a_s1576_t87-126 | Bouzouki player Spiros Skordilis and his apprentice performing at the 1987 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage) | Sound | Apprentices Festivals Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Special events Music performance Bouzouki Arts, Greek Greek Americans Musicians | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg |
a_s1576_t87-015 | Friday performances at the 1987 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 14) | Sound | Festivals Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Special events Music performance String bands Stringband music Old time music Arts, Greek Greek Americans Songs, Greek Bouzouki Musicians Apprentices Bands (Music) Singers | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg |
a_s1576_t87-004 | Friday performances at the 1987 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 3) | Sound | Festivals Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Special events Music performance Arts, Greek Greek Americans Bouzouki Guitar music Tales Storytelling Puppets Toys Singing Singers Storytellers Apprentices Musicians | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg |
a_s1576_26_c89-026 | Interview with bouzouki player Spiros Skordiles | Sound | Arts, Greek Greek Americans Interviews Bouzouki Life histories Oral histories Emigration and immigration String instruments Oral narratives Sound recordings Guitar Occupational groups Apprentices Musicians | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg |
Interview with bouzouki player Spiros Skordiles
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- 1989-06-25
- Description
- Three audio cassettes. Much of the interview at the start is in Greek. Sokrilis discusses the bouzouki, learning to play, emigration to the US from Greece, family life, teaching the instruments to others, and festivals. Recorded at the Sponge Industry Folk Arts festival, festival sounds can be heard throughout. The festival was held June 24-25, 1989 to celebrate Tarpon Springs heritage of sponge diving, a practice that dated back to the 1890s. By 1905, when 500 Greek immigrants answered an ad to be sponge divers, the town acquired a distinctive Greek flavor, as the Greek Americans thrived in the sponge industry. At one point, Florida provided 95% of the nation's sponges. Although today over fishing and synthetic materials have undercut the sponge diving industry, the tradition lives on in Greek families, and through tourism.
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a_s1640_20_tape16 | Interview with bouzouki player Spiros Skordilis | Sound | Apprentices Greek Americans Arts, Greek Interviews Bouzouki String instruments Sound recordings Life histories Music Musicians | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg |
Interview with bouzouki player Spiros Skordilis
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- 1987-04-07
- Description
- One audio casette. 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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a_s1640_26_tape01 | Music samples for the 1986-1987 Folk Arts Apprenticeship Exhibit | Sound | Music performance Bagpipe music Arts, Greek Greek Americans Bouzouki Arts, Scottish Scottish Americans Exhibits Musicians Bagpipers | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg |
Music samples for the 1986-1987 Folk Arts Apprenticeship Exhibit
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- One eight-track cassette. Used for an exhibit, contains Skordilis on bouzouki and Keith on the bagpipe. 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, and then Robert Stone. The program was continued each year through 2004.
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a_s1640_20_tape14 | Performance by Spiros Skordilis, Emanuel Gonatos, and Nick Polemis | Sound | Apprentices Greek Americans Arts, Greek Music performance Bouzouki String instruments Performing arts Musicians | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg |
Performance by Spiros Skordilis, Emanuel Gonatos, and Nick Polemis
- Date
- 1986-11-04
- Description
- Three audio casettes. 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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Spiros Skordilis, Emmanuel Gonates, and Nick Polemis playing the bouzouki | Spiros Skordilis, Emmanuel Gonates, and Nick Polemis playing the bouzouki | Still Image | Greek Americans Apprentices String instruments Arts, Greek Musical instruments Music Bouzouki Music performance Teaching of folklore Musicians | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Spiros Skordilis, Emmanuel Gonates, and Nick Polemis playing the bouzouki
- Date
- 1987-04
- Description
- Two proof sheets with 72 images (plus negatives). 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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The First Helenic Arts Festival | The First Helenic Arts Festival | Still Image | Arts, Greek Bouzouki Tsabouna Music performance Greek Americans Festivals Material culture Demonstrations Bagpipes Bagpipers String instruments Musical instruments Musicians | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
The First Helenic Arts Festival
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- 1980
- Description
- Fourteen color slides. Images include Tsimouris playing the tsabouna (Greek bag pipe); Skordilis playing the bouzouki (a stringed musical instrument); and various craft booths. Held in Fall 1980.
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The Folklife Apprentice Area at the 1987 Florida Folk Festival | The Folklife Apprentice Area at the 1987 Florida Folk Festival | Still Image | Musicians Furniture maker Welders (Persons) Festivals Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Demonstrations Material culture Bagpipes Bouzouki Greek Americans Scottish Americans Oyster tongs Apprentices Bagpipers | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
The Folklife Apprentice Area at the 1987 Florida Folk Festival
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- 1987-05
- Description
- Sixteen color slides. 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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