Florida Memory is administered by the Florida Department of State, Division of Library and Information Services, Bureau of Archives and Records Management. The digitized records on Florida Memory come from the collections of the State Archives of Florida and the special collections of the State Library of Florida.

State Archives of Florida

ArchivesFlorida.com
State Archives Online Catalog
ArchivesFlorida.com
ArchivesFlorida.com

State Library of Florida

Related Sites

Listen: The Blues Program

58 items found

19th Century music at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

Date: 1992-05-22
Description: One reel to reel recording. Unidentified performers.
Collection

19th Century music at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

A 45 record (single) by Frank Thomas and Friends

Date: 1979
Description: One audio record (a 45 single). Published by Great Southern Records in 1979. Thomas wrote both songs. He won the 1993 Florida Folk Heritage Award.
Collection

A 45 record (single) by Frank Thomas and Friends

All Youngsters String Band at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

Date: 1992-05-22
Description: One reel to reel recording. Ernie WIlliams served as emcee.
Collection

All Youngsters String Band at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

Ann Thomas and Jeanie Fitchen at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

Date: 1992-05-22
Description: One reel to reel recording. Ernie Williams served as emcee.
Collection

Ann Thomas and Jeanie Fitchen at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

Ann Yao playing a zheng at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

Date

1992-05-22

Description

One reel to reel recording. Ernie Williams served as emcee. The Zheng is a Chinese zither, dating back to the third century BC. Yao was born in Shanghai to a musical family. In 1990 she moved to Florida, and worked with the Florida Folklife Program's apprenticeship program.

Collection

Ann Yao playing a zheng at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

Arnold Graham-Smith performing English pub songs

Date: 1991-03
Description: Seventeen color slides. Arnold Graham-Smith performing English pub songs. Images taken for reserach for the 1991 Florida Folk Festival.
Collection

Arnold Graham-Smith performing English pub songs

Bill Dillion playing the autoharp at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

Date: 1992-05-22
Description: One reel to reel recording. Ernie WIlliams served as emcee. The autoharp is also called a chorded zither. Dillion performed music by the Carter Family.
Collection

Bill Dillion playing the autoharp at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

Bobby Hicks performing Florida songs at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

Date: 1991-05-24
Description: Two reel to reel recordings. Hansen served as emcee. Last performance of the day program for Friday, 24 May 1991.
Collection

Bobby Hicks performing Florida songs at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

Car Songs workshop at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Date: 1988-05-28
Description: One reel to reel recording. Hoovler served as emcee. There were recording problems, plus much of the performers sang from the audience. Therefore the quality of the recording is poor.
Collection

Car Songs workshop at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Charlie Groth and his apprentice Cheryl Belanger playing the autoharp at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

Date: 1991-05-24
Description: One reel to reel recording. Devine served as emcee. First performance of the evening program for Friday, 24 May 1991. Groth and Belanger was joined by Jan Hilm on vocals.
Collection

Charlie Groth and his apprentice Cheryl Belanger playing the autoharp at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

