95 items found
Collection ID is exactly "1" AND Geographic Term is exactly "Tampa (Fla.)"
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Autoharp player Charley Groth and his apprentice Cheryl Belanger

Autoharp player Charley Groth and his apprentice Cheryl Belanger
Date
1991-06-21
Description
Two DAT tapes. This was the third visit by folklorist Stone; recorded at Groth's residence. Consists of a rehearsal (tape 14) and an interview with Groth (tape 14 and 15). The Folk Arts Apprenticeship Program began in 1983 with a NEA grant of $22,000. The program provided an opportunity for master folk artists to share technical skills and cultural knowledge with apprentices in order to keep the tradition alive. Apprentices must have had some experience in the tradition and agreed to train for at least six months. The first project director was Blanton Owen, later replaced by folklorist Peter Roller. The program was continued each year through 2004.
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Autoharp player Charley Groth and his apprentice Cheryl Belanger

Autoharp player Charley Groth and his apprentice Cheryl Belanger
Big Bend Folklife demonstrations at the 1981 Florida State Fair

Big Bend Folklife demonstrations at the 1981 Florida State Fair
Date
1981-02-13
Description
Seven reel to reels. Recordings of the folklife demonstration booths at the Florida State Fair. Informants at the Big Bend Folklife Area include Wakulla Springs boat drivers (Jackson/Gavin) and the Polka Sweethearts.
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Big Bend Folklife demonstrations at the 1981 Florida State Fair

Big Bend Folklife demonstrations at the 1981 Florida State Fair
Country-blues guitarist Tampa Blue performing with his apprentices

Country-blues guitarist Tampa Blue performing with his apprentices
Date
1991-06-21
Description
Two audio cassettes (DAT tapes) A copy of Tampa Blue's album 'Come to Sing' can be found in S 1640, box 22, tape 2. Michael Davis dropped out of the program before his apprenticeship was completed. For more information on Tampa Blue and his apprentices, see S 1644, box 7, folder 6. The Folk Arts Apprenticeship Program began in 1983 with a NEA grant of $22,000. The program provided an opportunity for master folk artists to share technical skills and cultural knowledge with apprentices in order to keep the tradition alive. Apprentices must have had some experience in the tradition and agreed to train for at least six months. The first project director was Blanton Owen, later replaced by folklorist Peter Roller. The program was continued each year through 2003.
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Country-blues guitarist Tampa Blue performing with his apprentices

Country-blues guitarist Tampa Blue performing with his apprentices
Interview with basket maker Pearlie Gates

Interview with basket maker Pearlie Gates
Date
1979
Description
One audio cassette. Pearlie Gates, born in about 1885 in Geneva, Florida, near Sanford, Florida, discusses her craft making using palmetto leaves and egg cartons. She also describes her life growing up in rural Florida.
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Interview with basket maker Pearlie Gates

Interview with basket maker Pearlie Gates
Interview with Captain Henry Black

Interview with Captain Henry Black
Date
1983-06-03
Description
One audio cassette. Captain Henry Black discusses his early life; cowboying; working on tugboats, including the "Neptune" which was built for the Spanish-American War; navigation during WWII; adventures in sailing; socialization between tugboat crews; superstition; sea stories; weather knowledge; making castnets.
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Interview with Captain Henry Black

Interview with Captain Henry Black
Recording of a professional wrestling match in Tampa

Recording of a professional wrestling match in Tampa
Date
Description
Many details about the recording, including date, location, and wrestlers' names, are unidentified.
Collection
Recording of a professional wrestling match in Tampa

Recording of a professional wrestling match in Tampa
Copy of the recording: Children's Folklore: Kid to Kid From Generation to Generation

Copy of the recording: Children's Folklore: Kid to Kid From Generation to Generation
Date
1981
Description
One audio cassette. (Also on C84-116) Created by the Florida State Museum (today, the Florida Museum of Natural History) at the University of Florida, this is a copyrighted recording of children folklore, including hand clap games, jokes, stories, jump rope rhymes, sayings, and counting games. Rogers tells a story of girl campers.
Collection
Copy of the recording: Children's Folklore: Kid to Kid From Generation to Generation

Copy of the recording: Children's Folklore: Kid to Kid From Generation to Generation
Interview with basket maker Pearlie Gates

Interview with basket maker Pearlie Gates
Date
1978-05-08
Description
One audio cassette. Gates explains her palmetto basket weaving technique; discusses the different fronds she uses; how she finds the right fronds; talks about the patterns she uses, etc. She also discusses her life and her family's background.
Collection
Interview with basket maker Pearlie Gates

