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Central Florida Folk New  courtesy of Chuck Spano 1)  New Jam in Interlachen: Karan sent this along - why do Pat and I live so far away from all the good stuff!Jam session in Interlachen, ...
Central Florida Bluegrass Association News Howdy, we hope that you are out there getting your pick= on!  If you aren't aware there is lots of opportunities for listening...
NE FL NEWS Feb 2012  -  Here's the latest:Jan 28  DIM LIGHTS performs at Gold Head State Park this Sat for Yesterdays festival on Saturday at 4pm  Gold Head State Park is open to t...
Patchouli Duo to Perform at Woodview Coffee House, Lecanto   March comes roaring in at Woodview Coffee House in Lecanto when the duo Patchouli performs on Friday, March 2.   Doors ...
Grant Peeples 2011 release, Okra and Ecclesiastes,has made the Americana Music Association?s Top 100 Albums of 2011.Here's a link to see the list in full: http://www.americanamusic.orgClick on th...

 


The Florida Folklife Collection houses more than 5,000 audio records which cover a wide range of material, including public musical performances, fieldwork recordings and over fifty years of the Florida Folk Festival. Descriptions of these recordings can be found in our searchable database.
MP3 files for festivals from 1954 through 1979 are available online. Below are links to samples of the many sounds in the collection.


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Podcasts of "Mellow Melodies" featuring Florida Folk Artists!

 
Alan Lomax Global Jukebox
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THE FIRST GLOBAL JUKEBOX RELEASES
COMMEMORATE ALAN LOMAX'S "SOUTHERN JOURNEY"


Global Jukebox's first releases commemorate the 50th anniversary of Lomax's "Southern Journey" in the American South, the first stereo field recordings made of traditional music. The inaugural releases are: "Wave the Ocean, Wave the Sea";"Worried Now, Won't Be Worried Long"; "I'll Meet You On That Other Shore"; and "I'll Be So Glad When the Sun Goes Down." Compiled and annotated by Nathan Salsburg, the albums feature remastered audio from transfers of the original tapes, and include considerable previously unreleased material and extensive booklets of photos and notes.

In 1959 and 1960, at the height of the Folk Revival, Alan Lomax ventured through the American South to document its still thriving vernacular musical culture. He traveled through Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas, Georgia, and North Carolina, making over 70 hours of recordings. The trip came to be known as Lomax's "Southern Journey," and its recordings were first issued for the Atlantic and Prestige labels in the early '60s.  Read more ...
 
FOFF Volunteers Needed

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FOFF needs volunteers to help with the FOFF Membership and CD Booth at upcoming festivals. If you think you can help. Please download the attached PDF form and
mail it to
Jan Buncik, 1635 Vereda Verde, Sarasota, FL 34232.

 

If you have questions, please contact Jan Buncik. 941-232-0950 

 

Volunteer form for FOFF (PDF Form)

 

 
Today in Florida history... February 22nd, 1959 The first "Daytona 500" race, with a purse of $19,000, was won today by Lee Petty of Randleman, N.C. Petty averaged 135.42 mph in his 1959 Oldsmobile. Johnny Beauchamp of Harlan, Iowa, finished second in a 1959 Ford Thunderbird. Petty's win was disputed as the two men finished neck-and-neck in a photo finish. Photos/Video Photos:  ...
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