Games and folklife demonstrations at South Hamilton Elementary School | Games and folklife demonstrations at South Hamilton Elementary School | Still Image | Teacher Fiddlers Fieldwork Elementary schools Schools Elderly, the Demonstrations Games Jump rope rhymes Jump ropes Hand-clapping games Recreation Play areas Play Leisure Tools Fiddles Older people Children Farmers Students | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Games and folklife demonstrations at South Hamilton Elementary School
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- 1982-05-18
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- One proof sheet with 21 black and white images (plus negatives, and six duplicate prints) Images of students participating in jump-rope and hand-clapping games at South Hamilton Elementary school. (These activities were recorded, and can be found in S 1576, box 40, tapes 14 & 15.) Also contains images of Edward Murphy (with teacher Jacqueline Mathis) discussing farm tools and his fiddle; and Ossie Maxwell and others from the Jennings Senior Citizens Center talking with students. The Folk Arts in Schools Project in Columbia and Hamilton County was a joint venture between the county school systems and the Florida Folklife Program. The project consisted of field research to identify local traditions and folk artists, and in-school programs conducted by a folklorist and traditionalist, which included visits by local folk artists.
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Bluegrass music at the 1991 Sunday Folk Music in the Park concert | Bluegrass music at the 1991 Sunday Folk Music in the Park concert | Still Image | Singers Performing arts Music performance Concerts Community concerts String bands String instruments Musical ensembles Performers Fiddlers Fiddles Guitarists Guitar Bluegrass music Bands (Music) Bluegrass musicians Musical groups | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Bluegrass music at the 1991 Sunday Folk Music in the Park concert
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- 1991-09-22
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- Thirty-four color slides. Thin Ice was from Live Oak; and the Big Bend Ramblers were based in Tallahassee. The Sunday Folk Music in the Park concert series were held between September and February each year from 1991 through 1993 in the amphitheater at the Stephen Foster State Folk Culture Center (Stephen Foster Center). Each concert showcased a different mucial style: gospel, bluegrass, Florida folk, and Irish music among others. The series was arranged and promoted by the Florida Folklife Program.
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Bluegrass music at the 1991 Sunday Folk Music in the Park concert | Bluegrass music at the 1991 Sunday Folk Music in the Park concert | Still Image | Singers Performing arts Music performance Concerts Community concerts String bands String instruments Musical ensembles Performers Fiddlers Fiddles Guitarists Guitar Bluegrass music Bands (Music) Bluegrass musicians Musical groups | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Bluegrass music at the 1991 Sunday Folk Music in the Park concert
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- 1991-09-22
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- One proof sheet with thirty-four black and white images (plus negatives.) Thin Ice was from Live Oak; and the Big Bend Ramblers were based in Tallahassee. The Sunday Folk Music in the Park concert series were held between September and February each year from 1991 through 1993 in the amphitheater at the Stephen Foster State Folk Culture Center (Stephen Foster Center). Each concert showcased a different mucial style: gospel, bluegrass, Florida folk, and Irish music among others. The series was arranged and promoted by the Florida Folklife Program.
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Musical instrument maker Dick Wagner playing for students | Musical instrument maker Dick Wagner playing for students | Still Image | Schools Demonstrations Classrooms Education Students Teaching of folklore Musical instruments String instruments Banjoes Guitar Guitarists Fiddles Music performance Performing arts Woodwork Musical instrument maker Guitar makers Musicians | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Musical instrument maker Dick Wagner playing for students
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- 1985-01
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- Ten color slides. Wagner playing instruments that he made for students at Landon Junior High School, including a banjo, guitar, and fiddle. An interview with Wagner can be found in S 1576, Box 22, C86-178/179. Slides 1924 and 1925 are close-up images of his guitar and banjo. 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 curricula. 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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Publicity slides of fiddler James Kelly for the 1994 Florida Folk Festival | Publicity slides of fiddler James Kelly for the 1994 Florida Folk Festival | Still Image | Publicity Fiddles String instruments Fiddlers Musicians | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Fiddlin' Chubby Anthony | Fiddlin' Chubby Anthony | Still Image | Performing arts Performers Fiddles String instruments Bluegrass music Entertainers Old time music Bluegrass musicians Fiddlers Musicians | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Fiddlin' Chubby Anthony
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- 1970
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- Three black and white prints. When Donald "Chubby" Anthony died in Gainesville in 1980, he was considered one of the best bluegrass fiddlers in the nation. Born in Wellborn, South Carolina, Anthony began his career as a teen playing for the Stanley Brothers. He moved with them to Florida in 1958. Promotional images are of Chubby, including one at the 1970 Florida Folk Festival with Claude Bedenbaugh. Folder contains biographical information.
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Performers at the Songs Along the Suwanee program, 1995 | Performers at the Songs Along the Suwanee program, 1995 | Still Image | Performers Old time music Folk festivals Music Performing arts Folk singers String instruments Fiddlers Fiddles Musical instruments Banjo music Entertainers Singers Musicians | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Performers on the Main Stage at the 1995 Florida Folk Festival | Performers on the Main Stage at the 1995 Florida Folk Festival | Still Image | Performers Folklore revival festivals Folk festivals Music Secretaries of State (State governments) Public officials String instruments Fiddlers Fiddles Musical instruments Performing arts Awards Contests Competitions | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Performers on the Main Stage at the 1995 Florida Folk Festival
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- 1995-05-27
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- One proof sheet thirty-six black and white images, plus negatives. 1-2: Main Stage; 3-9: Martin Johnson -- junior Fiddle contest winner; 10: Johnson with Secretary of State Sandra Mortham; 11-13: Contemporary fiddle contest winner and Secretary of State Sandra Mortham; 14-15: Secretary Mortham, Jan Malinowski, and Elan Chatford -- winners of the fiddle contest; 16-36: Rembranzas del Conico -- Cuban musical group.
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Performers on the Main Stage at the 1995 Florida Folk Festival | Performers on the Main Stage at the 1995 Florida Folk Festival | Still Image | Performers Folklore revival festivals Folk festivals Music Performing arts Banjoes String instruments Fiddlers Fiddles Musical instruments Banjo music Folk singers Old time music Musicians | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Performers on the Main Stage at the 1995 Florida Folk Festival
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- 1995-05-27
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- One proof sheet thirty-six black and white images, plus negatives. 1-6: Wayne Martin on fiddle and Frank Thomas on guitar; 7-12: South Wind performing; 13-19: Faye Baird playing claw hammer banjo; 20-26: Frank and Ann Thomas performing; 27-35: Don Grooms and friends performing; 36: Wayne Martin fiddling.
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The Saw Grass Boys at the Florida Folk Festival | The Saw Grass Boys at the Florida Folk Festival | Still Image | Performers Performing arts Musical instruments String instruments Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Old time music Stringband music Guitar Mandolins Banjoes Fiddles Bluegrass music Bluegrass musicians Musical groups | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
The Saw Grass Boys at the Florida Folk Festival
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- Four black and white prints. Images created by the Dept. of Commerce of the Saw Grass Boys performing bluegrass music at various Florida Folk Festivals. Frank Cunningham was the group's leader. One image shows festival director Thelma Boltin onstage with them.
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