North Florida folk music
Subtitle: history & tradition
By: Ronald Johnson
Publisher: The History Press
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Charleston, SC
Language: eng
Number of pages: 155
ISBN-13: 9781626195806
Subjects: Folk music; History and criticism; Folk musicians
Description: "Trace the roots of folk music on Florida's First Coast. North Florida's proud folk mudic heritage reaches back more than half a century. The region claims many talented artists and song writers, including Frank Thomas, Bob Patterson and Charlie Robertson, while hundreds of solo, duo and group performers regularly inspire audiences at local venues. The Stephen Foster State Park in White Springs is the home of the Florida Folk Festival, the longest continuous state-sponsored folk festival in the country, held every year on the banks of the Suwannee River. Join author and folk musician Ron Johnson as he shares some of the stories and insights into the folk music of North Florida and those who define the tradition." -- page 4 of cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: History. Florida "folk" music prior to 1800 : Spanish roots ; Stephen Foster ; A not so civil war ; Music, 1900 through World War II; title: Traditions. Will McLean ; Gamble Rogers ; 'Cousin' Thelma Boltin and the Florida Folk Festival ; Paul Champion ; Bob Patterson ; Charlie Robertson ; Frank & Ann Thomas : the Cracker Cowman sound ; The Makley Family ; Don Grooms ; Dale Crider : environmental Florida folk ; The top 100 Florida folk songs of all time!