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A Will McLean Tribute at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival

Date: 1991-05-26
Description: Thirty-eight color slides. A musical tribute to folk singer Will McLean. Singer-songwriter Will McLean was often called the 'Father of Florida Folk.' The Black Hat Troubadour, a nickname given for the hat he usually wore, authored over 3500 songs, and was a national figure on the folk music scene. A fifth generation Floridian, he died in 1990 from cancer. Audio recordings of the tribute can be found in S 1576, reels T91-52 and T91-53. A video of the tribute can be found in S 1615, video FV-58.
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A Will McLean Tribute at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival

Images of the 1983 Florida Folk Festival

Date: 1983-05-28
Description: One proof sheet with 36 black and white images (plus negatives). Includes images of performances by Wickman & Gauss, the Junkanoos (performing a limbo), Suggs, Meisburg, cloggers, and twelve images of blues-jazz pianist Goodson.
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Images of the 1983 Florida Folk Festival

Images of the 1991 Florida Folk Festival

Date: 1991-05-25
Description: 228 color slides. Images of the 1991 Florida Folk Festival, including various folk singers (Grooms, Rogers, the Thomases), the Georgia Sea Island Singers, and participants in the Apprenticeship program. Many of these images have been described in more detail elsewhere in this database. More images from the 1991 Florida Folk Festival can be found in volume 61.
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Images of the 1991 Florida Folk Festival

Doug Gauss (with Wayne Martin) performing at the 1990 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)

Date: 1990-05-26
Description: One reel to reel recording. Fitchen served as emcee. Gauss sang and played guitar; Martin played fiddle.
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Doug Gauss (with Wayne Martin) performing at the 1990 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)

Doug Gauss & Wayne Martin performance at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival Main Stage

Date: 1988-05-29
Description: One reel to reel recording. Fitchen served as emcee. Gauss played guitar, and Martin played fiddle.
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Doug Gauss & Wayne Martin performance at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival Main Stage

Doug Gauss and Friends performing at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Date: 1992-05-23
Description: One reel to reel recording. Dudley served as emcee. From Tallahassee.
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Doug Gauss and Friends performing at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Date: 1992-05-24
Description: One reel to reel recording. Gauss was based in Tallahassee.
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Doug Gauss and Friends performing at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Doug Gauss performing at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)

Date: 1989-05-27
Description: One reel to reel recording. Williams served as emcee. Gauss played with Michael Collan (guitar); Larry Colthorp (bass); and Dr. Jack Quine (mandolin). Gauss sang Florida historical songs.
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Doug Gauss performing at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)

Doug Gauss performing at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

Date: 1991-05-26
Description: Two reel to reel recordings. Rogers served as emcee. Many of the songs were written by Will McLean, who was eulogized at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival. (See T91-52/53)
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Doug Gauss performing at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

Fingerpicking Guitar Workshop at the 1987 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Date: 1987-05-24
Description: One reel to reel recording. Roller served as emcee.
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Fingerpicking Guitar Workshop at the 1987 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

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Images of the 1983 Florida Folk Festival	Images of the 1983 Florida Folk Festival	Still Image	Singers Women jazz musicians Blues singers Dancers Festivals Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Special events Performing arts Singing Guitarists Music performance Folk singers Pianos African Americans Clogging Clog dancing Stepdancing Dance Limbo Folklorists Pianists	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
Images of the 1991 Florida Folk Festival	Images of the 1991 Florida Folk Festival	Still Image	Guitarist Harpists Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Festivals Music performance Singing Guitarists Guitar Performing arts Craft Demonstrations African Americans Folk singers Storytellers Apprentices Dancers Fiddlers Singers	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
a_s1576_t90-125	Doug Gauss (with Wayne Martin) performing at the 1990 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)	Sound	Fiddlers Guitarist Singers Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Festivals Special events Performing arts Music performance Guitar music Folk singers Fiddle music Fiddling String instruments Singing Musicians	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg
a_s1576_t88-054b	Doug Gauss & Wayne Martin performance at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival Main Stage	Sound	Singers Musicians Guitarist Fiddlers Florida Folk Festival Folk festivals Music -- Performance Contemporary folk music Singer-songwriter music	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg
a_s1576_t92-080	Doug Gauss and Friends performing at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)	Sound	Singers Guitarist Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Festivals Special events Performing arts Performances Old time music Guitar music Music performance Guitarists Musicians	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg
a_s1576_t92-106	Doug Gauss and Friends performing at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)	Sound	Singers Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Festivals Special events Music performance Performing arts Folk singers Songs Storytelling Singing Eulogies Musicians	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg
a_s1576_t89-106a	Doug Gauss performing at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)	Sound	Singers Festivals Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Special events Music performance Florida history Folk singers Singing String bands Musicians	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg
a_s1576_t91-054	Doug Gauss performing at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)	Sound	Guitarist Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Festivals Special events Performing arts Music performance Singing Musicians Guitar music String instruments Singers	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg
a_s1576_t87-127	Fingerpicking Guitar Workshop at the 1987 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)	Sound	Guitarist Festivals Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Special events Music performance Guitar music Workshops (Adult education) Demonstrations Musicians	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg

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A Will McLean Tribute at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival

A Will McLean Tribute at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival

Images of the 1983 Florida Folk Festival

Images of the 1983 Florida Folk Festival

Images of the 1991 Florida Folk Festival

Images of the 1991 Florida Folk Festival

Doug Gauss (with Wayne Martin) performing at the 1990 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)

Doug Gauss (with Wayne Martin) performing at the 1990 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)

Doug Gauss & Wayne Martin performance at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival Main Stage

Doug Gauss & Wayne Martin performance at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival Main Stage

Doug Gauss and Friends performing at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Doug Gauss and Friends performing at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Doug Gauss and Friends performing at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Doug Gauss and Friends performing at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Doug Gauss performing at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)

Doug Gauss performing at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)

Doug Gauss performing at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

Doug Gauss performing at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

Fingerpicking Guitar Workshop at the 1987 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Fingerpicking Guitar Workshop at the 1987 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

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A Will McLean Tribute at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival

A Will McLean Tribute at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival

Images of the 1983 Florida Folk Festival

Images of the 1983 Florida Folk Festival

Images of the 1991 Florida Folk Festival

Images of the 1991 Florida Folk Festival

Doug Gauss (with Wayne Martin) performing at the 1990 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)

Doug Gauss (with Wayne Martin) performing at the 1990 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)

Doug Gauss & Wayne Martin performance at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival Main Stage

Doug Gauss & Wayne Martin performance at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival Main Stage

Doug Gauss and Friends performing at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Doug Gauss and Friends performing at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Doug Gauss and Friends performing at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Doug Gauss and Friends performing at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Doug Gauss performing at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)

Doug Gauss performing at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)

Doug Gauss performing at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

Doug Gauss performing at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

Fingerpicking Guitar Workshop at the 1987 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Fingerpicking Guitar Workshop at the 1987 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)