performance Interviews Emigration and immigration Personal experience narratives Oral histories Instrument manufacture Tsabouna Bagpipe music Bagpipes Arts, Greek Greek Americans Songs, Greek Calendar rites New Year rites Epiphany Catholics Bagpipers Musicians	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_video.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_s1640_20_tape06	David Parker Bennett interview for the Folk Arts Apprenticeship Program	Sound	Field recordings Interviews Folklore Research, theory, and methodology Fiddles String instruments Folk musicians	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg
a_s1714_04_tape38	Fred Perry playing his fiddle	Sound	Fieldwork Sound recording Research methods Fiddle music Fiddling Fiddles String instruments Musical instruments Bluegrass music Old time music Musicians Bluegrass musicians Fiddlers	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg
a_s1576_t84-134	Interview with and performance by hammer dulcimer player Johnny Boyd	Sound	Fieldwork Oral histories Interviews Music performance Performing arts String instruments Dulcimer music Hammer dulcimer Old time music Gospel music Musicians	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg
a_s1576_t84-127	Interview with Ethel Santiago on Seminole cooking and food	Sound	Fieldwork Documentary videos Interviews Ethnicity, Seminole Seminole Indians Indian reservations Native Americans Food preparation Cooking and dining Demonstrations Seminole cookery Corn Bread Fireplaces Fire Religious rites Cypress Oak Pots Storytelling Clans Cookware Cookery (Corn) Boiling (Cookery) Beliefs and cultures Cooks	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg

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Every Island Has Its Own Song (completed version)

Every Island Has Its Own Song (completed version)

Every Island Has Its Own Song (rough cut, incomplete)

Every Island Has Its Own Song (rough cut, incomplete)

Every Island Has Its Own Song (rough cut)

Every Island Has Its Own Song (rough cut)

Four Corners of the Earth

Four Corners of the Earth

Rough edits for the Every Island Has Its Own Song documentary

Rough edits for the Every Island Has Its Own Song documentary

Blues musician Buck Thompson playing on his porch

Blues musician Buck Thompson playing on his porch

David Parker Bennett interview for the Folk Arts Apprenticeship Program

David Parker Bennett interview for the Folk Arts Apprenticeship Program

Fred Perry playing his fiddle

Fred Perry playing his fiddle

Interview with and performance by hammer dulcimer player Johnny Boyd

Interview with and performance by hammer dulcimer player Johnny Boyd

Interview with Ethel Santiago on Seminole cooking and food

Interview with Ethel Santiago on Seminole cooking and food

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Every Island Has Its Own Song (completed version)

Every Island Has Its Own Song (completed version)

Every Island Has Its Own Song (rough cut, incomplete)

Every Island Has Its Own Song (rough cut, incomplete)

Every Island Has Its Own Song (rough cut)

Every Island Has Its Own Song (rough cut)

Four Corners of the Earth

Four Corners of the Earth

Rough edits for the Every Island Has Its Own Song documentary

Rough edits for the Every Island Has Its Own Song documentary

Blues musician Buck Thompson playing on his porch

Blues musician Buck Thompson playing on his porch

David Parker Bennett interview for the Folk Arts Apprenticeship Program

David Parker Bennett interview for the Folk Arts Apprenticeship Program

Fred Perry playing his fiddle

Fred Perry playing his fiddle

Interview with and performance by hammer dulcimer player Johnny Boyd

Interview with and performance by hammer dulcimer player Johnny Boyd

Interview with Ethel Santiago on Seminole cooking and food

Interview with Ethel Santiago on Seminole cooking and food