468 items found
Collection ID is exactly "1" AND Subject is exactly "Musical groups"
Bluegrass music at the 1992 Sunday Folk Music in the Park concert

Bluegrass music at the 1992 Sunday Folk Music in the Park concert

Date
1992-09-27
Description
two proof sheets with 52 black and whites images (plus negatives). The Sunday Folk Music in the Park concert series were held between September and February each year from 1991 through 1993 in the amphitheater at the Stephen Foster State Folk Culture Center (Stephen Foster Center). Each concert showcased a different mucial style: gospel, bluegrass, Florida folk, and Irish music among others. The series was arranged and promoted by the Florida Folklife Program.
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Bluegrass musicians in Barden, Florida

Bluegrass musicians in Barden, Florida

Date
1985-02-23
Description
Fifteen color slides. Images of a performance of an informal country, gospel, and bluegrass group in a home. Musicians included: Willa Mae Clemmons (guitar), Cecil Griffey (guitar), and Lovelace Glisson (banjo). For a recording, see S 1714, box 4, tape 49. 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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Bluegrass Pardners promotional photograph

Bluegrass Pardners promotional photograph

Date
1978
Description
One color print. The Bluegrass Pardners were: Jim Hansen -- guitar; Joe Beatrice -- mandolin; Preston Merrick -- banjo; John Thompson -- bass. The Pardners played the 1978 Florida Folk Festival.
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Bluegrass performance at the Jacksonville Art Museum

Bluegrass performance at the Jacksonville Art Museum

Date
1986-04
Description
Twenty-four color slides. Unidentified bluegrass bands playing outdoors at the Jacksonville Art Museum. The Folk Arts in Education Project in Duval County was a joint venture between the Duval County School System and the Florida Folklife Program. It was started in 1984 by folklorist David Taylor with funding from the National Endowment for the Arts to add to existing social studies curricula. The project consisted of field research to identify local traditions and folk artists, a series of five two-day seminars to acquaint teachers with the use of folklore and folk arts, in-school programs conducted by a folklorist and traditionalist, which included visits by local folk artists. Taylor ran it until 1986. In 1988, Gregory Hansen re-initiated it with minor changes.
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Bluegrass performance by several sugar cane cookers

Bluegrass performance by several sugar cane cookers

Date
1987-03-17
Description
One audio cassette. The Florida Folk Arts Survey was conducted in 1987 by folklorists Tina Bucuvalis, Steve Frangos, Merri Belland, and Barbara Seitz as preliminary research for a joint folk art between the Florida Folklife Program and the Florida Museum of History. The field researchers focused on those areas previously overlooked by FFP staff. The research focused on identifying folk artists and locating appropriate exhibit objects.
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Blues singer Bo Diddley with others at the 1995 Florida Folk Festival

Blues singer Bo Diddley with others at the 1995 Florida Folk Festival

Date
1995-05-27
Description
Two proof sheets with sixty-seven black and white images, plus negatives. Images of Diddley performing on the amphitheater, along with Remembranzas del Conuco, a Cuban guajiro decima group, and Seminole singer-guitarist James Billie. Diddley was one of earliest and most influential rock and roll performer sin the 1950s, creating a riff-driven sound that can be found in contemporaries such as Buddy Holly and Rolling Stones, as well as the harder rock bands of the 1970s and 1980s. Originally a classical violinist, Diddley turned to blues and rock, eventually signing with Chess records. He was known for his live performers and influence than for his hits. One of his trademarks was a square guitar. Though born in Mississippi, by 1995, he resided in Archer, Florida. At the time, singer-guitarist Billie was president of the Seminole Tribe of Florida. The Decima musical tradition was a 10-line improvised verse dating back to the 17th Century. Diddley's performance can be found in S 1576, box 44, tapes D95-29 and D95-30.
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Blues singer Mary McClain and Willie James performing at the 1985 Florida Folk Festival

Blues singer Mary McClain and Willie James performing at the 1985 Florida Folk Festival

