1986 Florida Folk Festival (1 of 17) | 1986 Florida Folk Festival (1 of 17) | Moving Image | Musicians Artisans Festivals Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Special events Performing arts Music performance Bagpipe music Tsabouna Arts, Greek Greek Americans Palm frond weaving Seminole Indians Native Americans Patchwork Dolls Sweetgrass baskets Basket making Bagpipers | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_video.jpg |
1986 Florida Folk Festival (1 of 17)
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- 1986-05-24
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- One video cassette (3/4" tape). 20 minutes. Nikitas and Toni Tsimouris: Nikitas performs on and Toni explains the tsabouna (Greek bagpipe); Seminole Family Camp - palm frond roofing, making ash, patchwork, dolls, sweetgrass basketry.
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1986 Florida Folk Festival (3 of 17) | 1986 Florida Folk Festival (3 of 17) | Moving Image | Musicians Singers Pianists Festivals Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Special events Performing arts Music performance Singing Tsabouna African Americans Arts, Greek Greek Americans Bagpipe music Bagpipes Religious music Religious songs Piano music Gospel (Black) Gospel music Gospel songs Bagpipers | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_video.jpg |
Annual Grecian Festival | Annual Grecian Festival | Still Image | Fieldwork Festivals Arts, Greek Greek Americans Performing arts Dance Body movement Dancers | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Annual Grecian Festival
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- 1987-02-21
- Description
- Eigth color slides. Includes images of Kontodaskalakis dancing. The Folk Arts in Education Project in Palm Beach County was a joint venture between the Palm Beach County School System and the Florida Folklife Program. It was conducted between 1986 and 1987 by folklorist Jan Rosenberg with funding from the National Endowment for the Arts to add to existing social studies curriculum. The goal was to impart an appreciation of multi-ethnic traditions and provide a sense of place to the mobile student population. The project focused on the Florida Studies component for fourth grade students. The project consisted of field research to identify local traditions and folk artists, a series of five two-day seminars to acquaint teachers with the use of folklore and folk arts, in-school programs conducted by a folklorist and traditionalist, which included visits by local folk artists. In total, the project involved 15 schools with 779 students.
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a_s1576_01_c77-002 | Annual Tarpon Springs International Glendi | Sound | Performers Bands (Music) Animal trainers Arts, Ukrainian Ukrainian Americans Festivals Special events Performing arts Music performance Interviews Gospel songs Local history Religious music Arts, Greek Greek Americans Czechoslovakian Americans Musicians | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg |
Annual Tarpon Springs International Glendi
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- 1976-10-23
- Description
- Two audio cassettes. A glendi is a Greek festival, which can take the form of a fair or festival. Recording of a glendi in Tarpon Spring, including church choirs, interviews with Czechoslovakian and Greek residents, Greek and Czechoslovakian singers, and an interview with the chairman of Tarpon Springs Chamber of Commerce. Side two is blank.
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Blessing of the Water for the Dead | Blessing of the Water for the Dead | Still Image | Arts, Greek Greek Americans Priests Religion Religious rites Beliefs and cultures Death rites Catholics Folk festivals Special events | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Blessing of the Water for the Dead
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- 1989-06-24
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- Twenty color slides. The festival was held June 24-25, 1989 to celebrate Tarpon Springs heritage of sponge diving, a practice that dated back to the 1890s. By 1905, when 500 Greek immigrants answered an ad to be sponge divers, the town acquired a distinctive Greek flavor, as the Greek Americans thrived in the sponge industry. At one point, Florida provided 95% of the nation's sponges. Although today over fishing and synthetic materials have undercut the sponge diving industry, the tradition lives on in Greek families, and through tourism.
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a_s1576_t87-126 | Bouzouki player Spiros Skordilis and his apprentice performing at the 1987 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage) | Sound | Apprentices Festivals Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Special events Music performance Bouzouki Arts, Greek Greek Americans Musicians | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg |
Bouzoukis player Jimmy Szaris | Bouzoukis player Jimmy Szaris | Still Image | Fieldwork Bouzouki Greek Americans Arts, Greek Musical instruments Music performance Musicians | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Bouzoukis player Jimmy Szaris
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- 1987-01
- Description
- One proof sheet with 11 black and white images (plus negatives). The Folk Arts Apprenticeship Program began in 1983 with a NEA grant of $22,000. The program provided an opportunity for master folk artists to share technical skills and cultural knowledge with apprentices in order to keep the tradition alive. Apprentices must have had some experience in the tradition and agreed to train for at least six months. The first project director was Blanton Owen, who was later replaced by folklorist Peter Roller. The program was continued each year through 2003.
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a_s1576_22_c86-160 | Copy of album: D. Tzaras, Stereo | Sound | Musicians Singers Music performance Singing Arts, Greek Songs, Greek Performing arts | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg |
Copy of album: D. Tzaras, Stereo
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- One audio cassette. NOTE: Because this is a copyrighted recording, no copies will be made of the tape. Undated professional recording of Greek singer Tzaras. Liner notes are in Greek.
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Epiphany celebration in Tarpon Springs | Epiphany celebration in Tarpon Springs | Still Image | Fieldwork Greek Americans Religious rites Holidays and festivals Dancers Folk dance Arts, Greek Christianity Music performance Priests Religion | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Epiphany celebration in Tarpon Springs
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- 1985-01-06
- Description
- 88 color slides. The Epiphany of Our Lord is a Christian rite celebrated within the Eastern Orthodox faith. Epiphany is a Greek word meaning to make known, and refers to the visit of the Magi to Christ, thereby making him known to the world. It is the climax of the twelve days of Christmas. Tarpon Springs boasts a large Greek American community. Images created as fieldwork for the apprenticeship program. The Folk Arts Apprenticeship Program began in 1983 with a NEA grant of $22,000. The program provided an opportunity for master folk artists to share technical skills and cultural knowledge with apprentices in order to keep the tradition alive. Apprentices must have had some experience in the tradition and agreed to train for at least six months. The first project director was Blanton Owen, later replaced by folklorist Peter Roller. The program was continued each year through 2003.
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Every Island Has Its Own Song (completed version) | Every Island Has Its Own Song (completed version) | Moving Image | Musicians Documentary videos Bagpipe music Bagpipes Tsabouna Material culture Instrument manufacture Musical instruments Arts, Greek Greek Americans Family history Bagpipers Musical instrument maker | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_video.jpg |
Every Island Has Its Own Song (completed version)
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- 1988
- Description
- One video recording (3/4 tape; 27:40) Documentary about Nikitas Tsimouris, a Greek bagpipe player, and his family. A co-production of WEDO-TV and the FFP, it was funded in part by the Florida Endowment for the Humanities. Offenbach narrated. Folklorist Michael wrote and produced, and Yvonne Bryant was assistant producer. The video can also be viewed online on the Folkstreams web page at http://www.folkstreams.net/film,136
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