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1986 Florida Folk Festival (1 of 17)

Date: 1986-05-24
Description: One video cassette (3/4" tape). 20 minutes. Nikitas and Toni Tsimouris: Nikitas performs on and Toni explains the tsabouna (Greek bagpipe); Seminole Family Camp - palm frond roofing, making ash, patchwork, dolls, sweetgrass basketry.
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1986 Florida Folk Festival (1 of 17)

1986 Florida Folk Festival (3 of 17)

Date: 1986-05-24
Description: One video cassette (3/4" tape). 20 minutes. James played piano for McClain.
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1986 Florida Folk Festival (3 of 17)

Every Island Has Its Own Song (completed version)

Date: 1988
Description: One video recording (3/4 tape; 27:40) Documentary about Nikitas Tsimouris, a Greek bagpipe player, and his family. A co-production of WEDO-TV and the FFP, it was funded in part by the Florida Endowment for the Humanities. Offenbach narrated. Folklorist Michael wrote and produced, and Yvonne Bryant was assistant producer. The video can also be viewed online on the Folkstreams web page at http://www.folkstreams.net/film,136
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Every Island Has Its Own Song (completed version)

Every Island Has Its Own Song (rough cut, incomplete)

Date: 1988
Description: One video recording (3/4 tape; 15:07) An early (and incomplete)version of the production -- for final edit, see video FV-112. Documentary about Nikitas Tsimouris, a Greek bagpipe player, and his family. Includes family images, the Epiphany celebration, Tsimouris making and playing the tsabouna (Greek bagpipe), and discussion of Greek life and immigration. A co-production of WEDO-TV and the FFP, it was funded in part by the Florida Endowment for the Humanities. Offenbach narrated. Folklorist Michael wrote and produced, and Yvonne Bryant was assistant producer.
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Every Island Has Its Own Song (rough cut, incomplete)

Every Island Has Its Own Song (rough cut)

Date: 1988
Description: One video recording (3/4 tape; 27:40) An early version of the production -- for final edit, see video FV-112. Documentary about Nikitas Tsimouris, a Greek bagpipe player, and his family. A co-production of WEDO-TV and the FFP, it was funded in part by the Florida Endowment for the Humanities. Offenbach narrated. Folklorist Michael wrote and produced, and Yvonne Bryant was assistant producer.
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Every Island Has Its Own Song (rough cut)

Excerpt from "Florida Folks" 1985

Date: 1985-05
Description: One video cassette. (3/4" tape) 5 minutes. Nikitas Tsimouris on the tsabouna (Greek bagpipe); apprentices Toni Tsimouris and George Pilatos.
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Excerpt from "Florida Folks" 1985

Fieldwork for Every Island Has Its Own Song (Video 15)

Date: 1987-11
Description: One video cassette. 20 minutes. (Copy can be found on FV-8, S 1615.) Tony and Nikitas Tsimouris at work together on job subcontracted to Tony's business "T&N Stucco", St. Nicholas Church exterior-side, children playing outside church, St. Nicholas front-exterior, boats on Anclote River. Created for the Every Island Has Its Own Song project. The finished product was a documentary about Nikitas Tsimouris, a Greek bagpipe player, and his family, and the Tarpon Springs Greek community he lived in. A co-production of WEDO-TV and the FFP, it was funded in part by the Florida Endowment for the Humanities. Offenbach narrated. Folklorist Michael researched, wrote and produced, and Yvonne Bryant was assistant producer.
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Fieldwork for Every Island Has Its Own Song (Video 15)

Fieldwork for Every Island Has Its Own Song (Videos 13-14)

Date: 1987-11
Description: Two video cassettes. 20 minutes each. (Copy of video 13 can be found on FV-6; copy of video 14 can be found on FV-7, S 1615.) Created for the Every Island Has Its Own Song project. The finished product was a documentary about Nikitas Tsimouris, a Greek bagpipe player, and his family, and the Tarpon Springs Greek community he lived in. A co-production of WEDO-TV and the FFP, it was funded in part by the Florida Endowment for the Humanities. Offenbach narrated. Folklorist Michael researched, wrote and produced, and Yvonne Bryant was assistant producer. V89-26: Continuation of coffee shop interior from V-89-25, backgammon, cards, making Greek coffee; Tony and Nikitas Tsimouris in the Tsimouris kitchen, Nikitas prepares the toulum (bag) and plays "Anastasia" and "Ala ruja". V89-27: Continuation of "Ala ruja" from V-89-26 with Nikitas, Tony, and Nicki (Nikitas' daughter) Tsimouris.
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Fieldwork for Every Island Has Its Own Song (Videos 13-14)

