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Singer Songwriters Steve Gillette and Cindy Mangsen from Bennington, Vermont often tour in Florida. While in the Gainesville area for a house concert the popular duo met up with WUFT’s Donna Green-Townsend.Gillette, who has had a number of his songs recorded by national recording artists, has ties to one of Florida’s legendary guitar players. Steve and … Continue reading Steve Gillette and Cindy Mangsen
Deep Behind the Music- The Campfire Tapes from White Springs This one-hour special features music gathered from around the campfires of the Florida Folk Festival in White Springs. Musicians include: Gabe Valla, Greg Turner, Dale Crider, Raiford Starke, James Hawkins, Rod MacDonald, Becky Palmer, Clyde Walker, Lis and Lon Williamson and Frank Thomas. Songs in this program … Continue reading Deep Behind the Music- The Campfire Tapes from White Springs
Click on a link below to hear a feature. Aaron O’Rourke Amanda Garrigues Amy Carol Webb Archival television program features many of Florida’s greatest folk songwriters Archival videos of the Father of Florida Folk Will McLean Archive of the Winner, 2nd, and 3rd place finishers of the … Continue reading Arts
On the WUFT program, “Across the Prairie,” on January 21, 2007 host Cathy DeWitt interviewed Donna Green-Townsend and Dale Crider on the re-release of the 2000 Edward R. Murrow Award-winning documentary, Apalachicola Doin’ Time.
Red Henry and his family are no strangers to the bluegrass and folk festival scene in Florida. The Henrys often play at the Gamble Rogers Folk Festival, which is held in the St. Augustine area to honor the late guitar finger-picking balladeer who graced stages across the country with his musical ability and legendary … Continue reading Chris and Red Henry
To learn more about the artists and their music for the Apalachicola Doin’ Time documentary click on the links below: Dale Crider Bio for Apalachicola Doin’ Time documentary Jeanie Fitchen Bio for Apalachicola Doin’ Time documentary Steve Gillette Bio for Apalachicola Doin’ Time documentary Mike Jurgensen Bio for Apalachicola Doin’ Time documentary Harvey … Continue reading Apalachicola Doin’ Time Musicians and Songwriters
Remembering Don Grooms (originally aired on Florida Public Radio in January of 1998) Don Grooms won the prestigious Florida Folk Heritage Award in 1996. Grooms, who taught for more than three decades in the College of Journalism and Communications at the University of Florida, was influenced by the late “Father of Florida Folk,” Will McLean. … Continue reading The Musical Legacy of Don Grooms
The 1988 Pines and Palms television program hosted by the late Don Grooms featured several singer songwriters who have since passed on. They may have left this earthly life, but their music lives on. Their songs can still be heard on the stages of many music festivals around the state. In 1988, Grooms who was … Continue reading Archival television program features many of Florida’s greatest folk songwriters