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Saturday morning performances at the 1977 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 2)

Saturday morning 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. (The second half of the reel consists of the Saturday afternoon performances.) Burstine was the wife of the late bob Beers, and lived in Petersburg, New York where directed the Fox Hollow Folk Festival. Johnson was a guitarist from Gaiensville; his partner Wickman worked for the St. Augustine Preservation Board. They sang nineteenth-century songs, The Smiths were from Jackonville. Battle and Koehn were from Tampa. Muller was a dulcimer player, as well as a music instructor at the Smeinole Community College. Tillinghast was from Stone Mountain, Georgia, though raised in Florida. The Sawgrass Boys were from Hobe SOund.
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Saturday morning performances at the 1977 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 2)

Saturday morning performances at the 1977 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 2)
Saturday morning performances at the 1977 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 3)

Saturday morning performances at the 1977 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 3)
Date
1977-09-03
Description
One reel to reel recording. Boltin served as emcee. (The second half of the reel consists of the Saturday afternoon performances.) Burstine was the wife of the late bob Beers, and lived in Petersburg, New York where directed the Fox Hollow Folk Festival. Johnson was a guitarist from Gainesville; his partner Wickman worked for the St. Augustine Preservation Board. They sang nineteenth-century songs, The Smiths were from Jacksonville. Battle and Koehn were from Tampa. Muller was a dulcimer player, as well as a music instructor at the Seminole Community College. Tillinghast was from Stone Mountain, Georgia, though raised in Florida. The Sawgrass Boys were from Hobe Sound.
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Saturday morning performances at the 1977 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 3)

Saturday morning performances at the 1977 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 3)
Saturday morning performances at the 1980 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 1)

Saturday morning performances at the 1980 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 1)
Date
1980-05-24
Description
One reel to reel recording. Boltin served as emcee.
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Saturday morning performances at the 1980 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 1)

Saturday morning performances at the 1980 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 1)
Saturday performances at the 1975 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 2)

Saturday performances at the 1975 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 2)
Date
1975-08-30
Description
One reel to reel recording. The Smiths were from Jacksonville. Dobbs, from Palatka, performed animal calls. Dixon, of Miami, sang ballads. Frog Smith was a storyteller (and painter) from Fort Myers. Battle was from Tampa. Boltin was the director (and emcee) for the festival. The Beadnells were form Orange Park. The Seafood Combo was from Tallahassee and consisted: Tony Verderamo, Larry Abrams, and Pam Mansfield. The Stephens were fiddlers from Panama City. The Kellys were from Palatka, as was Dobbs. The LeFever family lived in Knoxville, Tennessee. Lydia and the Pinkhams, of Lakeland, consisted of: Peggy Burr; Didi Bentley; Barbara Smith; Tricia Conner; and Mike O'Steen. Smith was from Marietta, Georgia. Whatley was from Bell, and sang country music. Close, of Jacksonville, played harmonica. Mark was a guitarist from Chapel Hill, N.C. Mt. Carmel Freewill Church Choir were from Palatka. Cadwell was a banjoist from Jackson Heights, N.Y. Bloodworth earned a history PhD at UF regarding place names.
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Saturday performances at the 1975 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 2)

Saturday performances at the 1975 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 2)
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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Saturday performances at the 1975 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 3)

Saturday performances at the 1975 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 3)
Saturday performances at the 1979 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 2)

Saturday performances at the 1979 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 2)
Date
1979-05-26
Description
One reel to reel recording. Carter was a music therapist from Tallahassee. From Dade City, Flemming was a professor at St. Leo College. Here he played with daughter Sheila Miller (guitar), Dennis Henry (banjo), Luther Rozar (gut-bucket), and Pat Rozar (vocals). Both Dinella and Myers were from Tampa. Whatley was from Bell, Florida.
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Saturday performances at the 1979 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 2)

Saturday performances at the 1979 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 2)
Saturday performances at the 1981 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 2)

Saturday performances at the 1981 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 2)
Date
1981-05-22
Description
One reel to reel recording. Boltin served as emcee. From Palatka, Dobbs, imitated animal sounds. Stange was from St. Petersburg. From Windsor, the Criders sang about Florida's environment. The Lorelei Singers were from Seminole, Florida.
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Saturday performances at the 1981 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 2)

Saturday performances at the 1981 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 2)
Storyteller Tommy Dobbs performing animal sounds at the 1987 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Storyteller Tommy Dobbs performing animal sounds at the 1987 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)
Date
1987-05-22
Description
One reel to reel recording. Dudley served as emcee. Dobbs demonstrating various animal sounds (birds, cows, chickens, hogs, quail, crickets, owls) and told several stories.
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Storyteller Tommy Dobbs performing animal sounds at the 1987 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Storyteller Tommy Dobbs performing animal sounds at the 1987 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)
Sunday afternoon performances at the 1976 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (reel 4)

