a_s1640_22_tape14 | Autoharp player Charley Groth and his apprentice Cheryl Belanger | Sound | Fieldwork 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 |
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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a_s1576_t81-027 | Big Bend Folklife demonstrations at the 1981 Florida State Fair | Sound | Festivals 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 |
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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a_s1640_22_tape03 | Country-blues guitarist Tampa Blue performing with his apprentices | Sound | Fieldwork 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 |
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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a_s1576_02_c80-004 | Interview with basket maker Pearlie Gates | Sound | Interviews 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 |
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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a_s1576_22_c86-166 | Interview with Captain Henry Black | Sound | Fishers 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 |
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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a_s1576_t77-265 | Recording of a professional wrestling match in Tampa | Sound | Wrestlers Athletes Performers Sportscasters Entertainers Performing arts Wrestling Wrestling matches Entertainment Sports | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg |
a_s1576_09_c83-079 | Copy of the recording: Children's Folklore: Kid to Kid From Generation to Generation | Sound | Singers 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 |
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.
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a_s1576_02_c78-053 | Interview with basket maker Pearlie Gates | Sound | Basket 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 |
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.
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a_s1576_23_c87-001 | Interview with Ukrainian egg decorator Sophia Moskaluk | Sound | Artisans 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 |
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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a_s1576_09_c83-078 | Mary McClain and Willie James performing in Tampa | Sound | Singers 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 |