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Autoharp player Bill Dillon

Date: 1986-10-10
Description: Three color slides. The autoharp is also called a chroded zither. A lifelong musician, Dillon did not begin to play the autohrp until 1982 -- on a bet. He usualy plays songs made famour by Maybelle Carter. The Folk Arts in Education Project in Palm Beach County was a joint venture between the Palm Beach County School System and the Florida Folklife Program. It was conducted between 1986 and 1987 by folklorist Jan Rosenberg with funding from the National Endowment for the Arts to add to existing social studies curriculum. The goal was to impart an appreciation of multi-ethnic traditions and provide a sense of place to the mobile student population. The project focused on the Florida Studies component for fourth grade students. 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. In total, the project involved 15 schools with 779 students.
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Autoharp player Bill Dillon

Autoharp Workshop performing at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Date: 1988-05-29
Description: One reel to reel recording. Hoovler served as emcee. Each player describved how they learned to play the autoharp (chorded zither), their distinctive styles, and then played several song selections.
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Autoharp Workshop performing at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Bill Dillon interview for the Palm Beach County Folk Arts in Education Project

Date: 1986-10-17
Description: One audio cassette. The autoharp, a patented name, is also called a chorded zither. A lifelong musician, Dillon did not begin to play the autoharp until 1982 -- on a bet. He usually played songs made famous by Maybelle Carter. In the interview, he discusses growing up in West Virginia; learning to play the guitar at 12; performing as a professional country musician in the 1930s; playing for a Boston radio station (WCOP); learning the chorded zither/autoharp in 1982; learning songs; and performing. He also played four songs.
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Bill Dillon interview for the Palm Beach County Folk Arts in Education Project

Bill Dillon performing at the 1987 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Date: 1987-05-22
Description: One reel to reel recording. Dudley served as emcee (and joined in on guitar on some of the songs)
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Bill Dillon performing at the 1987 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Bill Dillon performing at the 1990 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)

Date: 1990-05-27
Description: Two reel to reel recording. Cooley served as emcee.
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Bill Dillon performing at the 1990 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)

Bill Dillon performing at the festival at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)

Date: 1988-05-28
Description: One reel to reel recording. Boltin served as emcee.
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Bill Dillon performing at the festival at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)

Bill Dillon playing the autoharp at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Date: 1988-05-29
Description: One reel to reel recording.
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Bill Dillon playing the autoharp at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Dale Crider performing at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Date: 1992-05-23
Description: One reel to reel recording. Crider, the emcee, filled in for the absent gospel group, the Versiteers. On a couple of songs, Bill Dillon sat in on the autoharp (chorded zither).
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Dale Crider performing at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Friday performances at the 1987 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 10)

Date: 1987-05-22
Description: One reel to reel recording. Fitchen and Boltin served as emcee. (Rodriguez's performance is also available on audio cassette C90-26).Slavin played the banjo, fiddle, and a musical saw. Bill Dudley joined him on guitar. Slavin's performance continues on T87-12.
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Friday performances at the 1987 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 10)

Friday performances at the 1987 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 9)

Date: 1987-05-22
Description: One reel to reel recording. Fitchen and Boltin served as emcee. Dillon played the autoharp.
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Friday performances at the 1987 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 9)

	Identifier	Title	Type	Subject
Autoharp player Bill Dillon	Autoharp player Bill Dillon	Still Image	Musicians Fieldwork Autoharp Zither String instruments Musical instruments Music performance	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
a_s1576_t88-140	Autoharp Workshop performing at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)	Sound	Festivals Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Special events Music performance Autoharp Autoharp music Zither Workshops (Adult education) Old time music Musicians Singers	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg
a_s1685_05_tape17	Bill Dillon interview for the Palm Beach County Folk Arts in Education Project	Sound	Field recordings Chordophones Zithers Musical instruments Interviews Fiddle tunes Bluegrass music Old time music	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg
a_s1576_t87-095	Bill Dillon performing at the 1987 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)	Sound	Festivals Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Special events Music performance Old time music Singing Autoharp music Zither Singers Musicians Harpists	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg
a_s1576_t90-136b	Bill Dillon performing at the 1990 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)	Sound	Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Festivals Special events Performing arts Music performance Folk singers Singing Musicians Singers	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg
a_s1576_t88-021b	Bill Dillon performing at the festival at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)	Sound	Singers Festivals Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Special events Music performance Autoharp music Old time music Zither Musicians	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg
a_s1576_t88-102	Bill Dillon playing the autoharp at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)	Sound	Singers Harpists Festivals Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Special events Music performance Autoharp music Old time music Zither Bluegrass music Musicians	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg
a_s1576_t92-081	Dale Crider performing at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)	Sound	Singers Guitarist Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Festivals Special events Performing arts Performances Folk singers Guitar music Music performance Guitarists Composers Autoharp music Musicians	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg
a_s1576_t87-011	Friday performances at the 1987 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 10)	Sound	Festivals Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Special events Music performance Singing Harp music Music Latin America Arts, Venezuelan Venezuelan Americans Country music Musicians Harpists	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg
a_s1576_t87-010	Friday performances at the 1987 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 9)	Sound	Festivals Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Special events Music performance Singing Folk singers Autoharp music Zither music Guitar music Singers Musicians Guitarist Harpists	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg

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Autoharp player Bill Dillon

Autoharp player Bill Dillon

Autoharp Workshop performing at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Autoharp Workshop performing at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Bill Dillon interview for the Palm Beach County Folk Arts in Education Project

Bill Dillon interview for the Palm Beach County Folk Arts in Education Project

Bill Dillon performing at the 1987 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Bill Dillon performing at the 1987 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Bill Dillon performing at the 1990 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)

Bill Dillon performing at the 1990 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)

Bill Dillon performing at the festival at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)

Bill Dillon performing at the festival at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)

Bill Dillon playing the autoharp at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Bill Dillon playing the autoharp at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Dale Crider performing at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Dale Crider performing at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Friday performances at the 1987 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 10)

Friday performances at the 1987 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 10)

Friday performances at the 1987 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 9)

Friday performances at the 1987 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 9)

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Autoharp player Bill Dillon

Autoharp player Bill Dillon

Autoharp Workshop performing at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Autoharp Workshop performing at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Bill Dillon interview for the Palm Beach County Folk Arts in Education Project

Bill Dillon interview for the Palm Beach County Folk Arts in Education Project

Bill Dillon performing at the 1987 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Bill Dillon performing at the 1987 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Bill Dillon performing at the 1990 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)

Bill Dillon performing at the 1990 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)

Bill Dillon performing at the festival at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)

Bill Dillon performing at the festival at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)

Bill Dillon playing the autoharp at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Bill Dillon playing the autoharp at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Dale Crider performing at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Dale Crider performing at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Friday performances at the 1987 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 10)

Friday performances at the 1987 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 10)

Friday performances at the 1987 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 9)

Friday performances at the 1987 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 9)