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Friday performances at the 1975 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 1)
- Date
- 1975-08-29
- Description
- One reel to reel recording. Boltin served as emcee. Seafood Combo was from Tallahassee, and consisted of Tony Verderamo (accordian); Larry Abrams (violin/mandolin); and Pam Mansfield (tambourine). Alachua County Older American Council square-danced. Muller was from Lake Mary. The Mitchells played the dulcimer, and were from Washington DC. Tillinghast was from Hollywood, Florida. Dunscombe of Gainesville played the musical saw. The Folksdancing, of Sarasota, consisted of the Whitehead family. Deacon Dan Smith, from White Plains, New York, played the harmonica. The Makley Family were from Jacksonville, and Nick Hallman was from Greenville, South Carolina. The Caney Forkers were from Cookeville, Tennessee and consisted of: Mike & Jeanette Kasnia; Graham, Betty, Heather, and Holly Kash. Johnson was from Gainesville. The Beadnells were from Orange Park. Fiddlers Zeke and Rosa Stephens were from Panama City. The Boyers from Webster Grove, Missouri (and the family of folk singer Bob Beers' sister). Banjoist Cadwell hailed from Jackson Heights, New York. Battle was from Tampa -- this was his first festival. Malkine was from Shady, New York.
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a_s1576_t77-240 | Performances at the 1974 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 2) | Sound | Festivals Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Special events Performing arts Singing Guitar music Folk singers Old time music String bands Stringband music Country music Commercial songs Popular songs Bluegrass music Singers Guitarist Bands (Music) Bluegrass musicians Musicians | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg |
a_s1576_t77-241 | Performances at the 1974 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 3) | Sound | Festivals Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Special events Performing arts Singing Guitar music Folk singers Old time music String bands Stringband music Fiddle music Popular songs Bluegrass music Bluegrass musicians Singers Guitarist Bands (Music) Fiddlers Musicians | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg |
a_s1576_t77-294 | Saturday evening performances at the 1977 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 2) | Sound | Festivals Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Special events Performing arts Singing Folk singers Calypso music Old time music Storytelling Dance music Stringband music Guitar music Singers Storytellers Bands (Music) Guitarist Musicians | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg |
Saturday evening performances at the 1977 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 2)
- Date
- 1977-09-03
- Description
- One reel to reel recording. Boltin served as emcee. McLean and Grooms were from Gainesville. Crider and Bittner (later Mrs. Crider) sang environmental songs, and were also from Gainesville. Smith was from Marietta, Georgia. Tillinghast was form Stone Mountain, Georgia. Mitchell performed a shoeshine rag with heaps-Nelson on harmonica. Moore was form Naples. Singer-storyteller-guitarist Rogers was from St. Augustine. Muller was a music instructor at Seminole Community College. Junkanoos played calypso music.
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a_s1576_t77-249 | Saturday morning and afternoon performances at the 1976 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) | Sound | Festivals Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Special events Performing arts Music performance Singing String bands Stringband music African Americans Spirituals (Songs) Choir singing Religious music Religious songs Gospel (Black) Country music Old time music Folk singers Singers Musicians Bands (Music) Choruses | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg |
a_s1576_t79-018 | Saturday performances at the 1975 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 3) | Sound | Festivals Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Special events Performing arts Singing Dance music Folk singers Old time music Oral performance Gospel music Animal sounds Storytelling Banjo music Ballads Spiritual music Choir singing Gospel (Black) Spirituals (Songs) Harmonica music Violin music Folk songs, French French Americans Songs, French Singers Guitarist Harmonica players Violinists Musicians | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg |
Saturday performances at the 1975 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 3)
- Date
- 1975-08-30
- Description
- One reel to reel recording. Dan Smith was a harmonica player from White Plains, NY. Dobbs was from Palatka. McKinney played the violin. The Hallmans were from Greenville, S.C. The Dirt Kickers were a string band from Tallahassee. Dinella and Myers were singer-guitarists from Tampa. Moore was from Green Cove Springs. Hancock was a dulcimer player from Suffolk, Virginia. Joe mark was from Chapel Hill, NC. The LeFevres were from Knoxville, and consisted of Richard, Shirley, Corey, Amy, and Geoffrey. Will McLean (the Black Hat Troubadour) was a singer-songwriter-guitarist from Orlando. Betty Smith was a dulcimer player from Marietta, Georgia. Jones and Quimby sang African American spirituals -- from Brunswick, Georgia, they would later be known as the Georgia Sea Island Singers. Huber was also from Knoxville, Tennessee. Listed in the program as Eugenia Sisinni Jones, the singer-guitarist was later known as Jeanie Fitchen. The Abundant life Singers were from Clearwater, and Malkine was from New York.
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a_s1576_t79-020 | Sunday performances at the 1975 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 2) | Sound | Festivals Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Special events Performing arts Singing Guitar music Dulcimer music Old time music Musical saws Religious music Religious songs Gospel music Gospel songs Yodeling Storytelling Oral narratives Tales Singers Dancers Bands (Music) Storytellers Musicians | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg |
Sunday performances at the 1975 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 2)
- Date
- 1975-08-31
- Description
- One reel to reel recording. Last performances of the 1975 festival. Sunday was devoted to religious music. Jones and Quimby, both from Brunswick, Georgia, were later known as the Georgia Sea Island Singers. They performed black spirituals. The Boyers were from Webster Grove, Missouri, and were the family of the late Bob Beers. The square dancers were from Murfreesboro, Tennessee and performed to pre-recorded music. The Makley Family were from Jacksonville, and consisted of Elroyce, Bettine, and Ruthanne Makley. This was their third Festival. Jay Smith was also from Jacksonville. Hallman was from Greenville, S.C. Banjoist Cadwell's performance was not recorded -- only his introduction. Betty Smith lived in Marietta, Georgia. Fiddlers Zeke and Rosa Stephens lived in Panama City. Jumper was a Seminole storyteller from Hollywood, Florida. The Mitchells, of Washington DC, performed shaped note songs. The bluegrass band, Skip Johns and the Travelers, were from Lake City, and sang gospel songs. Hancock, of Suffolk, Virginia, played the dulcimer. The Abundant Life Singers were from Clearwater, and led by David McAbee. Singer Marshall was from White Springs. Dunscombe played the musical saw, and was a long-time festival performer. Singer Muller was from Lake Mary. Storyteller Boltin was also the festival's director and emcee. The Dirt Kickers Band, led by Sara Carter, came from Tallahassee. Hand and the Englishes all lived in Jacksonville. They wrote their own songs.
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