Fieldwork for Every Island Has Its Own Song: Interview with Nikitas Tsimouris (Video 26-30)

Date: 1987-11
Description: Five video cassettes. 20 minutes each. (Copy of video 26 found on FV-11; copy of videos 27, 28, 29 found on FV-12, and copy of video 30 found on FV-13, S 1615.) Scenes of Nikitas Tsimouris' family. Created for the Every Island Has Its Own Song project. The finished product was a documentary about Nikitas Tsimouris, a Greek bagpipe player, and his family, and the Tarpon Springs Greek community he lived in. A co-production of WEDO-TV and the FFP, it was funded in part by the Florida Endowment for the Humanities. Offenbach narrated. Folklorist Michael researched, wrote and produced, and Yvonne Bryant was assistant producer.
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Fieldwork for Every Island Has Its Own Song: Interview with Nikitas Tsimouris (Video 26-30)

Fieldwork for Every Island Has Its Own Song: Interview with Nikitas Tsimouris (Videos 10-11)

Date: 1987-11
Description: One video cassette. 20 minutes each. (Copy of video 10 can be found on FV-5; copy of video 11 can be found on FV-6, S 1615.) Nikitas Tsimouris performs in his backyard, followed by interview with Nikitas and his son Tony. Also includes making baklava at Theodosiou's Bakery. Created for the Every Island Has Its Own Song project. The finished product was a documentary about Nikitas Tsimouris, a Greek bagpipe player, and his family, and the Tarpon Springs Greek community he lived in. A co-production of WEDO-TV and the FFP, it was funded in part by the Florida Endowment for the Humanities. Offenbach narrated. Folklorist Michael researched, wrote and produced, and Yvonne Bryant was assistant producer.
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Fieldwork for Every Island Has Its Own Song: Interview with Nikitas Tsimouris (Videos 10-11)

	Identifier	Title	Type	Subject
1986 Florida Folk Festival (1 of 17)	1986 Florida Folk Festival (1 of 17)	Moving Image	Musicians Artisans Festivals Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Special events Performing arts Music performance Bagpipe music Tsabouna Arts, Greek Greek Americans Palm frond weaving Seminole Indians Native Americans Patchwork Dolls Sweetgrass baskets Basket making Bagpipers	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_video.jpg
1986 Florida Folk Festival (3 of 17)	1986 Florida Folk Festival (3 of 17)	Moving Image	Musicians Singers Pianists Festivals Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Special events Performing arts Music performance Singing Tsabouna African Americans Arts, Greek Greek Americans Bagpipe music Bagpipes Religious music Religious songs Piano music Gospel (Black) Gospel music Gospel songs Bagpipers	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_video.jpg
Every Island Has Its Own Song (completed version)	Every Island Has Its Own Song (completed version)	Moving Image	Musicians Documentary videos Bagpipe music Bagpipes Tsabouna Material culture Instrument manufacture Musical instruments Arts, Greek Greek Americans Family history Bagpipers Musical instrument maker	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_video.jpg
Every Island Has Its Own Song (rough cut, incomplete)	Every Island Has Its Own Song (rough cut, incomplete)	Moving Image	Musicians Documentary videos Bagpipe music Bagpipes Tsabouna Material culture Instrument manufacture Musical instruments Arts, Greek Greek Americans Family history Epiphany Religious rites Religious symbolism Religious art Catholics Religion Emigration and immigration Dance Calendar rites Community rites Parades Music performance Bagpipers Musical instrument maker	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_video.jpg
Every Island Has Its Own Song (rough cut)	Every Island Has Its Own Song (rough cut)	Moving Image	Musicians Documentary videos Bagpipe music Bagpipes Tsabouna Material culture Instrument manufacture Musical instruments Arts, Greek Greek Americans Family history Bagpipers Musical instrument maker	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_video.jpg
Excerpt from "Florida Folks" 1985	Excerpt from "Florida Folks" 1985	Moving Image	Musicians Festivals Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Special events Performing arts Music performance Tsabouna Bagpipe music Arts, Greek Greek Americans Apprentices Bagpipers	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_video.jpg
Fieldwork for Every Island Has Its Own Song (Video 15)	Fieldwork for Every Island Has Its Own Song (Video 15)	Moving Image	Bagpipers Fieldwork Interviews Greek Americans Tsabouna Bagpipes Personal experience narratives Oral narratives Music performance Workplace Children Streets Architecture Churches Musicians	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_video.jpg
Fieldwork for Every Island Has Its Own Song (Videos 13-14)	Fieldwork for Every Island Has Its Own Song (Videos 13-14)	Moving Image	Bagpipers Fieldwork Interviews Greek Americans Tsabouna Bagpipes Personal experience narratives Oral narratives Music performance Musicians	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_video.jpg
Fieldwork for Every Island Has Its Own Song: Interview with Nikitas Tsimouris (Video 26-30)	Fieldwork for Every Island Has Its Own Song: Interview with Nikitas Tsimouris (Video 26-30)	Moving Image	Musicians Fieldwork Interviews Tsabouna Bagpipe music Greek Americans Bagpipes Arts, Greek Songs, Greek Personal experience narratives Music performance Family history Bagpipers	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_video.jpg
Fieldwork for Every Island Has Its Own Song: Interview with Nikitas Tsimouris (Videos 10-11)	Fieldwork for Every Island Has Its Own Song: Interview with Nikitas Tsimouris (Videos 10-11)	Moving Image	Bagpipers Fieldwork Interviews Greek Americans Tsabouna Bagpipes Personal experience narratives Oral narratives Music performance Desserts Food preparation Bakery Cookery, Greek Musicians	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_video.jpg

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1986 Florida Folk Festival (1 of 17)

1986 Florida Folk Festival (1 of 17)

1986 Florida Folk Festival (3 of 17)

1986 Florida Folk Festival (3 of 17)

Every Island Has Its Own Song (completed version)

Every Island Has Its Own Song (completed version)

Every Island Has Its Own Song (rough cut, incomplete)

Every Island Has Its Own Song (rough cut, incomplete)

Every Island Has Its Own Song (rough cut)

Every Island Has Its Own Song (rough cut)

Excerpt from "Florida Folks" 1985

Excerpt from "Florida Folks" 1985

Fieldwork for Every Island Has Its Own Song (Video 15)

Fieldwork for Every Island Has Its Own Song (Video 15)

Fieldwork for Every Island Has Its Own Song (Videos 13-14)

Fieldwork for Every Island Has Its Own Song (Videos 13-14)

Fieldwork for Every Island Has Its Own Song: Interview with Nikitas Tsimouris (Video 26-30)

Fieldwork for Every Island Has Its Own Song: Interview with Nikitas Tsimouris (Video 26-30)

Fieldwork for Every Island Has Its Own Song: Interview with Nikitas Tsimouris (Videos 10-11)

Fieldwork for Every Island Has Its Own Song: Interview with Nikitas Tsimouris (Videos 10-11)

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1986 Florida Folk Festival (1 of 17)

1986 Florida Folk Festival (1 of 17)

1986 Florida Folk Festival (3 of 17)

1986 Florida Folk Festival (3 of 17)

Every Island Has Its Own Song (completed version)

Every Island Has Its Own Song (completed version)

Every Island Has Its Own Song (rough cut, incomplete)

Every Island Has Its Own Song (rough cut, incomplete)

Every Island Has Its Own Song (rough cut)

Every Island Has Its Own Song (rough cut)

Excerpt from "Florida Folks" 1985

Excerpt from "Florida Folks" 1985

Fieldwork for Every Island Has Its Own Song (Video 15)

Fieldwork for Every Island Has Its Own Song (Video 15)

Fieldwork for Every Island Has Its Own Song (Videos 13-14)

Fieldwork for Every Island Has Its Own Song (Videos 13-14)

Fieldwork for Every Island Has Its Own Song: Interview with Nikitas Tsimouris (Video 26-30)

Fieldwork for Every Island Has Its Own Song: Interview with Nikitas Tsimouris (Video 26-30)

Fieldwork for Every Island Has Its Own Song: Interview with Nikitas Tsimouris (Videos 10-11)

Fieldwork for Every Island Has Its Own Song: Interview with Nikitas Tsimouris (Videos 10-11)