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<em>Drop on Down in Florida</em> pre-master

Drop on Down in Florida pre-master

Date: 1980-06
Description: One audio cassette. A duplicate copy can be found on C80-19. This is an unmixed, pre-master third-generation recording of field recordings conducted between 1978 and 1980 from the Florida Record Project. That project, along with work for the North Florida Folklife Project, resulted in Drop on Down in Florida, an exploration of African American musical traditions in Florida. Tape is in very poor condition and cannot be reproduced.
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Drop on Down in Florida pre-master

45th Anniversary of the Senior Choir program

Date: 1985-01-12
Description: Four audio cassettes. Recording of the 45th anniversary program for the senior choir of the Gethsemane Missionary Baptist Church. The program consisted of traditional gospel and spiritual songs. A malfunctioning microphone caused some distortion and feedback on the recording. In Winter 1985, the Bureau contracted with two folklorists to conduct a folk arts survey of the St. Johns River basin in northeastern Florida. The St. Johns River is the largest and most used river in Florida, supporting much river commerce as well as a modest amount of commercial fishing. Folklorists Mary Anne McDonald and Kathleen Figgen conducted the survey from January through March 1985 under the direction of Folklife Coordinator Blanton Owen and Bureau Chief Ormond Loomis. Documentation compiled in the survey was used to prepare and present the 'St. Johns River Basin Folklife Area' at the 1985 Florida Folk Festival.
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45th Anniversary of the Senior Choir program

African American Gospel Workshop at the 1987 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Date: 1987-05-24
Description: Two reel to reel recordings. Roller served as emcee.
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African American Gospel Workshop at the 1987 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

African American Gospel Workshop performing at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Date: 1988-05-29
Description: Four reel to reel recordings. Roller served as emcee.
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African American Gospel Workshop performing at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Aubrey Ghent and his father Henry Nelson performing sacred steel music at various events

Date: 1993-11-26
Description: One audio cassette recording. (Duplicate can be found on tape 5.) The first half of the tape was recorded at a House of God "Family and Friends Day Celebration" in Daytona Beach on 5 September 1993. The second half was recorded at the Ocala House of God Church #2 on 26 November 1993, and the then at the 1994 Florida Folk Festival on May 24 1994 (for entire festival performance, see D94-20 in S 1576.) On the second half, the vocals are weak. The Sacred Steel Guitar Recording Project originated in 1992 when Florida Folklife Program folklorist Robert Stone discovered that several predominantly African American House of God churches (a sub-sect of the Pentecostal church) in the St. Petersburg area were using steel guitars in their religious services. The practice began by Willie and Troman Eason in the 1930s, and expanded upon by players such as Henry Nelson and Lorenzo Harrison. Realizing that this was a unique musical tradition, labeled Sacred Steel, the Florida Folklife Program to applied for a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts to conduct fieldwork and create a music album for public dispersal. The aim of the project was to increase public awareness of the gospel steel guitar tradition, as well as document it for future generations. Matched with state funds, the grant period originally ran from October 1993 through October 1994, but was extended for another year. In that time Stone, along with sound engineers William Dudley and Mike Stapleton, interviewed and recorded several steel guitarists in the St. Petersburg area. An album entitled Sacred Steel was released in 1995. It was then re-released through an agreement with Arhoolie Records in 1997.
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Aubrey Ghent and his father Henry Nelson performing sacred steel music at various events

Aubrey Ghent performing Father in Jesus Name

Date: 1993-09-05
Description: One audio cassette recording. For more of these two, see tape 3. The Sacred Steel Guitar Recording Project originated in 1992 when Florida Folklife Program folklorist Robert Stone discovered that several predominantly African American House of God churches (a sub-sect of the Pentecostal church) in the St. Petersburg area were using steel guitars in their religious services. The practice began by Willie and Troman Eason in the 1930s, and expanded upon by players such as Henry Nelson and Lorenzo Harrison. Realizing that this was a unique musical tradition, labeled Sacred Steel, the Florida Folklife Program to applied for a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts to conduct fieldwork and create a music album for public dispersal. The aim of the project was to increase public awareness of the gospel steel guitar tradition, as well as document it for future generations. Matched with state funds, the grant period originally ran from October 1993 through October 1994, but was extended for another year. In that time Stone, along with sound engineers William Dudley and Mike Stapleton, interviewed and recorded several steel guitarists in the St. Petersburg area. An album entitled Sacred Steel was released in 1995. It was then re-released through an agreement with Arhoolie Records in 1997.
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Aubrey Ghent performing Father in Jesus Name

Compilation for the American Folklore Society

Date: 1978-10
Description: One audio cassette. Music performance for the American Folklore Society annual meeting.
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Compilation for the American Folklore Society

Copy of Pensacola Piano, Ida Goodson

Date: 1983
Description: One audio cassette. (Duplicate on C83-127) From the leadered masters. Recorded at the Warehouse Studios, in Jacksonville, Florida.
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Copy of Pensacola Piano, Ida Goodson

Friday afternoon performances at the 1956 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 1)

Date: 1956-05-04
Description: One reel to reel recording. Boltin served as emcee. Detailed information on the performers can be found on the 1956 festival program, located in S 1619, box 1. The program by the students of Stanton High School was a Life of Stephen Foster.
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Friday afternoon performances at the 1956 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 1)

