Florida Folklife Program

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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

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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

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Leroy McDaniel performing

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

Further reading

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

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