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1981 Florida State Fiddlers Competition

Date: 1981-10-09
Description: One audio cassette.
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1981 Florida State Fiddlers Competition

1986 Florida Folk Festival (8 of 17)

Date: 1986-05-24
Description: One video cassette. (3/4" tape) 20 minutes.
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1986 Florida Folk Festival (8 of 17)

Bluegrass Fiddlers Festival

Date: 1978-03-10
Description: One color slide.
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Bluegrass Fiddlers Festival

Ceili dance at the Irish Cultural Association of Jacksonville

Date: 1991-03-16
Description: Two proof sheets with 72 black and white images (plus negatives).
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Ceili dance at the Irish Cultural Association of Jacksonville

Child fiddler Martin Johnson

Date: 1987
Description: Two black and white prints. Martin Johnson was a four year old fiddle player. Image of Martin Johnson playing fiddle, and one of him with his parents.
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Child fiddler Martin Johnson

Doug Gauss (with Wayne Martin) performing at the 1990 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)

Date: 1990-05-26
Description: One reel to reel recording. Fitchen served as emcee. Gauss sang and played guitar; Martin played fiddle.
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Doug Gauss (with Wayne Martin) performing at the 1990 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)

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)

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)

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

	Identifier	Title	Type	Subject
a_s1576_10_c83-100	1981 Florida State Fiddlers Competition	Sound	Musicians Competitions Fiddle music Fiddling Special events Violin music String instruments Old time music Bluegrass music Contests Music performance Performing arts Fiddlers	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg
1986 Florida Folk Festival (8 of 17)	1986 Florida Folk Festival (8 of 17)	Moving Image	Musicians Singers Festivals Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Special events Performing arts Music performance Singing Arts, Irish Irish Americans Songs, Irish Fiddle music Fiddling Bands (Music) Latinos Music Latin America	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_video.jpg
Bluegrass Fiddlers Festival	Bluegrass Fiddlers Festival	Still Image	Musical groups Festivals String instruments String bands Fiddles Fiddling Bands (Music) Music performance Performing arts Fiddlers	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
Ceili dance at the Irish Cultural Association of Jacksonville	Ceili dance at the Irish Cultural Association of Jacksonville	Still Image	Musicians Bands (Music) Fieldwork Arts, Irish Irish Americans Irish dance Harpists Harps Fiddling Fiddlers String instruments Folk dance Body movement Performing arts Reels Dancers	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
Child fiddler Martin Johnson	Child fiddler Martin Johnson	Still Image	Musical instruments Fiddles Fiddling String instruments Violin Children Performers Performing arts Fiddlers	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
a_s1576_t90-125	Doug Gauss (with Wayne Martin) performing at the 1990 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)	Sound	Fiddlers Guitarist Singers Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Festivals Special events Performing arts Music performance Guitar music Folk singers Fiddle music Fiddling String instruments Singing Musicians	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg
a_s1576_t91-029	Fiddle contest winners performing at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)	Sound	Fiddlers Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Festivals Special events Performing arts Music performance Fiddles Fiddle music Fiddling Contests String instruments Musicians	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg
a_s1576_t83-077	Fiddle tunes by Horace Fletcher	Sound	Fieldwork Fiddling Fiddle music Performing arts Music performance Old time music Dance music String instruments Musicians Fiddlers	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg
a_s1576_t88-113	Fiddle workshop at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)	Sound	Festivals Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Special events Music performance Fiddle music Fiddling Old time music Workshops (Adult education) Fiddlers Musicians	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg
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

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1981 Florida State Fiddlers Competition

1981 Florida State Fiddlers Competition

1986 Florida Folk Festival (8 of 17)

1986 Florida Folk Festival (8 of 17)

Bluegrass Fiddlers Festival

Bluegrass Fiddlers Festival

Ceili dance at the Irish Cultural Association of Jacksonville

Ceili dance at the Irish Cultural Association of Jacksonville

Child fiddler Martin Johnson

Child fiddler Martin Johnson

Doug Gauss (with Wayne Martin) performing at the 1990 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)

Doug Gauss (with Wayne Martin) performing at the 1990 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)

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

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

Fiddler Amy Cox and her apprentice Bob Murphy

Fiddler Amy Cox and her apprentice Bob Murphy

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1981 Florida State Fiddlers Competition

1981 Florida State Fiddlers Competition

1986 Florida Folk Festival (8 of 17)

1986 Florida Folk Festival (8 of 17)

Bluegrass Fiddlers Festival

Bluegrass Fiddlers Festival

Ceili dance at the Irish Cultural Association of Jacksonville

Ceili dance at the Irish Cultural Association of Jacksonville

Child fiddler Martin Johnson

Child fiddler Martin Johnson

Doug Gauss (with Wayne Martin) performing at the 1990 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)

Doug Gauss (with Wayne Martin) performing at the 1990 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)

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

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

Fiddler Amy Cox and her apprentice Bob Murphy

Fiddler Amy Cox and her apprentice Bob Murphy