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Friday performances at the 2003 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Disc 3)
Subject
Singers
Guitarist
Musicians
Festivals
Folk festivals
Folklore revival festivals
Special events
Performing arts
Music performance
Singing
Folk singers
Guitar music
Banjo music
Banjoists
Description
One compact disc. Williams served as emcee. Wisecracker played guitar and banjo. The Walking Catfish consisted of Sonny Edwards on guitar and Mike Polacki on harmonica. Wisecracker, who called herself "Miami's Mother Folker," was from South Florida. For years, she led the folk spoof band, Jabberwocky. She has also played with John Hartford, Vassar Clements, and John McCutcheon.
Source
State Archives of Florida, Series S2034
Date
2003-05-23
Contributor
Florida Park Service
Stephen Foster Folk Culture Center State Park
Florida Folk Festival
Format
sound recordings
compact discs
Type
Sound
Identifier
a_s2034_04_cd03-003
Series
S2034
Item ID
CD03-3
Event Name
Florida Folk Festival
Florida Folk Festival (White Springs, Fla. : 2003)
Collector or Fieldworker
Florida Park Service
Jackson, Tom
Macy, Mike
Tradition Bearer
Dondero, David
Williams, Ernie
Wisecracker, Valerie C.
Valerie C. Wisecracker and the Walking Catfish
Title of Work
I Work at the Shell Shack (Valerie Wisecracker and the Walking Catfish)