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Friday evening performances at the 1958 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 2)

Date: 1958-05-02
Description: One reel to reel recording. Boltin served as emcee. The first half of the reel consists of Friday afternoon performances. Detailed information on the performers can be found on the 1958 festival program, located in S 1619, box 1. Yeats was the 1958 Jeannie With the Light Brown Hair.
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Friday evening performances at the 1958 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 2)

Friday morning performances at the 1960 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 1)

Date: 1960-05-06
Description: One reel to reel recording. Boltin served as emcee. Detailed information on the performers can be found on the 1960 festival program, located in S 1619, box 1.
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Friday morning performances at the 1960 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 1)

Monday afternoon performances at the 1955 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 1)

Date: 1955-05-01
Description: One reel to reel. Boltin served as the emcee. See the festival program in S 1619, box 1 for more detailed information of the festival performers and activities not recorded. Chase was a folklorist from North Carolina.
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Monday afternoon performances at the 1955 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 1)

Stephen Foster Memorial Radio Program: High School Choruses (15-minute version)

Date: 1963-11
Description: One reel to reel recording (13:40 minutes). A collection of high scool choruses performing at the Stephen Foster Memorial. There is also a 30-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: High School Choruses (15-minute version)

Stephen Foster Memorial Radio Program: High School Choruses (30-minute version)

Date: 1963-11
Description: One reel to reel recording (28 minutes). A collection of high scool choruses performing at the Stephen Foster Memorial. 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: High School Choruses (30-minute version)

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a_s1576_t77-018	Monday afternoon performances at the 1955 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 1)	Sound	Folk festivals Festivals Folklore revival festivals Music performance Performing arts Seminole Indians Native Americans Sing alongs Children Singing Maypoles Elementary schools Dancers Folklorists Singers Students	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg
a_s2042_sfm_27	Stephen Foster Memorial Radio Program: High School Choruses (15-minute version)	Sound	Radio Documentaries Radio Radio programs, Public service Performing arts Singing Choir singing Choirs (music) Music performance Radio announcing Advertising, Public service Schools Choruses Singers Students	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg
a_s2042_sfm_28	Stephen Foster Memorial Radio Program: High School Choruses (30-minute version)	Sound	Radio Documentaries Radio Radio programs, Public service Performing arts Singing Choir singing Choirs (music) Music performance Radio announcing Advertising, Public service Schools Choruses Singers Students	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg

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Friday evening performances at the 1958 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 2)

Friday evening performances at the 1958 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 2)

Friday morning performances at the 1960 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 1)

Friday morning performances at the 1960 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 1)

Monday afternoon performances at the 1955 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 1)

Monday afternoon performances at the 1955 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 1)

Stephen Foster Memorial Radio Program: High School Choruses (15-minute version)

Stephen Foster Memorial Radio Program: High School Choruses (15-minute version)

Stephen Foster Memorial Radio Program: High School Choruses (30-minute version)

Stephen Foster Memorial Radio Program: High School Choruses (30-minute version)

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Friday evening performances at the 1958 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 2)

Friday evening performances at the 1958 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 2)

Friday morning performances at the 1960 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 1)

Friday morning performances at the 1960 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 1)

Monday afternoon performances at the 1955 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 1)

Monday afternoon performances at the 1955 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 1)

Stephen Foster Memorial Radio Program: High School Choruses (15-minute version)

Stephen Foster Memorial Radio Program: High School Choruses (15-minute version)

Stephen Foster Memorial Radio Program: High School Choruses (30-minute version)

Stephen Foster Memorial Radio Program: High School Choruses (30-minute version)