343 items found
Collection ID is exactly "1" AND Subject is exactly "Musical instruments"
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1986 Florida Folk Festival (12 of 17)

1986 Florida Folk Festival (12 of 17)
Date
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 (12 of 17)

1986 Florida Folk Festival (12 of 17)
1986 Florida Folk Festival (2 of 17)

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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1986 Florida Folk Festival (2 of 17)

1986 Florida Folk Festival (2 of 17)
Blues pianist Alex McBride performing at Normandy Elementary School

Blues pianist Alex McBride performing at Normandy Elementary School
Date
1989
Description
One video recording (VHS; 120 minutes).
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Blues pianist Alex McBride performing at Normandy Elementary School

Blues pianist Alex McBride performing at Normandy Elementary School
Every Island Has Its Own Song (completed version)

Every Island Has Its Own Song (completed version)
Date
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 (completed version)

Every Island Has Its Own Song (completed version)
Every Island Has Its Own Song (rough cut, incomplete)

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, incomplete)

Every Island Has Its Own Song (rough cut, incomplete)
Every Island Has Its Own Song (rough cut)

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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Every Island Has Its Own Song (rough cut)

Every Island Has Its Own Song (rough cut)
Florida Yesterday: Music

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.
Collection
Florida Yesterday: Music

Florida Yesterday: Music
Florida Yesterday: Music (master version) & Sawmill (raw footage)

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 (master version) & Sawmill (raw footage)

Florida Yesterday: Music (master version) & Sawmill (raw footage)
Florida Yesterday: Music (unedited) & Sawmill (raw footage)

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 (unedited) & Sawmill (raw footage)

Florida Yesterday: Music (unedited) & Sawmill (raw footage)
Florida Yesterday: Music; Pioneer Homes (master version); Sawmill

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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Florida Yesterday: Music; Pioneer Homes (master version); Sawmill

Florida Yesterday: Music; Pioneer Homes (master version); Sawmill
Identifier Title Type Subject Thumbnail
1986 Florida Folk Festival (12 of 17)1986 Florida Folk Festival (12 of 17)Moving ImageMusicians
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 (2 of 17)1986 Florida Folk Festival (2 of 17)Moving ImageMusicians
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
Blues pianist Alex McBride performing at Normandy Elementary SchoolBlues pianist Alex McBride performing at Normandy Elementary SchoolMoving ImageMusic 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 ImageMusicians
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, incomplete)Every Island Has Its Own Song (rough cut, incomplete)Moving ImageMusicians
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)Every Island Has Its Own Song (rough cut)Moving ImageMusicians
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
Florida Yesterday: MusicFlorida Yesterday: MusicMoving ImageSingers
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 (master version) & Sawmill (raw footage)Florida Yesterday: Music (master version) & Sawmill (raw footage)Moving ImageSingers
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 (unedited) & Sawmill (raw footage)Florida Yesterday: Music (unedited) & Sawmill (raw footage)Moving ImageFiddlers
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; Pioneer Homes (master version); SawmillFlorida Yesterday: Music; Pioneer Homes (master version); SawmillMoving ImageMusicians
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
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