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Fiddle contest winners performing at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

Date: 1991-05-25
Description: Two reel to reel recordings. Fitchen served as emcee.
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Fiddle contest winners performing at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

Fiddler Amy Cox and her apprentice Bob Murphy

Date: 1990
Description: Fifty-four color slides. 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. 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 Amy Cox and her apprentice Bob Murphy

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)

Fiddler Bunch Bass performing for students in Lake City

Date: 1982-02-25
Description: One color prints (plus one black and white print and negatives.) Duplicate of slide S82-1242.
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Fiddler Bunch Bass performing for students in Lake City

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

Fiddler James Kelly at the First Annual South Florida Folklife Festival (1986)

Date: 1986-03-22
Description: Seven color slides. Sponsored by the Historical Museum of Southern Florida, the festival was held at the Metro-Dade Cultural Center. In 1987, the name of the festival was changed to the Traditions Festival.
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Fiddler James Kelly at the First Annual South Florida Folklife Festival (1986)

Fiddler James Kelly performing at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Date: 1992-05-22
Description: Two reel to reel recordings. Tammy Murray served as emcee.
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Fiddler James Kelly performing at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Fiddler James Ritchie at the Great Gulf Coast Arts Festival

Date: 1984-11-03
Description: Nine color slides. Images created as fieldwork for the apprenticeship program. Prints made from slide S86-1002 can be found in S 1640, box 3, folder 2. 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 James Ritchie at the Great Gulf Coast Arts Festival

Fiddler Mike Thomley at the Great Gulf Coast Arts Festival

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Description: Six color slides.
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Fiddler Mike Thomley at the Great Gulf Coast Arts Festival

Fiddler Mike Thomley playing fiddle on his porch

Date: 1980
Description: Five color slides.
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Fiddler Mike Thomley playing fiddle on his porch

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Fiddler Amy Cox and her apprentice Bob Murphy	Fiddler Amy Cox and her apprentice Bob Murphy	Still Image	Fieldwork Fiddles Fiddling Old time music Music performance String instruments Apprentices Teaching of folklore Fiddlers Musicians	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
a_s1576_t89-062	Fiddler Billy Bryan performing at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Area Stage)	Sound	Festivals Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Special events Music performance Fiddles Fiddle music Fiddlers Musicians	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg
Fiddler Bunch Bass performing for students in Lake City	Fiddler Bunch Bass performing for students in Lake City	Still Image	Musicians Schools Fiddling Fiddles Music performance Performing arts Musical instruments String instruments Classrooms Fiddlers	/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
Fiddler James Kelly at the First Annual South Florida Folklife Festival (1986)	Fiddler James Kelly at the First Annual South Florida Folklife Festival (1986)	Still Image	Musicians Fieldwork Festivals Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Fiddles String instruments Music performance Arts, Irish Fiddlers	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
a_s1576_t92-066	Fiddler James Kelly performing at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)	Sound	Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Festivals Special events Performing arts Performances Irish Americans Arts, Irish Fiddle music Fiddles Music performance Fiddling String instruments Songs, Irish Fiddlers Musicians	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg
Fiddler James Ritchie at the Great Gulf Coast Arts Festival	Fiddler James Ritchie at the Great Gulf Coast Arts Festival	Still Image	Musicians Fieldwork Fiddles Fiddling Festivals Folk festivals String instruments Music performance Performing arts Fiddlers	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
Fiddler Mike Thomley at the Great Gulf Coast Arts Festival	Fiddler Mike Thomley at the Great Gulf Coast Arts Festival	Still Image	Folklore revival festivals Special events Folk festivals Festivals Fiddling Fiddles Music performance Elderly, the Performing arts Fiddlers Musicians	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
Fiddler Mike Thomley playing fiddle on his porch	Fiddler Mike Thomley playing fiddle on his porch	Still Image	Fieldwork Fiddles Fiddle music String instruments Porches Fiddlers Musicians	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg

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Fiddle contest winners performing at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

Fiddle contest winners performing at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

Fiddler Amy Cox and her apprentice Bob Murphy

Fiddler Amy Cox and her apprentice Bob Murphy

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 Bunch Bass performing for students in Lake City

Fiddler Bunch Bass performing for students in Lake City

Fiddler George Custer with apprentice Andrew Cook

Fiddler George Custer with apprentice Andrew Cook

Fiddler James Kelly at the First Annual South Florida Folklife Festival (1986)

Fiddler James Kelly at the First Annual South Florida Folklife Festival (1986)

Fiddler James Kelly performing at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Fiddler James Kelly performing at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Fiddler James Ritchie at the Great Gulf Coast Arts Festival

Fiddler James Ritchie at the Great Gulf Coast Arts Festival

Fiddler Mike Thomley at the Great Gulf Coast Arts Festival

Fiddler Mike Thomley at the Great Gulf Coast Arts Festival

Fiddler Mike Thomley playing fiddle on his porch

Fiddler Mike Thomley playing fiddle on his porch

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Fiddle contest winners performing at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

Fiddle contest winners performing at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

Fiddler Amy Cox and her apprentice Bob Murphy

Fiddler Amy Cox and her apprentice Bob Murphy

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 Bunch Bass performing for students in Lake City

Fiddler Bunch Bass performing for students in Lake City

Fiddler George Custer with apprentice Andrew Cook

Fiddler George Custer with apprentice Andrew Cook

Fiddler James Kelly at the First Annual South Florida Folklife Festival (1986)

Fiddler James Kelly at the First Annual South Florida Folklife Festival (1986)

Fiddler James Kelly performing at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Fiddler James Kelly performing at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Fiddler James Ritchie at the Great Gulf Coast Arts Festival

Fiddler James Ritchie at the Great Gulf Coast Arts Festival

Fiddler Mike Thomley at the Great Gulf Coast Arts Festival

Fiddler Mike Thomley at the Great Gulf Coast Arts Festival

Fiddler Mike Thomley playing fiddle on his porch

Fiddler Mike Thomley playing fiddle on his porch