a_s1576_01_c77-002 | Annual Tarpon Springs International Glendi | Sound | Performers Bands (Music) Animal trainers Arts, Ukrainian Ukrainian Americans Festivals Special events Performing arts Music performance Interviews Gospel songs Local history Religious music Arts, Greek Greek Americans Czechoslovakian Americans Musicians | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg |
Annual Tarpon Springs International Glendi
- Date
- 1976-10-23
- Description
- Two audio cassettes. A glendi is a Greek festival, which can take the form of a fair or festival. Recording of a glendi in Tarpon Spring, including church choirs, interviews with Czechoslovakian and Greek residents, Greek and Czechoslovakian singers, and an interview with the chairman of Tarpon Springs Chamber of Commerce. Side two is blank.
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a_s1576_t81-102 | Bob and Mae Noell interview for the Florida Home Radio Project | Sound | Fieldwork Medicine shows Interviews Personal experience narratives Comedy Singing Pianists Performing arts Piano music Traveling shows Oral histories Magic tricks Family history Performers Entertainers Comedians | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg |
a_s1576_01_c77-005a | Greek Orthodox Epiphany Day Church Service at St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church | Sound | Greek Americans Catholics Church services Special events Churches Christianity Religion Religious rites Sermons Epiphany | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg |
Greek Orthodox Epiphany Day Church Service at St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church
- Date
- 1976-01-06
- Description
- One audio cassette. Recording of a epiphany day service. The Epiphany of Our Lord is a Christian rite celebrated within the Eastern Orthodox faith. Epiphany is a Greek word meaning to make known, and refers to the visit of the Magi to Christ, thereby making him known to the world. It is the climax of the twelve days of Christmas. Tarpon Springs boasts a large Greek American community.
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a_s1708_04_tape19 | Interview with Greek musician John Gianaros | Sound | Fieldwork Oral histories Life histories Sound recordings Interviews Arts, Greek Greek Americans Music performance Musicians | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg |
Interview with Greek musician John Gianaros
- Date
- 1987-04-13
- Description
- Two audio cassettes. The Florida Folk Arts Survey was conducted in 1987 by folklorists Tina Bucuvalis, Steve Frangos, Merri Belland, and Barbara Seitz as preliminary research for a joint folk art between the Florida Folklife Program and the Florida Museum of History. The field researchers focused on those areas previously overlooked by FFP staff. The research focused on identifying folk artists and locating appropriate exhibit objects.
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a_s1708_04_tape16 | Interview with Greek musician John Gianaros | Sound | Fieldwork Oral histories Life histories Sound recordings Interviews Arts, Greek Greek Americans Music performance Musicians | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg |
Interview with Greek musician John Gianaros
- Date
- 1986-11-17
- Description
- Three audio cassettes. The Florida Folk Arts Survey was conducted in 1987 by folklorists Tina Bucuvalis, Steve Frangos, Merri Belland, and Barbara Seitz as preliminary research for a joint folk arts project between the Florida Folklife Program and the Florida Museum of History. The field researchers focused on those areas previously overlooked by FFP staff. The research focused on identifying folk artists and locating appropriate exhibit objects.
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a_s1708_04_tape24 | Interview with Greek musician Yorgos (George) Katsaros | Sound | Fieldwork Oral histories Life histories Sound recordings Interviews Music Arts, Greek Music business Guitar music Guitarists Musicians Guitarist | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg |
Interview with Greek musician Yorgos (George) Katsaros
- Date
- 1987-04-09
- Description
- Five audio cassettes. A life history of Katsaros, plus recordings of his old 78rpm records. Katsaros won the Florida Folk Heritage Award in 1990. He recorded over 60 albums, and played around the world. He retired to Greece in 1988. He first came to the United States in 1913, to New York City. By 1919, he had a RCA recording contract. His music chronicled the Greek immigrant experience. The Florida Folk Arts Survey was conducted in 1987 by folklorists Tina Bucuvalis, Steve Frangos, Merri Belland, and Barbara Seitz as preliminary research for a joint folk art between the Florida Folklife Program and the Florida Museum of History. The field researchers focused on those areas previously overlooked by FFP staff. The research focused on identifying folk artists and locating appropriate exhibit objects.
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a_s1708_04_tape23 | Interview with sponge fisher Sylvester Jackson | Sound | Fishers Fieldwork Oral histories Life histories Sound recordings Interviews Sponge divers African Americans Sponges Sponge fisheries Fishing | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg |
Interview with sponge fisher Sylvester Jackson
- Date
- 1987-03-24
- Description
- One audio cassette. Jackson was one of the few non-Greek sponge divers in Tarpon Springs in the early 20th Century. He discusses many conflicts between the Greek community and other local peoples. The Florida Folk Arts Survey was conducted in 1987 by folklorists Tina Bucuvalis, Steve Frangos, Merri Belland, and Barbara Seitz as preliminary research for a joint folk art between the Florida Folklife Program and the Florida Museum of History. The field researchers focused on those areas previously overlooked by FFP staff. The research focused on identifying folk artists and locating appropriate exhibit objects.
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a_s1640_25_tape15 | Nikitas Tsimouris & apprentice Nikitas Kavoukis demonstration for the Folk Arts Apprenticeship Program | Sound | Double chanter bagpipes Field recordings Apprentices Musical instrument makers Greek Americans Tsabouna Folk music | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg |
a_s1576_t87-001 | Nikitas Tsimouris demonstrating the tsampouna | Sound | Field recordings Music -- Performance Folk music Greek Americans Double chanter bagpipes Reed instruments | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg |
a_s1576_01_c77-018 | Performance by Greek musician George Kalogeropoulos | Sound | Arts, Greek Greek Americans Music performance Bouzouki Musical instruments Musicians Performing arts Dance music Singers Storytellers Guitarist | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg |