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Friday evening performances at the 1979 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)

Date: 1979-05-25
Description: One reel to reel recording. Boltin served as emcee. Dunscombe was from Gainesville, he had been playing the saw for 50 years by 1979, and the festival for 25 years. Called the Musical Carpenter, he was a retired UF professor. Guitarist-singer Bullard was from White Springs. The Travelers were based out of Lake City, the band consisted of Skip (banjo), Claudie (Skip's father; guitar), and Buddy Harvey (Skip's cousin; bass). Buddy taught in Duval County, and Skip and his father owned a TV shop. From Branford, this was Fox's first festival performance. He played since the 1930s. In 1932 on WJBU, he was known as Eddie Fox. The Kellys were from Palatka. From Brooksville, Miller was the daughter of Ed Flemming.
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Friday evening performances at the 1979 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)

Publicity photos for the 1978 Florida Folk Festival

Date: 1978-05
Description: Eleven black and white prints. 1: Impromptu jam session; 2: Lucreaty demonstrating basket making; 3: Unidentified dancers; 4: Storytelling workshops; 5: Regional food booth; 6: Skip Johns and the Travelers of Lake City performing; 7: Orange Blossom Special; 8: The Black Bay Quilters; 9: Food area (Maria's Chicken and Dumplings); 10: Musicians at a workshop; 11: Two dancers from Drava, and group from Tallahassee that specializes in ethnic dances.
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Publicity photos for the 1978 Florida Folk Festival

Saturday program at the 1996 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Area Performance Stage) (Tape 15)

Date: 1996-05-25
Description: One audio cassette tape. The Travelers were from Lake City.
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Saturday program at the 1996 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Area Performance Stage) (Tape 15)

Skip Johns and the Travelers at the 1979 Florida Folk Festival

Date: 1979-05
Description: Two black and white prints. Skips Johns was a banjoist from Lake City. His back up band was known as the Travelers.
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Skip Johns and the Travelers at the 1979 Florida Folk Festival

Skip Johns and the Travelers performing at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

Date: 1992-05-22
Description: One reel to reel recording. Folk singer Fitchen served as emcee.
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Skip Johns and the Travelers performing at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

Skip Johns and the Travelers performing at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Date: 1992-05-24
Description: One reel to reel recording. Jan Milner served as emcee. The group consisted of Johns (banho/vocals); Mark Wilson (bass); Carly Johns (guitar); Buzz Butler (dobro); and Buddy Hawey (fiddle/vocals).
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Skip Johns and the Travelers performing at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Skip Johns performing at the 1983 Florida Folk Festival

Date: 1983-05
Description: Three color slides.
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Skip Johns performing at the 1983 Florida Folk Festival

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Publicity photos for the 1978 Florida Folk Festival	Publicity photos for the 1978 Florida Folk Festival	Still Image	Musicians Bluegrass musicians Basket maker Storytellers Quiltmakers Music Folk dance Food preparation Quilts Workshops (Adult education) Folk festivals Music performance Dancers	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
a_s1576_65_c96-118	Saturday program at the 1996 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Area Performance Stage) (Tape 15)	Sound	Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Festivals Special events Performing arts Bluegrass music Old time music Stringband music String bands Singing Music performance Musicians Bluegrass musicians Bands (Music)	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg
Skip Johns and the Travelers at the 1979 Florida Folk Festival	Skip Johns and the Travelers at the 1979 Florida Folk Festival	Still Image	Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Singing Musical instruments Musicians Banjoes Music performance String instruments Banjoists Bluegrass musicians Singers	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
a_s1576_t92-015	Skip Johns and the Travelers performing at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)	Sound	Musicians Bands (Music) Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Festivals Special events Performing arts Performances Music performance Guitar music Songs Guitarists String bands Stringband music String instruments Storytelling Bluegrass music Old time music Bluegrass musicians	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg
a_s1576_t92-092	Skip Johns and the Travelers performing at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)	Sound	Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Festivals Special events Music performance Performing arts String bands Stringband music Bluegrass music Old time music Bands (Music) Bluegrass musicians Musical groups	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg
Skip Johns performing at the 1983 Florida Folk Festival	Skip Johns performing at the 1983 Florida Folk Festival	Still Image	Folk festivals Festivals Folklore revival festivals Music performance Performing arts Banjoes Banjoists String instruments Singers Musicians	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg

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Friday evening performances at the 1979 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)

Friday evening performances at the 1979 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)

Publicity photos for the 1978 Florida Folk Festival

Publicity photos for the 1978 Florida Folk Festival

Saturday program at the 1996 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Area Performance Stage) (Tape 15)

Saturday program at the 1996 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Area Performance Stage) (Tape 15)

Skip Johns and the Travelers at the 1979 Florida Folk Festival

Skip Johns and the Travelers at the 1979 Florida Folk Festival

Skip Johns and the Travelers performing at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

Skip Johns and the Travelers performing at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

Skip Johns and the Travelers performing at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Skip Johns and the Travelers performing at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Skip Johns performing at the 1983 Florida Folk Festival

Skip Johns performing at the 1983 Florida Folk Festival

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Friday evening performances at the 1979 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)

Friday evening performances at the 1979 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)

Publicity photos for the 1978 Florida Folk Festival

Publicity photos for the 1978 Florida Folk Festival

Saturday program at the 1996 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Area Performance Stage) (Tape 15)

Saturday program at the 1996 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Area Performance Stage) (Tape 15)

Skip Johns and the Travelers at the 1979 Florida Folk Festival

Skip Johns and the Travelers at the 1979 Florida Folk Festival

Skip Johns and the Travelers performing at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

Skip Johns and the Travelers performing at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

Skip Johns and the Travelers performing at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Skip Johns and the Travelers performing at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Skip Johns performing at the 1983 Florida Folk Festival

Skip Johns performing at the 1983 Florida Folk Festival