Florida Memory • Russian balalaika musician Michael Tarakus of Gulfport performing at the 1980 Florida Folk Festival

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Russian balalaika musician Michael Tarakus of Gulfport performing at the 1980 Florida Folk Festival - White Springs, Florida

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FA3858

Date Note

Photographed in May 1980.

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Collection

Folklife Collection.
Series S 1578, Publicity photographs and files for the Florida Folk Festivals, Incl dates 1954-1992, Michael Tarakus, Russian Balalaika, 1979-1980, ; Box 2, F73

Geographic Term

White Springs (Fla.)
Hamilton County (Fla.)

Subject Term

Personal Subjects

Tarakus, Michael

Physical Description

1 photoprint - b&w - 8 x 10 in.

General Note

A three-stringed instrument, the balalaika originated in the Siberian region of Russia. Tarakus was born in Estonia, and emigrated to the United States in 1948, settling in Florida.

Russian balalaika musician Michael Tarakus of Gulfport performing at the 1980 Florida Folk Festival - White Springs, Florida

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Russian balalaika musician Michael Tarakus of Gulfport performing at the 1980 Florida Folk Festival - White Springs, Florida

Subject

Stringed instruments

Costume

Balalaika

Arts (Performing)--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs

Community rites--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs

Practices

Folklore revival festivals--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs

Belief and custom

Festivals, Events and Conferences

Musical instruments

Music--Performance

Instrumentalists

Folk music

Folk musicians

Male musicians--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs

Entertainers--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs

Recreation--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs

Manners and customs

Performing arts--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs

Festivals--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs

Folk Festivals--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs

Russian Americans--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs

Older men--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs

Performances (Entertainment events)

Date

1980

Identifier

FA3858

Image URL

/fpc/folklife/fa3858.jpg

Thumbnail

/fpc/folklife/fa3858.gif

Date Note

Photographed in May 1980.

Geographic Term

White Springs (Fla.)

Hamilton County (Fla.)

Color

b&w

Physical Description

1 photoprint - b&w - 8 x 10 in.

Series Title

Folklife Collection.

Folklife Collection Series S 1578, Publicity photographs and files for the Florida Folk Festivals, Incl dates 1954-1992, Michael Tarakus, Russian Balalaika, 1979-1980, ; Box 2, F73

Shelf Number

Shelf number: S1578B2F73.

General Note

A three-stringed instrument, the balalaika originated in the Siberian region of Russia. Tarakus was born in Estonia, and emigrated to the United States in 1948, settling in Florida.

Subject - Person

Tarakus, Michael

Subject - Meeting

Florida Folk Festival (28th : 1980)

Collection ID

Chicago Manual of Style

Russian balalaika musician Michael Tarakus of Gulfport performing at the 1980 Florida Folk Festival - White Springs, Florida. 1980. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. <https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/109784>, accessed 28 December 2024.

MLA

Russian balalaika musician Michael Tarakus of Gulfport performing at the 1980 Florida Folk Festival - White Springs, Florida. 1980. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. Accessed 28 Dec. 2024.<https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/109784>

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(State Archives of Florida)

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