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African American Gospel Workshop at the 1987 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Date: 1987-05-24
Description: Two reel to reel recordings. Roller served as emcee.
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African American Gospel Workshop at the 1987 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

African American Gospel Workshop at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Date: 1989-05-28
Description: Two reel to reel recordings. Cooley served as emcee. Massey and Ruark were the dance intsructors. The band consisted of Bob Stone (fiddle); Mike Ayers (mandolin); Judy Trotta (washboard); Guy Burke (guitar); and Mike Stapleton (accordion).
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African American Gospel Workshop at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

African American Gospel Workshop performing at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Date: 1988-05-29
Description: Four reel to reel recordings. Roller served as emcee.
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African American Gospel Workshop performing at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Alphonso Jennings basket making demonstration

Date: 1995-07-12
Description: Twelve color slides. Jennings of Jefferson County learned to make white oak baskets from his grandmother, Lucreaty Clark.
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Alphonso Jennings basket making demonstration

Apprenticeship area at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival

Date: 1985-05-27
Description: One proof sheet with twenty-six black and white images, plus negatives. 1-5: Liliane Louis and Fernande Forte learning Haitian tales; 6-10: Fernande Forte; 11-13: Carl Hansen making fishing lures; 14-16: Jason Kiel making fishing lures; 17-19: Carl Hansen and Jason Kiel; 20-23: Ana Diaz and Carmen Lindstrom; 24-25: Carmen Lindstrom; 26: Ana Diaz.
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Apprenticeship area at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival

Autoharp Workshop performing at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Date: 1988-05-29
Description: One reel to reel recording. Hoovler served as emcee. Each player describved how they learned to play the autoharp (chorded zither), their distinctive styles, and then played several song selections.
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Autoharp Workshop performing at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Banjo workshop at the 1978 Florida Folk Festival

Date: 1978-05
Description: Two black and white images. Two views of the banjo workshop at the 1978 Florida Folk Festival led by Jim Strickland, Ernie Williams, and Bill Dudley.
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Banjo workshop at the 1978 Florida Folk Festival

Banjo Workshop at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Date: 1989-05-27
Description: Two reel to reel recordings. Milner served as emcee. Bill Dudley played the guitar as back up.
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Banjo Workshop at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Bartow Library Program: Ranching and Saddle Making

Date: 1983-06-20
Description: Two audio cassettes. Presentation at the Bartow Public Library, in connection with the Pursuits and Pastimes exhibit, on Florida ranching. Folklorist Dyen began with a history of Florida cattle ranching, including fence laws, cowboy music (including songs by Bob Tinsley), stories (including recording of Bone Mizell story by Frog Smith), brands, and tools used. Cauley, a saddle maker, talks about saddles and their construction. He discusses tools and materials used, types and uses of saddles, as well as the life of a cowman, the use of dogs, and the clothing and tools used in the profession.
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Bartow Library Program: Ranching and Saddle Making

Bartow Library Program: What is Folklife

Date: 1983-06-20
Description: One audio cassettes. Presentation at the Bartow Public Library, in connection with the Pursuits and Pastimes exhibit, about folklife. Dyen, a folklorist with the Florida Bureau of Folklife, explains the profession using holidays and foods as her examples. She also explains the project and the Florida Folk Festival.
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Bartow Library Program: What is Folklife

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a_s1576_t87-130	African American Gospel Workshop at the 1987 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)	Sound	Festivals Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Special events Music performance African Americans Musical tradition, African diaspora Workshops (Adult education) Gospel (Black) Gospel music A capella singers A capella singing Choir singing Singers	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg
a_s1576_t89-041	African American Gospel Workshop at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)	Sound	Musicians Singers Pianists Festivals Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Special events Performing arts African Americans Gospel (Black) Workshops (Adult education) Choir singing Religious music Religious songs Gospel music	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg
a_s1576_t88-135	African American Gospel Workshop performing at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)	Sound	Festivals Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Special events Music performance A capella singing Gospel (Black) Gospel music African Americans Choir singing Choirs (music) Piano music Religious music Religious songs Workshops (Adult education) Pianists Singers	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg
Alphonso Jennings basket making demonstration	Alphonso Jennings basket making demonstration	Still Image	Basket maker Fieldwork Teaching of folklore African Americans Children Workshops (Adult education) Basket making Baskets White oak Weaving Material culture Demonstrations Basket work	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
Apprenticeship area at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival	Apprenticeship area at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival	Still Image	Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Craft Workshops (Adult education) Folklife Fishing lures Tales Artisans Apprentices Storytellers	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
a_s1576_t88-140	Autoharp Workshop performing at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)	Sound	Festivals Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Special events Music performance Autoharp Autoharp music Zither Workshops (Adult education) Old time music Musicians Singers	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg
Banjo workshop at the 1978 Florida Folk Festival	Banjo workshop at the 1978 Florida Folk Festival	Still Image	Banjoists Musicians Workshops (Adult education) Folklore revival festivals Folk festivals Banjo music Music String instruments Musical instruments Banjoes Performing arts	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
a_s1576_t89-018	Banjo Workshop at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)	Sound	Festivals Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Special events Performing arts Banjo music Demonstrations Old time music Workshops (Adult education) Banjoists Musicians	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg
a_s1576_11_c83-119	Bartow Library Program: Ranching and Saddle Making	Sound	Ranchers Saddle maker Occupational folklore Workshops (Adult education) Occupational groups Libraries Oral education Ranching Cattle Folklorists Florida history Public speaking Saddles Saddlery Leather craft Work songs Working dogs Horses Equipment and supplies Clothing and dress Cowboys Leather workers	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg
a_s1576_11_c83-118	Bartow Library Program: What is Folklife	Sound	Folklife Workshops (Adult education) Teaching of folklore Libraries Oral education Holidays and festivals Food Festivals Public speaking Folklorists	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg

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African American Gospel Workshop at the 1987 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

African American Gospel Workshop at the 1987 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

African American Gospel Workshop at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

African American Gospel Workshop at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

African American Gospel Workshop performing at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

African American Gospel Workshop performing at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Alphonso Jennings basket making demonstration

Alphonso Jennings basket making demonstration

Apprenticeship area at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival

Apprenticeship area at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival

Autoharp Workshop performing at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Autoharp Workshop performing at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Banjo workshop at the 1978 Florida Folk Festival

Banjo workshop at the 1978 Florida Folk Festival

Banjo Workshop at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Banjo Workshop at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Bartow Library Program: Ranching and Saddle Making

Bartow Library Program: Ranching and Saddle Making

Bartow Library Program: What is Folklife

Bartow Library Program: What is Folklife

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State Library of Florida

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African American Gospel Workshop at the 1987 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

African American Gospel Workshop at the 1987 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

African American Gospel Workshop at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

African American Gospel Workshop at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

African American Gospel Workshop performing at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

African American Gospel Workshop performing at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Alphonso Jennings basket making demonstration

Alphonso Jennings basket making demonstration

Apprenticeship area at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival

Apprenticeship area at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival

Autoharp Workshop performing at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Autoharp Workshop performing at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Banjo workshop at the 1978 Florida Folk Festival

Banjo workshop at the 1978 Florida Folk Festival

Banjo Workshop at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Banjo Workshop at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Bartow Library Program: Ranching and Saddle Making

Bartow Library Program: Ranching and Saddle Making

Bartow Library Program: What is Folklife

Bartow Library Program: What is Folklife