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Folklife People: Goose Culbreath

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Description: Fiddler Julian "Goose" Culbreath and two of his brothers learned how to play the fiddle from their father, James, a prize-winning contest fiddler. The family gathered each week for a Sunday morning jam session, and the household became known as the Cortez Grand Old Opry among the villagers. Outside of the Culbreath household, they also performed at square dances, and even had their own radio program in 1949. In addition to traditional southern fiddle tunes such as the "Orange Blossom Special" or "Arkansas Traveler," Goose was well known for his trick fiddling techniques. These included bowing the fiddle with no hair, or wrapping the bow hair around the fiddle, as illustrated on "Back Up and Push." The Culbreaths were also known for "beating the straws," or "fiddlesticks," where a family member tapped rhythm on the fiddle with sticks while Goose played "Granny Will Your Dog Bite" or "Old Joe Clark."
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Folklife People: Goose Culbreath

Friday performances at the 1999 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Tape 3)

Date: 1999-05-28
Description: One digital audio tape (DAT).
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Friday performances at the 1999 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Tape 3)

Friday performances at the 1999 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Tape 6)

Date: 1999-05-28
Description: One digital audio tape (DAT). James played the piano, and Moffat the drums. Taylor played guitar, banjo, and mandolin.
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Friday performances at the 1999 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Tape 6)

Friday performances at the 2000 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Tape 5)

Date: 2000-05-26
Description: One digital audio tape (DAT). Ramoutar served as emcee. From 1985 to 2002, Davidson toured the world telling Scottish tales and playing the Celtic harp. After 2002, she devoted herself entirely to the Druidic tradition (specifically, the An Ceile De) under the Fionn Tuluch. She often sang in Gaelic. The Cortez Grand Old Opry consisted of Goose Culbreath (fiddle), Ray Bryant (banjo), Richard Culbreath (guitar), and Maxine ? (spoons).
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Friday performances at the 2000 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Tape 5)

Goose Culbreath and friends performing at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival - White Springs, Florida.

Date: 1988
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Goose Culbreath and friends performing at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival - White Springs, Florida.

Date: 1988
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Goose Culbreath and friends performing at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival - White Springs, Florida.

Goose Culbreath, old-time fiddler, at the 1995 Florida Folk Festival in White Springs.

Date: 1995
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Goose Culbreath, old-time fiddler, at the 1995 Florida Folk Festival in White Springs.

Goose Culbreath, old-time fiddler, performing at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival - White Springs, Florida.

Date: 1992
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Goose Culbreath, old-time fiddler, performing at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival - White Springs, Florida.

Goose Culbreath, old-time fiddler, performing with The Grand Old Opry of Cortez at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival - White Springs, Florida.

Date: 1992-05-23
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Goose Culbreath, old-time fiddler, performing with The Grand Old Opry of Cortez at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival - White Springs, Florida.

Goose Culbreath, third from right, performing with The Grand Old Opry of Cortez at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival - White Springs, Florida.

Date: 1992-05-23
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Goose Culbreath, third from right, performing with The Grand Old Opry of Cortez at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival - White Springs, Florida.

