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Friday performances at the 1985 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage) (Reel 3)
Subject
Festivals
Folk festivals
Folklore revival festivals
Special events
Music performance
Singing
Performing arts
Corridos
Ballads
Guitar music
Arts, Mexican
Folk music Mexico
Mexican Americans
Bluegrass music
Old time music
String bands
Stringband music
Musicians
Singers
Bands (Music)
Folklorists
Bluegrass musicians
Description
One reel to reel recording. Folklorist Owens served as emcee. The Shotgun Bluegrass band consisted of Ronnie Kierce (bass), Gary Wilkins (banjo), Ricki King (mandolin), Platt Drew (guitar), and Nile Hord (fiddle). Corrido music consist of ballads/narrative songs that originated in Mexico in the mid-1800s. Figgen introduced the brothers.