Florida Folklife Program Explained

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. It has hosted the Florida Folk Fest for 40 years as of 2019.^[1] It also hosts other events and performances.^[2]

Releases

Drop on Down in Florida: Field Recordings of African American Traditional Music 1977-1980^[3] 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

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.

Notes and References

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