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1984 Summer Folk Culture Seminar

Date: 1984-07-23
Description: Nine audio cassettes. Liz Simmons, folklorist and teacher from California, leads discussion with teachers on folklore and the place of jokes, legends, and games in folklore. Topics include Zora Neale Hurston; African American folklore; writing folklore; memory and expressive writing; tooth fairy stories; reinforced roles and stereotypes; politics, race and gender in folklore; teaching folklore; children's games; naming traditions; children's folklore; Jack Tales; and family folklore and stories.
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1984 Summer Folk Culture Seminar

Billy Rolle interview for the Miami-Dade Folklife Survey

Date: 1985-12-10
Description: One audio cassette. Rolle, a jazz saxophonist, discusses his Bahamian parents, playing jazz, learning various instruments, segregation, South Florida nightclubs, and different styles of jazz.
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Billy Rolle interview for the Miami-Dade Folklife Survey

Carlos Salazarte and Carlos Oliva interview

Date: 1981-08-17
Description: Salazarte and Oliva talk about their family histories and how they came to immigrate to the U.S. and Miami; their experiences as musicians and Latin music promoters; Little Havana; and Latin American celebrations and customs. Oliva discusses his experience with his band, Los Sobrinos del Juez (The Judgeâ€™s Nephews), and his musical directorship of the Miami Sound Machine. Copied from T81-82 & T81-83.
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Carlos Salazarte and Carlos Oliva interview

Erna Papard interview for the Palm Beach County Folk Arts in Education Project

Date: 1986-08-19
Description: Two audio cassettes. Parpard describes growing up in Heidelburg, Germany; learning embroidery and knitting from her mother and grandmother; types of stitching; items made (dolls, clothes, slippers); childhood and schooling during 1930s Germany; Polish farm workers; her mother's death; taking care of her grandmother; emigrating to the US in 1937, and to Florida in 1960; dollmaking; writing poetry; and teaching embroidery to her grandchildren.
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Erna Papard interview for the Palm Beach County Folk Arts in Education Project

Every Island Has Its Own Song (completed version)

Date: 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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Every Island Has Its Own Song (completed version)

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)

Every Island Has Its Own Song (rough cut)

Date: 1988
Description: One video recording (3/4 tape; 27:40) An early version of the production -- for final edit, see video FV-112. 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.
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Every Island Has Its Own Song (rough cut)

Fieldwork for Every Island Has Its Own Song: Interview with Nicki Tsimouris (Video 16-17)

Date: 1987-11
Description: Two video cassettes. 20 minutes each. (Copy of both can be found on FV-8, S 1615.) Boats on Anclote River, interview with Nicki Tsimouris (in parents' bedroom) about her parents, Greek traditions, and being Greek-American. 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 Nicki Tsimouris (Video 16-17)

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)

First Lottie Shore interview for the Seminole Exhibit at the Museum of Florida History

Date: 1988-12
Description: One audio cassette recording. Michael interviews Shore with Billie serving as translator. Shore discusses Seminole culture, storytelling, foodways, medicinal practices, and family matters. The recording was conducted in part for use in an exhibit on Seminole culture at the Museum of Florida History.
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First Lottie Shore interview for the Seminole Exhibit at the Museum of Florida History

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a_s1576_14_c84-093	1984 Summer Folk Culture Seminar	Sound	Teacher Conferences and seminars series Seminars Teaching of folklore Education Teachers Folklife Jack tales Marchen Storytelling Tales Children Family history Writing Naming practices Jokes Beliefs and cultures Educators Folklorists	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg
a_s1576_40_tape11	Billy Rolle interview for the Miami-Dade Folklife Survey	Sound	Field recordings Interviews African Americans Oral narratives Jazz Family history Bahamian Americans Jazz bands Jazz musicians Saxophones	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg
a_s1576_06_c81-053	Carlos Salazarte and Carlos Oliva interview	Sound	Field recordings Arts, Cuban Cuban Americans Emigration and immigration Music business Family history Oral histories Interviews Latinos Life histories	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg
a_s1685_06_tape28	Erna Papard interview for the Palm Beach County Folk Arts in Education Project	Sound	Embroidery Knitting Needlework Field recordings Interviews Oral narratives Clothing Life histories Dollmaking Emigration Family history	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg
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 (rough cut, incomplete)	Every Island Has Its Own Song (rough cut, incomplete)	Moving Image	Musicians Documentary videos Bagpipe music Bagpipes Tsabouna Material culture Instrument manufacture Musical instruments Arts, Greek Greek Americans Family history Epiphany Religious rites Religious symbolism Religious art Catholics Religion Emigration and immigration Dance Calendar rites Community rites Parades Music performance Bagpipers Musical instrument maker	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_video.jpg
Every Island Has Its Own Song (rough cut)	Every Island Has Its Own Song (rough cut)	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
Fieldwork for Every Island Has Its Own Song: Interview with Nicki Tsimouris (Video 16-17)	Fieldwork for Every Island Has Its Own Song: Interview with Nicki Tsimouris (Video 16-17)	Moving Image	Fieldwork Interviews Greek Americans Personal experience narratives Family history Houses	/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
a_s1595_02_tape01	First Lottie Shore interview for the Seminole Exhibit at the Museum of Florida History	Sound	Seminole Indians Field recordings Oral histories Oral narratives Foodways Storytelling Family history Indigenous peoples Folk beliefs Interviews	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg

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1984 Summer Folk Culture Seminar

1984 Summer Folk Culture Seminar

Billy Rolle interview for the Miami-Dade Folklife Survey

Billy Rolle interview for the Miami-Dade Folklife Survey

Carlos Salazarte and Carlos Oliva interview

Carlos Salazarte and Carlos Oliva interview

Erna Papard interview for the Palm Beach County Folk Arts in Education Project

Erna Papard interview for the Palm Beach County Folk Arts in Education Project

Every Island Has Its Own Song (completed version)

Every Island Has Its Own Song (completed version)

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

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

Every Island Has Its Own Song (rough cut)

Every Island Has Its Own Song (rough cut)

Fieldwork for Every Island Has Its Own Song: Interview with Nicki Tsimouris (Video 16-17)

Fieldwork for Every Island Has Its Own Song: Interview with Nicki Tsimouris (Video 16-17)

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)

First Lottie Shore interview for the Seminole Exhibit at the Museum of Florida History

First Lottie Shore interview for the Seminole Exhibit at the Museum of Florida History

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1984 Summer Folk Culture Seminar

1984 Summer Folk Culture Seminar

Billy Rolle interview for the Miami-Dade Folklife Survey

Billy Rolle interview for the Miami-Dade Folklife Survey

Carlos Salazarte and Carlos Oliva interview

Carlos Salazarte and Carlos Oliva interview

Erna Papard interview for the Palm Beach County Folk Arts in Education Project

Erna Papard interview for the Palm Beach County Folk Arts in Education Project

Every Island Has Its Own Song (completed version)

Every Island Has Its Own Song (completed version)

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

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

Every Island Has Its Own Song (rough cut)

Every Island Has Its Own Song (rough cut)

Fieldwork for Every Island Has Its Own Song: Interview with Nicki Tsimouris (Video 16-17)

Fieldwork for Every Island Has Its Own Song: Interview with Nicki Tsimouris (Video 16-17)

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)

First Lottie Shore interview for the Seminole Exhibit at the Museum of Florida History

First Lottie Shore interview for the Seminole Exhibit at the Museum of Florida History

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