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Saturday performances at the 1986 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage) (Reel 3)

Date: 1986-05-24
Description: One reel to reel recording. Fitchen served as emcee.
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Saturday performances at the 1986 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage) (Reel 3)

Saturday performances at the 2002 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Disc 4)

Date: 2002-05-25
Description: One compact disc. A Salute to the Roots of the Florida Folk Festival.
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Saturday performances at the 2002 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Disc 4)

Saturday performances at the 2002 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Disc 6)

Date: 2002-05-25
Description: One compact disc. A continuation of A Salute to the Roots of the Florida Folk Festival.
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Saturday performances at the 2002 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Disc 6)

Florida Song Writers Workshop at the 1986 Florida Folk Festival

Date: 1986-05
Description: Twenty black and white prints, plus negatives. Held at the Gazebo Stage.
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Florida Song Writers Workshop at the 1986 Florida Folk Festival

Singer Jeanie Fitchen

Date: 1968
Description: Five black and white prints. Often called the 'Queen of Florida Folk,' Fitchen debuted at the Florida Folk Festival at fifteen in 1966 as Eugenia Sisinni. Born in Orlando, Fitchen has played most of the festivals ever since, as well as many others including the Beers' Fox Hollow Festival. In 1999 she was nominated for a Grammy for her album, Roads. The images are of various promotional shots, and of her playing at the festival.
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Singer Jeanie Fitchen

Friday afternoon performances of the 1967 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 1)

Date: 1967-05-05
Description: One reel to reel recording. Boltin served as emcee. Crider played with the Florida Wildlife Boys (which also included Huey Clemmons and Bob Phillips). Lockett was a boat driver at Rainbow Springs. Nolan, of Miami, was the 1967 Jeannie With the Light Brown Hair. At the tyime, Jeanie Fitchen was billed as Eugenia Sisinni.
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Friday afternoon performances of the 1967 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 1)

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 11)

Date: 1987-05-22
Description: One reel to reel recording. Fitchen and Boltin served as emcee. Slavin played the banjo, fiddle, and a musical saw. Bill Dudley joined him on guitar. His performance began on T87-11. From Tallahassee, the No-See-Um band played square dance songs.
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Friday performances at the 1987 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 11)

Friday performances at the 1987 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 14)

Date: 1987-05-22
Description: One reel to reel recording. Williams and Boltin served as emcee. The Culbreath Family Band was from Cortez, Florida. Folklorist Roller introduced Skordilis and his apprentice Gonatos, both of whom were from Tarpon Springs.
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Friday performances at the 1987 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 14)

Friday performances at the 1987 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 3)

Date: 1987-05-22
Description: One reel to reel recording. Folklorist Roller served as emcee. Bouzoukis are Greek musical instruments equipped with three strings, and played like a guitar. Boltin told several stories, demonstrated a wooden puppet, then sang with Fitchen.
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Friday performances at the 1987 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 3)

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a_s1576_t87-012	Friday performances at the 1987 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 11)	Sound	Festivals Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Special events Music performance Fiddle music Banjo music Old time music Dance music String bands Stringband music Square dance Pianists Musicians Bands (Music) Banjoists Fiddlers	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg
a_s1576_t87-015	Friday performances at the 1987 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 14)	Sound	Festivals Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Special events Music performance String bands Stringband music Old time music Arts, Greek Greek Americans Songs, Greek Bouzouki Musicians Apprentices Bands (Music) Singers	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg
a_s1576_t87-004	Friday performances at the 1987 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 3)	Sound	Festivals Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Special events Music performance Arts, Greek Greek Americans Bouzouki Guitar music Tales Storytelling Puppets Toys Singing Singers Storytellers Apprentices Musicians	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg

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Saturday performances at the 1986 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage) (Reel 3)

Saturday performances at the 1986 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage) (Reel 3)

Saturday performances at the 2002 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Disc 4)

Saturday performances at the 2002 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Disc 4)

Saturday performances at the 2002 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Disc 6)

Saturday performances at the 2002 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Disc 6)

Florida Song Writers Workshop at the 1986 Florida Folk Festival

Florida Song Writers Workshop at the 1986 Florida Folk Festival

Singer Jeanie Fitchen

Singer Jeanie Fitchen

Friday afternoon performances of the 1967 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 1)

Friday afternoon performances of the 1967 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 1)

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 11)

Friday performances at the 1987 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 11)

Friday performances at the 1987 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 14)

Friday performances at the 1987 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 14)

Friday performances at the 1987 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 3)

Friday performances at the 1987 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 3)

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Saturday performances at the 1986 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage) (Reel 3)

Saturday performances at the 1986 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage) (Reel 3)

Saturday performances at the 2002 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Disc 4)

Saturday performances at the 2002 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Disc 4)

Saturday performances at the 2002 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Disc 6)

Saturday performances at the 2002 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Disc 6)

Florida Song Writers Workshop at the 1986 Florida Folk Festival

Florida Song Writers Workshop at the 1986 Florida Folk Festival

Singer Jeanie Fitchen

Singer Jeanie Fitchen

Friday afternoon performances of the 1967 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 1)

Friday afternoon performances of the 1967 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 1)

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 11)

Friday performances at the 1987 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 11)

Friday performances at the 1987 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 14)

Friday performances at the 1987 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 14)

Friday performances at the 1987 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 3)

Friday performances at the 1987 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 3)