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Florida Memory Project - Music from the Florida Folklife Collection

Music and spoken word selections from the Florida Folklife Collection at the State Library and Archives of Florida.


Below is some audio recordings from the Florida Archive.

07/03/2008 02:39 PM
Granny Will Your Dog Bite - Goose Culbreath
Recorded May 28, 1995 at the Florida Folk Festival in White Springs, Florida.
07/02/2008 08:46 AM
Ragtime Annie - Willie Jones and Roger Eudy
Recorded May 29, 1994 at the Florida Folk Festival in White Springs, Florida.
07/01/2008 11:23 AM
Forked Deer - Mark Johnson and Emery Lester
Recorded May 24, 2003 at the Florida Folk Festival in White Springs, Florida.
06/30/2008 09:00 AM
Bugle Call Rag - Frank Evans and Leo Taylor
Recorded May 7, 1960 at the Florida Folk Festival in White Springs, Florida.
06/27/2008 09:12 AM
Big Mon - Bill Monroe
Recorded May 29, 1993 at the Florida Folk Festival in White Springs, Florida.
06/26/2008 11:00 AM
Darlin' Corey - Town Hall
Recorded May 3, 1968 at the Florida Folk Festival in White Springs, Florida.
06/25/2008 09:42 AM
Going Down That Road Feeling Bad - Mike and Polly Johnson
Recorded September 4, 1977 at the Florida Folk Festival in White Springs, Florida.
06/24/2008 12:10 PM
Sally Ann - Big Bend Ramblers
Recorded May 28, 1995 at the Florida Folk Festival in White Springs, Florida.
06/23/2008 12:51 PM
Baby I Am Georgia Bound - Red and Murphy Henry with Tuck Tucker
Recorded May 24, 1992 at the Florida Folk Festival in White Springs, Florida.
05/23/2008 02:34 PM
Interview with Seminole alligator wrestler, Richard Bowers
Recorded on May 4, 1983. Richard Bowers discusses the craft of alligator wrestling, its 20th Century origins, and the historic relationship between the Seminole peoples and the infamous Florida alligator.
03/07/2008 11:51 AM
Frank and Ann Thomas and Don Grooms
Recorded 1995.
09/27/2007 12:51 PM
Florida Mexican American Music Survey Sampler
Recorded between 1994 and 1996.
08/17/2007 02:45 PM
Bluegrass Duo Jim and Jesse with the Virginia Boys
Bluegrass pioneers with their own Florida connection.
07/03/2007 09:23 AM
Recordings of the Stephen Foster Memorial Center Fourth of July Celebration
Recorded on July 4, 1964.
05/30/2007 03:14 PM
Recordings of the 1954 Florida Folk Festival
The very first recording of the long-running Florida Folk Festival.
03/30/2007 01:03 PM
Shall We Gather At The River: African-American Sacred Music from the Florida Folklife Collection
This disc highlights Florida's African American religious music traditions. The collection features both nationally recognized acts and previously unknown local artists, including the Dixie Hummingbirds, the Georgia Sea Island, the Versiteers, and the Amigo Male Singers.
03/14/2007 05:03 PM
James Kelly, Irish Fiddler
Irish fiddler James Kelly, originally of Dublin Ireland, is widely recognized as one of Ireland's leading traditional fiddle players. Kelly is a recipient of the "Florida Folk Heritage Award" as well as the "Florida Individual Artist Fellowship in Folk Arts Award."
02/26/2007 12:19 PM
Bethlehem Primitive Baptist Church Sacred Harp Singers (Part 2)
The Bethlehem Primitive Baptist Church Sacred Harp Singers of Old Chicora Florida as recorded by folklorist Dwight DeVane in 1980.
02/26/2007 12:18 PM
Bethlehem Primitive Baptist Church Sacred Harp Singers (Part 1)
The Bethlehem Primitive Baptist Church Sacred Harp Singers of Old Chicora Florida as recorded by folklorist Dwight DeVane in 1980.
02/01/2007 08:48 AM
Florida-Alabama Progressive Seven Shape-Note Singing Convention (Part 2)
The Florida-Alabama Progressive Seven Shape-Note Singing Convention was held in Crestview, Florida and recorded by folklorists Dwight DeVane and Doris Dyen in 1980.
02/01/2007 08:46 AM
Florida-Alabama Progressive Seven Shape-Note Singing Convention (Part 1)
The Florida-Alabama Progressive Seven Shape-Note Singing Convention was held in Crestview, Florida and recorded by folklorists Dwight DeVane and Doris Dyen in 1980.
12/05/2006 10:13 AM
Suwannee River Jamboree Radio Program
A nostalgic look at old time Florida radio with an original broadcast of the Suwannee River Jamboree.
11/22/2006 11:12 AM
Stephen Foster Memorial Radio Program: Holiday music
Holiday music from the Stephen Foster Memorial Radio Program in 1963.
10/25/2006 02:52 PM
Gamble Rogers
Gamble Rogers performing at the 1978 Florida Folk Festival in White Springs, Florida.
08/29/2006 10:25 AM
Tyrolian Dances - Joe Tomazin, Richard Kersey, Edward Kersey and Robert Hart
From Samsula, Florida, these musicians blended their traditional Yugoslavian music with a country waltz. Recorded on May 3, 1955 by Foster Barnes [Stephen Foster Center] at the 1955 Florida Folk Festival in White Springs, Florida
08/28/2006 10:32 AM
How Long - Mary McClain and Willie James
Recorded on May 23, 1992 by Jimmy Atkins [Florida Folklife Program] at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival in White Springs, Florida.
08/24/2006 10:39 AM
Chicken Bone Special - Don Grooms
Recorded on May 28, 1995 by Nancy Buchanan [Florida Folklife Program] at the 1995 Florida Folk Festival in White Springs.
08/24/2006 05:47 AM
Fox and Hound Chase - Samuel Thomas
Recorded on May 7, 1954 by Foster Barnes [Stephen Foster Center] at the 1954 Florida Folk Festival in White Springs.
08/24/2006 05:40 AM
Interview with rancher Harris Fussell
Fussell discusses hunting. Recorded on May 7, 1983 by the Florida Folklife Program in Polk City, Florida.
08/23/2006 05:09 AM
By and By/Swing Down Chariot - The Williams Singers
An a capella gospel sextet. Recorded May 27, 1988 by Nancy Buchanan [Florida Folklife Program] at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival in White Springs, Florida.
10/07/2005 12:00 PM
Music from the Florida Folklife Collection
From "Shove It Over", a WPA recording of a work song performed by Zora Neale Hurston, to "Orange Blossom Special", performed by Gamble Rogers and Will McLean, this CD spans fifty years of Florida folk music.
10/07/2005 12:00 PM
More Music from the Florida Folklife Collection
This new CD features selections from well-known artists such as Don Grooms, Etta Baker, Bill Monroe, Doc Watson, and Jean Ritchie.