Date
1985-05-24
Description
Six color slides.
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Bobby Hicks performing with Don Grooms at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Bobby Hicks performing with Don Grooms at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Date
1991-05-25
Description
Two reel to reel recordings. Hicks was a singer-songwriter form Tampa. Here, he was playing with Don Grooms and his band (Martin - fiddle; Nettles-guitar; Edwards -- bass). For a video of this performance, see FV-67 in S 1615. And videos FV-68 & FV-70 contain an impromptu acoustic performance they played directly after the concert in front of the stage that was not recorded on reel to reels.
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Bucksnort Barndance Band performing for the Cross Creek Cloggers at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)

Bucksnort Barndance Band performing for the Cross Creek Cloggers at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)

Date
1989-05-28
Description
One reel to reel recording. Walker served as emcee.
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Bullard Brothers performing at the 1990 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Bullard Brothers performing at the 1990 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Date
1990-05-27
Description
One reel to reel recording. Murray served as the emcee. They dedicated the song Sweet By and By to Thelma Boltin.
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Identifier Title Type Subject Thumbnail
Bluegrass music at the 1992 Sunday Folk Music in the Park concertBluegrass music at the 1992 Sunday Folk Music in the Park concertStill ImageMusicians
Singers
Performing arts
Bluegrass musicians
Music performance
Concerts
Community concerts
Bluegrass music
Stringband music
Musical ensembles
Performers
String instruments
Old time music
Bands (Music)
Musical groups
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Bluegrass musicians in Barden, FloridaBluegrass musicians in Barden, FloridaStill ImageFieldwork
String instruments
Musical groups
Musical instruments
Banjoes
Banjoists
Guitar
Guitarists
Music performance
Gospel musicians
Musicians
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Bluegrass Pardners promotional photographBluegrass Pardners promotional photographStill ImagePerformers
Bluegrass music
String bands
String instruments
Musical instruments
Music business
Publicity
Bluegrass musicians
Musical groups
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Bluegrass performance at the Jacksonville Art MuseumBluegrass performance at the Jacksonville Art MuseumStill ImageFieldwork
Music performance
Museums
String bands
Performances
Performing arts
Musicians
Bands (Music)
Musical groups
Bluegrass musicians
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a_s1708_05_tape09Bluegrass performance by several sugar cane cookersSoundMusical groups
Fieldwork
Oral histories
Life histories
Sound recordings
Interviews
Cookery (Sugar)
Sugarcane
Bluegrass music
Music performance
Performing arts
Bluegrass musicians
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Blues singer Bo Diddley with others at the 1995 Florida Folk FestivalBlues singer Bo Diddley with others at the 1995 Florida Folk FestivalStill ImageGuitarist
Musical groups
Performers
Folklore revival festivals
Folk festivals
Music
Performing arts
African Americans
String instruments
Guitarists
Rock music
Musical instruments
Arts, Cuban
Cuban Americans
Ethnicity, Seminole
Seminole Indians
Native Americans
Decimas, Cuban American (Spanish)
Blues singers
Musicians
Singers
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Blues singer Mary McClain and Willie James performing at the 1985 Florida Folk FestivalBlues singer Mary McClain and Willie James performing at the 1985 Florida Folk FestivalStill ImageMusical groups
Folk festivals
Folklore revival festivals
Festivals
Performing arts
Performers
Music performance
African Americans
Gospel (Black)
Musical instruments
Gospel musicians
Gospel music
Singing
Pianists
Blues (Music)
Piano music (Blues)
Blues singers
Singers
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a_s1576_t91-085Bobby Hicks performing with Don Grooms at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)SoundBluegrass musicians
Bands (Music)
Musical groups
Folk festivals
Folklore revival festivals
Festivals
Special events
Performing arts
Music performance
Musicians
Singing
Folk singers
Guitar music
Singers
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a_s1576_t89-138Bucksnort Barndance Band performing for the Cross Creek Cloggers at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)SoundDancers
Musicians
Bands (Music)
Festivals
Folk festivals
Folklore revival festivals
Special events
Music performance
Musical groups
Bluegrass music
Dance music
Old time music
Stringband music
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a_s1576_t90-031Bullard Brothers performing at the 1990 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)SoundMusicians
Folk festivals
Folklore revival festivals
Festivals
Special events
Music performance
Performing arts
Folk singers
Singing
Musical groups
Singers
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