33 items found
Collection ID is exactly "1" AND Subject is exactly "Music--Performance"
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Willie Wright and Ted Brooks interview at the Triumphant Gospel Singers Association Quartet Reunion

Willie Wright and Ted Brooks interview at the Triumphant Gospel Singers Association Quartet Reunion
Date
1983-03-19
Description
Two audiocassettes. Gospel quartet rehearses "Standing Up for Jesus" and "It's Gonna Rain" in a practice session; Wright and Brooks discuss their birthplaces and playing with the Royal Harmony Four, a renowned gospel group, which sang throughout Florida and was headquartered in Jacksonville. They describe how they got involved in music in their youth and some of their favorite songs, like "Precious Lord, Take My Hand" and "Looka There Ain't She Pretty." On the first part of C83-54, Brooks discusses the group's favorite songs, like "Little Wooden Church on the Hill" and "The Gospel Train," and singing American folk songs and comic songs in church (such as "The Preacher and the Bear") in church performances. He also discusses singing songs about Casey Jones and John Henry and learning to read music later on in his career as a singer.
Collection
Willie Wright and Ted Brooks interview at the Triumphant Gospel Singers Association Quartet Reunion

Willie Wright and Ted Brooks interview at the Triumphant Gospel Singers Association Quartet Reunion
Vic Hall & William Syralia performance at the Finnish Hall Dance for the Palm Beach County Folk Arts in Education Project

Vic Hall & William Syralia performance at the Finnish Hall Dance for the Palm Beach County Folk Arts in Education Project
Date
1986-09-26
Description
One audio cassette.
Collection
Vic Hall & William Syralia performance at the Finnish Hall Dance for the Palm Beach County Folk Arts in Education Project

Vic Hall & William Syralia performance at the Finnish Hall Dance for the Palm Beach County Folk Arts in Education Project
Various Florida Folk Festival performers

Various Florida Folk Festival performers
Date
1981
Description
One audio cassette. Various recordings of stories told at the Florida Folk Festival. Tape in very poor condition.
Collection
Various Florida Folk Festival performers

Various Florida Folk Festival performers
Unidentified Cuban singers from Hamilton County

Unidentified Cuban singers from Hamilton County
Date
1963-03-24
Description
One reel to reel recording.
Collection
Unidentified Cuban singers from Hamilton County

Unidentified Cuban singers from Hamilton County
The Williams Singers performance at Washington Elementary School for the Palm Beach Folk Arts in Education Project

The Williams Singers performance at Washington Elementary School for the Palm Beach Folk Arts in Education Project
Date
1987-03-13
Description
Two audio cassettes. The Williams Family, an a capella gospel sextet formed in 1981, discusses gospel music, a capella singing, and African American musical traditions. They perform several gospel songs in various styles for students at Washington Elementary School.
Collection
The Williams Singers performance at Washington Elementary School for the Palm Beach Folk Arts in Education Project

The Williams Singers performance at Washington Elementary School for the Palm Beach Folk Arts in Education Project
The Williams Singers demonstration and interview for the Palm Beach Folk Arts in Education Project

The Williams Singers demonstration and interview for the Palm Beach Folk Arts in Education Project
Date
1986-08-25
Description
One audio cassette. The Williams Singers, an a capella gospel sextet formed in 1981, demonstrates gospel music and discusses the group's history. The recording occasionally cuts out.
Collection
The Williams Singers demonstration and interview for the Palm Beach Folk Arts in Education Project

The Williams Singers demonstration and interview for the Palm Beach Folk Arts in Education Project
The Florida Mexican American Music Survey sampler tape pre-production copy

The Florida Mexican American Music Survey sampler tape pre-production copy
Date
1996
Description
One audiocassette tape. The music from the sampler tape is the result of the Mexican American Music Survey, an attempt to document the musical traditions of Florida's various Mexican American communities in Apopka, South Dade County, Immokalee, the St. Johns River Basin, and Central Florida. Among the styles and genres represented on the audiocassette are cumbia, conjunto, quinceañera ritual music, ranchera, mariachi, norteño, tejano, and pop.
On tracks 1 and 2, La Fuerza del Norte (Granado, Avalos, G. Rivera, Espinoza, Jr.) perform a corrido and a ranchera at Irene Gaure's quinceañera reception in Homestead on November 12, 1994.
On tracks 3 and 4, Grupo Cassanova perform cumbias in Homestead on November 13, 1994.
On tracks 5 and 6, Los Halcones de Michoacán (Mondragon, Valdez, Abonce) perform a vals and a ranchera in Homestead on November 13, 1994.
On tracks 7 and 8, Animación del Norte perform a vals and a huapango in Homestead on November 13, 1994.
On tracks 9 and 10, La Fuerza del Norte perform a ranchera and a valsiada for a Mother's Day serenata in Homestead on May 14, 1995.
On track 11 through 13, Alviso, Rocha, and G. Rivera perform a valsiada, La Fuerza del Norte perform a ranchera, and Los Herrantes de Nuevo Leon (Espinoza,Sr., J. Rivera, Pedraza, Espinoza, Jr.) perform a chotis for a live Mother's Day broadcast on Radio Continental in Homestead on May 14, 1995.
On tracks 14 and 15, Los Fronterizos de Matamoros (the Cortez family) perform a polka and a cumbia norteña in Immokalle on April 13, 1995.
On tracks 16 and 17, Grupo Energía perform a banda medley and a pop song in Immokalee on April 13, 1995.
On tracks 18 through 20, Marimba Mayalandia, led by Rafael Rivera, perform a vals, son jalisciense, and a bolero in Orlando on May 18, 1996.
On tracks 21 and 22, Father Rojas conducts a mass and Robert Rivera, Castillo, Vargas, and Duque perform a canción for Xochitl Moreno's quinceañera at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Apopka on July 6, 1996.
On track 23, Grupo Elegancia performs a vals for Moreno's quinceañera reception at the John H. Bridges Community Center in Apopka on July 6, 1996.
On track 24, the Treviño family, the Gutierrez family, and Hernandez perform a traditional Mexican hymn at El Shaddai Pentecostal Church in Seville on April 14, 1996.
Collection
The Florida Mexican American Music Survey sampler tape pre-production copy

