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Friday evening performances at the 1978 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 3)

Date: 1978-05-26
Description: One reel to reel recording. Boltin served as emcee. Lee and Peggy Kelly were from Palatka. Dobbs, also of Palatka, performed animal calls. Roth, from Unionville, Pennsylvania, played the dulcimer. This was his first folklife festival. Whatley, of Bell, played old country music.
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Friday evening performances at the 1978 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 3)

Friday evening performances at the 1980 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 1)

Date: 1980-05-23
Description: One reel to reel recording. Boltin served as emcee. Bucksnort palyed dance music for the Cross Creek Cloggers -- both groups from Gainesville.
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Friday evening performances at the 1980 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 1)

Friday performances at the 1975 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 2)

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1975-08-29

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One reel to reel recording. Boltin served as emcee. Malkine was from Shady, New York. Lazonby was from Hawthorne. Gerard and Kershner was from Lake City. The Kellys were from Palatka. Skip Johns and his band were from Lake City, and Waddell hailed from Jacksonville. Williamson was from Palatka. Frog Smith told stories, and was from Fort Myers. Whatley, of Bell, sang country music. Bullard lived in White Springs. Hancock played the mouth harp and was from Suffolk, Virginia. The Beseda Dancers were from the Czechoslovakian American community Masaryktown. The Caney were from Cookeville, Tennessee. Bessie Jones and Frankie Quimby, both of Brunswick, Georgia, later became known as the Georgia Sea Island Singers. Moore sang ballads, and lived in Green Cove Springs.

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Friday performances at the 1975 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 2)

Monday performances at the 1979 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 3)

Date: 1979-05-28
Description: One reel to reel recording. Boltin served as emcee. Green Grass Revival were from St. Petersburg. Madetha was a third grader from Lake City. She sang gospel music. Whatley, of Bell, sang country music.
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Monday performances at the 1979 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 3)

Performances at the 1973 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 1)

Date: 1973-08-31
Description: One reel to reel recordings. Boltin served as emcee. Wiggins played the musical bottlephone. The audience sang Dumbarton's Drums in tribute to long-time festival performer Bob Beers, who died in a car accident in 1972.
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Performances at the 1973 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 1)

Performances at the 1973 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 3)

Date: 1973-08-31
Description: One reel to reel recordings. Boltin served as emcee. At the time, Fitchen was billed as Eugenia Sisinni Jones. Betsy Wiggins played the musical bottlephone.
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Performances at the 1973 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 3)

Performances at the 1973 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 5)

Date: 1973-08-31
Description: One reel to reel recordings. Boltin served as emcee.
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Performances at the 1973 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 5)

Performances at the 1974 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 1)

Date: 1974-08-30
Description: One reel to reel recording.
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Performances at the 1974 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 1)

Performances at the 1974 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 2)

Date: 1974-08-30
Description: One reel to reel recording.
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Performances at the 1974 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 2)

Saturday afternoon performances at the 1977 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 2)

Date: 1977-09-03
Description: One reel to reel recording. Boltin served as emcee. The Mt. Carmel Choir was based out of Palatka, and led by Choice Butler. Whatley was form Bell, and sang country music. Burnstine was the wife to the late bob Beers. She lived in Peterburg New York and ran the Fox Hollow Folk Festival (until 1980). Haley was her niece, and lived in Amherst, Mass. The ukulele band, of Lakeland, consisted of children between and nine and eleven years old. Led by Lois Ann Conoley. Junkanoos played calypso music, and were based in Key West. Older was from Lake Hamilton. Moore was a guitarist from Naples. Dinella and Myers were both singer-guitarists from Tampa.
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Saturday afternoon performances at the 1977 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 2)

