| FA5966 | Jesus Rodriguez, right, and Dale Olsen performing at the Traditions Festival - Miami, Florida. | | Folk music--Latin America
Arts (Performing)--Florida--Dade County--Miami
Songs, Ethnic
Musical traditions, Latin American and Caribbean
Practices
Community rites--Florida--Dade County--Miami
Belief and custom
Secular festivals--Florida--Dade County--Miami
Music--Performance
Instrumentalists
Guitarists
Guitar
Harpists
Harp
Plucked instruments
Stringed instruments
Musical instruments--Latin America
Folk musicians--Florida--Dade County--Miami
Entertainers--Florida--Dade County--Miami
Men--Florida--Dade County--Miami
Performing arts--Florida--Dade County--Miami
Recreation--Florida--Dade County--Miami
Manners and customs
Festivals--Florida--Dade County--Miami
Performances (Entertainment events) | /fpc/folklife/fa5966.gif |
| BM00849 | Jockey Jesus Rodriguez with "Sir Sir" at the Hialeah Racetrack. | | Sir Sir (Horse)
Jockeys
Horsemen and horsewomen
Horse racing--Florida--Dade County--Hialeah
Horse sports
Race horses | /fpc/BMorgan/BM00849.gif |
| FA1538 | Kathy Levanthal making an Ikebana floral arrangement- Lake Park, Florida. | | Arts, Japanese
Craft
Flora and fauna
Flowers
Ethnicity, Japanese
Flower arrangement, Japanese
Flower arrangement
Floral decorations
Women artisans
Japanese American women--Florida--Palm Beach County--Lake Park
Flower arrangers | /fpc/folklife/fa1538.gif |
| FA1539 | Kathy Levanthal making an Ikebana floral arrangement- Lake Park, Florida. | | Arts, Japanese
Craft
Flora and fauna
Flowers
Ethnicity, Japanese
Flower arrangement, Japanese
Flower arrangement
Floral decorations
Women artisans
Japanese American women--Florida--Palm Beach County--Lake Park
Flower arrangers | /fpc/folklife/fa1539.gif |
| Metro-Dade Folklife Area at 1986 Florida Folk Festival: Venezuelan harpist Jesus Rodriguez | Metro-Dade Folklife Area at 1986 Florida Folk Festival: Venezuelan harpist Jesus Rodriguez | Still Image | Folk festivals
Folklore revival festivals
Special events
Harp music
Music performance
String instruments
Venezuelan Americans
Harps
Musical instruments
Harpists
Musicians | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Metro-Dade Folklife Area at 1986 Florida Folk Festival: Venezuelan harpist Jesus Rodriguez
- Date
- 1986-05-24
- Description
- Three color slides. The Dade Folk Arts Survey was conducted in 1986 by folklorists Tina Bucuvalas, Nancy Nusz and Laurie Sommers in order to identify folk arts and folk artists for the special folklife area at the 34th Annual Florida Folk Festival. The traditions are mainly Haitian, Jamaican, Mexican, Bahamian, Cuban and Jewish and cover a wide range of skills and art forms.
- Collection
| Music from the Florida Folklife Collection | Music from the Florida Folklife Collection | Sound | | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/cd1.gif |
Music from the Florida Folklife Collection
- Date
- Description
- From "Shove It Over," a WPA recording of a work song performed by Zora Neale Hurston, to "Orange Blossom Special," performed by Gamble Rogers and Will McLean, this CD spans 50 years of Florida folk music.
Download the disc as a ZIP file containing 320kBps MP3s.
Contact the State Archives of Florida to request a complimentary CD.