	Identifier	Title	Type	Subject
a_s1576_t92-003	19th Century music at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)	Sound	Musicians Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Festivals Special events Performing arts Performances Music performance Old time music Songs Singing Musical ensembles Guitar music Banjo music String instruments Banjoists Musical groups	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg
a_s1603_03_06_01	A 45 record (single) by Frank Thomas and Friends	Sound	Performances Sound recordings Folk singers Songs Music performance Composers Singing Singers Guitarist Composer	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg
a_s1576_t92-006	All Youngsters String Band at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)	Sound	Singers Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Festivals Special events Performing arts Performances Music performance Songs Singing Musical ensembles String bands String instruments Bluegrass music Old time music Banjo music Bands (Music) Children Musicians	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg
a_s1576_t92-008	Ann Thomas and Jeanie Fitchen at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)	Sound	Musicians Singers Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Festivals Special events Performing arts Performances Music performance Folk singers Songs Guitar music Tales Storytelling Storytellers	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg
a_s1576_t92-007	Ann Yao playing a zheng at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)	Sound	Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Festivals Special events Performing arts Performances Music performance Arts, Asian Songs Singing Musical ensembles Asian American arts Asian Americans String instruments Arts, Chinese Zheng Zither Musicians	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg
Arnold Graham-Smith performing English pub songs	Arnold Graham-Smith performing English pub songs	Still Image	Songs Singing Songs, English English songs Performing arts Musicians Guitarists Guitar String instruments Singers	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
a_s1576_t92-009	Bill Dillion playing the autoharp at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)	Sound	Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Festivals Special events Performing arts Performances Music performance Old time music Songs Autoharp Autoharp music Zither String instruments Gospel music Gospel songs Religious music Musicians	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg
a_s1576_t91-010	Bobby Hicks performing Florida songs at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)	Sound	Musicians Guitarist Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Festivals Special events Performing arts Music performance Guitar music Guitarists Songs Singing Singers	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg
a_s1576_t88-111	Car Songs workshop at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)	Sound	Singers Festivals Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Special events Music performance Singing Children Songs Old time music Sing alongs Musicians	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg
a_s1576_t91-011	Charlie Groth and his apprentice Cheryl Belanger playing the autoharp at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)	Sound	Musicians Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Festivals Special events Performing arts Music performance Singers Guitar music Guitarists Songs Singing Autoharp music Autoharp Zither	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg

Florida Memory is a digital outreach program providing free online access to select archival records from collections housed in the State Library and Archives of Florida. Florida Memory digitizes materials that illuminate the state's history and culture.

Additional Links

Florida Memory is funded under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act from the Institute of Museum and Library Services. Florida's LSTA program is administered by the Department of State's Division of Library and Information Services.

For FY2022-23, the percentage of total costs for the Florida Memory program financed with federal money is 66%; the federal dollar amount to be spent on the program is $646,422. This program does not receive any non-governmental funding.

State Archives of Florida

State Library of Florida

Related Sites

Change Background Color

Change Font-Size

Change Font

Cursor

Highlight Links

19th Century music at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

19th Century music at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

A 45 record (single) by Frank Thomas and Friends

A 45 record (single) by Frank Thomas and Friends

All Youngsters String Band at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

All Youngsters String Band at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

Ann Thomas and Jeanie Fitchen at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

Ann Thomas and Jeanie Fitchen at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

Ann Yao playing a zheng at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

Ann Yao playing a zheng at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

Arnold Graham-Smith performing English pub songs

Arnold Graham-Smith performing English pub songs

Bill Dillion playing the autoharp at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

Bill Dillion playing the autoharp at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

Bobby Hicks performing Florida songs at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

Bobby Hicks performing Florida songs at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

Car Songs workshop at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Car Songs workshop at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Charlie Groth and his apprentice Cheryl Belanger playing the autoharp at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

Charlie Groth and his apprentice Cheryl Belanger playing the autoharp at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

State Archives of Florida

State Library of Florida

Related Sites

Reconstruction era voting records

Florida's first automobile registrations

Milestones in Florida's political framework

Letters, ephemera and other historical records

Documenting Florida's chief executive officers

19th Century music at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

19th Century music at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

A 45 record (single) by Frank Thomas and Friends

A 45 record (single) by Frank Thomas and Friends

All Youngsters String Band at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

All Youngsters String Band at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

Ann Thomas and Jeanie Fitchen at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

Ann Thomas and Jeanie Fitchen at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

Ann Yao playing a zheng at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

Ann Yao playing a zheng at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

Arnold Graham-Smith performing English pub songs

Arnold Graham-Smith performing English pub songs

Bill Dillion playing the autoharp at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

Bill Dillion playing the autoharp at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

Bobby Hicks performing Florida songs at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

Bobby Hicks performing Florida songs at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

Car Songs workshop at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Car Songs workshop at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Charlie Groth and his apprentice Cheryl Belanger playing the autoharp at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

Charlie Groth and his apprentice Cheryl Belanger playing the autoharp at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)