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Saturday program at the 1997 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Narrative Stage) (Tape 9)

Date: 1997-05-24
Description: One audio cassette recordings. Michael Kernahan, steel drum maker, is interviewed by Laurie Sommers. He discusses the tuning of steel drums, their origin in Trinidad and his teacher, Alan Gervais. He also demonstrates the tones that can be played on the steel drum and describes the process of making and tuning them as well as the history and evolution of the instrument. Michael Phillup discusses his apprenticeship with Kernahan and Kernahan describes how to gauge a drum and talks of his membership in Grammy-nominated band Tripoli. He demonstrates music as well.
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Saturday program at the 1997 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Narrative Stage) (Tape 9)

The Southwest Florida Steel Band performing at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Stage)

Date: 1988-05-29
Description: One reel to reel recording. In 1988, the folklife area focused on Southwest Florida.
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The Southwest Florida Steel Band performing at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Stage)

Date: 1988-05-28
Description: One reel to reel recording. In 1988, the folklife area focused on Southwest Florida.
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The Southwest Florida Steel Band performing at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Stage)

Date: 1988-05-27
Description: One reel to reel recording. In 1988, the folklife area focused on Southwest Florida.
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The Southwest Florida Steel Band performing at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Stage)

Date: 1988-05-27
Description: One reel to reel recording. In 1988, the folklife area focused on Southwest Florida.
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The Southwest Florida Steel Band performing at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Stage)

Date: 1988-05-29
Description: One reel to reel recording. In 1988, the folklife area focused on Southwest Florida.
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The Southwest Florida Steel Band performing at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Stage)

Date: 1988-05-28
Description: Two reel to reel recordings. In 1988, the folklife area focused on Southwest Florida.
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The Southwest Florida Steel Band performing at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Stage)

The Southwest Florida Steel Band performing at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)

Date: 1988-05-28
Description: One reel to reel recording. Walker served as emcee. The band was from Ft. Myers.
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The Southwest Florida Steel Band performing at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)

The Trinidadian Steel Band performing at the 1990 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)

Date: 1990-05-26
Description: One reel to reel recording. Milner served as emcee.
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The Trinidadian Steel Band performing at the 1990 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)

Trinidadian Carnival Music Workshop at the 1990 Florida Folk Festival (Florida Folklife Area)

Date: 1990-05-25
Description: One reel to reel recording. Each year at the Florida Folk Festival, the Florida Folklife Program emphasized a particular culture, tradtions, or geographic area. In 1990, they emphasized celebrations of various Florida groups. including Haitians, Trinidadians, Greeks, and Jewish peoples.
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Trinidadian Carnival Music Workshop at the 1990 Florida Folk Festival (Florida Folklife Area)

