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Thursday evening performances at the 1954 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 2)

Date: 1954-05-07
Description: One reel to reel. Knott served as the emcee. Detailed information on the performers can be found on the 1954 festival program, located in S 1619, box 1.
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Thursday evening performances at the 1954 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 2)

Stephen Foster Memorial Radio Program: Florida Folkways

Date: 1961
Description: One reel to reel recording (12:45 minutes). Radio program featuring performances from the 1961 Florida Folk Festival. 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: Florida Folkways

Stephen Foster Memorial Radio Program: Folk Festival (15-minute version)

Date: 1962
Description: One reel to reel recording (15 minutes). A preview radio program for the 1962 Florida Folk Festivals, including performances from the 1961 festival, and discussion by Aubrey Fowler, president of the Florida Folk Festival Assn. These 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: Folk Festival (15-minute version)

Stephen Foster Memorial Radio Program: Folk Festival Highlights (1961)

Date: 1961
Description: One reel to reel recording. (28 minutes). A radio program that offered highlights form the 1961 Florida Folk Festival. Included are music performances by Moore, Psenka, Moon, Wacona School chorus, and the Amigo Male Singers (led by Levy). Also includes jokes by Okeefenokkee Swamp native Griffis, stories by Creek Indian Fred Beaver, Tininkling by the Lariozas, and a performance of I Dream of Jeanie by the carillon tower. These 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: Folk Festival Highlights (1961)

Stephen Foster Memorial Radio Program: Folk Music

Date: 1964-03
Description: One reel to reel recording (14:00 minutes). Highlights from previous Florida Folk Festvials, held each May at the Stephen Foster Memorial. These 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: Folk Music

Stephen Foster Memorial Radio Program: Folk Music (15 minute version)

Date: 1963-10
Description: One reel to reel recording (13:18 minutes). Excerpts from various folk festivals. There is also a 30 minute verision. 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: Folk Music (15 minute version)

Stephen Foster Memorial Radio Program: Folk Music (15-minute version)

Date: 1964-02
Description: One reel to reel recording (13:45 minutes). Music from various folk festivals. 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: Folk Music (15-minute version)

Stephen Foster Memorial Radio Program: Folk Music (30 minute)

Date: 1963-10
Description: One reel to reel recording (27:30 minutes). Excerpts from various folk festivals. There is also a 15 minute verision. 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: Folk Music (30 minute)

Stephen Foster Memorial Radio Program: Folk Music (30-minute version)

Date: 1964-02
Description: One reel to reel recording (27:30 minutes). Music from various folk festivals. 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: Folk Music (30-minute version)

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Description: One reel to reel recording (29:20 minutes). Various performances from the Foster Memorial's audio library. Includes a speech by Boltin to the Florida Federation of Music Clubs. 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: Folk Music (30-minute version)

	Identifier	Title	Type	Subject
a_s1576_t76-003	Thursday evening performances at the 1954 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 2)	Sound	Singers Musicians Dancers College teachers Musical groups Festivals Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Special events Music performance Folk singers Performing arts Dulcimer music Seminole Indians Creek Indians Native Americans Arts, Peruvian Peruvian Americans Filipino Americans Asian American arts Asian Americans Latinos Square dance Dance Students	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg
a_s2042_sfm_02	Stephen Foster Memorial Radio Program: Florida Folkways	Sound	Musicians Radio Documentaries Radio Radio programs, Public service Performing arts Singing Folk singers Festivals Folklore revival festivals Music performance Radio announcing Advertising, Public service Folk festivals Singers	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg
a_s2042_sfm_06	Stephen Foster Memorial Radio Program: Folk Festival (15-minute version)	Sound	Music director Radio Radio programs, Public service Folklore revival festivals Folk festivals Festivals Special events Advertising, Public service Music performance Performing arts Singing Folk singers Harp music Singers	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg
a_s2042_sfm_13	Stephen Foster Memorial Radio Program: Folk Festival Highlights (1961)	Sound	Musicians Accordionists Singers Radio Radio announcing Radio programs, Public service Folk festivals Festivals Folklore revival festivals Special events Performing arts Music performance Singing Ethnicity, Seminole Seminole Indians Native Americans Creek Indians Humor Jokes Tall tales Old time music Carillons Bells Accordion music Choruses Fiddle music Storytellers	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg
a_s2042_sfm_56	Stephen Foster Memorial Radio Program: Folk Music	Sound	Singers Accordionists Dancers Radio Documentaries Radio Radio programs, Public service Festivals Folklore revival festivals Folk festivals Accordion music Folk singers Singing Fiddle music Performing arts Fiddling Czechoslovakian Americans	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg
a_s2042_sfm_63	Stephen Foster Memorial Radio Program: Folk Music (15 minute version)	Sound	Radio Documentaries Radio Radio programs, Public service Performing arts Singing Folk singers Spiritual music Spirituals (Songs) Music performance Radio announcing Advertising, Public service Singers	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg
a_s2042_sfm_44	Stephen Foster Memorial Radio Program: Folk Music (15-minute version)	Sound	Musicians Students Radio Documentaries Radio Radio programs, Public service Performing arts Singing Choruses Folk festivals Choir singing Music performance Radio announcing Advertising, Public service Singers	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg
a_s2042_sfm_64	Stephen Foster Memorial Radio Program: Folk Music (30 minute)	Sound	Choruses Harpists Radio Documentaries Radio Radio programs, Public service Performing arts Singing Folk singers Spiritual music Spirituals (Songs) Music performance Radio announcing Advertising, Public service Nepalese Americans Arts, Asian Asian Americans African Americans Singers	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg
a_s2042_sfm_45	Stephen Foster Memorial Radio Program: Folk Music (30-minute version)	Sound	Musicians Students Radio Documentaries Radio Radio programs, Public service Performing arts Singing Choruses Folk festivals Choir singing Music performance Radio announcing Advertising, Public service Polish Americans Dutch Americans Singers	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg
a_s2042_sfm_47	Stephen Foster Memorial Radio Program: Folk Music (30-minute version)	Sound	Radio Documentaries Radio Radio programs, Public service Performing arts Singing Folk singers Speeches, addresses, etc. Religious songs Music performance Radio announcing Advertising, Public service Spiritual music Spirituals (Songs) Choir singing Choirs (music) Choruses Singers	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg