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a_s1576_78_d99-003	Friday performances at the 1999 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Tape 3)	Sound	Singers Musicians Bands (Music) Guitarist Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Festivals Special events Performing arts Music performance Singing Stringband music String bands Old time music Guitar music	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg
a_s1576_78_d99-006	Friday performances at the 1999 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Tape 6)	Sound	Singers Musicians Bands (Music) Guitarist Pianists Drummers (Musicians) Blues singers Bluegrass musicians Fiddlers Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Festivals Special events Performing arts Music performance Singing Stringband music String bands Old time music Guitar music Rock music Country music Fiddle music Piano music (Blues) African Americans Blues (Music) Bluegrass music Gospel (Black)	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg
a_s1576_84_d00-005	Friday performances at the 2000 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Tape 5)	Sound	Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Festivals Special events Performing arts Music performance Singing Fiddle music Storytelling Old time music Bluegrass music String bands Stringband music Celtic harp Celtic music Musicians, Celtic Arts, Scottish Scottish Americans Singers Musicians Fiddlers Bands (Music) Storytellers Harpists	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg
FA4700	Goose Culbreath and friends performing at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival - White Springs, Florida.		Arts (Performing)--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs Musical traditions, Anglo-American Musical traditions Community rites--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs Practices Folklore revival festivals--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs Belief and custom Festivals, Events and Conferences Musical instruments Guitar Music--Performance Fiddling Fiddlers Guitarists Instrumentalists Folk music String bands Male musicians--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs Musicians--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs Performing arts--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs Entertainers--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs Manners and customs Recreation--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs Folk festivals--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs Festivals--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs Bands (Music) Violin	/fpc/folklife/fa4700.gif
FA4699	Goose Culbreath and friends performing at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival - White Springs, Florida.		Arts (Performing)--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs Musical traditions, Anglo-American Musical traditions Community rites--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs Practices Folklore revival festivals--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs Belief and custom Festivals, Events and Conferences Musical instruments Guitar Music--Performance Fiddling Fiddlers Guitarists Instrumentalists Folk music String bands Male musicians--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs Musicians--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs Performing arts--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs Entertainers--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs Manners and customs Recreation--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs Folk festivals--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs Festivals--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs Bands (Music) Violin	/fpc/folklife/fa4699.gif
FA950545	Goose Culbreath, old-time fiddler, at the 1995 Florida Folk Festival in White Springs.		Festivals, Events and Conferences Fiddle Folklore revival festivals Musical instruments Bowed stringed instruments Violin Manners and customs Recreation--Florida--White Springs Folk festivals--Florida--White Springs Folk musicians Instrumentalists Stringed instrument players Violinists Fiddlers Entertainers--Florida--White Springs	/fpc/folklife/Fa950545.gif
FA5304	Goose Culbreath, old-time fiddler, performing at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival - White Springs, Florida.		Violin Fiddling Arts (Performing)--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs Musical traditions, Anglo-American Musical traditions, Oldtime Musical traditions Folklore revival festivals--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs Community rites--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs Practices Belief and custom Festivals, Events and Conferences Musical instruments Music--Performance Old-time music Folk music Instrumentalists Folk musicians Male musicians--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs Musicians--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs Performing arts--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs Entertainers--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs Manners and customs Recreation--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs Folk festivals--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs Festivals--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs Fiddlers	/fpc/folklife/fa5304.gif
FA5305	Goose Culbreath, old-time fiddler, performing with The Grand Old Opry of Cortez at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival - White Springs, Florida.		Fiddling Arts (Performing)--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs Musical traditions, Anglo-American Musical traditions, Oldtime Musical traditions Folklore revival festivals--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs Community rites--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs Practices Belief and custom Festivals, Events and Conferences Violin Musical instruments Music--Performance Old-time music Folk music Instrumentalists Fiddlers Male musicians--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs Musicians--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs Performing arts--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs Entertainers--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs Manners and customs Recreation--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs Folk festivals--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs Festivals--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs Folk musicians	/fpc/folklife/fa5305.gif
FA5307	Goose Culbreath, third from right, performing with The Grand Old Opry of Cortez at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival - White Springs, Florida.		Arts (Performing)--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs Musical traditions, Anglo-American Musical traditions, Oldtime Musical traditions Folklore revival festivals--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs Community rites--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs Practices Belief and custom Festivals, Events and Conferences Fiddling Musical instruments Music--Performance Old-time music Folk music Instrumentalists Fiddlers Male musicians--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs Musicians--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs Performing arts--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs Entertainers--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs Manners and customs Recreation--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs Folk festivals--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs Festivals--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs Folk musicians	/fpc/folklife/fa5307.gif

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Folklife People: Goose Culbreath

Folklife People: Goose Culbreath

Friday performances at the 1999 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Tape 3)

Friday performances at the 1999 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Tape 3)

Friday performances at the 1999 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Tape 6)

Friday performances at the 1999 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Tape 6)

Friday performances at the 2000 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Tape 5)

Friday performances at the 2000 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Tape 5)

Goose Culbreath and friends performing at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival - White Springs, Florida.

Goose Culbreath and friends performing at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival - White Springs, Florida.

Goose Culbreath and friends performing at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival - White Springs, Florida.

Goose Culbreath and friends performing at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival - White Springs, Florida.

Goose Culbreath, old-time fiddler, at the 1995 Florida Folk Festival in White Springs.

Goose Culbreath, old-time fiddler, at the 1995 Florida Folk Festival in White Springs.

Goose Culbreath, old-time fiddler, performing at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival - White Springs, Florida.

Goose Culbreath, old-time fiddler, performing at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival - White Springs, Florida.

Goose Culbreath, old-time fiddler, performing with The Grand Old Opry of Cortez at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival - White Springs, Florida.

Goose Culbreath, old-time fiddler, performing with The Grand Old Opry of Cortez at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival - White Springs, Florida.

Goose Culbreath, third from right, performing with The Grand Old Opry of Cortez at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival - White Springs, Florida.

Goose Culbreath, third from right, performing with The Grand Old Opry of Cortez at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival - White Springs, Florida.

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Folklife People: Goose Culbreath

Folklife People: Goose Culbreath

Friday performances at the 1999 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Tape 3)

Friday performances at the 1999 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Tape 3)

Friday performances at the 1999 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Tape 6)

Friday performances at the 1999 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Tape 6)

Friday performances at the 2000 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Tape 5)

Friday performances at the 2000 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Tape 5)

Goose Culbreath and friends performing at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival - White Springs, Florida.

Goose Culbreath and friends performing at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival - White Springs, Florida.

Goose Culbreath and friends performing at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival - White Springs, Florida.

Goose Culbreath and friends performing at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival - White Springs, Florida.

Goose Culbreath, old-time fiddler, at the 1995 Florida Folk Festival in White Springs.

Goose Culbreath, old-time fiddler, at the 1995 Florida Folk Festival in White Springs.

Goose Culbreath, old-time fiddler, performing at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival - White Springs, Florida.

Goose Culbreath, old-time fiddler, performing at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival - White Springs, Florida.

Goose Culbreath, old-time fiddler, performing with The Grand Old Opry of Cortez at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival - White Springs, Florida.

Goose Culbreath, old-time fiddler, performing with The Grand Old Opry of Cortez at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival - White Springs, Florida.

Goose Culbreath, third from right, performing with The Grand Old Opry of Cortez at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival - White Springs, Florida.

Goose Culbreath, third from right, performing with The Grand Old Opry of Cortez at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival - White Springs, Florida.