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Saturday performances at the 1984 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage) (Reel 9)

Date: 1984-05-26
Description: One reel to reel recording. Beede, of Gainesville, played the hammered dulcimer. Boltin served as emcee.
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Saturday performances at the 1984 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage) (Reel 9)

<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

1977 Portable Folk Festival

Date: 1977-04-16
Description: Three reel to reels. Johnny Shines was a blues singer-guitarist who once traveled with famed blues singer Robert Johnson. He was re-discovered in the 1960s during the folk revival boom, and played festivals throughout the 1960s and 1970s. His sound was very similar to Robert Johnson's, and here he played several Johnson songs. Bluegrass and Kentucky mountain music singer Phyllis Boyens (who later appeared in the film Cola Miner's Daughter as Loretta Lynn's mother) and Nimrod Workman (who also had a bit part in the same film) released the album Passing Through the Garden in 1976, and they were promoting that album at this performance. Workman was a former coal miner and union organizer in Kentucky. Bessie Jones, born in inland Georgia, promoted Georgia Sea Island songs, and later in the 1960s formed the Georgia Sea Island Singers. She died in Brunswick Georgia in 1984. The Red Clay Ramblers was a part of the "New-Grass" movement of the 1970s, forming in 1972. The Chapel Hill, North Carolina-based group featured Tommy Thompson (1937-2003) (banjo), Jim Watson (guitar/mandolin), Jack Herrick (guitar), Mike Craver (piano), and Bill Hicks (fiddle). Conway was a scholar at Appalachian State University and filmmaker of Appalachian culture, and an associate of the Red Clay Ramblers. She introduced Shines and the Red Clay Ramblers at the concert.
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1977 Portable Folk Festival

1986 Florida Folk Festival (5 of 17)

Date: 1986-05-24
Description: One video recording. (3/4" tape) 20 minutes.
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1986 Florida Folk Festival (5 of 17)

19th Century music at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

Date: 1992-05-22
Description: One reel to reel recording. Unidentified performers.
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19th Century music at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

Al Poindexter performing at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

Date: 1992-05-23
Description: One reel to reel recording. Folk singer Dinella served as emcee.
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Al Poindexter performing at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

Al Poindexter performing at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Date: 1992-05-22
Description: Two reel to reel recordings. Webber served as the emcee. Poindexter, an guitar and banjo player, was from Jacksonville. He played traditional American folk music.
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Al Poindexter performing at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Ann and Frank Thomas performing at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)

Date: 1989-05-27
Description: One reel to reel recording. Williams served as emcee.
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Ann and Frank Thomas performing at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)

Ann Thomas and Jeanie Fitchen at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

Date: 1992-05-22
Description: One reel to reel recording. Ernie Williams served as emcee.
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Ann Thomas and Jeanie Fitchen at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

Anne Hutcheson performing at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

Date: 1991-05-26
Description: One reel to reel recording. Milner served as emcee. Hutcheson was from Fort Pierce.
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Anne Hutcheson performing at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

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a_s1576_t84-029	Saturday performances at the 1984 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage) (Reel 9)	Sound	Singers Guitarist Festivals Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Special events Performing arts Singing Guitar music Folk singers Hammer dulcimer Dulcimer music	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg
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_s1576_t77-277	1977 Portable Folk Festival	Sound	Folklore revival festivals Folk festivals Special events Concerts Music performance Blues (Music) Blues singers Guitar music Dulcimer music Hammer dulcimer Gospel music Gospel songs Singers Musicians Guitarist Bands (Music)	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg
1986 Florida Folk Festival (5 of 17)	1986 Florida Folk Festival (5 of 17)	Moving Image	Musicians Singers Guitarist Dancers Children Festivals Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Special events Performing arts Music performance Singing Gospel songs Religious songs Guitar music African Americans Clog dancing Clogging Stepdancing Food preparation	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_video.jpg
a_s1576_t92-003	19th Century music at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)	Sound	Musicians Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Festivals Special events Performing arts Performances Music performance Old time music Songs Singing Musical ensembles Guitar music Banjo music String instruments Banjoists Musical groups	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg
a_s1576_t92-023	Al Poindexter performing at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)	Sound	Guitarist Musicians Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Festivals Special events Performing arts Performances Music performance Guitar music Guitarists Banjo music Old time music String instruments Singing Banjoists	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg
a_s1576_t92-060	Al Poindexter performing at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)	Sound	Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Festivals Special events Performing arts Performances Folk singers Singing Banjo music String instruments Music performance Guitar music Old time music Guitarists Guitarist Banjoists Musicians Singers	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg
a_s1576_t89-107a	Ann and Frank Thomas performing at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)	Sound	Singers Guitarist Festivals Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Special events Music performance Guitar music Folk singers Singing Musicians	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg
a_s1576_t92-008	Ann Thomas and Jeanie Fitchen at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)	Sound	Musicians Singers Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Festivals Special events Performing arts Performances Music performance Folk singers Songs Guitar music Tales Storytelling Storytellers	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg
a_s1576_t91-047	Anne Hutcheson performing at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)	Sound	Guitarist Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Festivals Special events Performing arts Music performance Singing Guitarists String instruments Guitar music Musicians Singers	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg

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Saturday performances at the 1984 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage) (Reel 9)

Saturday performances at the 1984 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage) (Reel 9)

Drop on Down in Florida pre-master

Drop on Down in Florida pre-master

1977 Portable Folk Festival

1977 Portable Folk Festival

1986 Florida Folk Festival (5 of 17)

1986 Florida Folk Festival (5 of 17)

19th Century music at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

19th Century music at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

Al Poindexter performing at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

Al Poindexter performing at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

Al Poindexter performing at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Al Poindexter performing at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Ann and Frank Thomas performing at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)

Ann and Frank Thomas performing at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)

Ann Thomas and Jeanie Fitchen at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

Ann Thomas and Jeanie Fitchen at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

Anne Hutcheson performing at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

Anne Hutcheson performing at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

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Saturday performances at the 1984 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage) (Reel 9)

Saturday performances at the 1984 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage) (Reel 9)

Drop on Down in Florida pre-master

Drop on Down in Florida pre-master

1977 Portable Folk Festival

1977 Portable Folk Festival

1986 Florida Folk Festival (5 of 17)

1986 Florida Folk Festival (5 of 17)

19th Century music at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

19th Century music at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

Al Poindexter performing at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

Al Poindexter performing at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

Al Poindexter performing at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Al Poindexter performing at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Ann and Frank Thomas performing at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)

Ann and Frank Thomas performing at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)

Ann Thomas and Jeanie Fitchen at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

Ann Thomas and Jeanie Fitchen at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

Anne Hutcheson performing at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

Anne Hutcheson performing at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

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