Liner Notes
1. What is Folklife - State Folklorist Peggy Bulger (download)
Excerpt from a public radio interview
Recorded: August 18, 1982 by Landon Walker (Florida Folklife Program)
White Springs, Florida
(S 1576, tape C83-58)
2. Black Mountain Rag - White Springs F.F.A. String Band (download)
Recorded: May 5, 1956 by Foster Barnes (Stephen Foster Center)
1956 Florida Folk Festival
White Springs, Florida
(S 1576, reel T77-45)
3. Alma, Corazon, y Vida - Franco Manolo, Hilda Gonzalez, Nelson Zuleto (download)
Recorded: September 12, 1985 by Laurie K. Sommers (Florida Folklife Program)
Miami-Dade Folklife Survey
Miami, Florida
(S 1576, reel T86-76)
4. Shove It Over - Zora Neale Hurston
Recorded: June 18, 1939 by Stetson Kennedy and Herbert Halbert (Works Progress Administration) (download)
WPA Florida Folklife Project
Jacksonville, Florida
(S 1576, reel T86-243)
5. Orange Blossom Special - Gamble Rogers with Will McLean (download)
Recorded: May 25, 1982 (Florida Folklife Program)
1982 Florida Folk Festival
White Springs, Florida
(S 1576, reel T83-31)
6. Old Country Church - Marvin and Doris Lacy (download)
Recorded: May 5, 1957 by Foster Barnes (Stephen Foster Center)
1957 Florida Folk Festival
White Springs, Florida
(S 1576, reel T77-62)
7. Something's Got a Hold of Me - Ida Goodson (download)
Recorded: August 21, 1980 by Doris Dyen (Florida Folklife Program)
West Florida Folklife Survey
Pensacola, Florida
(S 1576, reel T80-87)
8. Welcome to Rainbow Springs - Rainbow Springs Boat Captain Skipper Lockett (download)
Recitation of a glass bottom boat tour
Recorded: May 4, 1956 by Foster Barnes (Stephen Foster Center)
1956 Florida Folk Festival
White Springs, Florida
(S 1576, reel T77-41)
9. La Viya - Rasta Samba Gynin (download)
Haitian Rastafarian group recorded during fieldwork in Miami
Recorded: August 8, 1985 by Laurie K. Sommers (Florida Folklife Program)
Miami-Dade Folklife Survey
Miami, Florida
(S 1576, T86-56)
10. Understanding Folklife - Folklorist John Marshall (download)
Excerpt from a public radio interview
Recorded: June 30, 1982 by Landon Walker (Florida Folklife Program)
White Springs, Florida
(S 1576, tape C83-59)
11. Camilia la Tejana - Mariachi Jalisco (download)
Recorded: September 4, 1986 by Nancy Nusz (Florida Folklife Program)
Miami-Dade Folklife Survey
Miami, Florida
(S 1576, reel T86-78)
12. Arkansas Traveler - Archie Lee (download)
Recorded: May 5, 1956 by Foster Barnes (Stephen Foster Center)
1956 Florida Folk Festival
White Springs, Florida
(S 1576, reel T77-48)
13. That Old Time Religion - Julia Dawson (download)
A former slave recounts her life and sings
Recorded: May 1, 1955 by Foster Barnes (Stephen Foster Center)
1955 Florida Folk Festival
White Springs, Florida
(S 1576, reel T76-11)
14. Just Got Married - Little Benny Cox and the Suwannee River Jamboree Boys (download)
Recorded: May 3, 1955 by Foster Barnes (Stephen Foster Center)
1955 Florida Folk Festival
White Springs, Florida
(S 1576, reel T76-36)
15. Sissy in the Barn - Carver Elementary School (download)
Recorded: May 6, 1954 by Foster Barnes (Stephen Foster Center)
1954 Florida Folk Festival
White Springs, Florida
(S 1576, reel T76-1)
16. Alligator Dance - Billy Bowlegs III (download)
Recorded: May 8, 1954 by Foster Barnes (Stephen Foster Center)
1954 Florida Folk Festival
White Springs, Florida
(S 1576, reel T76-6)
17. I'm Going to Die with the Staff in My Hand - The Amigo Male Singers (download)
Recorded: May 2, 1958 by Foster Barnes (Stephen Foster Center)
1958 Florida Folk Festival
White Springs, Florida
(S 1576, reel T77-68)
18. El Gavilan Cjaropo - Jesus Rodriguez (download)
Performing on the Venezuelan harp at his home
Recorded: August 21, 1985 by Laurie K. Sommers (Florida Folklife Program)
Miami-Dade Folklife Survey
Miami, Florida
(S 1576, reel T86-77)
19. That's Alright - Johnny Brown (download)
Recorded: May 10, 1978 by Brenda McCallum, (Florida Folklife Program)
North Florida Folklife Project
St. Petersburg, Florida
(S 1576, reel T81-316)
20. Which Way Did My Baby Go - Moses Williams (download)
Recorded: May 29, 1978 (Florida Folklife Program)
1978 Florida Folk Festival
White Springs, Florida
(S 1576, reel T80-36)
21. Where Could I Go But to the Lord - Progressive Seven Shaped Note Singers (download)
Recorded: May 18, 1980 by Dwight Devane (Florida Folklife Program)
Florida Record Project
Crestview, Florida
(S 1576, reel T83-85)
22. Devil's Dream - Mac Criswell, Lee Pancratz, Dixon Hook, Broward Barrs, Frank Noegel (download)
Recorded: May 3, 1957 by Foster Barnes (Stephen Foster Center)
1957 Florida Folk Festival
White Springs, Florida
