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Every Island Has Its Own Song (rough cut, incomplete)

Date: 1988
Description: One video recording (3/4 tape; 15:07) An early (and incomplete)version of the production -- for final edit, see video FV-112. Documentary about Nikitas Tsimouris, a Greek bagpipe player, and his family. Includes family images, the Epiphany celebration, Tsimouris making and playing the tsabouna (Greek bagpipe), and discussion of Greek life and immigration. 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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Every Island Has Its Own Song (rough cut, incomplete)

Fieldwork for Every Island Has Its Own Song (Video 2)

Date: 1987-11
Description: One video recording. 20 minutes. (Copy can be found on FV-1, S 1615. Scenes of St. Michaels shrine. 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 (Video 2)

Fieldwork for Every Island Has Its Own Song: Father Tryfon Theophilopolus (Videos 5-6)

Date: 1987-11
Description: Two video cassettes. 20 minutes each. (Copy of both can be found on FV-4, S 1615.) Interview with Father Theophilopolus in St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church on Greek Orthodox religious traditions and their meanings. 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: Father Tryfon Theophilopolus (Videos 5-6)

Fieldwork for Every Island Has Its Own Song: Nikitas Tsimouris at Epiphany Celebration (Video 35)

Date: 1987-11
Description: One video cassette. 20 minutes. (Copy found on FV-14, S 1615.) Shots of the Tsimouris family celebrating Epiphany. 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: Nikitas Tsimouris at Epiphany Celebration (Video 35)

Fieldwork for Every Island Has Its Own Song: Tarpon Springs Epiphany Celebration (Video 36-40)

Date: 1988-01-06
Description: Five video cassettes. (20 minutes each) (Copy of videos 36, 37, 28 found on FV-15; copies of videos 39 & 40 found on FV-16, S 1615.) 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. 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: Tarpon Springs Epiphany Celebration (Video 36-40)

Greek Dance Workshop at the 1990 Florida Folk Festival (Florida Folklife Area)

Date: 1990-05-26
Description: One reel to reel recording. The presenters were from Tarpon Springs. Each year at the Florida Folk Festival, the Florida Folklife Program emphasized a particular culture, tradtions, or geographic area. In 1990, they emphasized celebrations of various Florida groups. including Haitians, Trinidadians, Greeks, and Jewish peoples.
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Greek Dance Workshop at the 1990 Florida Folk Festival (Florida Folklife Area)

Greek Epiphany Traditions Workshop at the 1990 Florida Folk Festival (Florida Folklife Area)

Date: 1990-05-26
Description: One reel to reel recording. The presenters were from Tarpon Springs. Each year at the Florida Folk Festival, the Florida Folklife Program emphasized a particular culture, tradtions, or geographic area. In 1990, they emphasized celebrations of various Florida groups. including Haitians, Trinidadians, Greeks, and Jewish peoples.
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Greek Epiphany Traditions Workshop at the 1990 Florida Folk Festival (Florida Folklife Area)

Greek Orthodox Epiphany Day Church Service at St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church

Date: 1976-01-06
Description: One audio cassette. Recording of a epiphany day service. 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.
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Greek Orthodox Epiphany Day Church Service at St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church

Guadalupe Ramos discussing Mexican American foodways in her home

Date: 1985-03-04
Description: Seventeen color slides. Ramos with her children in her home discussing Mexican American foodways. Also includes images of religious objects in her house. The children in the slides were the offspring of fern farm workers in the area that Ramos watched. In winter 1985, the Bureau contracted with two folklorists to conduct a folk arts survey of the St. Johns River basin in northeastern Florida. The St. Johns River is the largest and most used river in Florida, supporting much river commerce as well as a modest amount of commercial fishing. Folklorists Mary Anne McDonald and Kathleen Figgen conducted the survey from January through March 1985 under the direction of Folklife Coordinator Blanton Owen and Bureau Chief Ormond Loomis. Documentation compiled in the survey was used to prepare and present the "St. Johns River Basin Folklife Area" at the 1985 Florida Folk Festival.
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Guadalupe Ramos discussing Mexican American foodways in her home

Iconographic paintings by Hope Odzak

Date: 1988-07
Description: Thirty-four color slides. Images of Odzak icon paintings (religious paintings within the Greek Orthodox Church used to represent the church's beliefs), and of Odzak. Includes several images of her icon paintings in a Greek Orthodox church. For an interview with Odzak, see S 1618, box 4, tape 4. The Folk Arts in Education Project in Duval County was a joint venture between the Duval County School System and the Florida Folklife Program. It was started in 1984 by folklorist David Taylor with funding from the National Endowment for the Arts to add to existing social studies curriculum. 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, and in-school programs conducted by a folklorist and traditionalist which included visits by local folk artists. Taylor ran it until 1986. In 1988, Gregory Hansen re-initiated it with minor changes.
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Iconographic paintings by Hope Odzak

