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Sunday performances at the 1987 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 16)

Sunday performances at the 1987 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 16)
Date
1987-05-24
Description
One reel to reel recording. Fitchen served as emcee. Billed as Will McLean and friends, their performance concludes on T87-56. McLean played with Dinella (guitar), Jemison (bass), and Ballew (guitar). McLean dedicated the new song Florida Sky to Thelma Boltin, and Oh Margaret to his new bride. Singer-songwriter Will McLean was often called the 'Father of Florida Folk.' The Black Hat Troubadour, a nickname for the hat he usually wore, authored over 3500 songs, and was a national figure on the folk music scene. A fifth generation Floridian, he died in 1990, the year after he won the Florida Folk Heritage award. This was Ballew's last performance at the Florida Folk Festival. He died on 13 August 1987.
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Sunday performances at the 1987 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 16)

Sunday performances at the 1987 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 16)
Sunday performances at the 1994 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Area Concert Stage) (Tape 3)

Sunday performances at the 1994 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Area Concert Stage) (Tape 3)
Date
1984-05-29
Description
One digital audio tape (DAT). Staley served as emcee. The Neighborhood Blues Band, of Orlando, featured Evan Waller (guitar), Chip Luck (guitar), Ray Starling (bass), Larry Courtney (guitar), Dave Adams (drums), Dave Crukowski (harmonica), Odell Maxwell (harmonica) and Layla Bennett (piano.). The Tap Crackers were based out of Osceola County. The Calloway Sisters were from Winter Haven. Two Hits and a Miss featured Marge Hill (bass), Robert Hall (banjo), and Ned Hugh Bass (fiddle). They were from St. Cloud. Mt. Pleasant Choir were based out of Orlando.
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Sunday performances at the 1994 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Area Concert Stage) (Tape 3)

Sunday performances at the 1994 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Area Concert Stage) (Tape 3)
Tramping Church of the Kingdom of God in Christ

Tramping Church of the Kingdom of God in Christ
Date
1939
Description
WPA Church Record for Tramping Church of the Kingdom of God in Christ in Kissimmee, Osceola County, established in 1939. This non-denominational church served a mainly African-American congregation, and was pastored at the time of the survey by Robert Johnson.
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Tramping Church of the Kingdom of God in Christ

Tramping Church of the Kingdom of God in Christ
Various Florida Folk Festival performers

Various Florida Folk Festival performers
Date
1981
Description
One audio cassette. Various recordings of stories told at the Florida Folk Festival. Tape in very poor condition.
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Various Florida Folk Festival performers

Various Florida Folk Festival performers
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a_s1576_t87-055Sunday performances at the 1987 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 16)SoundFestivals
Folk festivals
Folklore revival festivals
Special events
Music performance
Singing
Guitar music
Folk singers
African Americans
Gospel (Black)
Gospel music
A capella singers
A capella singing
Religious songs
Religious music
Singers
Musicians
Guitarist		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg
a_s1576_44_d94-044Sunday performances at the 1994 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Area Concert Stage) (Tape 3)SoundFolk festivals
Folklore revival festivals
Festivals
Special events
Performing arts
Music performance
Old time music
String bands
Stringband music
Bluegrass music
Blues (Music)
A capella singers
A capella singing
Clog dancing
Clogging
Dance music
Gospel (Black)
Gospel music
African Americans
Religious songs
Singers
Musicians
Bands (Music)
Blues singers		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg
slf_wpachurch_3759Tramping Church of the Kingdom of God in ChristTextFlorida Historical Records Survey
Work Projects Administration
Florida -- Churches
Florida -- Church records -- Inventories, registers, catalogs.
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a_s1576_05_c81-025Various Florida Folk Festival performersSoundMusic--Performance
African Americans
Tall tales
Ballads
Shape note singing
Storytelling
Folk festivals		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg