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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)

Raw footage of the 1991 Florida Folk Festivals (Video 12 of 15)

Date: 1991-05-25
Description: One video recording (3/4", 22 minutes). Includes most of Junkanoos performance on the main stage (see T91-30 for audio recording.) Fitchen served as emcee. Followed by the City of Dunedin Pipe Band, who marched from the rear of the audience to the stage. Their performance was filmed from the back the back of the stage, facing the audience. Hard to hear. Continued on FV-71. (See T91-31 for audio recording.) Includes many shots of the audience.
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Raw footage of the 1991 Florida Folk Festivals (Video 12 of 15)

Raw footage of the 1991 Florida Folk Festivals (Video 13 of 15)

Date: 1991-05-25
Description: One video recording (3/4", 22 minutes). Unedited footage of the 1991 Florida Folk Festival. Graham-Smith performed old English folk songs. The Georgia Sea Island Singers sang African American spirituals. For an audio recording of the pipe band, and of Graham Smith, see T91-31 in S 1576; for the Georgia Sea Island Singers, see T91-32.
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Raw footage of the 1991 Florida Folk Festivals (Video 13 of 15)

Raw footage of the 1991 Florida Folk Festivals (Video 2 of 15)

Date: 1991-05-25
Description: One video recording (3/4" tape; 22 minutes) Unedited footage of the 1991 Florida Folk Festival. Continues video FV-59 of the peformance on Stage III of Washington DC-based blues duo Wiggins and Cephas. Then extensive footage of the Cayo Huesa Comparsas Band and Dancers performing. Followed by artist Mario Sanchez discussing his paintings (hard to hear.) Then ends with the City of Dunedin Bagpipers. For the full audio recording of Cephas and Wiggins, see S 1576, D91-8.
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Raw footage of the 1991 Florida Folk Festivals (Video 2 of 15)

Rough edits for the Every Island Has Its Own Song documentary

Date: 1987-11
Description: Six video recordings. (Beta; 20 minutes each) Early edit tapes for the documentary "Every Island Has Its Own Song," a Florida Folklife Program-produced documentary on tsabouna (Greek bagpipe) maker-player Nikitas Tsimouris and the Greek community of Tarpon Springs. Includes interviews with Tsimouris and his family, performance on the tsabouna, local sponge boats, an Epiphany Day celebration, and the Tsimoruis family at home. The tapes have gaps for narration, insert shots, and other post-production elements. For the completed documentary, see FV-112. For the original fieldwork videos, see FV-1 through FV-17 in S 1615.
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Rough edits for the Every Island Has Its Own Song documentary

Videos of still photographs for the Every Island Has Its Own Song documentary

Date: 1987
Description: One video recording (3/4 tape; 16 minutes) Video of Tsimouris family photographs for use in the Every Island Has Its Own Song documentary. Images include life in Greece and Florida, the Tsimouris family (swimming, vacationing, weddings, and family gatherings), the St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church, and scenes of Greece. The finished product was 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.
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Videos of still photographs for the Every Island Has Its Own Song documentary

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)

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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 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
Raw footage of the 1991 Florida Folk Festivals (Video 12 of 15)	Raw footage of the 1991 Florida Folk Festivals (Video 12 of 15)	Moving Image	Musicians Dancers Folk festivals Festivals Folklore revival festivals Performing arts Music performance Drum music Calypso music Dance music Drum performance Steel drum (Musical instrument) Bagpipe music Bagpipes Arts, Scottish Bagpipers Drummers (Musicians)	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_video.jpg
Raw footage of the 1991 Florida Folk Festivals (Video 13 of 15)	Raw footage of the 1991 Florida Folk Festivals (Video 13 of 15)	Moving Image	Bands (Music) Musicians Singers Guitarist Festivals Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Performing arts Music performance Bagpipe music Bagpipers Bagpipes Arts, Scottish Musical traditions, Anglo-Americans Folk singers Guitar music Spiritual music Spirituals (Songs) A capella singing A capella singers Religious songs	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_video.jpg
Raw footage of the 1991 Florida Folk Festivals (Video 2 of 15)	Raw footage of the 1991 Florida Folk Festivals (Video 2 of 15)	Moving Image	Dancers Artists Painters Bands (Music) Guitarist Harmonica players Musicians Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Blues (Music) Harmonica music Singing Guitar music Performing arts Bagpipe music Bagpipes Arts, Scottish Kilts Comparsa tradition Arts, Cuban Dance Body movement Bagpipers Blues singers	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_video.jpg
Rough edits for the Every Island Has Its Own Song documentary	Rough edits for the Every Island Has Its Own Song documentary	Moving Image	Artisans Musical instrument maker Video recording Documentary videos Fieldwork Interviewing on television Demonstrations Craft Music performance Interviews Emigration and immigration Personal experience narratives Oral histories Instrument manufacture Tsabouna Bagpipe music Bagpipes Arts, Greek Greek Americans Songs, Greek Calendar rites New Year rites Epiphany Catholics Bagpipers Musicians	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_video.jpg
Videos of still photographs for the Every Island Has Its Own Song documentary	Videos of still photographs for the Every Island Has Its Own Song documentary	Moving Image	Musicians Documentary videos Photography Bagpipes Tsabouna Material culture Instrument manufacture Musical instruments Arts, Greek Greek Americans Family history Epiphany Religious rites Religious symbolism Religious art Catholics Religion Stained glass Church buildings Church decoration and ornament Bagpipers Musical instrument maker	/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

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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 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)

Raw footage of the 1991 Florida Folk Festivals (Video 12 of 15)

Raw footage of the 1991 Florida Folk Festivals (Video 12 of 15)

Raw footage of the 1991 Florida Folk Festivals (Video 13 of 15)

Raw footage of the 1991 Florida Folk Festivals (Video 13 of 15)

Raw footage of the 1991 Florida Folk Festivals (Video 2 of 15)

Raw footage of the 1991 Florida Folk Festivals (Video 2 of 15)

Rough edits for the Every Island Has Its Own Song documentary

Rough edits for the Every Island Has Its Own Song documentary

Videos of still photographs for the Every Island Has Its Own Song documentary

Videos of still photographs for the Every Island Has Its Own Song documentary

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)

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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 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)

Raw footage of the 1991 Florida Folk Festivals (Video 12 of 15)

Raw footage of the 1991 Florida Folk Festivals (Video 12 of 15)

Raw footage of the 1991 Florida Folk Festivals (Video 13 of 15)

Raw footage of the 1991 Florida Folk Festivals (Video 13 of 15)

Raw footage of the 1991 Florida Folk Festivals (Video 2 of 15)

Raw footage of the 1991 Florida Folk Festivals (Video 2 of 15)

Rough edits for the Every Island Has Its Own Song documentary

Rough edits for the Every Island Has Its Own Song documentary

Videos of still photographs for the Every Island Has Its Own Song documentary

Videos of still photographs for the Every Island Has Its Own Song documentary

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)