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(Minstrel) Mark Moore in performing in Denver Colorado

Date: 1961-05-09
Description: One reel to reel. Moore played the 1961 and 1962 Florida Folk Festivals. On the recording, Moore plays several songs on the autoharp, and discusses where he learned them.
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(Minstrel) Mark Moore in performing in Denver Colorado

<em>Stove-side Memories</em> album by Joan Elizabeth Morgan

Stove-side Memories album by Joan Elizabeth Morgan

Date: 1975
Description: One audio cassette. A copy of a copyrighted album, Stove-side Memories, recorded by Friendly Finley Music in Fort Walton Beach in 1975. Features Morgan playing the autoharp, the psaltery, and the Russian Balalika. No copies can be made -- only for listening purposes.
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Stove-side Memories album by Joan Elizabeth Morgan

Autoharp Workshop performing at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Date: 1988-05-29
Description: One reel to reel recording. Hoovler served as emcee. Each player describved how they learned to play the autoharp (chorded zither), their distinctive styles, and then played several song selections.
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Autoharp Workshop performing at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Autoharpist Clay Jones

Date: 1978
Description: Two black and white prints. 1: Clay Jones leading a 1978 autoharp workshop; 2: Jones playing the autoharp.
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Autoharpist Clay Jones

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)

Bill Dillon performing at the 1987 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Date: 1987-05-22
Description: One reel to reel recording. Dudley served as emcee (and joined in on guitar on some of the songs)
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Bill Dillon performing at the 1987 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Bill Dillon 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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Bill Dillon performing at the festival at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)

Bill Dillon playing the autoharp at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Date: 1988-05-29
Description: One reel to reel recording.
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Bill Dillon playing the autoharp at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Billy Garrison performing at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

Date: 1992-05-24
Description: One reel to reel recording. Tammy Murray served as the emcee. Garrison was from Ft. Lauderdale.
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Billy Garrison performing at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

	Identifier	Title	Type	Subject
a_s1576_t77-276	(Minstrel) Mark Moore in performing in Denver Colorado	Sound	Singers Musicians Singing Music performance Folk singers Old time music Autoharp music	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg
a_s1576_02_c78-067	<em>Stove-side Memories</em> album by Joan Elizabeth Morgan	Sound	Sound recordings Audiotape recordings Music performance Performing arts Autoharp music Psaltery Music business	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg
a_s1576_t88-140	Autoharp Workshop performing at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)	Sound	Festivals Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Special events Music performance Autoharp Autoharp music Zither Workshops (Adult education) Old time music Musicians Singers	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg
Autoharpist Clay Jones	Autoharpist Clay Jones	Still Image	Musicians Harpists Festivals Folklore revival festivals Autoharp Autoharp music	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.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_t87-095	Bill Dillon 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 Autoharp music Zither Singers Musicians Harpists	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg
a_s1576_t88-021b	Bill Dillon performing at the festival at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)	Sound	Singers Festivals Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Special events Music performance Autoharp music Old time music Zither Musicians	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg
a_s1576_t88-102	Bill Dillon playing the autoharp at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)	Sound	Singers Harpists Festivals Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Special events Music performance Autoharp music Old time music Zither Bluegrass music Musicians	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg
a_s1576_t92-049	Billy Garrison performing at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)	Sound	Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Festivals Special events Performing arts Performances Autoharp Autoharp music Zither String instruments Music performance Musicians Singers	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg

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(Minstrel) Mark Moore in performing in Denver Colorado

(Minstrel) Mark Moore in performing in Denver Colorado

Stove-side Memories album by Joan Elizabeth Morgan

Stove-side Memories album by Joan Elizabeth Morgan

Autoharp Workshop performing at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Autoharp Workshop performing at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Autoharpist Clay Jones

Autoharpist Clay Jones

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)

Bill Dillon performing at the 1987 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Bill Dillon performing at the 1987 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Bill Dillon performing at the festival at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)

Bill Dillon performing at the festival at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)

Bill Dillon playing the autoharp at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Bill Dillon playing the autoharp at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Billy Garrison performing at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

Billy Garrison performing at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

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(Minstrel) Mark Moore in performing in Denver Colorado

(Minstrel) Mark Moore in performing in Denver Colorado

Stove-side Memories album by Joan Elizabeth Morgan

Stove-side Memories album by Joan Elizabeth Morgan

Autoharp Workshop performing at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Autoharp Workshop performing at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Autoharpist Clay Jones

Autoharpist Clay Jones

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)

Bill Dillon performing at the 1987 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Bill Dillon performing at the 1987 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Bill Dillon performing at the festival at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)

Bill Dillon performing at the festival at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)

Bill Dillon playing the autoharp at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Bill Dillon playing the autoharp at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Billy Garrison performing at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

Billy Garrison performing at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

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