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a_s1576_68_c97-079	Saturday program at the 1997 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Narrative Stage) (Tape 9)	Sound	Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Festivals Special events Oral performance Life histories Interviewing Steel drum (Musical instrument) Apprentices Drum music Drums Drummers (Musicians) Musical instrument maker	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg
a_s1576_t88-090	The Southwest Florida Steel Band performing at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Stage)	Sound	Musicians Bands (Music) Festivals Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Special events Music performance Drum performance Drum music Steel drum (Musical instrument) Drummers (Musicians)	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg
a_s1576_t88-075	The Southwest Florida Steel Band performing at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Stage)	Sound	Musicians Bands (Music) Festivals Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Special events Music performance Drum performance Drum music Steel drum (Musical instrument) Drummers (Musicians)	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg
a_s1576_t88-066	The Southwest Florida Steel Band performing at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Stage)	Sound	Musicians Bands (Music) Festivals Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Special events Music performance Drum performance Drum music Steel drum (Musical instrument) Drummers (Musicians)	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg
a_s1576_t88-061	The Southwest Florida Steel Band performing at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Stage)	Sound	Musicians Bands (Music) Festivals Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Special events Music performance Drum performance Drum music Steel drum (Musical instrument) Drummers (Musicians)	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg
a_s1576_t88-096	The Southwest Florida Steel Band performing at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Stage)	Sound	Musicians Bands (Music) Festivals Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Special events Music performance Drum performance Drum music Steel drum (Musical instrument) Drummers (Musicians)	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg
a_s1576_t88-079b	The Southwest Florida Steel Band performing at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Stage)	Sound	Festivals Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Special events Music performance Drum performance Drum music Steel drum (Musical instrument) Musicians Bands (Music) Drummers (Musicians)	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg
a_s1576_t88-037	The Southwest Florida Steel Band performing at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)	Sound	Bands (Music) Festivals Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Special events Music performance Steel drum (Musical instrument) Drum music Drummers (Musicians) Musicians	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg
a_s1576_t90-127a	The Trinidadian Steel Band performing at the 1990 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)	Sound	Musicians Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Festivals Special events Performing arts Music performance Trinidadians Steel drum (Musical instrument) Drum music Drum performance Bands (Music) Drummers (Musicians)	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg
a_s1576_t90-069	Trinidadian Carnival Music Workshop at the 1990 Florida Folk Festival (Florida Folklife Area)	Sound	Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Festivals Special events Workshops (Adult education) Demonstrations Music performance Steel drum (Musical instrument) Trinidadians Bands (Music) Drummers (Musicians)	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg

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Saturday program at the 1997 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Narrative Stage) (Tape 9)

Saturday program at the 1997 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Narrative Stage) (Tape 9)

The Southwest Florida Steel Band performing at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Stage)

The Southwest Florida Steel Band performing at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Stage)

The Southwest Florida Steel Band performing at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Stage)

The Southwest Florida Steel Band performing at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Stage)

The Southwest Florida Steel Band performing at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Stage)

The Southwest Florida Steel Band performing at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Stage)

The Southwest Florida Steel Band performing at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Stage)

The Southwest Florida Steel Band performing at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Stage)

The Southwest Florida Steel Band performing at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Stage)

The Southwest Florida Steel Band performing at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Stage)

The Southwest Florida Steel Band performing at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Stage)

The Southwest Florida Steel Band performing at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Stage)

The Southwest Florida Steel Band performing at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)

The Southwest Florida Steel Band performing at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)

The Trinidadian Steel Band performing at the 1990 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)

The Trinidadian Steel Band performing at the 1990 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)

Trinidadian Carnival Music Workshop at the 1990 Florida Folk Festival (Florida Folklife Area)

Trinidadian Carnival Music Workshop at the 1990 Florida Folk Festival (Florida Folklife Area)

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Saturday program at the 1997 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Narrative Stage) (Tape 9)

Saturday program at the 1997 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Narrative Stage) (Tape 9)

The Southwest Florida Steel Band performing at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Stage)

The Southwest Florida Steel Band performing at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Stage)

The Southwest Florida Steel Band performing at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Stage)

The Southwest Florida Steel Band performing at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Stage)

The Southwest Florida Steel Band performing at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Stage)

The Southwest Florida Steel Band performing at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Stage)

The Southwest Florida Steel Band performing at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Stage)

The Southwest Florida Steel Band performing at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Stage)

The Southwest Florida Steel Band performing at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Stage)

The Southwest Florida Steel Band performing at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Stage)

The Southwest Florida Steel Band performing at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Stage)

The Southwest Florida Steel Band performing at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Stage)

The Southwest Florida Steel Band performing at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)

The Southwest Florida Steel Band performing at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)

The Trinidadian Steel Band performing at the 1990 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)

The Trinidadian Steel Band performing at the 1990 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)

Trinidadian Carnival Music Workshop at the 1990 Florida Folk Festival (Florida Folklife Area)

Trinidadian Carnival Music Workshop at the 1990 Florida Folk Festival (Florida Folklife Area)