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Gamble Rogers performing at the 1990 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)

Date: 1990-05-26
Description: One reel to reel recording. Milner served as emcee. Boltin had been associated with the festival -- as a performer, director, and in other capacities -- since its inception in 1952. Starting in the mid-1950s, she presided over the proceedings as a master of ceremonies/host. Gamble Rogers pays tribute to Boltin and others, then performs.
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Gamble Rogers performing at the 1990 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)

Jeanie Fitchen performing at the 1990 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)

Date: 1990-05-27
Description: One reel to reel recording. Milner served as emcee. Fitchen filled in for Mary Nofsinger, who was a no-show.
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Jeanie Fitchen performing at the 1990 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)

Red and Murphy performing at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Date: 1992-05-24
Description: Two reel to reel recordings. Jan Milner served as emcee. Red and Murphy Henry performed in the Southeast between 1975 and 1987. The bluegrass group consists of Red Henry on guitar and mandolin, and his wife Murphy Henry on banjo (and the group's songwriter), as well as two of Murphy's sisters -- Argen Hicks and Nancy Hicks. All members sang harmony. Based out of Hawthorne, Florida, Red was from North Florida, while the sisters were all Georgia natives. The group performed at the 1978 and 1987 Florida Folk Festival. By the late 1990s, Murphy was a renowned banjo instructor, and Red toured with their son Chris.
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Red and Murphy performing at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Anne Hutcheson performing at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

Date: 1991-05-26
Description: One reel to reel recording. Milner served as emcee. Hutcheson was from Fort Pierce.
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Anne Hutcheson performing at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

Banjo Workshop at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Date: 1989-05-27
Description: Two reel to reel recordings. Milner served as emcee. Bill Dudley played the guitar as back up.
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Banjo Workshop at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Blues Workshop at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Date: 1989-05-27
Description: One reel to reel recording. Milner served as emcee.
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Blues Workshop at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Children's sing-along at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Date: 1989-05-26
Description: One reel to reel recording. Milner served as emcee.
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Children's sing-along at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Clogging Workshop at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Date: 1989-05-27
Description: Two reel to reel recordings. Milner served as emcee.
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Clogging Workshop at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Dorothy Byrne performing ragtime music at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Date: 1992-05-24
Description: One reel to reel recording. Jan Milner served as emcee.
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Dorothy Byrne performing ragtime music at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Dorothy Byrne performing ragtime songs at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

Date: 1991-05-25
Description: One reel to reel recording. Milner served as emcee.
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Dorothy Byrne performing ragtime songs at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

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a_s1576_t90-138a	Jeanie Fitchen performing at the 1990 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)	Sound	Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Festivals Special events Performing arts Music performance Folk singers Singing Lebanese Americans Musicians Singers	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg
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a_s1576_t91-047	Anne Hutcheson performing at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)	Sound	Guitarist Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Festivals Special events Performing arts Music performance Singing Guitarists String instruments Guitar music Musicians Singers	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg
a_s1576_t89-018	Banjo Workshop at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)	Sound	Festivals Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Special events Performing arts Banjo music Demonstrations Old time music Workshops (Adult education) Banjoists Musicians	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg
a_s1576_t89-024	Blues Workshop at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)	Sound	Festivals Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Special events Performing arts Blues (Music) Demonstrations Workshops (Adult education) Blues singers Musicians	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg
a_s1576_t89-007	Children's sing-along at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)	Sound	Festivals Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Special events Performing arts Singing Children Music Juvenile Singers	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg
a_s1576_t89-022	Clogging Workshop at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)	Sound	Festivals Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Special events Performing arts Demonstrations Old time music Workshops (Adult education) Clog dancing Clogging Dancers Musicians	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg
a_s1576_t92-095	Dorothy Byrne performing ragtime music at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)	Sound	Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Festivals Special events Music performance Performing arts Singing Bluegrass music Old time music Music Ragtime music Ragtime songs Piano music Pianos Musicians Pianists Singers	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg
a_s1576_t91-019a	Dorothy Byrne performing ragtime songs at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)	Sound	Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Festivals Special events Performing arts Music performance Piano music Singing Ragtime music Ragtime songs Musicians Pianists Singers	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg

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Gamble Rogers performing at the 1990 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)

Gamble Rogers performing at the 1990 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)

Jeanie Fitchen performing at the 1990 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)

Jeanie Fitchen performing at the 1990 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)

Red and Murphy performing at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Red and Murphy performing at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Anne Hutcheson performing at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

Anne Hutcheson performing at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

Banjo Workshop at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Banjo Workshop at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Blues Workshop at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Blues Workshop at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Children's sing-along at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Children's sing-along at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Clogging Workshop at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Clogging Workshop at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Dorothy Byrne performing ragtime music at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Dorothy Byrne performing ragtime music at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Dorothy Byrne performing ragtime songs at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

Dorothy Byrne performing ragtime songs at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

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Gamble Rogers performing at the 1990 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)

Gamble Rogers performing at the 1990 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)

Jeanie Fitchen performing at the 1990 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)

Jeanie Fitchen performing at the 1990 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)

Red and Murphy performing at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Red and Murphy performing at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Anne Hutcheson performing at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

Anne Hutcheson performing at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

Banjo Workshop at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Banjo Workshop at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Blues Workshop at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Blues Workshop at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Children's sing-along at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Children's sing-along at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Clogging Workshop at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Clogging Workshop at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Dorothy Byrne performing ragtime music at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Dorothy Byrne performing ragtime music at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Dorothy Byrne performing ragtime songs at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

Dorothy Byrne performing ragtime songs at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)