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Collection ID is exactly "1" AND Tradition Bearer is exactly "Henry, Bobby, 1937-"
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Saturday performances at the 2001 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Narrative Stage) (Tapes 9-10)

Saturday performances at the 2001 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Narrative Stage) (Tapes 9-10)

Date
2001-05-26
Description
Two audio cassette tapes. Richard Seaman, old-time fiddler, discusses his youth and musical types such as the waltz and the hoe-down. ". Bobby Henry, Seminole canoemaker, is also interviewed.
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Saturday performances at the 2001 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Tape 6)

Saturday performances at the 2001 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Tape 6)

Date
2001-05-26
Description
One digital audio tape (DAT). Milner served as emcee. Hood was president of the Florida State Fiddlers Association. Matthews was the director of the Florida Division of Historical Resources (which housed the Florida Folklife Program). She presented all awards. The Florida State Fiddle Contest was held each year at the Festival on Saturdays (the stages varied from year to year). The winners were allowed to perform on the Main Stage that evening. The winners for 2001 were: Jonathan Hodge (contemporary); Kathy Agar & Ian Malinowksi (twin fiddle); Lloyd Baldwin (rustic); and Puck Pottsberg (junior). Winners of the 2001 Florida Folk Heritage Awards dug-out canoe maker Bobby Henry, Russian iconographer Alexander Jasiukowicz, Irish fiddler James Kelly, traditional Hawaiian artist Henry Ohumukini, fiddler Richard Seaman, and folk singer/songwriter Jeanie Fitchen. Based on recommendations from the Florida Folklife Council, the Secretary of State confers Florida Folk Heritage Awards annually. The awards are given to outstanding folk artists and folk culture advocates who have made long-standing contributions to the folk cultural resources of the state. Established in 1985, the program parallels the National Heritage Fellowships. Johnson was the district bureau chief for the Florida Park Service, District 2. Williams was the director for the Florida Folklife Council.
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Seminole canoe makers Bobby Henry and apprentice Danny Wilcox

Seminole canoe makers Bobby Henry and apprentice Danny Wilcox

Date
1988
Description
Three black and white prints, and two color prints. Wilcox served as apprentice to Henry in 1988. Henry grew up on the Tamiami Trail, and learned canoe making from his father. For more on Wilcox and Henry, see S 1644, box 3, folder 9. The Folk Arts Apprenticeship Program began in 1983 with a NEA grant of $22,000. The program provided an opportunity for master folk artists to share technical skills and cultural knowledge with apprentices in order to keep the tradition alive. Apprentices must have had some experience in the tradition and agreed to train for at least six months. The first project director was Blanton Owen, later replaced by folklorist Peter Roller. The program was continued each year through 2003.
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Southwest Folklife Area at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival

Southwest Folklife Area at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival

Date
1988-05
Description
Two proof sheet with 72 black and white images (plus negatives. Folklorist Debbie Fant is picture in image 35.
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a_s1576_87_c01-084Saturday performances at the 2001 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Narrative Stage) (Tapes 9-10)SoundFolk festivals
Folklore revival festivals
Festivals
Special events
Performing arts
Oral performance
Fiddle music
Old time music
Life histories
Fiddling
Canoes
Woodwork
Fiddlers
Musicians
Boatbuilders
Woodworkers
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a_s1576_88_d01-013Saturday performances at the 2001 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Tape 6)SoundFolk festivals
Folklore revival festivals
Festivals
Special events
Performing arts
Music performance
Singing
Guitar music
Old time music
Dance
Contests
Awards
Fiddle music
Public officers
Public officials
Singers
Musicians
Guitarist
Dancers
Public officer
Fiddlers
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Seminole canoe makers Bobby Henry and apprentice Danny WilcoxSeminole canoe makers Bobby Henry and apprentice Danny WilcoxStill ImageFieldwork
Apprentices
Canoes
Ethnicity, Seminole
Seminole Indians
Native Americans
Cypress
Boatbuilding
Woodwork
Material culture
Indian reservations
Boatbuilders
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Southwest Folklife Area at the 1988 Florida Folk FestivalSouthwest Folklife Area at the 1988 Florida Folk FestivalStill ImageSingers
Folklore revival festivals
Folk festivals
Festivals
Demonstrations
Craft
Cookery (Mullet)
Folklorists
Musicians
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