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1981 Florida State Fiddlers Competition

Date: 1981-10-09
Description: One audio cassette.
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1981 Florida State Fiddlers Competition

Faye Baird and Tom Staley performing at the 1990 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Date: 1990-05-25
Description: One reel to reel recording. Stone served as the emcee. Staley worked as a contract follorist for the FFP in the 1990s, including for the Central Florida Folklife Survey (see S 1664, box 5). In the 2000s, he and Faye ran an antigue store in Micanopy.
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Faye Baird and Tom Staley performing at the 1990 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Fiddle contest winners performing at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

Date: 1991-05-25
Description: Two reel to reel recordings. Fitchen served as emcee.
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Fiddle contest winners performing at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

Florida Fiddlers Competition at the 1986 Florida Folk Festival (fiddle stage)

Date: 1986-05-24
Description: Seven audio cassettes. Recording of the annual Florida Fiddlers Contest. In the solo awards, the placements were Fred Stoll (fourth), David Forbes (third), Elan Chalford (second), and Willie Jones(first). For the Accompanied category, the placements were Willie Jones (fourth), Clare Davis (third), Tom Staley (second) and Wayne Martin (first). Etheridge, Barasch, and Rtuland were the judges; and Kelly was a guest performer.
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Florida Fiddlers Competition at the 1986 Florida Folk Festival (fiddle stage)

Friday performances at the 1984 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage) (Reel 7)

Date: 1984-05-25
Description: One reel to reel recordings. Boltin served as emcee. Fiddler Martin was from Altha. He was joined by Staley of Gainesville. Hicks was a singer-songwriter-guitarist from Tampa. Fiddler Tom Lovelace and his wife pianist Lucy Lovelace were from Brandon.
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Friday performances at the 1984 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage) (Reel 7)

Friday performances at the 1994 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Area Workshop Stage) (Tape 5)

Date: 1994-05-27
Description: One audio cassette. Chancey was a storyteller from Bartow. Albritton was from Lithia, Florida. Happy Land was the first song Albritton learned. All songs derive from either the BF White Sacred Harp book (Cooper Revision) or the original Sacred harp book (Denson Revision).
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Friday performances at the 1994 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Area Workshop Stage) (Tape 5)

Saturday performances at the 1986 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 15)

Date: 1986-05-24
Description: One reel to reel recording. 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.
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Saturday performances at the 1986 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 15)

Saturday performances at the 1987 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 12)

Date: 1987-05-23
Description: One reel to reel recording. Boltin and Dudley served as emcees. Murray's performance concludes on T87-33.
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Saturday performances at the 1987 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 12)

Saturday performances at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Area/Stage III) (Tape 4)

Date: 1991-05-25
Description: One digital audio tape (DAT). The State Fiddlers Competition, which 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.
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Saturday performances at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Area/Stage III) (Tape 4)

Saturday performances at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Area/Stage III) (Tape 6)

Date: 1991-05-25
Description: One digital audio tape (DAT). The State Fiddlers Competition, which 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.
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Saturday performances at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Area/Stage III) (Tape 6)

