Jeanie Fitchen performing at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Date: May 25, 1991

Source: S1576 , T91-79

Type: Sound

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Event Name

Florida Folk Festival

Collector or Fieldworker

Tradition Bearer

Fitchen, Eugenia (Jeanie) Sisinni, 1951-

Genre or Occupation

Title of Work

Did You Know a Pickle is a Cucumber
Cattlemens Wife story
Will McLean story
Wills Love Songs and Laments
Charles I Am So Sorry For You

Ethnicity or Nationality

Personal Name

Fant, Debbie

Place Name

Corporate or Conference Name

Subject

Description

One reel to reel recording. Fant served as the emcee. Often called the 'Queen of Florida Folk,' Fitchen debuted at the Florida Folk Festival at fifteen in 1966 as Eugenia Sisinni. Born in Orlando, Fitchen has played most of the festivals ever since, as well as many others including the Beers' Fox Hollow Festival. In 1999 she was nominated for a Grammy for her album, Roads. The images are of various promotional shots, and of her playing at the festival.