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Fiddle playing contest at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival

Date: 1988-05-28
Description: One proof sheet with 36 black and white images (plus negatives.
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Fiddle playing contest at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival

Fiddle tunes and dance workshop at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Date: 1989-05-26
Description: One reel to reel recording. Milner served as emcee. The band consisted of Bill Dudley (guitar); Tim Higgins (fiddle); and T.J. Wangerman (mandolin).
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Fiddle tunes and dance workshop at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Fiddle tunes by Horace Fletcher

Date: 1980-03-15
Description: Two reel to reel recordings. Only a few of the songs titles were provided.
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Fiddle tunes by Horace Fletcher

Fiddle workshop at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Date: 1988-05-28
Description: Two reel to reel recordings. Roller served as emcee. The fiddlers each talked about their style of playing, and played various numbers.
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Fiddle workshop at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Fiddle Workshop at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Date: 1989-05-27
Description: Two reel to reel recordings. Milner served as emcee.
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Fiddle Workshop at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Fiddler Amy Cox and her apprentice Bob Murphy performing at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

Date: 1991-05-24
Description: Two reel to reel recordings. Devine served as emcee. Cox and Murphy (both on fiddle) played with Jerry Cox (guitar). Amy Cox began playing with her father Gerry and mother Regina in the Homegrown String Band in 1982 at the age of eight. They played the Florida Folk Festival from 1983 through the 1990s. A copy of their album, Little Streams of Whiskey, may be found in S 1640, box 21. Murphy was her apprentice in 1990-1991.
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Fiddler Amy Cox and her apprentice Bob Murphy performing at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

Fiddler Billy Bryan performing at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Area Stage)

Date: 1989-05-27
Description: One reel to reel recording. Rosenberg served as emcee. After the music performance, Rosenberg explained about the folklife area.
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Fiddler Billy Bryan performing at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Area Stage)

Date: 1989-05-26
Description: One reel to reel recording. First part of the tape consist of fiddle music. In the second part of the tape, forest workers discuss how they spend their leisure time.
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Fiddler Billy Bryan performing at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Area Stage)

Fiddler George Custer and his apprentice Andrew Cook performing at the 1990 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)

Date: 1990-05-25
Description: One reel to reel recording. Fitchen served as emcee. Cook apprenticed under fiddler Custer in 1990 through the FFP Apprenticeship program. The Folk Arts Apprenticeship Program began in 1983 with a NEA grant of $22,000. The program provided an opportunity for master folk artists to share technical skills and cultural knowledge with apprentices in order to keep the tradition alive. Apprentices must have had some experience in the tradition and agreed to train for at least six months. The first project director was Blanton Owen, later replaced by folklorist Peter Roller. The program was continued each year through 2003.
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Fiddler George Custer and his apprentice Andrew Cook performing at the 1990 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)

Fiddler James Kelly and banjoist Mick Maloney at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)

Date: 1989-05-27
Description: One reel to reel recording. Walker served as emcee.
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Fiddler James Kelly and banjoist Mick Maloney at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)

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a_s1576_t91-014	Fiddler Amy Cox and her apprentice Bob Murphy performing at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)	Sound	Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Festivals Special events Performing arts Music performance Apprentices Fiddle music Fiddling String instruments Fiddlers Musicians	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg
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a_s1576_t89-122	Fiddler James Kelly and banjoist Mick Maloney at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)	Sound	Singers Musicians Fiddlers Banjoists Festivals Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Special events Music performance Fiddle music Banjo music Old time music	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg

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Fiddle playing contest at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival

Fiddle playing contest at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival

Fiddle tunes and dance workshop at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Fiddle tunes and dance workshop at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Fiddle tunes by Horace Fletcher

Fiddle tunes by Horace Fletcher

Fiddle workshop at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Fiddle workshop at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Fiddle Workshop at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Fiddle Workshop at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Fiddler Amy Cox and her apprentice Bob Murphy performing at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

Fiddler Amy Cox and her apprentice Bob Murphy performing at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

Fiddler Billy Bryan performing at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Area Stage)

Fiddler Billy Bryan performing at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Area Stage)

Fiddler Billy Bryan performing at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Area Stage)

Fiddler Billy Bryan performing at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Area Stage)

Fiddler George Custer and his apprentice Andrew Cook performing at the 1990 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)

Fiddler George Custer and his apprentice Andrew Cook performing at the 1990 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)

Fiddler James Kelly and banjoist Mick Maloney at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)

Fiddler James Kelly and banjoist Mick Maloney at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)

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Fiddle playing contest at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival

Fiddle playing contest at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival

Fiddle tunes and dance workshop at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Fiddle tunes and dance workshop at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Fiddle tunes by Horace Fletcher

Fiddle tunes by Horace Fletcher

Fiddle workshop at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Fiddle workshop at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Fiddle Workshop at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Fiddle Workshop at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Fiddler Amy Cox and her apprentice Bob Murphy performing at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

Fiddler Amy Cox and her apprentice Bob Murphy performing at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

Fiddler Billy Bryan performing at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Area Stage)

Fiddler Billy Bryan performing at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Area Stage)

Fiddler Billy Bryan performing at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Area Stage)

Fiddler Billy Bryan performing at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Area Stage)

Fiddler George Custer and his apprentice Andrew Cook performing at the 1990 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)

Fiddler George Custer and his apprentice Andrew Cook performing at the 1990 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)

Fiddler James Kelly and banjoist Mick Maloney at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)

Fiddler James Kelly and banjoist Mick Maloney at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)