1986 Florida Folk Festival (12 of 17) | 1986 Florida Folk Festival (12 of 17) | Moving Image | Musicians Singers Festivals Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Special events Performing arts Music performance Singing Shells African Americans Arts, Haitian Haitian Americans Musical instruments | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_video.jpg |
1986 Florida Folk Festival (12 of 17)
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- 1986-05-24
- Description
- One video cassette. (3/4" tape) 20 minutes. Po lambi was used in rural Haitian villages to signal social gatherings, as work songs, and harvesting. It is usuaslly played with drums, and is of African origin. For Haitians, it is a symbol of their culture. For an interveiw with Joseph, see S 1576, T86-58 (C86-101).
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1986 Florida Folk Festival (2 of 17) | 1986 Florida Folk Festival (2 of 17) | Moving Image | Musicians Festivals Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Special events Performing arts Music performance Arts, Venezuelan Venezuelan Americans Harp music Harps String instruments Musical instruments Arts, Jewish Klezmer music Jewish Americans Harpists | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_video.jpg |
1986 Florida Folk Festival (2 of 17)
- Date
- 1986-05-24
- Description
- One video cassette (3/4" tape). 20 minutes. Bronsztein played klezmer music on the clarinet; Rodriguez played the Venezuelan harp.
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Blues pianist Alex McBride performing at Normandy Elementary School | Blues pianist Alex McBride performing at Normandy Elementary School | Moving Image | Music performance Video recording Piano music Pianos Elementary schools Teaching of folklore Education Students Musical instruments African Americans Musicians Pianists | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_video.jpg |
Every Island Has Its Own Song (completed version) | Every Island Has Its Own Song (completed version) | Moving Image | Musicians Documentary videos Bagpipe music Bagpipes Tsabouna Material culture Instrument manufacture Musical instruments Arts, Greek Greek Americans Family history Bagpipers Musical instrument maker | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_video.jpg |
Every Island Has Its Own Song (completed version)
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- 1988
- Description
- One video recording (3/4 tape; 27:40) Documentary about Nikitas Tsimouris, a Greek bagpipe player, and his family. A co-production of WEDO-TV and the FFP, it was funded in part by the Florida Endowment for the Humanities. Offenbach narrated. Folklorist Michael wrote and produced, and Yvonne Bryant was assistant producer. The video can also be viewed online on the Folkstreams web page at http://www.folkstreams.net/film,136
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Every Island Has Its Own Song (rough cut, incomplete) | Every Island Has Its Own Song (rough cut, incomplete) | Moving Image | Musicians Documentary videos Bagpipe music Bagpipes Tsabouna Material culture Instrument manufacture Musical instruments Arts, Greek Greek Americans Family history Epiphany Religious rites Religious symbolism Religious art Catholics Religion Emigration and immigration Dance Calendar rites Community rites Parades Music performance Bagpipers Musical instrument maker | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_video.jpg |
Every Island Has Its Own Song (rough cut, incomplete)
- Date
- 1988
- Description
- One video recording (3/4 tape; 15:07) An early (and incomplete)version of the production -- for final edit, see video FV-112. Documentary about Nikitas Tsimouris, a Greek bagpipe player, and his family. Includes family images, the Epiphany celebration, Tsimouris making and playing the tsabouna (Greek bagpipe), and discussion of Greek life and immigration. A co-production of WEDO-TV and the FFP, it was funded in part by the Florida Endowment for the Humanities. Offenbach narrated. Folklorist Michael wrote and produced, and Yvonne Bryant was assistant producer.
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Every Island Has Its Own Song (rough cut) | Every Island Has Its Own Song (rough cut) | Moving Image | Musicians Documentary videos Bagpipe music Bagpipes Tsabouna Material culture Instrument manufacture Musical instruments Arts, Greek Greek Americans Family history Bagpipers Musical instrument maker | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_video.jpg |
Every Island Has Its Own Song (rough cut)
- Date
- 1988
- Description
- One video recording (3/4 tape; 27:40) An early version of the production -- for final edit, see video FV-112. Documentary about Nikitas Tsimouris, a Greek bagpipe player, and his family. A co-production of WEDO-TV and the FFP, it was funded in part by the Florida Endowment for the Humanities. Offenbach narrated. Folklorist Michael wrote and produced, and Yvonne Bryant was assistant producer.
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Florida Yesterday: Music | Florida Yesterday: Music | Moving Image | Singers Musicians Festivals Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Special events Performing arts Music performance Singing Folk singers Storytelling Television Country music Old time music String bands Stringband music Musical instruments String instruments Storytellers | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_video.jpg |
Florida Yesterday: Music
- Date
- 1977
- Description
- One video cassette. (3/4" tape) Video quality is poor in parts. Episode of Florida Yesterday, hosted by Frog Smith. Consists of several music performances, with stories by Frog. He also discusses the history of several musical instruments with son George Smith. For more footage of this episode, see FV-25, FV-26 & FV-27. Filmed in J.V. Parker's horse barn.
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Florida Yesterday: Music (master version) & Sawmill (raw footage) | Florida Yesterday: Music (master version) & Sawmill (raw footage) | Moving Image | Singers Musicians Festivals Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Special events Performing arts Music performance Singing Folk singers Storytelling Television Country music Old time music String bands Stringband music Musical instruments String instruments Timber Sawmills Sawmilling Lumber trade Occupational folklore Occupational groups Tools Tree felling Longleaf pine Cypress Storytellers | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_video.jpg |
Florida Yesterday: Music (master version) & Sawmill (raw footage)
- Date
- 1977
- Description
- One video cassette. (3/4" tape; 84 minutes). Music: 3-15-1977. Consists of several music performances, with stories by Frog. He also discusses the history of several musical instruments with son George Smith. For more footage of this episode, see V86-55, FV-26 & FV-25. Filmed in J.V. Parker's horse barn. Sawmill: Raw footage of Frog talking with sawmill worker Joe Hendry, at Jerome Lumber Company. They discuss sawmilling in Florida in the early 1900s, including pine and cypress timber, logging, accidents and dangers of sawmills, child labor, and tools involved. Discuss working in Wassau, Kenansville, Okeechobee, Hopkins, Lake City, Levy County, and along the Suwannee River. For more footage, see FV-26, V86-29, and V86-25.
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Florida Yesterday: Music (unedited) & Sawmill (raw footage) | Florida Yesterday: Music (unedited) & Sawmill (raw footage) | Moving Image | Fiddlers Musicians Sawmill workers Television Musical instruments Fiddles Violin Storytelling Tall tales Jokes String instruments Dulcimer Oral narratives Oral performance Sawmills Material culture Machinery Saws Lumber trade Occupational folklore Occupational groups Storytellers | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_video.jpg |
Florida Yesterday: Music (unedited) & Sawmill (raw footage)
- Date
- 1977-04-14
- Description
- One video cassette. (3/4" tape; 44 minutes) "Music" episode footage. Filmed at JV Parkers' horse barn. Footage of Frog Smith talking with son George about various musical instruments and country music. Also cutaway shots of Frog reacting to music. See FV-26 for full episode. "Sawmill" episode footage. Scenes of Frog talking with Hendry about sawmills and a saw he invented. Filmed at Jerome Lumber Company. Florida Yesterdays was a Fort Myers-based television program filmed in 1977 that featured storyteller and folk artist Frog Smith discussing "old" Florida. Each episode was about a different topic. Produced by Channel 11 (WINK-TV).
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Florida Yesterday: Music; Pioneer Homes (master version); Sawmill | Florida Yesterday: Music; Pioneer Homes (master version); Sawmill | Moving Image | Musicians Sawmill workers Woodworkers Storytelling Television Personal experience narratives Oral performance Music performance Cypress Jokes Humor Oral narratives Country music Family history Sawmilling Sawmills Timber Lumber trade Shingles Saws Stringband music Musical instruments Carpentry tools Woodworking tools Singing Singers Storytellers | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_video.jpg |
Florida Yesterday: Music; Pioneer Homes (master version); Sawmill
- Date
- 1977
- Description
- One video cassette. (3/4" tape; 61 minutes) Music: 21 minutes. Consists of several music performances, with stories by Frog. He also discusses the history of several musical instruments with son George Smith. For more footage of this episode, see FV-25, V86-55 & FV-27. Filmed in J.V. Parker's horse barn. Pioneer Homes: 23 minutes. Frog and Cypress Knee Museum owner Tom Gaskins making cypress shingles and discussing carpentry, jokes, hunting stores, and local lore. For more, see FV-32. Sawmills: 17 minutes. Frog Smith talking with sawmill worker Joe Hendry at Jerome Lumber Company. They discuss sawmilling, timber, and lumber trade. For more footage, see V86-25 and V86-29.
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