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Beseda Dancers performing at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Beseda Dancers performing at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)
Date
1992-05-24
Description
One reel to reel recording.
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Beseda Dancers performing at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Beseda Dancers performing at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)
Friday performances at the 1975 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 2)

Friday performances at the 1975 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 2)
Date
1975-08-29
Description
One reel to reel recording. Boltin served as emcee. Malkine was from Shady, New York. Lazonby was from Hawthorne. Gerard and Kershner was from Lake City. The Kellys were from Palatka. Skip Johns and his band were from Lake City, and Waddell hailed from Jacksonville. Williamson was from Palatka. Frog Smith told stories, and was from Fort Myers. Whatley, of Bell, sang country music. Bullard lived in White Springs. Hancock played the mouth harp and was from Suffolk, Virginia. The Beseda Dancers were from the Czechoslovakian American community Masaryktown. The Caney were from Cookeville, Tennessee. Bessie Jones and Frankie Quimby, both of Brunswick, Georgia, later became known as the Georgia Sea Island Singers. Moore sang ballads, and lived in Green Cove Springs.

 

 

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

Friday performances at the 1975 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 2)
Masaryktown Beseda Dancers at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Crossroads Stage - Festival History)

Masaryktown Beseda Dancers at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Crossroads Stage - Festival History)

Date
1992-05-22
Description
One audio cassette recordings. Sidney Romine, Linda Lovelady, and Sona Hucko narrate discussion of Czech dance costumes and customs; Beseda Dancers from Masaryktown and Moravian Dancers and costumes. The recording index notes that Sidney Romine is the first of three generations to dance at the Florida Folk Festival - she danced in 1953. Because this was the 40th festival, the Crossroads area was partly devoted to performers who contributed to the festival's past and development.
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Masaryktown Beseda Dancers at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Crossroads Stage - Festival History)

Masaryktown Beseda Dancers at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Crossroads Stage - Festival History)

Saturday evening performances at the 1978 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 2)

Saturday evening performances at the 1978 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 2)
Date
1978-05-27
Description
One reel to reel recording. Boltin served as emcee. McLean was joined by interpretive dancer Lais and autoharp player Schuman. Myers and Dinella were from Tampa. Bullard was from White Springs. The end of Mark's set is found on T80-13.
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Saturday evening performances at the 1978 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 2)

Saturday evening performances at the 1978 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 2)
Saturday morning performances at the 1969 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 1)

Saturday morning performances at the 1969 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 1)
Date
1969-05-03
Description
One reel to reel recording. Boltin served as emcee. (The first two thirds of the reel consist of Friday performances -- see separate entry for details.) The last few performances from Saturday morning can be found on T77-209.
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Saturday morning performances at the 1969 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 1)

Saturday morning performances at the 1969 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 1)
Saturday performances at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Stage III) (Tape 1)

Saturday performances at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Stage III) (Tape 1)
Date
1992-05-23
Description
One digital audio tape (DAT). Rozar served as emcee. The troupes danced to recorded music.
Collection
Saturday performances at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Stage III) (Tape 1)

Saturday performances at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Stage III) (Tape 1)
Sunday morning performances at the 1978 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 2)

Sunday morning performances at the 1978 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 2)
Date
1978-05-28
Description
One reel to reel recording. Boltin served as emcee. Williams was a street musician from Tallahassee. The Travelers consisted of Skip (banjo), Claudie Johns (bass), and Buddy Harvey (guitar). Bonk, originally of Jacksonville, lived in Atlanta.
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Sunday morning performances at the 1978 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 2)

Sunday morning performances at the 1978 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 2)
The Beseda Dancers and The Picalota Strings performing at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

The Beseda Dancers and The Picalota Strings performing at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)
Date
1992-05-22
Description
One reel to reel recording. The beseda dancers performed to pre-recorded music. The Picalota String played old-time stringband music. Folk singer Fitchen served as emcee.
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The Beseda Dancers and The Picalota Strings performing at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

The Beseda Dancers and The Picalota Strings performing at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)
Identifier Title Type Subject Thumbnail
a_s1576_t92-090aBeseda Dancers performing at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)SoundFolk festivals
Folklore revival festivals
Festivals
Special events
Beseda (Dance)
Performing arts
Dance
Folk dance
Dance music
Dancers		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg
a_s1576_t79-015Friday performances at the 1975 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 2)SoundFestivals
Folk festivals
Folklore revival festivals
Special events
Performing arts
Singing
Dance music
Religious music
Old time music
Gospel music
African Americans
Gospel (Black)
Bluegrass music
Spirituals (Songs)
Guitar music
French Americans
Folk songs, French
Songs, French
Stringband music
Singers
Dancers
Bands (Music)
Storytellers
Guitarist
Bluegrass musicians
Musicians		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg
a_s1576_28_c92-001Masaryktown Beseda Dancers at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Crossroads Stage - Festival History) SoundFolk festivals
Folklore revival festivals
Festivals
Special events
Performing arts
Arts, Czechoslovakia
Oral narratives
Czechoslovakian Americans
Demonstrations
Beseda (Dance)
Dance music
Folk dance
Dancers		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg
a_s1576_t80-012Saturday evening performances at the 1978 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 2)SoundFestivals
Folk festivals
Folklore revival festivals
Special events
Performing arts
Singing
Guitar music
Oral poetry
Beseda (Dance)
Folk dance
Arts, Czechoslovakia
Folk singers
Singers
Guitarist
Dancers
Poets
Musicians		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg
a_s1576_t77-208cSaturday morning performances at the 1969 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 1)SoundFestivals
Folk festivals
Folklore revival festivals
Special events
Performing arts
Singing
Guitar music
Dance
Old time music
Whipcracking
Seminole Indians
Fiddle music
Storytelling
Ethnicity, Seminole
Singers
Fiddlers
Dancers
Whip maker
Musicians		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg
a_s1576_42_d92-009Saturday performances at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Stage III) (Tape 1)SoundFolk festivals
Folklore revival festivals
Festivals
Special events
Performing arts
Dance music
Dancers		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg
a_s1576_t80-018Sunday morning performances at the 1978 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 2)SoundSingers
Bands (Music)
Dancers
Festivals
Folk festivals
Folklore revival festivals
Special events
Performing arts
Singing
Religious music
Stringband music
Gospel music
Religious songs
Gospel (Black)
Old time music
Musicians		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg
a_s1576_t92-016The Beseda Dancers and The Picalota Strings performing at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)SoundBands (Music)
Folk festivals
Folklore revival festivals
Festivals
Special events
Performing arts
Performances
Music performance
Guitar music
Songs
Guitarists
String bands
Stringband music
String instruments
Storytelling
Bluegrass music
Old time music
Czechoslovakian Americans
Bluegrass musicians
Dancers		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg
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