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Voices
of Florida
provides audio clips from a Florida Folklife Collection series of audio
recordings (S1576). This series includes recordings of performances
by
or interviews with folk musicians, crafters, storytellers, and folklife
interpreters. Together, the recordings document such areas as children's
lore, religious traditions, Seminole culture, maritime traditions, ethnic
folk culture, material culture, and occupational lore. For more music
and spoken word, go to the Florida
Folklife audio page.
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| Zora
Neale Hurston: Writer and folklorist |
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C-87-24
Zora Neale Hurston, Harlem Renaissance writer, grew up in the all-black
town of Eatonville, Florida. As part of her job with the Work Projects
Administration, she traveled Florida collecting folklore and songs. Here
she describes a card game called "Georgia Skin". Then she sings
"Shove It Over", a railroad track lining song.
Zora Neale Hurston: Audio  Audio
Audio 
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| Carver Elementary
School Children: Traditional Children's Games |
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CD-T-76-1
Box 52
"Sissy in the Barn"
This recording dates from the period before integration, when Carver
School (Hamilton County) was the black public school for the town of White
Springs. Elementary students from the school performed traditional children's
folklore at the 1954 Florida Folk Festival. May 6, 1954.
Carver Elementary School Children: Audio
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| Gamble Rogers
: Troubadour and Folk Singer |
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CD-T-77-150
Box 56
Gamble Rogers, a guitarist and storyteller noted for his contributions
to promoting the state's folk culture, sings "Noah's Ark" at
the Florida Folk Festival. May 8, 1965.
Gamble Rogers: Audio
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| E. A. "Frog"
Smith: Raconteur and Folk Historian |
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CD-T-80-7
Box 59
May 27, 1978
In this clip, E. A. "Frog" Smith tells the story of the invention
of the ice machine.
A. E. "Frog" Smith: Audio
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| Ida Goodson:
Blues, Gospel, and Jazz Piano |
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CD-T-80-87
Box 61
Ida Goodson plays "St. Louis Blues" and "Precious
Lord, Take My Hand" on the piano. Recorded in Pensacola Florida,
August 21, 1980.
Ida Goodson: Audio
Audio
Audio
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Lucreaty Clark: White
Oak Basketmaker |
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S1576
CD-T-80-88
Box 61
"It'll be Gone When I'm Gone: Lucreaty Clark; White Oak Basket Maker"
Interview by Peggy Bulger.
Lucreaty
Clark was born in 1904, in Jefferson County, Florida. She learned to make
white oak baskets from her parents. Originally these sturdy baskets were
used to hold cotton and carry vegetables. The tradition of white oak basket
making has been carried on by Lucreaty Clark's grandson, Alphonso Jennings.
In this clip, Lucreaty Clark describes the process of looking for white
oak in the woods.
Lucreaty Clark: Audio
Audio
Audio | collection
description
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| Billy Burbank
III: Net Maker |
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S1576
CD-T-80-82
Box 61
Interview with Billy Burbank III in net shop by Standard Hardware Store,
Fernandina Beach, Florida. They discuss the origins of the business and
the "weirdest catch". July 11, 1980.
Billy Burbank III: Audio
Audio
Audio | collection
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| Aleida
Martinez-Garrido: Cuban Immigrant |
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CD-T-80-46B
side 1
Box 61
Aleida Martinez-Garrido describes her decision to leave Cuba.
Aleida Martinez-Garrido:
Audio
Audio
Audio
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description
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| Mary B.
Billie: Seminole Dollmaker |
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CD-T-80-48
Box 61
Interview by Doris Dyen and Peggy Bulger with Mary B. Billie and her daughter,
Claudia C. John (acting as interpreter). In Seminole and English.
Mary B. Billie:
Audio(Seminole)
Seminole
English | collection
description
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| Skipper
Lockett : Rainbow Springs Boat Captain |
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CD-T-77-55
Box 52
Rainbow Springs Boat Tour Chant
Skipper Lockett, a boat Captain for 22 years, recorded this Rainbow Springs
Boat Tour Chant at the Florida Folk Festival on May 3, 1957.
Skipper Locket:
Audio
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