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Apprenticeships at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival

Date: 1991-05
Description: One proof sheet with thirty-six black and white images. 1-5: Jamican tales: Lucille Fuller, Veta Plummer, Sophia Campbell; 6: Blues guitar: Tampa Blue, Joe Reiva, Michael Dodge; 7: Venezuelan harp: Jesus Rodriguez; 8-16: East Indian dance: Perema and Prya Menon; 17-18: Fiddling: Gerry Cox, Amy Cox, Bob Murphy; 19-36: Cuban dancing: Cayo Hueso Comparsa.
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Apprenticeships at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival

Fiddler George Custer with apprentice Andrew Cook

Date: 1990
Description: Four black and white prints. Cook was Custer's grandson. 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 with apprentice Andrew Cook

Fiddlers Andrew Cook and George Custer

Date: 1990
Description: Two color slides; 12 negatives. Cook served as an apprentice to Custer. He was also his grandson. 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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Fiddlers Andrew Cook and George Custer

Irish James Kelly with apprentices Linda Gesele and Pam Carsey

Date: 1989-08
Description: Twenty color slides. For more information on Kelly and the apprentices, see S 1640, box 8, folder 9. 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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Irish James Kelly with apprentices Linda Gesele and Pam Carsey

Images from the North Florida Folklife Project

Date: 1978-05
Description: Ten proof sheets with 322 black and white images. P78-357, 358 Ella Mae Huffman making baskets. Includes images of Peggy Bulger (70 images) P78-359 Images of cigar roller Domingo Rojas, as well as of St Augustine (33 images) P78-360, 361 Painter Pharoah Baker (37 images) P78-362 Three musicians: Horace Fletcher, Robert Blackwelder, Dwight Devane P78-363 Whip cracker Claude Sheppard (35 images) P78-364,365 Shoeshiner Frank Mitchell (70 images) P78-366 Moses Williams playing the diddly bow (35 images) P78-367 Basket maker Mebelan Halloway (35 images)
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Images from the North Florida Folklife Project

The Trivettes performing at the West Virginia Days in Orange Springs

Date: 1985-01-27
Description: Two color prints (plus two black and white print and negatives.) A duplicate of S85-1765 and S85-1769.
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The Trivettes performing at the West Virginia Days in Orange Springs

Wisteria String Band performing at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

Date: 1992-05-22
Description: One reel to reel recording. From Pensacola; led by Joe Peoples. Folk singer Fitchen served as emcee.
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Wisteria String Band performing at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

Ira Kohn and Bill Webb performing at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Date: 1989-05-27
Description: Two reel to reel recordings. Milner served as emcee. Both performers were from Tallahassee.
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Ira Kohn and Bill Webb performing at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Raw footage of the 1991 Florida Folk Festivals (Video 5 of 15)

Date: 1991-05-25
Description: One video recording (3/4" tape; 22 minutes) Unedited footage of the 1991 Florida Folk Festival. Starts with a festival visitor having her hair weaved ("corn rows") at an African American hair styles demonstration tent. Most of the tape consists of the Florida State Fiddlers Competition, which was hosted by state folklorist Bob Stone. Neither the performers nor the songs performed were identified. The competition continues on video FV-64. For the audio of the entire competition, see tapes D91-9 through D91-12, in S 1576.
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Raw footage of the 1991 Florida Folk Festivals (Video 5 of 15)

Publicity photographs of fiddler Chubby Wise

Date: 1989
Description: Two black and white prints. Wise won the Florida Folk Heritage Award in 1989. From North Florida, he later played with bluegrass great Bill Monroe at the Grand Old Opry and across the South. He later played with other bluegrass musicians, such as Earl Scruggs, Lester Flatts, and Clyde Moody. He and his wife moved back to Florida in 1984.
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Publicity photographs of fiddler Chubby Wise

