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Big Bend Ramblers performing at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)

Date: 1989-05-28
Description: One reel to reel recording. (Also copied onto C91-1). Walker served as emcee. The band consisted of Gordon Scott (mandolin/harmonica); Mary Cox (banjo, bass); and Wayne Martin (fiddle).
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Big Bend Ramblers performing at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)

Big Bend Ramblers performing at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Date: 1989-05-26
Description: One reel to reel recording. Williams served as emcee. From Tallahassee. Group consists of Gordon Scott (mandolin), Roy West (guitar), Mary Cox (bass), Nick Leslie (banjo), and Wayne Martin (fiddle).
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Big Bend Ramblers performing at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Big Bend Ramblers performing at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

Date: 1991-05-26
Description: One reel to reel recording. Paine served as emcee. The Ramblers were Gordon Scott (guitar); Mary Cox (bass); and Cindy Brophy (fiddle) They were from Tallahassee.
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Big Bend Ramblers performing at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

Big Bend Ramblers performing at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

Date: 1992-05-23
Description: One reel to reel recording.
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Big Bend Ramblers performing at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

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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Bluegrass performance by several sugar cane cookers

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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Bobby Hicks performing with Don Grooms at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble 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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Bucksnort Barndance Band performing for the Cross Creek Cloggers at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival (Main 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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Bullard Brothers performing at the 1990 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Burr Oak Ensemble performing at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)

Date: 1989-05-28
Description: One reel to reel recording. Walker served as emcee. The band consisted of John Chambers (fiddle/harp); Kristen Williams (vocals); and Ed Hoovler (vocals/recorder).
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Burr Oak Ensemble performing at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)

Burr Oak Ensemble performing at the 1990 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)

Date: 1990-05-27
Description: One reel to reel recording. Walker served as emcee. The band consisted of: Ed Hoovler, David North, and others unnamed.
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Burr Oak Ensemble performing at the 1990 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)

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a_s1576_t90-142	Burr Oak Ensemble performing at the 1990 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)	Sound	Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Festivals Special events Performing arts Music performance Fiddlers String instruments String bands Old time music Stringband music Bands (Music) Musical groups Musicians	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg

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Big Bend Ramblers performing at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)

Big Bend Ramblers performing at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)

Big Bend Ramblers performing at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Big Bend Ramblers performing at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Big Bend Ramblers performing at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

Big Bend Ramblers performing at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

Big Bend Ramblers performing at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

Big Bend Ramblers performing at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

Bluegrass performance by several sugar cane cookers

Bluegrass performance by several sugar cane cookers

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)

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)

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

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

Burr Oak Ensemble performing at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)

Burr Oak Ensemble performing at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)

Burr Oak Ensemble performing at the 1990 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)

Burr Oak Ensemble performing at the 1990 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)

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Big Bend Ramblers performing at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)

Big Bend Ramblers performing at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)

Big Bend Ramblers performing at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Big Bend Ramblers performing at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Big Bend Ramblers performing at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

Big Bend Ramblers performing at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

Big Bend Ramblers performing at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

Big Bend Ramblers performing at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

Bluegrass performance by several sugar cane cookers

Bluegrass performance by several sugar cane cookers

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)

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)

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

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

Burr Oak Ensemble performing at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)

Burr Oak Ensemble performing at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)

Burr Oak Ensemble performing at the 1990 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)

Burr Oak Ensemble performing at the 1990 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)