Sunday afternoon performances at the 1976 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (reel 4)
Date
1976-09-05
Description
One reel to reel recording. Boltin served as emcee.
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Sunday afternoon performances at the 1976 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (reel 4)

Sunday afternoon performances at the 1976 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (reel 4)
Sunday performances at the 1979 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 3)

Sunday performances at the 1979 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 3)
Date
1979-05-27
Description
One reel to reel recording. Boltin served as emcee. Cross Creek Cloggers and Bucksnort Barndance Band were from Gainesville. From Live Oak, Pure & Simple consisted of David Griswold (bass/vocals), Jerry Jackson (guitar/vocals), and Vickie Jackson (vocals/banjo). Dobbs was from Palatka. The Deckards were from Lake City, where she was a seamstress, and he worked for the Florida DOT. Drava dancers were from Tallahassee. Jones was from Gainesville. Linda Bittner (later Crider) was from Tallahassee, while Dale Crider was from Windsor. They sang songs dealing with the environment.
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Sunday performances at the 1979 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 3)

Sunday performances at the 1979 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 3)
Identifier Title Type Subject Thumbnail
a_s1576_t77-291aSaturday morning performances at the 1977 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 2)SoundFestivals
Folk festivals
Folklore revival festivals
Special events
Performing arts
Singing
Animal sounds
Old time music
Country music
Bluegrass music
Dulcimer music
Guitar music
Stringband music
Singers
Bluegrass musicians
Bands (Music)
Musicians		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg
a_s1576_t77-291bSaturday morning performances at the 1977 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 3)SoundFestivals
Folk festivals
Folklore revival festivals
Special events
Performing arts
Singing
Animal sounds
Old time music
Country music
Bluegrass music
Dulcimer music
Guitar music
Stringband music
Singers
Bluegrass musicians
Bands (Music)
Musicians		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg
a_s1576_t80-057Saturday morning performances at the 1980 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 1)SoundFestivals
Folk festivals
Folklore revival festivals
Special events
Performing arts
Singing
Guitar music
String bands
Stringband music
Folk singers
Animal sounds
Bagpipe music
Arts, Scottish
Singers
Guitarist
Bands (Music)
Bagpipers
Musicians		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg
a_s1576_t79-017Saturday performances at the 1975 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 2)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
Seminole Indians
Folk songs, French
French Americans
Songs, French
Singers
Dancers
Storytellers
Banjoists
Musicians		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg
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		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg
a_s1576_t83-096Saturday performances at the 1979 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 2)SoundFestivals
Folk festivals
Folklore revival festivals
Special events
Performing arts
Music performance
Folk singers
Singing
Guitar music
Tales
Storytelling
Country music
Old time music
Tall tales
Guitarist
Singers
Bands (Music)
Musicians
Storytellers		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg
a_s1576_t81-041Saturday performances at the 1981 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 2)SoundFestivals
Folk festivals
Folklore revival festivals
Special events
Performing arts
Music performance
Singing
Folk singers
Guitar music
Animal sounds
Oral performance
Storytelling
Animal tales
Autoharp music
Bluegrass music
Stringband music
String bands
Musicians
Singers
Guitarist
Performers
Storytellers
Bands (Music)
Dancers		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg
a_s1576_t87-097aStoryteller Tommy Dobbs performing animal sounds at the 1987 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)SoundFestivals
Folk festivals
Folklore revival festivals
Special events
Oral performance
Animal sounds
Birdsongs
Frog sounds
Imitating nature
Tales
Storytelling
Storytellers		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg
a_s1576_t77-259aSunday afternoon performances at the 1976 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (reel 4)SoundFestivals
Folk festivals
Folklore revival festivals
Special events
Performing arts
Music performance
Singing
Old time music
Country music
Psaltery
Animal sounds
Stringband music
Birdsongs
Singers
Musicians
Guitarist		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg
a_s1576_t83-103Sunday performances at the 1979 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 3)SoundFestivals
Folk festivals
Folklore revival festivals
Special events
Performing arts
Music performance
Bluegrass music
Old time music
String bands
Stringband music
Dance music
Clog dancing
Religious songs
Religious music
Birdsongs
Animal sounds
Autoharp music
Ballads
Folk singers
Guitar music
Singers
Bands (Music)
Guitarist
Musicians
Bluegrass musicians
Dancers		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg
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