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Thursday evening performances at the 1954 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 2)

Thursday evening performances at the 1954 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 2)

Stephen Foster Memorial Radio Program: Florida Folkways

Stephen Foster Memorial Radio Program: Florida Folkways

Stephen Foster Memorial Radio Program: Folk Festival (15-minute version)

Stephen Foster Memorial Radio Program: Folk Festival (15-minute version)

Stephen Foster Memorial Radio Program: Folk Festival Highlights (1961)

Stephen Foster Memorial Radio Program: Folk Festival Highlights (1961)

Stephen Foster Memorial Radio Program: Folk Music

Stephen Foster Memorial Radio Program: Folk Music

Stephen Foster Memorial Radio Program: Folk Music (15 minute version)

Stephen Foster Memorial Radio Program: Folk Music (15 minute version)

Stephen Foster Memorial Radio Program: Folk Music (15-minute version)

Stephen Foster Memorial Radio Program: Folk Music (15-minute version)

Stephen Foster Memorial Radio Program: Folk Music (30 minute)

Stephen Foster Memorial Radio Program: Folk Music (30 minute)

Stephen Foster Memorial Radio Program: Folk Music (30-minute version)

Stephen Foster Memorial Radio Program: Folk Music (30-minute version)

Stephen Foster Memorial Radio Program: Folk Music (30-minute version)

Stephen Foster Memorial Radio Program: Folk Music (30-minute version)

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Thursday evening performances at the 1954 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 2)

Thursday evening performances at the 1954 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 2)

Stephen Foster Memorial Radio Program: Florida Folkways

Stephen Foster Memorial Radio Program: Florida Folkways

Stephen Foster Memorial Radio Program: Folk Festival (15-minute version)

Stephen Foster Memorial Radio Program: Folk Festival (15-minute version)

Stephen Foster Memorial Radio Program: Folk Festival Highlights (1961)

Stephen Foster Memorial Radio Program: Folk Festival Highlights (1961)

Stephen Foster Memorial Radio Program: Folk Music

Stephen Foster Memorial Radio Program: Folk Music

Stephen Foster Memorial Radio Program: Folk Music (15 minute version)

Stephen Foster Memorial Radio Program: Folk Music (15 minute version)

Stephen Foster Memorial Radio Program: Folk Music (15-minute version)

Stephen Foster Memorial Radio Program: Folk Music (15-minute version)

Stephen Foster Memorial Radio Program: Folk Music (30 minute)

Stephen Foster Memorial Radio Program: Folk Music (30 minute)

Stephen Foster Memorial Radio Program: Folk Music (30-minute version)

Stephen Foster Memorial Radio Program: Folk Music (30-minute version)

Stephen Foster Memorial Radio Program: Folk Music (30-minute version)

Stephen Foster Memorial Radio Program: Folk Music (30-minute version)