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Banjo workshop at the 1978 Florida Folk Festival

Date: 1978-05
Description: Two black and white images. Two views of the banjo workshop at the 1978 Florida Folk Festival led by Jim Strickland, Ernie Williams, and Bill Dudley.
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Banjo workshop at the 1978 Florida Folk Festival

Dennis Devine and friends performing at the festival at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)

Date: 1988-05-28
Description: One reel to reel recording. Boltin served as emcee.
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Dennis Devine and friends performing at the festival at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)

Ernie Williams and Bill Dudley performing at the 1987 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Date: 1987-05-22
Description: One reel to reel recording. Dudley played the guitar, and Williams the banjo. Dudley also served as emcee.
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Ernie Williams and Bill Dudley performing at the 1987 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Ernie Williams and friends performing at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)

Date: 1988-05-29
Description: One reel to reel recording. Williams served as emcee.
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Ernie Williams and friends performing at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)

Ernie Williams and the Djangos performing at the festival at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)

Date: 1988-05-27
Description: One reel to reel recording. Boltin served as emcee. Boltin told a story about alligators after the Djangos performed.
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Ernie Williams and the Djangos performing at the festival at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)

Ernie Williams performance at the 1984 Florida Folk Festival Main Stage

Date: 1984-05-25
Description: One reel to reel recording. Boltin served as emcee. Attwood and the Southland String Band were from Panama City. Banjoist Williams was from Dade City.
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Ernie Williams performance at the 1984 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)

Florida Folks: 1983 Florida Folk Festival

Date: 1983-05
Description: One video cassette (3/4" tape). 60 minutes. Poor audio. Produced by WUFT-TV of Gainesville; highlights from the 1983 Florida Folk Festival.
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Florida Folks: 1983 Florida Folk Festival

Florida Folks: 1984 Florida Folk Festival

Date: 1984-05
Description: One video cassette (3/4" tape). 60 minutes. Produced by WUFT-TV; highlights from the 1984 Florida Folk Festival.
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Florida Folks: 1984 Florida Folk Festival

Friday performances at the 1984 Florida Folk Festival (Stage III) (Reel 3)

Date: 1984-05-25
Description: One reel to reel recording. Kalin-Cochran was from Palm Harbor.
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Friday performances at the 1984 Florida Folk Festival (Stage III) (Reel 3)

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Banjo workshop at the 1978 Florida Folk Festival	Banjo workshop at the 1978 Florida Folk Festival	Still Image	Banjoists Musicians Workshops (Adult education) Folklore revival festivals Folk festivals Banjo music Music String instruments Musical instruments Banjoes Performing arts	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
a_s1576_t88-020a	Dennis Devine and friends performing at the festival at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)	Sound	Singers Bands (Music) Festivals Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Special events Music performance Singing Old time music Stringband music Musicians	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg
a_s1576_t87-093	Ernie Williams and Bill Dudley performing at the 1987 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)	Sound	Festivals Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Special events Music performance Old time music Singing Banjo music Guitar music Singers Musicians	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg
a_s1576_t88-049	Ernie Williams and friends performing at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)	Sound	Singers Guitarist Festivals Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Special events Music performance Singing Guitar music Folk singers Musicians	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg
a_s1576_t88-006	Ernie Williams and the Djangos performing at the festival at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)	Sound	Singers Bands (Music) Bluegrass musicians Festivals Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Special events Music performance Musicians Singing Bluegrass music Old time music String bands Stringband music Storytelling Alligators Tales	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg
Ernie Williams performance at the 1984 Florida Folk Festival Main Stage	Ernie Williams performance at the 1984 Florida Folk Festival Main Stage	sound	Musicians Bands (Music) Singers Bluegrass musicians Banjoists Folk festivals Florida Folk Festival Music -- Performance Banjo music Old-time music Folk music -- United States	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/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
Florida Folks: 1983 Florida Folk Festival	Florida Folks: 1983 Florida Folk Festival	Moving Image	Musicians Singers Guitarist Bands (Music) Festivals Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Special events Performing arts Music performance Singing African Americans String bands Gospel music Religious songs Stringband music Old time music Seminole Indians Guitar music Reels Songs, Irish Interviews	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_video.jpg
Florida Folks: 1984 Florida Folk Festival	Florida Folks: 1984 Florida Folk Festival	Moving Image	Musicians Singers Guitarist Storytellers Folklorists Bands (Music) Festivals Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Special events Performing arts Music performance Singing Guitar music Storytelling Folk singers String bands Stringband music Old time music	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_video.jpg
a_s1576_t84-064	Friday performances at the 1984 Florida Folk Festival (Stage III) (Reel 3)	Sound	Singers Musicians Guitarist Banjoists Festivals Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Special events Performing arts Music performance Singing Banjo music Guitar music	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg

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Banjo workshop at the 1978 Florida Folk Festival

Banjo workshop at the 1978 Florida Folk Festival

Dennis Devine and friends performing at the festival at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)

Dennis Devine and friends performing at the festival at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)

Ernie Williams and Bill Dudley performing at the 1987 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Ernie Williams and Bill Dudley performing at the 1987 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Ernie Williams and friends performing at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)

Ernie Williams and friends performing at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)

Ernie Williams and the Djangos performing at the festival at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)

Ernie Williams and the Djangos performing at the festival at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)

Ernie Williams performance at the 1984 Florida Folk Festival Main Stage

Ernie Williams performance at the 1984 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)

Florida Folks: 1983 Florida Folk Festival

Florida Folks: 1983 Florida Folk Festival

Florida Folks: 1984 Florida Folk Festival

Florida Folks: 1984 Florida Folk Festival

Friday performances at the 1984 Florida Folk Festival (Stage III) (Reel 3)

Friday performances at the 1984 Florida Folk Festival (Stage III) (Reel 3)

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Banjo workshop at the 1978 Florida Folk Festival

Banjo workshop at the 1978 Florida Folk Festival

Dennis Devine and friends performing at the festival at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)

Dennis Devine and friends performing at the festival at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)

Ernie Williams and Bill Dudley performing at the 1987 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Ernie Williams and Bill Dudley performing at the 1987 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Ernie Williams and friends performing at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)

Ernie Williams and friends performing at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)

Ernie Williams and the Djangos performing at the festival at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)

Ernie Williams and the Djangos performing at the festival at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)

Ernie Williams performance at the 1984 Florida Folk Festival Main Stage

Ernie Williams performance at the 1984 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)

Florida Folks: 1983 Florida Folk Festival

Florida Folks: 1983 Florida Folk Festival

Florida Folks: 1984 Florida Folk Festival

Florida Folks: 1984 Florida Folk Festival

Friday performances at the 1984 Florida Folk Festival (Stage III) (Reel 3)

Friday performances at the 1984 Florida Folk Festival (Stage III) (Reel 3)