Retired wildlife biologist with the Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission Dale Crider has been penning songs about the environment since the 1970s. He’s written songs about everything from the dam on the Ocklawaha River and the status of the Everglades to manatees, alligators and panthers. Here’s Dale singing one of his most famous … Continue reading Environmental Troubadour Dale Crider
Apalachicola Doin’ Time By Dale Crider Lyrics: When she leaves the dam at Chattahoochee Winding in a southern flow Easy on her way — another night and day She’ll finally reach the Gulf of Mexico Apalachicola River Water In veins of our land Alligators in her swampy borders Are a part of nature’s plan Give … Continue reading Dale Crider Bio for Apalachicola Doin’ Time documentary
(Click on an artist’s link to view and hear a feature about them) Jessie (Townsend) Armstrong The Currys Garrison Doles Willie Green Chris & Red Henry Mike Jurgensen Will McLean Walter Parks Punch Brothers Gamble Rogers Pete Seeger Shana “Banana” Smith Tom Shed Walter Strauss Lee Townsend “Doc” Watson Jesse Winchester The Bills De Lions … Continue reading Artist Features
By the time I met Will McLean he had already penned most of the hundreds of songs and poems he has become famous for. He’d already performed at Carnegie Hall and made friends with the late Pete Seeger. His glory days performing on the “Old Marble Stage” at the Florida Folk Festival were long since … Continue reading My Friendship With “The Black Hat Troubadour” Will McLean
The love was poured out for Margaret as we celebrated her life How can one summarize a 33 year friendship? It’s nearly impossible…but in this personal blog I wanted to share the personal memories I shared at Margaret Longhill’s funeral service held today in Citrus Springs at the St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church. Every one there had … Continue reading My friend Margaret
“APALACHICOLA DOIN’ TIME” documentary full written script with photos and music below. (All photos by Donna Green-Townsend) Editor’s Note: Despite the fact it’s been nearly 20 years since this documentary first aired nationally, the Tri-State-Water War has continued to make headlines as the issue works its way through the courts. The key political players … Continue reading Apalachicola Doin’ Time documentary full script with photos and music
Official website of the Murrow Award-Winning Documentary, “Apalachicola Doin’ Time” and various updates Tuesday, January 9, 2018 UPDATE: The U.S. Supreme Court began hearing arguments on Monday in the 30-year-old water dispute involving Florida, Georgia and Alabama known as the Tri-State Water War. Molly Samuel from public radio station WABE in Atlanta attended the oral … Continue reading Apalachicola Documentary
Listen and Watch song samples from the new “Tribute” CD below: The newest video just added is, “Lost Tourist’s Letter Home.” (To order a CD, please send $15.00 to: Jessie Townsend, 13501 SE 171st Lane Hawthorne, FL 32640) Jessie and Lee Townsend recently went back into the studio to record six more songs to … Continue reading Jessie and Lee Townsend Tribute CD now available
The Father of Florida Folk, the late Will McLean, loved to entertain and share songs, poems and stories of the lore and legends of Florida. Unfortunately, most of those performances were not captured on video or audio tape. When those performances were recorded, it was special indeed. Here are five such videos. The first is the … Continue reading Archival videos of the Father of Florida Folk Will McLean
From my audio archives: A Gatherin’ In The Live Oaks Four One-Hour Music Programs produced from mainstage performances at the 45th Annual Florida Folk Festival in White Springs, FL (including selections from the archives of other festivals and performances) Produced by Bill Beckett and hosted by Donna Green-Townsend with production assistance from Jim Bickerstaff, Ken … Continue reading A Gatherin’ In The Live Oaks 4-Part Music Series