	Identifier	Title	Type	Subject
a_s1576_10_c83-100	1981 Florida State Fiddlers Competition	Sound	Musicians Competitions Fiddle music Fiddling Special events Violin music String instruments Old time music Bluegrass music Contests Music performance Performing arts Fiddlers	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg
a_s1576_t90-010b	Faye Baird and Tom Staley performing at the 1990 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)	Sound	Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Festivals Special events Music performance Performing arts String instruments Songs Singing Guitar music Musicians Singers	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg
a_s1576_t91-029	Fiddle contest winners performing at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)	Sound	Fiddlers Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Festivals Special events Performing arts Music performance Fiddles Fiddle music Fiddling Contests String instruments Musicians	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg
a_s1576_18_c86-035	Florida Fiddlers Competition at the 1986 Florida Folk Festival (fiddle stage)	Sound	Festivals Folklore revival festivals Folk festivals Special events Performing arts Music performance Fiddle music String instruments Violinists Competitions Contests Old time music Songs, Irish Jigs Reels Dance music Fiddlers Musicians	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg
a_s1576_t84-009	Friday performances at the 1984 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage) (Reel 7)	Sound	Musicians Guitarist Singers Festivals Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Special events Singing String instruments Music performance Performing arts Guitar music Folk singers Fiddle music Fiddling Old time music Bluegrass music Guitarists Fiddlers Pianists	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg
a_s1576_33_c94-053	Friday performances at the 1994 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Area Workshop Stage) (Tape 5)	Sound	Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Festivals Special events Performing arts Oral performance Storytelling A capella singers A capella singing Oral narratives Tales Shape note singing Musical tradition, sacred Personal experience narratives Religious songs Life histories Singing Storytellers Shape note singers	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg
a_s1576_t86-128	Saturday performances at the 1986 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 15)	Sound	Musicians Bands (Music) Festivals Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Special events Music performance Fiddling Fiddle music Contests Old time music String bands Stringband music Bluegrass music Bluegrass musicians Fiddlers	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg
a_s1576_t87-032	Saturday performances at the 1987 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 12)	Sound	Festivals Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Special events Music performance African Americans Musical groups Singing Bands (Music) Calypso music Drum music Drum performance Old time music Fiddle music Singers Musicians Fiddlers	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg
a_s1576_42_d91-010	Saturday performances at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Area/Stage III) (Tape 4)	Sound	Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Festivals Special events Performing arts Music performance Fiddling Fiddle music Old time music Contests Competitions Musicians Fiddlers	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg
a_s1576_42_d91-012	Saturday performances at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Area/Stage III) (Tape 6)	Sound	Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Festivals Special events Performing arts Music performance Fiddling Fiddle music Old time music Contests Competitions A capella singers A capella singing Gospel (Black) Gospel songs Religious songs Musicians Singers Fiddlers	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg

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1981 Florida State Fiddlers Competition

1981 Florida State Fiddlers Competition

Faye Baird and Tom Staley performing at the 1990 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Faye Baird and Tom Staley performing at the 1990 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Fiddle contest winners performing at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

Fiddle contest winners performing at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

Florida Fiddlers Competition at the 1986 Florida Folk Festival (fiddle stage)

Florida Fiddlers Competition at the 1986 Florida Folk Festival (fiddle stage)

Friday performances at the 1984 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage) (Reel 7)

Friday performances at the 1984 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage) (Reel 7)

Friday performances at the 1994 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Area Workshop Stage) (Tape 5)

Friday performances at the 1994 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Area Workshop Stage) (Tape 5)

Saturday performances at the 1986 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 15)

Saturday performances at the 1986 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 15)

Saturday performances at the 1987 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 12)

Saturday performances at the 1987 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 12)

Saturday performances at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Area/Stage III) (Tape 4)

Saturday performances at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Area/Stage III) (Tape 4)

Saturday performances at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Area/Stage III) (Tape 6)

Saturday performances at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Area/Stage III) (Tape 6)

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1981 Florida State Fiddlers Competition

1981 Florida State Fiddlers Competition

Faye Baird and Tom Staley performing at the 1990 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Faye Baird and Tom Staley performing at the 1990 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Fiddle contest winners performing at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

Fiddle contest winners performing at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

Florida Fiddlers Competition at the 1986 Florida Folk Festival (fiddle stage)

Florida Fiddlers Competition at the 1986 Florida Folk Festival (fiddle stage)

Friday performances at the 1984 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage) (Reel 7)

Friday performances at the 1984 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage) (Reel 7)

Friday performances at the 1994 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Area Workshop Stage) (Tape 5)

Friday performances at the 1994 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Area Workshop Stage) (Tape 5)

Saturday performances at the 1986 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 15)

Saturday performances at the 1986 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 15)

Saturday performances at the 1987 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 12)

Saturday performances at the 1987 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 12)

Saturday performances at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Area/Stage III) (Tape 4)

Saturday performances at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Area/Stage III) (Tape 4)

Saturday performances at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Area/Stage III) (Tape 6)

Saturday performances at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Area/Stage III) (Tape 6)