Friday afternoon performances at the 1957 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 1)

Date: 1957-05-03
Description: One reel to reel recording. Boltin served as emcee. Detailed information on the performers can be found on the 1957 festival program, located in S 1619, box 1.
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Friday afternoon performances at the 1957 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 1)

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a_s1576_03_c80-018	<em>Drop on Down in Florida</em> pre-master	Sound	Music--Performance Field recordings African Americans Guitar music Blues (Music) Religious music Religious songs Musical tradition, sacred Gospel music Gospel songs Gospel (Black) Blues singers Spirituals (Songs) Church services Prayer Sound recordings Shape note singing Churches Diddly bow	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg
a_s1714_03_tape02	45th Anniversary of the Senior Choir program	Sound	Fieldwork African Americans Choir singing Singing Choirs (music) Religious music Religion Protestants Christianity Gospel (Black) Gospel music Gospel songs Spiritual music Spirituals (Songs) Music performance Performing arts Churches Church membership Special events Church attendance Sound recording Singers	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg
a_s1576_t87-130	African American Gospel Workshop at the 1987 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)	Sound	Festivals Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Special events Music performance African Americans Musical tradition, African diaspora Workshops (Adult education) Gospel (Black) Gospel music A capella singers A capella singing Choir singing Singers	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg
a_s1576_t88-135	African American Gospel Workshop performing at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)	Sound	Festivals Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Special events Music performance A capella singing Gospel (Black) Gospel music African Americans Choir singing Choirs (music) Piano music Religious music Religious songs Workshops (Adult education) Pianists Singers	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg
a_s2044_02_tape03	Aubrey Ghent and his father Henry Nelson performing sacred steel music at various events	Sound	Guitarist Singers Fieldwork Steel guitars Guitar music Performing arts Guitarists Music performance African Americans Religious songs Religious music Gospel songs Gospel musicians Gospel (Black) Festivals Folk festivals Special events Church attendance Church services Protestants Christianity Churches Religion Musicians	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg
a_s2044_02_tape09	Aubrey Ghent performing Father in Jesus Name	Sound	Fieldwork Steel guitars Guitar music Performing arts Guitarists Music performance African Americans Religious songs Religious music Gospel songs Gospel musicians Gospel (Black) Bands (Music) Musical groups Churches Religion Christianity Protestants Guitarist Singers Musicians	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg
a_s1576_03_c79-074	Compilation for the American Folklore Society	Sound	African Americans Music performance Gospel (Black) Blues (Music) Guitar music Singing Diddly bow Musicians Guitarist Blues singers	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg
a_s1576_11_c83-126	Copy of Pensacola Piano, Ida Goodson	Sound	Singing Sound recordings African Americans Music performance Performing arts Piano music (Blues) Blues singers Blues (Music) Gospel (Black) Gospel songs Gospel music Choir singing Choirs (music) Religious music Religious songs Singers Pianists Musicians	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg
a_s1576_t77-039	Friday afternoon performances at the 1956 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 1)	Sound	Festivals Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Special events Performing arts Music performance Singing Elementary schools Spirituals (Songs) African Americans Children Gospel (Black) Oral performance Gospel music Choruses Singers Students	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg
a_s1576_t77-055	Friday afternoon performances at the 1957 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 1)	Sound	Festivals Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Special events Performing arts Music performance Singing Elementary schools Spirituals (Songs) African Americans Gospel (Black) Oral performance Gospel music Oral narratives Boat drivers Singers Boat driver Children Choruses Musicians Students Tour guides (Persons)	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg

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African American Gospel Workshop at the 1987 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

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African American Gospel Workshop performing at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

African American Gospel Workshop performing at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Aubrey Ghent and his father Henry Nelson performing sacred steel music at various events

Aubrey Ghent and his father Henry Nelson performing sacred steel music at various events

Aubrey Ghent performing Father in Jesus Name

Aubrey Ghent performing Father in Jesus Name

Compilation for the American Folklore Society

Compilation for the American Folklore Society

Copy of Pensacola Piano, Ida Goodson

Copy of Pensacola Piano, Ida Goodson

Friday afternoon performances at the 1956 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 1)

Friday afternoon performances at the 1956 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 1)

Friday afternoon performances at the 1957 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 1)

Friday afternoon performances at the 1957 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 1)

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45th Anniversary of the Senior Choir program

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African American Gospel Workshop at the 1987 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

African American Gospel Workshop at the 1987 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

African American Gospel Workshop performing at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

African American Gospel Workshop performing at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Aubrey Ghent and his father Henry Nelson performing sacred steel music at various events

Aubrey Ghent and his father Henry Nelson performing sacred steel music at various events

Aubrey Ghent performing Father in Jesus Name

Aubrey Ghent performing Father in Jesus Name

Compilation for the American Folklore Society

Compilation for the American Folklore Society

Copy of Pensacola Piano, Ida Goodson

Copy of Pensacola Piano, Ida Goodson

Friday afternoon performances at the 1956 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 1)

Friday afternoon performances at the 1956 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 1)

Friday afternoon performances at the 1957 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 1)

Friday afternoon performances at the 1957 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 1)

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