Interview with basket maker Pearlie Gates
Interview with Ukrainian egg decorator Sophia Moskaluk

Interview with Ukrainian egg decorator Sophia Moskaluk
Date
1985-03-22
Description
Two audio cassettes. Sophia Moskaluk, Ukrainian egg decorator and embroiderer, describes her family background; mistreatment of her father and stepfather in the Ukraine and Europe; migrating to the United States; developing Ukrainian community in Tampa; coming to terms with her cultural heritage; the art of pysanky (Ukrainian egg decorating); preserving Ukrainian culture in the United States; St. Petersburg International Folk Fair events; describes political views among Ukrainian immigrants; compares egg decorating and regionalism in the Ukraine and the United States; discusses the use of the article "the" before "Ukraine"; the art of embroidery.
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Interview with Ukrainian egg decorator Sophia Moskaluk

Interview with Ukrainian egg decorator Sophia Moskaluk
Mary McClain and Willie James performing in Tampa

Mary McClain and Willie James performing in Tampa
Date
1982-08-06
Description
One audio cassette.
Collection
Mary McClain and Willie James performing in Tampa

Mary McClain and Willie James performing in Tampa
Identifier Title Type Subject Thumbnail
a_s1640_22_tape14Autoharp player Charley Groth and his apprentice Cheryl BelangerSoundFieldwork
Apprentices
Zither
Autoharp
String instruments
Musical instruments
German Americans
Women apprentices
Music rehearsals
Old time music
Country music
Interviews
Life histories
Personal experience narratives
Harpists
Musicians		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg
a_s1576_t81-027Big Bend Folklife demonstrations at the 1981 Florida State FairSoundFestivals
Fairs
Demonstrations
Craft
Folklife
Boat drivers
Occupational folklore
African Americans
Public speaking
Polka music
Oral narratives
Polka
Performing arts
Music performance
Boat driver
Folklorists
Bands (Music)
Musical groups
Tour guides (Persons)		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg
a_s1640_22_tape03Country-blues guitarist Tampa Blue performing with his apprenticesSoundFieldwork
Apprentices
Guitar
Musical instruments
String instruments
Music performance
Sound recordings
Guitarists
Blues (Music)
Singing
Guitar music
Guitarist
Blues singers
Musicians		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg
a_s1576_02_c80-004Interview with basket maker Pearlie GatesSoundInterviews
Fieldwork
Palm frond weaving
Basket making
Basket work
Basketry
Palmetto weaving
Life histories
Weaving
Family history
Basket maker
Artisans		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg
a_s1576_22_c86-166Interview with Captain Henry BlackSoundFishers
Boat driver
Fieldwork
Interviews
Oral histories
Personal experience narratives
Life histories
World War, 1939-1945
Cowboys
Boat driving
Boats and boating
Weather
Netmaking		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg
a_s1576_t77-265Recording of a professional wrestling match in TampaSoundWrestlers
Athletes
Performers
Sportscasters
Entertainers
Performing arts
Wrestling
Wrestling matches
Entertainment
Sports		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg
a_s1576_09_c83-079Copy of the recording: Children's Folklore: Kid to Kid From Generation to GenerationSoundSingers
Storytellers
Music performance
Senior Girl Scouts
Scouts and scouting
Girls
Jump rope rhymes
Singing
Games
Hand-clapping games
Storytelling
Leisure
Play
Jokes
Children
Girl Scouts		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg
a_s1576_02_c78-053Interview with basket maker Pearlie GatesSoundBasket maker
Artisans
Interviews
Fieldwork
Palm frond weaving
Basket making
Basket work
Basketry
Palmetto weaving
Life histories
Weaving
Family history		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg
a_s1576_23_c87-001Interview with Ukrainian egg decorator Sophia MoskalukSoundArtisans
Fieldwork
Interviews
Emigration and immigration
Personal experience narratives
Life histories
Oral histories
Arts, Ukrainian
Ukrainian Americans
Ukrainian American art
Egg decoration
Eggs
Pysanky
Family history		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg
a_s1576_09_c83-078Mary McClain and Willie James performing in TampaSoundSingers
Pianists
Music performance
Concerts
Blues (Music)
Piano music (Blues)
African Americans
Singing
Gospel (Black)
Gospel songs
Gospel musicians
Blues singers		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg
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