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Friday evening performances at the 1957 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 1)
Subject
Singers
Fiddlers
Accordionists
Guitarist
Dancers
Festivals
Folk festivals
Folklore revival festivals
Special events
Performing arts
Music performance
String bands
Stringband music
Old time music
Bands (Music)
Accordion music
Dance
Dance music
Musicians
Description
One reel to reel recording. Boltin served as emcee. The first half of the reel consists of the Friday afternoon performances. Detailed information on the performers can be found on the 1957 festival program, located in S 1619, box 1.
Source
State Archives of Florida, Series S1576
Date
1957-05-03
Contributor
Florida Folk Festival
Stephen Foster Center
Format
sound recordings
audiotape reels
Type
Sound
Identifier
a_s1576_t77-056b
Series
S1576
Item ID
T77-56
Event Name
Florida Folk Festival
Florida Folk Festival (White Springs, Fla. : 1957)
Collector or Fieldworker
Stephen Foster Center
Barnes, Foster, 1903-1972
Tradition Bearer
Boltin, "Cousin" Thelma Ann, 1904-1992
Pankratz, Lee, 1900-1991
Criswell, Mac
Hook, Dixon
Barrs, Broward, 1906-1980
Noegel, Frank, 1881-1969
Parris Island Promenaders
Title of Work
Old Folks at Home (Pankratz)
Unidentified string band music (Criswell/Pankratz/Noegel/Hook/Barrs)