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Fieldwork for Every Island Has Its Own Song: Father Tryfon Theophilopolus (Videos 5-6)	Fieldwork for Every Island Has Its Own Song: Father Tryfon Theophilopolus (Videos 5-6)	Moving Image	Preachers Fieldwork Interviews Greek Americans Catholics Religion Beliefs and cultures Christianity Priests	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_video.jpg
Fieldwork for Every Island Has Its Own Song: Nikitas Tsimouris at Epiphany Celebration (Video 35)	Fieldwork for Every Island Has Its Own Song: Nikitas Tsimouris at Epiphany Celebration (Video 35)	Moving Image	Fieldwork Epiphany Greek Americans Rites and ceremonies Calendar rites Religious rites Christianity Catholics	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_video.jpg
Fieldwork for Every Island Has Its Own Song: Tarpon Springs Epiphany Celebration (Video 36-40)	Fieldwork for Every Island Has Its Own Song: Tarpon Springs Epiphany Celebration (Video 36-40)	Moving Image	Fieldwork Epiphany Greek Americans Rites and ceremonies Calendar rites Religious rites Christianity Catholics Parades Diving Crosses Dance Costumes	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_video.jpg
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a_s1576_t90-073	Greek Epiphany Traditions Workshop at the 1990 Florida Folk Festival (Florida Folklife Area)	Sound	Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Festivals Special events Workshops (Adult education) Demonstrations Greek Americans Holidays and festivals Epiphany Oral communication Community culture Community rites Oral education Religious rites Catholics	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg
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Iconographic paintings by Hope Odzak	Iconographic paintings by Hope Odzak	Still Image	Fieldwork Interviews Oral histories Life histories Painting Art Art and religion Iconography Religious pictures Imagery Icons Christian art and symbolism Religion Christianity Church decoration and ornament Icons, Byzantine Churches Catholics Painters Artists	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg

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Every Island Has Its Own Song (rough cut, incomplete)

Every Island Has Its Own Song (rough cut, incomplete)

Fieldwork for Every Island Has Its Own Song (Video 2)

Fieldwork for Every Island Has Its Own Song (Video 2)

Fieldwork for Every Island Has Its Own Song: Father Tryfon Theophilopolus (Videos 5-6)

Fieldwork for Every Island Has Its Own Song: Father Tryfon Theophilopolus (Videos 5-6)

Fieldwork for Every Island Has Its Own Song: Nikitas Tsimouris at Epiphany Celebration (Video 35)

Fieldwork for Every Island Has Its Own Song: Nikitas Tsimouris at Epiphany Celebration (Video 35)

Fieldwork for Every Island Has Its Own Song: Tarpon Springs Epiphany Celebration (Video 36-40)

Fieldwork for Every Island Has Its Own Song: Tarpon Springs Epiphany Celebration (Video 36-40)

Greek Dance Workshop at the 1990 Florida Folk Festival (Florida Folklife Area)

Greek Dance Workshop at the 1990 Florida Folk Festival (Florida Folklife Area)

Greek Epiphany Traditions Workshop at the 1990 Florida Folk Festival (Florida Folklife Area)

Greek Epiphany Traditions Workshop at the 1990 Florida Folk Festival (Florida Folklife Area)

Greek Orthodox Epiphany Day Church Service at St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church

Greek Orthodox Epiphany Day Church Service at St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church

Guadalupe Ramos discussing Mexican American foodways in her home

Guadalupe Ramos discussing Mexican American foodways in her home

Iconographic paintings by Hope Odzak

Iconographic paintings by Hope Odzak

State Archives of Florida

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Every Island Has Its Own Song (rough cut, incomplete)

Every Island Has Its Own Song (rough cut, incomplete)

Fieldwork for Every Island Has Its Own Song (Video 2)

Fieldwork for Every Island Has Its Own Song (Video 2)

Fieldwork for Every Island Has Its Own Song: Father Tryfon Theophilopolus (Videos 5-6)

Fieldwork for Every Island Has Its Own Song: Father Tryfon Theophilopolus (Videos 5-6)

Fieldwork for Every Island Has Its Own Song: Nikitas Tsimouris at Epiphany Celebration (Video 35)

Fieldwork for Every Island Has Its Own Song: Nikitas Tsimouris at Epiphany Celebration (Video 35)

Fieldwork for Every Island Has Its Own Song: Tarpon Springs Epiphany Celebration (Video 36-40)

Fieldwork for Every Island Has Its Own Song: Tarpon Springs Epiphany Celebration (Video 36-40)

Greek Dance Workshop at the 1990 Florida Folk Festival (Florida Folklife Area)

Greek Dance Workshop at the 1990 Florida Folk Festival (Florida Folklife Area)

Greek Epiphany Traditions Workshop at the 1990 Florida Folk Festival (Florida Folklife Area)

Greek Epiphany Traditions Workshop at the 1990 Florida Folk Festival (Florida Folklife Area)

Greek Orthodox Epiphany Day Church Service at St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church

Greek Orthodox Epiphany Day Church Service at St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church

Guadalupe Ramos discussing Mexican American foodways in her home

Guadalupe Ramos discussing Mexican American foodways in her home

Iconographic paintings by Hope Odzak

Iconographic paintings by Hope Odzak