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Friday evening performances at the 1963 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 2)

Date: 1963-05-03
Description: One reel to reel recording. Boltin served as emcee.
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Friday evening performances at the 1963 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 2)

Stephen Foster Memorial Radio Program: Exchange Students (15-minute version)

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Description: One reel to reel recording (14:10 minutes). A program on African American spirituals, featuring various choruses and choirs. Unfortunately, the show does not identify who performs which songs. There is also a 15-minute version. These radio programs were created in the early 1960s by the Stephen Foster Memorial to promote the park and its activities, as well as to educate the public about Stephen Foster and Florida folk music.
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Stephen Foster Memorial Radio Program: Exchange Students (15-minute version)

Stephen Foster Memorial Radio Program: Exchange Students (30-minute version)

Date: 1963-11
Description: One reel to reel recording (27:40 minutes). A program on African American spirituals, featuring various choruses and choirs. Unfortunately, the show does not identify who performs which songs. There is also a 15-minute version. These radio programs were created in the early 1960s by the Stephen Foster Memorial to promote the park and its activities, as well as to educate the public about Stephen Foster and Florida folk music.
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Stephen Foster Memorial Radio Program: Exchange Students (30-minute version)

Sunday performances at the 1963 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 2)

Date: 1963-05-05
Description: One reel to reel recording. Boltin served as emcee. Hodges was a popular storyteller and children's author. She worked on television and other festival. She resided at the time in Pittsburg. This was the first festival for both singer-songwriter-guitarists Will McLean and Gamble Rogers.
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Sunday performances at the 1963 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 2)

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a_s1576_t77-137	Friday evening performances at the 1963 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 2)	Sound	Festivals Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Special events Performing arts Music performance Folk singers Singing Guitarists Guitar music Fiddle music Fiddling Speeches, addresses, etc. Public officials Choruses Dance Singers Guitarist Fiddlers Public officer Dancers Legislators Musicians	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg
a_s2042_sfm_70	Stephen Foster Memorial Radio Program: Exchange Students (15-minute version)	Sound	Students Radio Documentaries Radio Radio programs, Public service Performing arts Singing African Americans Spiritual music Spirituals (Songs) Music performance Radio announcing Advertising, Public service Choir singing Choirs (music) Religious songs Christianity Singers	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg
a_s2042_sfm_69	Stephen Foster Memorial Radio Program: Exchange Students (30-minute version)	Sound	Students Radio Documentaries Radio Radio programs, Public service Performing arts Singing African Americans Spiritual music Spirituals (Songs) Music performance Radio announcing Advertising, Public service Choir singing Choirs (music) Religious songs Christianity Singers	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg
a_s1576_t77-145	Sunday performances at the 1963 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 2)	Sound	Festivals Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Special events Performing arts Music performance Dance Singing Guitar music Storytelling Tales Oral narratives Square dancing Folk singers Students Gospel music Gospel songs Religious music Religious songs Singers Guitarist Fiddlers Dancers Storytellers Musicians	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg

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Friday evening performances at the 1963 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 2)

Friday evening performances at the 1963 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 2)

Stephen Foster Memorial Radio Program: Exchange Students (15-minute version)

Stephen Foster Memorial Radio Program: Exchange Students (15-minute version)

Stephen Foster Memorial Radio Program: Exchange Students (30-minute version)

Stephen Foster Memorial Radio Program: Exchange Students (30-minute version)

Sunday performances at the 1963 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 2)

Sunday performances at the 1963 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 2)

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Friday evening performances at the 1963 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 2)

Friday evening performances at the 1963 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 2)

Stephen Foster Memorial Radio Program: Exchange Students (15-minute version)

Stephen Foster Memorial Radio Program: Exchange Students (15-minute version)

Stephen Foster Memorial Radio Program: Exchange Students (30-minute version)

Stephen Foster Memorial Radio Program: Exchange Students (30-minute version)

Sunday performances at the 1963 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 2)

Sunday performances at the 1963 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 2)

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