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Eugenia Sisinni (Jones) Fitchen performs at the Florida Folklife Festival - White Springs, Florida.

Date: 1976
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Eugenia Sisinni (Jones) Fitchen performs at the Florida Folklife Festival - White Springs, Florida.

Eugenia Sisinni Jones playing a guitar during the Florida Folk Festival on the grounds of the Stephen Foster Memorial - White Springs, Florida

Date: 1968
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Eugenia Sisinni Jones playing a guitar during the Florida Folk Festival on the grounds of the Stephen Foster Memorial - White Springs, Florida

Date: 1968
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Eugenia Sisinni Jones playing a guitar during the Florida Folk Festival on the grounds of the Stephen Foster Memorial - White Springs, Florida

Date: 1968
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Eugenia Sisinni Jones playing a guitar during the Florida Folk Festival on the grounds of the Stephen Foster Memorial - White Springs, Florida

Date: 1968
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Eugenia Sisinni Jones playing a guitar during the Florida Folk Festival on the grounds of the Stephen Foster Memorial - White Springs, Florida

Eugenia Sisinni performance for WMFE-TV's Timeline program

Date: 1966-11-18
Description: Sisinni (vocals, guitar) performs two songs for WMFE-TV's Timeline program, a current events show geared towards schoolchildren and hosted by Donald Meade. The show was aired from the campus of Mid Florida Tech. The audio recording was made by Sawyer, Sisinni's agent and manager. Sisinni was from Orlando.
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Eugenia Sisinni performance for WMFE-TV's Timeline program

Fiddle contest winners performing at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

Date: 1991-05-25
Description: Two reel to reel recordings. Fitchen served as emcee.
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Fiddle contest winners performing at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

Fiddler George Custer and his apprentice Andrew Cook performing at the 1990 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)

Date: 1990-05-25
Description: One reel to reel recording. Fitchen served as emcee. Cook apprenticed under fiddler Custer in 1990 through the FFP Apprenticeship program. The Folk Arts Apprenticeship Program began in 1983 with a NEA grant of $22,000. The program provided an opportunity for master folk artists to share technical skills and cultural knowledge with apprentices in order to keep the tradition alive. Apprentices must have had some experience in the tradition and agreed to train for at least six months. The first project director was Blanton Owen, later replaced by folklorist Peter Roller. The program was continued each year through 2003.
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Fiddler George Custer and his apprentice Andrew Cook performing at the 1990 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)

Fiddler James Kelly and guitarist George Phillip performing at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

Date: 1992-05-22
Description: One reel to reel recording. Folk singer Fitchen served as emcee.
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Fiddler James Kelly and guitarist George Phillip performing at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

Florida Folklife Program apprentices performing at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

Date: 1992-05-22
Description: One reel to reel recording. Arrazola and Granado, both of Homestead, played Mexican button accordion; and Arbie (Live Oak) and Stapleton (Miami) played Cajun-style accordion. They were participants in the 1992 Florida Folklife Apprenticeship Program. Folklorist Robert Stone introduced them. Folk singer Fitchen served as emcee.
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Florida Folklife Program apprentices performing at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

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Eugenia Sisinni (Jones) Fitchen performs at the Florida Folklife Festival - White Springs, Florida.

Eugenia Sisinni (Jones) Fitchen performs at the Florida Folklife Festival - White Springs, Florida.

Eugenia Sisinni Jones playing a guitar during the Florida Folk Festival on the grounds of the Stephen Foster Memorial - White Springs, Florida

Eugenia Sisinni Jones playing a guitar during the Florida Folk Festival on the grounds of the Stephen Foster Memorial - White Springs, Florida

Eugenia Sisinni Jones playing a guitar during the Florida Folk Festival on the grounds of the Stephen Foster Memorial - White Springs, Florida

Eugenia Sisinni Jones playing a guitar during the Florida Folk Festival on the grounds of the Stephen Foster Memorial - White Springs, Florida

Eugenia Sisinni Jones playing a guitar during the Florida Folk Festival on the grounds of the Stephen Foster Memorial - White Springs, Florida

Eugenia Sisinni Jones playing a guitar during the Florida Folk Festival on the grounds of the Stephen Foster Memorial - White Springs, Florida

Eugenia Sisinni Jones playing a guitar during the Florida Folk Festival on the grounds of the Stephen Foster Memorial - White Springs, Florida

Eugenia Sisinni Jones playing a guitar during the Florida Folk Festival on the grounds of the Stephen Foster Memorial - White Springs, Florida

Eugenia Sisinni performance for WMFE-TV's Timeline program

Eugenia Sisinni performance for WMFE-TV's Timeline program

Fiddle contest winners performing at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

Fiddle contest winners performing at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

Fiddler George Custer and his apprentice Andrew Cook performing at the 1990 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)

Fiddler George Custer and his apprentice Andrew Cook performing at the 1990 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)

Fiddler James Kelly and guitarist George Phillip performing at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

Fiddler James Kelly and guitarist George Phillip performing at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

Florida Folklife Program apprentices performing at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

Florida Folklife Program apprentices performing at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

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Eugenia Sisinni (Jones) Fitchen performs at the Florida Folklife Festival - White Springs, Florida.

Eugenia Sisinni (Jones) Fitchen performs at the Florida Folklife Festival - White Springs, Florida.

Eugenia Sisinni Jones playing a guitar during the Florida Folk Festival on the grounds of the Stephen Foster Memorial - White Springs, Florida

Eugenia Sisinni Jones playing a guitar during the Florida Folk Festival on the grounds of the Stephen Foster Memorial - White Springs, Florida

Eugenia Sisinni Jones playing a guitar during the Florida Folk Festival on the grounds of the Stephen Foster Memorial - White Springs, Florida

Eugenia Sisinni Jones playing a guitar during the Florida Folk Festival on the grounds of the Stephen Foster Memorial - White Springs, Florida

Eugenia Sisinni Jones playing a guitar during the Florida Folk Festival on the grounds of the Stephen Foster Memorial - White Springs, Florida

Eugenia Sisinni Jones playing a guitar during the Florida Folk Festival on the grounds of the Stephen Foster Memorial - White Springs, Florida

Eugenia Sisinni Jones playing a guitar during the Florida Folk Festival on the grounds of the Stephen Foster Memorial - White Springs, Florida

Eugenia Sisinni Jones playing a guitar during the Florida Folk Festival on the grounds of the Stephen Foster Memorial - White Springs, Florida

Eugenia Sisinni performance for WMFE-TV's Timeline program

Eugenia Sisinni performance for WMFE-TV's Timeline program

Fiddle contest winners performing at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

Fiddle contest winners performing at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

Fiddler George Custer and his apprentice Andrew Cook performing at the 1990 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)

Fiddler George Custer and his apprentice Andrew Cook performing at the 1990 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)

Fiddler James Kelly and guitarist George Phillip performing at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

Fiddler James Kelly and guitarist George Phillip performing at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

Florida Folklife Program apprentices performing at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

Florida Folklife Program apprentices performing at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)