(S 1576, reel T77-57)
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| FA1545 | Painting at the DeArmas home- Naples, Florida | | Flowers in art
Birds in art
Decorative arts
Art
Arts
Painting
Graphic arts | /fpc/folklife/fa1545.gif |
| a_s1640_23_tape29 | Recording of the Folk Arts Apprenticeship Review Committee of the Florida Folklife Council for 1993-1994 | Sound | Meetings
Apprentices
Public officials
Folklore
Folklife
Oral communication
Public officers
Public officer
Musicians
Anthropologists
College teachers
Folklorists | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg |
Recording of the Folk Arts Apprenticeship Review Committee of the Florida Folklife Council for 1993-1994
- Date
- 1993-09-24
- Description
- Four audio cassettes. The meeting was held between 1pm and 5pm at the Visual Arts Building Conference Room (University of Central Florida) to decide upon which master-apprentice applicants would receive funding for 1993-1994. Folklorist Stone submitted twenty-five applications to the committee, which consisted of Jumper, Hansen, Tucker (non-voting member), Bucuvalas, Congdon, Foreman, Rodriguez, and Waterman. Bureau chief Loomis also attended. After ranking each application, the committee recommended the following teams: palmetto basket maker Marian Bowers & Martha Jones; gigante maker Isaac Duenas & David Duenas/Ramon Zepeda; old-time fiddler Willie Jones & Trenda Slaughter; African acrobatics Augustine and Felix Omdeben & Akila Baki/Moses Campbell; Sacred Steel guitarist Aubrey Ghent & Elton Noble; white oak basket maker Alfonso Jennings & Michael Steen; and pysanki artist Ola Kryway & Mary Martin. They also recommended pianist Alex McBride & Teddy Williams, but it was cow whip maker George Mills & J. Taylor Marcus who were ultimately funded. For more information on the meeting, S 1644, box 11, folder 20. 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_17_c86-001 | Recordings of the First Annual South Florida Folk Festival (Day One) | Sound | Fieldwork
Folklore revival festivals
Folk festivals
Performances
Special events
Performing arts
Music performance
Concerts
Klezmer music
Arts, Venezuelan
Harp music
Jazz music
Mariachi music
Arts, Haitian
Drum music
Arts, Irish
Storytelling
Fiddle music
A capella singers
A capella singing
Singers
Musicians
Jazz musicians
Storytellers
Bands (Music)
Musical groups
Fiddlers
Shoe shiners | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg |
Recordings of the First Annual South Florida Folk Festival (Day One)
- Date
- 1986-03-22
- Description
- Six audio cassettes. Sponsored by the Historical Museum of Southern Florida, the festival was held at the Metro-Dade Cultural Center. In 1987, the name of the festival was changed to the Traditions Festival. Stock and Sommers served as emcees. Mariachi Jalisco consisted of: Francisco Rodriguez, guitar; Gabriel Mateo, trumpet; José Areano, guitarón; Hector Varel, trumpet; Pablo Martinez, vihuela. The Billy Rolle Jazz Band consisted of: Billy Rolle, alto and tenor sax; Noel Cruz, electric piano; Robert Cooper, string bass; Al Greers, drums.
- Collection
| a_s1576_17_c86-007 | Recordings of the First Annual South Florida Folk Festival (Day Two) | Sound | Fieldwork
Folklore revival festivals
Folk festivals
Performances
Special events
Performing arts
Music performance
Concerts
Klezmer music
Arts, Venezuelan
Harp music
Jazz music
Mariachi music
Arts, Haitian
Drum music
Arts, Irish
Storytelling
Fiddle music
A capella singers
A capella singing
Jíbaro (Puerto Rican identity)
Clarinet music
Singers
Musicians
Jazz musicians
Storytellers
Bands (Music)
Musical groups
Fiddlers
Shoe shiners | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg |
Recordings of the First Annual South Florida Folk Festival (Day Two)
- Date
- 1986-03-23
- Description
- Six audio cassettes. Sponsored by the Historical Museum of Southern Florida, the festival was held at the Metro-Dade Cultural Center. In 1987, the name of the festival was changed to the Traditions Festival. Stock and Sommers served as emcees. Mariachi Jalisco consisted of: Francisco Rodriguez, guitar; Gabriel Mateo, trumpet; José Areano, guitarón; Hector Varel, trumpet; Pablo Martinez, vihuela. The Billy Rolle Jazz Band consisted of: Billy Rolle, alto and tenor sax; Noel Cruz, electric piano; Robert Cooper, string bass; Al Greers, drums. The bata drummers consisted of: Rinaldo Pena, drum; Arturo Pena, drum; Cerresta Quinzano, drum; Ernesto Pichardo, vocals. Bronsztein played the clarinet, while Bracha joined him on electric piano.
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