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a_s1576_t80-054	Friday evening performances at the 1980 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 1)	Sound	Festivals Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Special events Performing arts Singing Guitar music Clogging Dance music Folk singers Gospel music Singers Guitarist Dancers Musicians	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg
a_s1576_t79-015	Friday performances at the 1975 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 2)	Sound	Festivals Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Special events Performing arts Singing Dance music Religious music Old time music Gospel music African Americans Gospel (Black) Bluegrass music Spirituals (Songs) Guitar music French Americans Folk songs, French Songs, French Stringband music Singers Dancers Bands (Music) Storytellers Guitarist Bluegrass musicians Musicians	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg
a_s1576_t83-109	Monday performances at the 1979 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 3)	Sound	Festivals Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Special events Performing arts Music performance Singing Folk singers Guitar music String bands Stringband music Old time music Bluegrass music Gospel music Country music Storytelling Oral narratives Musicians Singers Guitarist Bands (Music) Bluegrass musicians Storytellers Children	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg
a_s1576_t77-233	Performances at the 1973 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 1)	Sound	Festivals Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Special events Performing arts Music performance Singing Guitar music Old time music Fiddle music Banjo music String bands Stringband music Bluegrass music Native Americans Seminole Indians Mikasuki language Florida history Puppet theater Puppet drama Tall tales Oral narratives Storytelling Folk singers Singers Guitarist Bluegrass musicians Bands (Music) Musicians Puppeteers Storytellers	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg
a_s1576_t77-235	Performances at the 1973 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 3)	Sound	Festivals Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Special events Performing arts Music performance Singing Guitar music Old time music Fiddle music String bands Stringband music Bluegrass music Puppet drama Oral narratives Storytelling Puppet theater Ropework Tall tales Folk singers Singers Guitarist Bluegrass musicians Bands (Music) Musicians Puppeteers Storytellers	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg
a_s1576_t77-237	Performances at the 1973 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 5)	Sound	Festivals Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Special events Performing arts Music performance Singing Guitar music Old time music Fiddle music Folk singers String bands Stringband music Bluegrass music Singers Guitarist Bluegrass musicians Fiddlers Bands (Music) Musicians	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg
a_s1576_t77-239	Performances at the 1974 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 1)	Sound	Festivals Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Special events Performing arts Singing String bands Folk singers Old time music Religious music Gospel music Religious songs Stringband music Singers Bands (Music) Fiddlers Musicians	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg
a_s1576_t77-240	Performances at the 1974 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 2)	Sound	Festivals Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Special events Performing arts Singing Guitar music Folk singers Old time music String bands Stringband music Country music Commercial songs Popular songs Bluegrass music Singers Guitarist Bands (Music) Bluegrass musicians Musicians	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg
a_s1576_t77-292	Saturday afternoon performances at the 1977 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 2)	Sound	Festivals Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Special events Performing arts Singing Fiddle music Fiddlers Old time music Ballads Bluegrass music Gospel (Black) Choir singing Stringband music Choirs (music) African Americans Country music Calypso music Singers Bluegrass musicians Bands (Music) Musicians	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg

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Friday evening performances at the 1978 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 3)

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Friday evening performances at the 1980 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 1)

Friday evening performances at the 1980 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 1)

Friday performances at the 1975 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 2)

Friday performances at the 1975 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 2)

Monday performances at the 1979 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 3)

Monday performances at the 1979 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 3)

Performances at the 1973 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 1)

Performances at the 1973 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 1)

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Performances at the 1973 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 5)

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Performances at the 1974 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 1)

Performances at the 1974 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 1)

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Performances at the 1974 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 2)

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Friday evening performances at the 1978 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 3)

Friday evening performances at the 1978 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 3)

Friday evening performances at the 1980 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 1)

Friday evening performances at the 1980 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 1)

Friday performances at the 1975 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 2)

Friday performances at the 1975 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 2)

Monday performances at the 1979 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 3)

Monday performances at the 1979 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 3)

Performances at the 1973 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 1)

Performances at the 1973 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 1)

Performances at the 1973 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 3)

Performances at the 1973 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 3)

Performances at the 1973 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 5)

Performances at the 1973 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 5)

Performances at the 1974 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 1)

Performances at the 1974 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 1)

Performances at the 1974 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 2)

Performances at the 1974 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 2)

Saturday afternoon performances at the 1977 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 2)

Saturday afternoon performances at the 1977 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 2)