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1977 Portable Folk Festival

1977 Portable Folk Festival

Date
1977-04-16
Description
Three reel to reels. Johnny Shines was a blues singer-guitarist who once traveled with famed blues singer Robert Johnson. He was re-discovered in the 1960s during the folk revival boom, and played festivals throughout the 1960s and 1970s. His sound was very similar to Robert Johnson's, and here he played several Johnson songs. Bluegrass and Kentucky mountain music singer Phyllis Boyens (who later appeared in the film Cola Miner's Daughter as Loretta Lynn's mother) and Nimrod Workman (who also had a bit part in the same film) released the album Passing Through the Garden in 1976, and they were promoting that album at this performance. Workman was a former coal miner and union organizer in Kentucky. Bessie Jones, born in inland Georgia, promoted Georgia Sea Island songs, and later in the 1960s formed the Georgia Sea Island Singers. She died in Brunswick Georgia in 1984. The Red Clay Ramblers was a part of the "New-Grass" movement of the 1970s, forming in 1972. The Chapel Hill, North Carolina-based group featured Tommy Thompson (1937-2003) (banjo), Jim Watson (guitar/mandolin), Jack Herrick (guitar), Mike Craver (piano), and Bill Hicks (fiddle). Conway was a scholar at Appalachian State University and filmmaker of Appalachian culture, and an associate of the Red Clay Ramblers. She introduced Shines and the Red Clay Ramblers at the concert.
Collection
1978 Florida Folk Festival

1978 Florida Folk Festival

Date
1978-05
Description
One video cassette (3/4" tape). Produced by WJCT-TV. Includes music performances and interviews with net maker Hill, dug-out canoe maker Osceola, festival organizer Boltin, and state folklorist Bulger.
Collection
1984 flood at the Stephen Foster Center

1984 flood at the Stephen Foster Center

Date
1984-03
Description
Five color slides.
Collection
Identifier Title Type Subject Thumbnail
C0230261956 Jeanie Ball contest winner Ann Bower being crowned by Stephen Foster's grandaughter Mrs. Evelyn Foster Morneweck - White Springs, FloridaEntertainment
Domestic arts
Personal adornment
Recreation areas--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs
Parks--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs
Memorials--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs
Headgear
Crowns
Decorative arts
Material culture--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs
Evening gowns
Clothing and dress
Vintage clothing
Costume
Amusements--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs
Balls (Parties)
Beauty contests--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs
Beauty contestants--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs
Women--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs
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C0293841959 Jeanie Ball contest winner Veronica McCormick posing in front of "Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair" diorama at the Stephen Foster State Memorial museum - White Springs, FloridaDecorative arts
Material culture--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs
Museums--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs
Public institutions--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs
Memorials--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs
Parks--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs
Recreation areas--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs
Personal adornment
Domestic arts
Entertainment
Craft
Art objects
Miniature objects
Handicraft
Miniature craft
Diorama
Clothing and dress
Vintage clothing
Costume
Amusements--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs
Balls (Parties)
Beauty contests--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs
Women--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs--Portraits
Beauty contestants--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs--Portraits
Portraits--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs
Evening gowns
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C0293831959 Jeanie Ball contest winner Veronica McCormick standing in front of museum for portrait at the Stephen Foster Memorial - White Springs, FloridaParks--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs
Recreation areas--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs
Personal adornment
Domestic arts
Entertainment
Memorials--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs
Public institutions--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs
Museums--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs
Decorative arts
Material culture--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs
Evening gowns
Clothing and dress
Vintage clothing
Amusements--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs
Balls (Parties)
Beauty contests--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs
Women--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs--Portraits
Beauty contestants--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs--Portraits
Portraits--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs
Costume
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C0319621960 Jeanie Ball "Queen" Joyce Marie Garland (right) posing with the 1959 contest winner Veronica McCormickDomestic arts
Entertainment
Personal adornment
Recreation areas--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs
Parks--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs
Memorials--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs
Decorative arts
Material culture--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs
Clothing and dress
Evening gowns
Vintage clothing
Costume
Balls (Parties)
Beauty contestants--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs
Beauty contests--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs
Women--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs
Portraits, Group--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs
Amusements--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs
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C0319561960 Jeanie Ball "Queen" Joyce Marie Garland singing at the Stephen Foster Memorial - White Springs, FloridaDecorative arts
Memorials--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs
Parks--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs
Recreation areas--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs
Personal adornment
Domestic arts
Entertainment
Material culture--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs
Clothing and dress
Evening gowns
Vintage clothing
Costume
Women entertainers--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs
Women musicians--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs
Music--Performance
Singing
Amusements--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs
Balls (Parties)
Women--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs
Beauty contests--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs
Beauty contestants--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs
Women singers
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C0319571960 queen of the Jeanie Ball, Joyce Marie Garland, viewing sheet music for "Jeanie with the light brown Hair" at the Stephen Foster Memorial - White Springs, FloridaRecreation areas--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs
Personal adornment
Domestic arts
19th century popular music (Stephen Foster era)
Music (History and characteristics)
Parks--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs
Memorials--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs
Music--19th century
Popular music
Music publishing
Sheet music
Decorative arts
Material culture--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs
Clothing and dress
Vintage clothing
Costume
Amusements--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs
Balls (Parties)
Beauty contestants--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs
Women--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs
Evening gowns
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C035311A1961 Jeanie Ball Queen being crowned at the Stephen Foster State Memorial Center - White Springs, FloridaEntertainment
Domestic arts
Personal adornment
Recreation areas--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs
Parks--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs
Memorials--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs
Headgear
Crowns
Decorative arts
Material culture--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs
Evening gowns
Clothing and dress
Vintage clothing
Costume
Women--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs
Balls (Parties)
Beauty contests--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs
Beauty contestants--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs
Amusements--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs
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a_s1576_t77-2771977 Portable Folk FestivalSoundFolklore revival festivals
Folk festivals
Special events
Concerts
Music performance
Blues (Music)
Blues singers
Guitar music
Dulcimer music
Hammer dulcimer
Gospel music
Gospel songs
Singers
Musicians
Guitarist
Bands (Music)
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1978 Florida Folk Festival1978 Florida Folk FestivalMoving ImageWhip maker
Singers
Musicians
Guitarist
Net maker
Boatbuilders
Festivals
Folk festivals
Folklore revival festivals
Special events
Performing arts
Music performance
Singing
Documentary videos
Television
Folk singers
Seminole Indians
Canoes
Netmaking
Interviews
Blues (Music)
Diddly bow
String instruments
Whipcracking
Blues singers
Folklorists
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1984 flood at the Stephen Foster Center1984 flood at the Stephen Foster CenterStill ImageArchitecture
Structures
Buildings
Rivers
Landscape
Nature
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