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All Youngsters String Band at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

Date: 1992-05-22
Description: One reel to reel recording. Ernie WIlliams served as emcee.
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All Youngsters String Band at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

Ann and Frank Thomas performing at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)

Date: 1989-05-27
Description: One reel to reel recording. Williams served as emcee.
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Ann and Frank Thomas performing at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)

Ann Thomas and Jeanie Fitchen at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

Date: 1992-05-22
Description: One reel to reel recording. Ernie Williams served as emcee.
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Ann Thomas and Jeanie Fitchen at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

Ann Yao playing a zheng at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

Date

1992-05-22

Description

One reel to reel recording. Ernie Williams served as emcee. The Zheng is a Chinese zither, dating back to the third century BC. Yao was born in Shanghai to a musical family. In 1990 she moved to Florida, and worked with the Florida Folklife Program's apprenticeship program.

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Ann Yao playing a zheng at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

Big Bend Ramblers performing at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Date: 1989-05-26
Description: One reel to reel recording. Williams served as emcee. From Tallahassee. Group consists of Gordon Scott (mandolin), Roy West (guitar), Mary Cox (bass), Nick Leslie (banjo), and Wayne Martin (fiddle).
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Big Bend Ramblers performing at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Bill and Gloria Wasel performing at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)

Date: 1989-05-28
Description: One reel to reel recording. Williams served as emcee. Gloria played dulcimer and uatoharp, and Bill played guitar. Both sang.
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Bill and Gloria Wasel performing at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)

Bill Dillion playing the autoharp at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

Date: 1992-05-22
Description: One reel to reel recording. Ernie WIlliams served as emcee. The autoharp is also called a chorded zither. Dillion performed music by the Carter Family.
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Bill Dillion playing the autoharp at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

Billy Garrison performing at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)

Date: 1989-05-27
Description: One reel to reel recording. Williams served as emcee. Garrison played both guitar and autoharp. From Ft. Lauderdale.
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Billy Garrison performing at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)

Burr Oak Ensemble performing at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)

Date: 1989-05-28
Description: One reel to reel recording. Williams served as emcee.
Collection

Burr Oak Ensemble performing at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)

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

Date: 1989-05-26
Description: One reel to reel recording. Williams served as emcee.
Collection

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

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a_s1576_t92-006	All Youngsters String Band at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)	Sound	Singers Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Festivals Special events Performing arts Performances Music performance Songs Singing Musical ensembles String bands String instruments Bluegrass music Old time music Banjo music Bands (Music) Children Musicians	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg
a_s1576_t89-107a	Ann and Frank Thomas performing at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)	Sound	Singers Guitarist Festivals Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Special events Music performance Guitar music Folk singers Singing Musicians	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg
a_s1576_t92-008	Ann Thomas and Jeanie Fitchen at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)	Sound	Musicians Singers Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Festivals Special events Performing arts Performances Music performance Folk singers Songs Guitar music Tales Storytelling Storytellers	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg
a_s1576_t92-007	Ann Yao playing a zheng at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)	Sound	Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Festivals Special events Performing arts Performances Music performance Arts, Asian Songs Singing Musical ensembles Asian American arts Asian Americans String instruments Arts, Chinese Zheng Zither Musicians	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg
a_s1576_t89-002	Big Bend Ramblers performing at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)	Sound	Singers Musical groups Festivals Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Special events Performing arts Music performance Bluegrass music Bluegrass musicians Old time music String bands Stringband music Bands (Music) Musicians	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg
a_s1576_t89-131	Bill and Gloria Wasel performing at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)	Sound	Singers Musicians Festivals Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Special events Music performance Singing Dulcimer Autoharp music Guitar music Dulcimer music	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg
a_s1576_t92-009	Bill Dillion playing the autoharp at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)	Sound	Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Festivals Special events Performing arts Performances Music performance Old time music Songs Autoharp Autoharp music Zither String instruments Gospel music Gospel songs Religious music Musicians	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg
a_s1576_t89-110	Billy Garrison performing at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)	Sound	Singers Guitarist Festivals Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Special events Music performance Autoharp music Old time music Singing Guitar music Musicians	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg
a_s1576_t89-133	Burr Oak Ensemble performing at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)	Sound	Singers Musicians Bands (Music) Festivals Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Special events Music performance Singing A capella singers A capella singing English songs	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg
a_s1576_t89-006	Clogging instruction at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)	Sound	Dancers Festivals Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Special events Performing arts Dance music Clog dancing Clogging Stepdancing Workshops (Adult education)	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg

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All Youngsters String Band at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

All Youngsters String Band at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

Ann and Frank Thomas performing at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)

Ann and Frank Thomas performing at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)

Ann Thomas and Jeanie Fitchen at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

Ann Thomas and Jeanie Fitchen at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

Ann Yao playing a zheng at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

Ann Yao playing a zheng at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

Big Bend Ramblers performing at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Big Bend Ramblers performing at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Bill and Gloria Wasel performing at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)

Bill and Gloria Wasel performing at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)

Bill Dillion playing the autoharp at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

Bill Dillion playing the autoharp at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

Billy Garrison performing at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)

Billy Garrison performing at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)

Burr Oak Ensemble performing at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)

Burr Oak Ensemble performing at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)

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

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

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All Youngsters String Band at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

All Youngsters String Band at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

Ann and Frank Thomas performing at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)

Ann and Frank Thomas performing at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)

Ann Thomas and Jeanie Fitchen at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

Ann Thomas and Jeanie Fitchen at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

Ann Yao playing a zheng at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

Ann Yao playing a zheng at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

Big Bend Ramblers performing at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Big Bend Ramblers performing at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Bill and Gloria Wasel performing at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)

Bill and Gloria Wasel performing at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)

Bill Dillion playing the autoharp at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

Bill Dillion playing the autoharp at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

Billy Garrison performing at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)

Billy Garrison performing at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)

Burr Oak Ensemble performing at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)

Burr Oak Ensemble performing at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)

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

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