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Fieldwork for Every Island Has Its Own Song: Interview with Nikitas Tsimouris (Video 24-25)

Date: 1987-11
Description: Two video cassettes. 20 minutes. (Copy of both can be found on FV-11, S 1615.) Interview in Greek with Nikitas Tsamouris on the tsabouna. Created for the Every Island Has Its Own Song project. The finished product was a documentary about Nikitas Tsimouris, a Greek bagpipe player, and his family, and the Tarpon Springs Greek community he lived in. 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 researched, wrote and produced, and Yvonne Bryant was assistant producer.
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Fieldwork for Every Island Has Its Own Song: Interview with Nikitas Tsimouris (Video 24-25)

Fieldwork for Every Island Has Its Own Song: Interview with Nikitas Tsimouris (Video 26-30)

Date: 1987-11
Description: Five video cassettes. 20 minutes each. (Copy of video 26 found on FV-11; copy of videos 27, 28, 29 found on FV-12, and copy of video 30 found on FV-13, S 1615.) Scenes of Nikitas Tsimouris' family. Created for the Every Island Has Its Own Song project. The finished product was a documentary about Nikitas Tsimouris, a Greek bagpipe player, and his family, and the Tarpon Springs Greek community he lived in. 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 researched, wrote and produced, and Yvonne Bryant was assistant producer.
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Fieldwork for Every Island Has Its Own Song: Interview with Nikitas Tsimouris (Video 26-30)

Fieldwork for Every Island Has Its Own Song: Interview with Nikitas Tsimouris (Videos 10-11)

Date: 1987-11
Description: One video cassette. 20 minutes each. (Copy of video 10 can be found on FV-5; copy of video 11 can be found on FV-6, S 1615.) Nikitas Tsimouris performs in his backyard, followed by interview with Nikitas and his son Tony. Also includes making baklava at Theodosiou's Bakery. Created for the Every Island Has Its Own Song project. The finished product was a documentary about Nikitas Tsimouris, a Greek bagpipe player, and his family, and the Tarpon Springs Greek community he lived in. 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 researched, wrote and produced, and Yvonne Bryant was assistant producer.
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Fieldwork for Every Island Has Its Own Song: Interview with Nikitas Tsimouris (Videos 10-11)

Fieldwork for Every Island Has Its Own Song: Interview with Nikitas Tsimouris (Videos 32-33)

Date: 1987-11
Description: Two video cassettes. 20 minutes each. (Copy of video 32 found on FV-13; copy of video 33 found on FV-14, S 1615.) Nikitas Tsimouris making reed pipe for chanter, interview with Nikitas Tsimouris (Nikitas speaks Greek and son Tony translates). Created for the Every Island Has Its Own Song project. The finished product was a documentary about Nikitas Tsimouris, a Greek bagpipe player, and his family, and the Tarpon Springs Greek community he lived in. 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 researched, wrote and produced, and Yvonne Bryant was assistant producer.
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Fieldwork for Every Island Has Its Own Song: Interview with Nikitas Tsimouris (Videos 32-33)

Fieldwork for Every Island Has Its Own Song: Interview with Tony Tsimouris (Video 12)

Date: 1987-11
Description: One video cassette. 20 minutes. (COpy can be found on FV-6, S 1615.) Continuation of making baklava from V-89-24; Tony explaining a map of Greek islands on a wall in the Theodosiou Bakery; shots of market and coffee shop. Created for the Every Island Has Its Own Song project. The finished product was a documentary about Nikitas Tsimouris, a Greek bagpipe player, and his family, and the Tarpon Springs Greek community he lived in. 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 researched, wrote and produced, and Yvonne Bryant was assistant producer.
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Fieldwork for Every Island Has Its Own Song: Interview with Tony Tsimouris (Video 12)

Friday performances at the 1987 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 2)

Date: 1987-05-22
Description: One reel to reel recording. Roller served as emcee. Skordilis performed with apprentice Gonatos playing Greek bouzouki music. Bouzoukis are Greek musical instruments equipped with three strings, and played like a guitar.
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Friday performances at the 1987 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 2)

Friday performances at the 1995 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Area Workshops) (Tape 6)

Date: 1995-05-26
Description: One audio cassette Tsimouris (through his daughter, Sazalas, who translates from Greek to English) discusses construction and playing of the tsabouna -- the Greek bagpipe made out of goat skin. Keith discusses the Scottish bagpipe. He continues on FLN-7.
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Friday performances at the 1995 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Area Workshops) (Tape 6)