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Apprenticeships at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival	Apprenticeships at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival	Still Image	Apprentices Performers Guitarists Guitar String instruments Folk dance Fiddlers Fiddles Comparsa tradition Folklore revival festivals Arts, Cuban Folk festivals Storytellers Guitarist Harpists Dancers Musicians	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
Fiddler George Custer with apprentice Andrew Cook	Fiddler George Custer with apprentice Andrew Cook	Still Image	Apprentices Fiddling String instruments Teaching of folklore Musical instruments Fiddles Music Children Fiddlers Musicians	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
Fiddlers Andrew Cook and George Custer	Fiddlers Andrew Cook and George Custer	Still Image	Apprentices Fiddles Fiddling Violin Children Teaching of folklore Music performance String instruments Musical instruments Musicians Fiddlers	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
Irish James Kelly with apprentices Linda Gesele and Pam Carsey	Irish James Kelly with apprentices Linda Gesele and Pam Carsey	Still Image	Apprentices Fiddles Fiddling String instruments Music performance Arts, Irish Irish Americans Musical instruments Teaching of folklore Fiddlers Musicians	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
Images from the North Florida Folklife Project	Images from the North Florida Folklife Project	Still Image	Architecture Colonial architecture Cigar making Cigars Work Stores, retail African Americans Banjoes Artisans Diddly bow Labor Occupational groups Whips Whipcracking Basket making Baskets Domestic arts Guitarists Fiddlers Folklorists Latinos Cuban Americans Cigar makers Basket maker Painters Artists Whip maker Musicians	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
The Trivettes performing at the West Virginia Days in Orange Springs	The Trivettes performing at the West Virginia Days in Orange Springs	Still Image	Bands (Music) Fieldwork Music performance String bands Musical instruments Fiddlers Fiddles Guitarists Community concerts Bluegrass musicians Musicians	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
a_s1576_t92-019	Wisteria String Band performing at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)	Sound	Bands (Music) Musical groups Bluegrass musicians Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Festivals Special events Performing arts Performances Music performance Guitar music Songs Guitarists Fiddle music Fiddlers String instruments Banjo music Old time music String bands Stringband music	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg
a_s1576_t89-017	Ira Kohn and Bill Webb performing at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)	Sound	Banjoists Fiddlers Festivals Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Special events Performing arts Banjo music Fiddle music Old time music Musicians	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg
Raw footage of the 1991 Florida Folk Festivals (Video 5 of 15)	Raw footage of the 1991 Florida Folk Festivals (Video 5 of 15)	Moving Image	Barbers Beauty operators Hairdressers Video recording Festivals Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Special events Hair styling Hair weaving Hairwork Hairdressing Competitions Contests Fiddle music Fiddles String instruments Old time music Guitar music Folklorists Fiddlers Musicians	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_video.jpg
Publicity photographs of fiddler Chubby Wise	Publicity photographs of fiddler Chubby Wise	Still Image	Bluegrass musicians Publicity Fiddlers Musicians	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg

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Apprenticeships at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival

Apprenticeships at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival

Fiddler George Custer with apprentice Andrew Cook

Fiddler George Custer with apprentice Andrew Cook

Fiddlers Andrew Cook and George Custer

Fiddlers Andrew Cook and George Custer

Irish James Kelly with apprentices Linda Gesele and Pam Carsey

Irish James Kelly with apprentices Linda Gesele and Pam Carsey

Images from the North Florida Folklife Project

Images from the North Florida Folklife Project

The Trivettes performing at the West Virginia Days in Orange Springs

The Trivettes performing at the West Virginia Days in Orange Springs

Wisteria String Band performing at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

Wisteria String Band performing at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

Ira Kohn and Bill Webb performing at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Ira Kohn and Bill Webb performing at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Raw footage of the 1991 Florida Folk Festivals (Video 5 of 15)

Raw footage of the 1991 Florida Folk Festivals (Video 5 of 15)

Publicity photographs of fiddler Chubby Wise

Publicity photographs of fiddler Chubby Wise

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Apprenticeships at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival

Apprenticeships at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival

Fiddler George Custer with apprentice Andrew Cook

Fiddler George Custer with apprentice Andrew Cook

Fiddlers Andrew Cook and George Custer

Fiddlers Andrew Cook and George Custer

Irish James Kelly with apprentices Linda Gesele and Pam Carsey

Irish James Kelly with apprentices Linda Gesele and Pam Carsey

Images from the North Florida Folklife Project

Images from the North Florida Folklife Project

The Trivettes performing at the West Virginia Days in Orange Springs

The Trivettes performing at the West Virginia Days in Orange Springs

Wisteria String Band performing at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

Wisteria String Band performing at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

Ira Kohn and Bill Webb performing at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Ira Kohn and Bill Webb performing at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Raw footage of the 1991 Florida Folk Festivals (Video 5 of 15)

Raw footage of the 1991 Florida Folk Festivals (Video 5 of 15)

Publicity photographs of fiddler Chubby Wise

Publicity photographs of fiddler Chubby Wise