Fire on the Swamp

This video features interviews, live performances and other highlights from the first annual Fire on the Swamp music festival which was held at the Big Cypress Seminole Indian Reservation on Dec. 4-5, 1993. Pete Gallagher and Elan Chalford organized the festival along with Chief Jim Billie and the Seminole Tribe of Florida. The festival featured American fiddle legend Chubby Wise and the traditional Irish fiddler James Kelly. There were three fiddle contests held that weekend with over $5,000 in prizes. We hope you enjoy this look back at a piece of Florida Folk history!

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