Friday performances at the 1995 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Area Workshops) (Tape 7)

Date: 1995-05-26
Description: One audio cassette Keith discusses the Scottish bagpipe. He began on FLN-6. Dekle demonstrates whip making and whip cracking.
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Friday performances at the 1995 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Area Workshops) (Tape 7)

Greek bagpipe player Nikitas Tsimouris performing at the 1985 Florida Folk Festival

Date: 1985-05-24
Description: Four color slides. A tsabouna is a bagpipe created from a sheep's skin.
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Greek bagpipe player Nikitas Tsimouris performing at the 1985 Florida Folk Festival

Images of the Apprenticeship Demonstration Area at the 1987 Florida Folk Festival

Date: 1987-05-24
Description: Fifteen color slides. Images of the apprentice demonstration area at the 1987 Florida Folk Festival. 1-5: Sandy Keith and Bess Tannenbaum playing bagpipes; 6: Bill Maury 7-15: Pine needle basket maker Mary Maury.
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Images of the Apprenticeship Demonstration Area at the 1987 Florida Folk Festival

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Fieldwork for Every Island Has Its Own Song: Interview with Nikitas Tsimouris (Video 24-25)	Fieldwork for Every Island Has Its Own Song: Interview with Nikitas Tsimouris (Video 24-25)	Moving Image	Musicians Fieldwork Interviews Tsabouna Bagpipe music Greek Americans Bagpipes Arts, Greek Songs, Greek Personal experience narratives Music performance Bagpipers	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_video.jpg
Fieldwork for Every Island Has Its Own Song: Interview with Nikitas Tsimouris (Video 26-30)	Fieldwork for Every Island Has Its Own Song: Interview with Nikitas Tsimouris (Video 26-30)	Moving Image	Musicians Fieldwork Interviews Tsabouna Bagpipe music Greek Americans Bagpipes Arts, Greek Songs, Greek Personal experience narratives Music performance Family history Bagpipers	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_video.jpg
Fieldwork for Every Island Has Its Own Song: Interview with Nikitas Tsimouris (Videos 10-11)	Fieldwork for Every Island Has Its Own Song: Interview with Nikitas Tsimouris (Videos 10-11)	Moving Image	Bagpipers Fieldwork Interviews Greek Americans Tsabouna Bagpipes Personal experience narratives Oral narratives Music performance Desserts Food preparation Bakery Cookery, Greek Musicians	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_video.jpg
Fieldwork for Every Island Has Its Own Song: Interview with Nikitas Tsimouris (Videos 32-33)	Fieldwork for Every Island Has Its Own Song: Interview with Nikitas Tsimouris (Videos 32-33)	Moving Image	Musicians Fieldwork Interviews Tsabouna Bagpipe music Greek Americans Bagpipes Arts, Greek Songs, Greek Personal experience narratives Music performance Bagpipers	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_video.jpg
Fieldwork for Every Island Has Its Own Song: Interview with Tony Tsimouris (Video 12)	Fieldwork for Every Island Has Its Own Song: Interview with Tony Tsimouris (Video 12)	Moving Image	Bagpipers Fieldwork Interviews Greek Americans Tsabouna Bagpipes Personal experience narratives Oral narratives Music performance Desserts Food preparation Bakery Cookery, Greek Musicians	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_video.jpg
a_s1576_t87-003	Friday performances at the 1987 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 2)	Sound	Festivals Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Special events Music performance Bagpipes Storytelling Tall tales Imitating nature Oral performance Animal sounds Birdsongs Arts, Greek Greek Americans Bouzouki Songs, Greek Storytellers Apprentices Bagpipers Musicians	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg
a_s1576_46_fln-006	Friday performances at the 1995 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Area Workshops) (Tape 6)	Sound	Musical instrument maker Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Festivals Special events Performing arts Workshops (Adult education) Bagpipe music Bagpipes Arts, Scottish Scottish Americans Arts, Greek Greek Americans Instrument manufacture Tsabouna Bagpipers Musicians	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg
a_s1576_46_fln-007	Friday performances at the 1995 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Area Workshops) (Tape 7)	Sound	Bagpipers Musical instrument maker Whip maker Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Festivals Special events Performing arts Workshops (Adult education) Bagpipe music Bagpipes Arts, Scottish Scottish Americans Demonstrations Whipcracking Whip making Whips Musicians Rodeo performers	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg
Greek bagpipe player Nikitas Tsimouris performing at the 1985 Florida Folk Festival	Greek bagpipe player Nikitas Tsimouris performing at the 1985 Florida Folk Festival	Still Image	Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Festivals Performing arts Performers Music performance Arts, Greek Greek Americans Musical instruments Tsabouna Bagpipes Bagpipers Musicians	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
Images of the Apprenticeship Demonstration Area at the 1987 Florida Folk Festival	Images of the Apprenticeship Demonstration Area at the 1987 Florida Folk Festival	Still Image	Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Demonstrations Apprentices Music Basket making Musical instruments Bagpipes Containers Pine needle crafts Basket maker Bagpipers	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg

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Fieldwork for Every Island Has Its Own Song: Interview with Nikitas Tsimouris (Video 24-25)

Fieldwork for Every Island Has Its Own Song: Interview with Nikitas Tsimouris (Video 24-25)

Fieldwork for Every Island Has Its Own Song: Interview with Nikitas Tsimouris (Video 26-30)

Fieldwork for Every Island Has Its Own Song: Interview with Nikitas Tsimouris (Video 26-30)

Fieldwork for Every Island Has Its Own Song: Interview with Nikitas Tsimouris (Videos 10-11)

Fieldwork for Every Island Has Its Own Song: Interview with Nikitas Tsimouris (Videos 10-11)

Fieldwork for Every Island Has Its Own Song: Interview with Nikitas Tsimouris (Videos 32-33)

Fieldwork for Every Island Has Its Own Song: Interview with Nikitas Tsimouris (Videos 32-33)

Fieldwork for Every Island Has Its Own Song: Interview with Tony Tsimouris (Video 12)

Fieldwork for Every Island Has Its Own Song: Interview with Tony Tsimouris (Video 12)

Friday performances at the 1987 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 2)

Friday performances at the 1987 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 2)

Friday performances at the 1995 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Area Workshops) (Tape 6)

Friday performances at the 1995 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Area Workshops) (Tape 6)

Friday performances at the 1995 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Area Workshops) (Tape 7)

Friday performances at the 1995 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Area Workshops) (Tape 7)

Greek bagpipe player Nikitas Tsimouris performing at the 1985 Florida Folk Festival

Greek bagpipe player Nikitas Tsimouris performing at the 1985 Florida Folk Festival

Images of the Apprenticeship Demonstration Area at the 1987 Florida Folk Festival

Images of the Apprenticeship Demonstration Area at the 1987 Florida Folk Festival

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Fieldwork for Every Island Has Its Own Song: Interview with Nikitas Tsimouris (Video 24-25)

Fieldwork for Every Island Has Its Own Song: Interview with Nikitas Tsimouris (Video 24-25)

Fieldwork for Every Island Has Its Own Song: Interview with Nikitas Tsimouris (Video 26-30)

Fieldwork for Every Island Has Its Own Song: Interview with Nikitas Tsimouris (Video 26-30)

Fieldwork for Every Island Has Its Own Song: Interview with Nikitas Tsimouris (Videos 10-11)

Fieldwork for Every Island Has Its Own Song: Interview with Nikitas Tsimouris (Videos 10-11)

Fieldwork for Every Island Has Its Own Song: Interview with Nikitas Tsimouris (Videos 32-33)

Fieldwork for Every Island Has Its Own Song: Interview with Nikitas Tsimouris (Videos 32-33)

Fieldwork for Every Island Has Its Own Song: Interview with Tony Tsimouris (Video 12)

Fieldwork for Every Island Has Its Own Song: Interview with Tony Tsimouris (Video 12)

Friday performances at the 1987 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 2)

Friday performances at the 1987 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 2)

Friday performances at the 1995 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Area Workshops) (Tape 6)

Friday performances at the 1995 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Area Workshops) (Tape 6)

Friday performances at the 1995 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Area Workshops) (Tape 7)

Friday performances at the 1995 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Area Workshops) (Tape 7)

Greek bagpipe player Nikitas Tsimouris performing at the 1985 Florida Folk Festival

Greek bagpipe player Nikitas Tsimouris performing at the 1985 Florida Folk Festival

Images of the Apprenticeship Demonstration Area at the 1987 Florida Folk Festival

Images of the Apprenticeship Demonstration Area at the 1987 Florida Folk Festival

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