The Florida Folklife Program is part of the Florida Department of State in the U.S. state of Florida. Recordings of folk performances have been made as part of the program.[1] It has hosted the Florida Folk Fest for 40 years as of 2019.[2] It also hosts other events and performances.[3]

Releases

Drop on Down in Florida: Field Recordings of African American Traditional Music 1977-1980[1] is one of the program's recordings made in partnership with record label Dust-to-Digital and the State Archives of Florida. The expanded reissue received the Stetson Kennedy Award from the Florida Historical Society in 2013.[4]

Florida Folk Festival

Leroy McDaniel performing

The Florida Folklife Festival is held annually in White Springs, Florida.

Further reading

  • Borland, Katherine, et al. The Florida Folklife Reader. Edited by Tina Bucuvalas, University Press of Mississippi, 2012. JSTOR. Accessed 12 Jan. 2020.

References

  1. 1 2 Florida, State Library and Archives of. "Drop on Down in Florida Podcast" – via www.floridamemory.com.
  2. ↑ "2019 Florida Folk Festival Celebrates 40th Anniversary of Florida Folklife Program - American Folklore Society". www.afsnet.org.
  3. ↑ "Florida Folklife Program".
  4. ↑ "Blaine Waide - Division of Historical Resources - Florida Department of State". dos.myflorida.com.
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