The Florida Mexican American Music Survey sampler tape pre-production copy
Suwannee River Five Band demonstration for the Sundance and the Sundance Kids Cloggers at the 1984 Florida Folk Festival Folklife Area/Old Marble Stage

Suwannee River Five Band demonstration for the Sundance and the Sundance Kids Cloggers at the 1984 Florida Folk Festival Folklife Area/Old Marble Stage
Date
1984-05-26
Description
One audio cassette. Note: at one point during the taping, power was lost and regained.
Collection
Suwannee River Five Band demonstration for the Sundance and the Sundance Kids Cloggers at the 1984 Florida Folk Festival Folklife Area/Old Marble Stage

Suwannee River Five Band demonstration for the Sundance and the Sundance Kids Cloggers at the 1984 Florida Folk Festival Folklife Area/Old Marble Stage
Stephen Foster melodies recorded for Webb's city exhibit

Stephen Foster melodies recorded for Webb's city exhibit
Date
1954-02-05
Description
One reel to reel recording.
Collection
Stephen Foster melodies recorded for Webb's city exhibit

Stephen Foster melodies recorded for Webb's city exhibit
Roots of Rhythm performance at the 1996 Florida Folk Festival Main Stage

Roots of Rhythm performance at the 1996 Florida Folk Festival Main Stage
Date
1996-05-26
Description
Conga leads Roots of Rhythm in playing traditional Afro-Caribbean drum music. Throughout the performance, Conga gives historical and musical context on the different rhythms they play. Dancers from Grupo Folklore Latino join the ensemble on the second rumba.
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Roots of Rhythm performance at the 1996 Florida Folk Festival Main Stage

Roots of Rhythm performance at the 1996 Florida Folk Festival Main Stage
Identifier Title Type Subject Thumbnail
a_s1576_09_c83-053Willie Wright and Ted Brooks interview at the Triumphant Gospel Singers Association Quartet ReunionSoundField recordings
Interviews
African Americans
Oral narratives
Gospel quartets
Gospel music
Religious songs
Music--Performance
Gospel songs
Religious songs
A capella singing		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg
a_s1685_05_tape24Vic Hall & William Syralia performance at the Finnish Hall Dance for the Palm Beach County Folk Arts in Education ProjectSoundFiddle tunes
Field recordings
Music--Performance
Folk music
Finnish Americans		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg
a_s1576_05_c81-025Various Florida Folk Festival performersSoundMusic--Performance
African Americans
Tall tales
Ballads
Shape note singing
Storytelling
Folk festivals		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg
a_s2043_00144Unidentified Cuban singers from Hamilton CountySoundCuban Americans
Folk music
A capella singing
Music--Performance		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg
a_s1685_07_tape29The Williams Singers performance at Washington Elementary School for the Palm Beach Folk Arts in Education ProjectSoundField recordings
A capella singing
Oral narratives
Gospel music
Religious songs
Spirituals (songs)
Music--Performance
African Americans		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg
a_s1685_07_tape28The Williams Singers demonstration and interview for the Palm Beach Folk Arts in Education ProjectSoundMusic--Performance
Field recordings
A capella singing
Gospel music
Oral narratives
Religious songs
Interviews
African Americans
Spirituals (songs)		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg
a_s2029_01_c01The Florida Mexican American Music Survey sampler tape pre-production copySoundField recordings
Music--Performance
Mexican Americans
Folk music--Mexico
Ritual firsts
Quinceañera parties
Norteño music
Mother's Day
Marimbas
Tejano music
Button-key accordion		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg
a_s1576_12_c84-017Suwannee River Five Band demonstration for the Sundance and the Sundance Kids Cloggers at the 1984 Florida Folk Festival Folklife Area/Old Marble StageSoundFlorida Folk Festival
Folk festivals
Music--Performance
String band music
Old-time music
Clog dancing		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg
a_s2043_00043Stephen Foster melodies recorded for Webb's city exhibitSoundMusic--Performance/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg
a_s1576_76_d96-018dRoots of Rhythm performance at the 1996 Florida Folk Festival Main StageSoundCuban Americans
Florida Folk Festival
Folk festivals
Music--Cuban influences
Music--Performance
Batá
Orisha religion
Santeria
Rumba		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg