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Friday performances at the 1975 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 1)

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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Performances at the 1974 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 1)

Performances at the 1974 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 1)

Date
1974-08-30
Description
One reel to reel recording.
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Performances at the 1974 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 2)

Performances at the 1974 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 2)

Date
1974-08-30
Description
One reel to reel recording.
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Performances at the 1974 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 3)

Performances at the 1974 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 3)

Date
1974-08-30
Description
One reel to reel recording.
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Saturday evening performances at the 1977 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 2)

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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Saturday morning and afternoon performances at the 1976 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)

Saturday morning and afternoon performances at the 1976 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)

Date
1976-09-04
Description
One reel to reel recording. Boltin served as emcee.
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Saturday performances at the 1975 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 3)

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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Sunday performances at the 1975 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 2)

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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The Abundant Life Singers at the Florida Folk Festival

The Abundant Life Singers at the Florida Folk Festival

Date
1974-05
Description
Eight black and white prints. The Abundant Life Singers, a gospel singing-quartet from Clearwater, performing at the 1974-1976 Florida Folk Festival.
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a_s1576_t79-014Friday performances at the 1975 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 1)SoundFestivals
Folk festivals
Folklore revival festivals
Special events
Performing arts
Singing
Dance music
Religious music
Old time music
Gospel music
Hornpipes
Dulcimer music
Harmonica music
Yodeling
Guitar music
Banjo music
Folk songs, French
French Americans
Songs, French
Singers
Dancers
Bands (Music)
Harmonica players
Guitarist
Banjoists
Musicians
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a_s1576_t77-239Performances at the 1974 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 1)SoundFestivals
Folk festivals
Folklore revival festivals
Special events
Performing arts
Singing
String bands
Folk singers
Old time music
Religious music
Gospel music
Religious songs
Stringband music
Singers
Bands (Music)
Fiddlers
Musicians
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a_s1576_t77-240Performances at the 1974 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 2)SoundFestivals
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
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a_s1576_t77-241Performances at the 1974 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 3)SoundFestivals
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
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a_s1576_t77-294Saturday evening performances at the 1977 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 2)SoundFestivals
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
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a_s1576_t77-249Saturday morning and afternoon performances at the 1976 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)SoundFestivals
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
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a_s1576_t79-018Saturday performances at the 1975 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 3)SoundFestivals
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
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a_s1576_t79-020Sunday performances at the 1975 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 2)SoundFestivals
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
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The Abundant Life Singers at the Florida Folk FestivalThe Abundant Life Singers at the Florida Folk FestivalStill ImageFolk festivals
Gospel music
Religion
Gospel songs
Folklore revival festivals
Performers
Performing arts
Religious music
Women
Singers
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