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Ada Miller performing the glass harmonica at the Stephen Foster Memorial

Date: 1963-02-26
Description: One reel to reel recording.
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Ada Miller performing the glass harmonica at the Stephen Foster Memorial

Date: 1964-06-02
Description: One reel to reel recording.
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Ada Miller performing the glass harmonica at the Stephen Foster Memorial

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

Date: 1989-05-27
Description: One reel to reel recording. (also copied onto C90-50). Cooley served as emcee.
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African American Blues Workshop at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

African American Gospel Workshop at the 1987 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Date: 1987-05-24
Description: Two reel to reel recordings. Roller served as emcee.
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African American Gospel Workshop at the 1987 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

African American Gospel Workshop at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Date: 1989-05-28
Description: Two reel to reel recordings. Cooley served as emcee. Massey and Ruark were the dance intsructors. The band consisted of Bob Stone (fiddle); Mike Ayers (mandolin); Judy Trotta (washboard); Guy Burke (guitar); and Mike Stapleton (accordion).
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African American Gospel Workshop at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

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

African American Gospel Workshop performing at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Date: 1988-05-29
Description: Four reel to reel recordings. Roller served as emcee.
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African American Gospel Workshop performing at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Al Poindexter performing at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

Date: 1992-05-23
Description: One reel to reel recording. Folk singer Dinella served as emcee.
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Al Poindexter performing at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

Al Poindexter performing at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Date: 1992-05-22
Description: Two reel to reel recordings. Webber served as the emcee. Poindexter, an guitar and banjo player, was from Jacksonville. He played traditional American folk music.
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Al Poindexter performing at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Albert and Jessie DeVane interview

Date: 1958-07-24
Description: One reel to reel recording. The DeVanes were considered experts on Florida's Seminole Indians. They arranged many of the Seminole performers at the Florida Folk Festival.
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Albert and Jessie DeVane interview

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a_s2043_00143	Ada Miller performing the glass harmonica at the Stephen Foster Memorial	Sound	Concerts Music performance Performing arts Singers Glass harmonica Glass harmonica music Cristal Musicians	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg
a_s2043_00181	Ada Miller performing the glass harmonica at the Stephen Foster Memorial	Sound	Concerts Music performance Performing arts Singers Glass harmonica Glass harmonica music Cristal Musicians	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg
a_s1576_t89-028	African American Blues Workshop at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)	Sound	Pianists Blues singers Guitarist Festivals Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Special events Performing arts African Americans Gospel (Black) Blues (Music) Piano music (Blues) Musicians	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg
a_s1576_t87-130	African American Gospel Workshop at the 1987 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)	Sound	Festivals Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Special events Music performance African Americans Musical tradition, African diaspora Workshops (Adult education) Gospel (Black) Gospel music A capella singers A capella singing Choir singing Singers	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg
a_s1576_t89-041	African American Gospel Workshop at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)	Sound	Musicians Singers Pianists Festivals Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Special events Performing arts African Americans Gospel (Black) Workshops (Adult education) Choir singing Religious music Religious songs Gospel music	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg
a_s1576_t89-026	African American Gospel Workshop at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)	Sound	Pianists Singers Festivals Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Special events Performing arts Piano music Gospel (Black) Gospel music Gospel songs Religious music Musicians	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg
a_s1576_t88-135	African American Gospel Workshop performing at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)	Sound	Festivals Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Special events Music performance A capella singing Gospel (Black) Gospel music African Americans Choir singing Choirs (music) Piano music Religious music Religious songs Workshops (Adult education) Pianists Singers	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg
a_s1576_t92-023	Al Poindexter performing at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)	Sound	Guitarist Musicians Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Festivals Special events Performing arts Performances Music performance Guitar music Guitarists Banjo music Old time music String instruments Singing Banjoists	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg
a_s1576_t92-060	Al Poindexter performing at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)	Sound	Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Festivals Special events Performing arts Performances Folk singers Singing Banjo music String instruments Music performance Guitar music Old time music Guitarists Guitarist Banjoists Musicians Singers	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg
a_s2043_00056	Albert and Jessie DeVane interview	Sound	Interviews Oral histories Oral history Life histories Personal experience narratives Florida history Seminole Indians Authors Historian	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg

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Ada Miller performing the glass harmonica at the Stephen Foster Memorial

Ada Miller performing the glass harmonica at the Stephen Foster Memorial

Ada Miller performing the glass harmonica at the Stephen Foster Memorial

Ada Miller performing the glass harmonica at the Stephen Foster Memorial

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

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

African American Gospel Workshop at the 1987 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

African American Gospel Workshop at the 1987 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

African American Gospel Workshop at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

African American Gospel Workshop at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

African American Gospel Workshop at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

African American Gospel Workshop at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

African American Gospel Workshop performing at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

African American Gospel Workshop performing at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Al Poindexter performing at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

Al Poindexter performing at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

Al Poindexter performing at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Al Poindexter performing at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Albert and Jessie DeVane interview

Albert and Jessie DeVane interview

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Ada Miller performing the glass harmonica at the Stephen Foster Memorial

Ada Miller performing the glass harmonica at the Stephen Foster Memorial

Ada Miller performing the glass harmonica at the Stephen Foster Memorial

Ada Miller performing the glass harmonica at the Stephen Foster Memorial

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

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

African American Gospel Workshop at the 1987 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

African American Gospel Workshop at the 1987 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

African American Gospel Workshop at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

African American Gospel Workshop at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

African American Gospel Workshop at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

African American Gospel Workshop at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

African American Gospel Workshop performing at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

African American Gospel Workshop performing at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Al Poindexter performing at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

Al Poindexter performing at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

Al Poindexter performing at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Al Poindexter performing at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Albert and Jessie DeVane interview

Albert and Jessie DeVane interview