Every Tuesday at the Old Key West Bar & Grill, on Central Ave in St. Pete, The Florida Boys host the Florida Folk Night. We plan to regularly release videos of the Florida Folk Night, this video is the first. The Florida Boys (Big Jim Allen (guitar), Chuck Walston (steel), Bart Hanchey (guitar), Pete Gallagher (guitar), and Rick Mastry (drums)) start it off with the song "Bobby Hicks."(0:00-2:34) After The Florida Boys, Dusty Starr Williams (guitar, vocals) & Kyle Barrett (guitar) perform "Gator Jim."(2:34-6:20) Then Joe Milligan (guitar, vocals) and L.A. Moore (guitar) play a heartfelt rendition of "You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go."(6:20-10:32) Next local legends Rosewood Creek (Colin Ward (guitar), Bonnie Fouts (bass, vocals), Marty Fouts (guitar)) play their original "Proud to Be Born in St. Pete."(10:32-13:27) Sanderling (Bart Hanchey (guitar), Reina Collins (vocals), Kristen Holloway(flute)) are accompanied by Steve Butler (trombone) and Rob Harris (saxophone) for "Until You Come Back To Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)"(13:27-16:44) and "Sunny."(16:44-21:35) The video closes with "I Know You Rider"(21:35-end) featuring Reina Collins (vocals), Kristen Holloway (vocals), Kevin Holloway (mandolin), Mike Godwin (guitar), Pete Gallagher (jews harp), T.C. Carr (harmonica), Rick Mastry (drums) and Patrick Doyle (banjo). It was quite the night of music!

Inside a mobile studio on the banks of the Suwannee River during the 1997 Florida Folk Festival the legendary Diamond Teeth Mary McClain sat down with Liz Pennock to record "Old Folks at Home." This was Mary's last known studio recording, she was 96 at the time. Inside the studio Leslie Gaines interviewed Mary and filmed some of the recording session. Pete has boxes of Leslie's old Betacam tapes from the 1997 Florida Folk Festival that Tim is digitizing. Included among those tapes, and presented here for the first time, is that interview with Diamond Teeth Mary and two alternate takes from the "Old Folks at Home" recording session.

This video features The Florida Boys playing "High Tide", Tom Scudiero (w/Bart Hanchey & J. Robert) playing "Red Tide" and Whitey Markle & The Swamprooters playing "The Poor Old Ocklawaha". All three songs were performed at the River Gazebo at this years Florida Folk Fest. The video was recorded by Tim Valle and the photos were taken by Diane Erickson. Enjoy these three songs about Florida's waters.

Joe Dan Osceola died on June 9 at the age of 82. He was the youngest president of the Seminole Tribe of Florida, the first president of USET and later in life served as the ambassador for the Seminole Tribe. Pete was working for the Seminoles and became friends with Joe Dan when he was the ambassador for the tribe. This is Pete's tribute to his friend and the great Seminole leader Joe Dan Osceola.

This episode of the Florida Folk Show podcast is all about storytelling. It features some great segments including Chief Jim Billie telling the Seminole legend of the Kissimmee River, Will McLean telling the story of the massacre that started the First Seminole War, Chubby Wise explaining his role in writing Orange Blossom Special, and much more. We hope you enjoy these uniquely Florida stories and songs.

Robert Orr “Bobby” Hicks was a legendary Florida folk music songwriter best known for his celebration of the Florida cracker native and staunch defense of the Florida environment in story, song and a roaring activism that scared land developers, water polluters and, even, his own audiences, into paying close attention to a man whose passion for Florida and hatred for those who would despoil it knew absolutely no limits. He took no hostages. He told no lies. He never backed down. “I’m Florida,” he sung out at every show. “Need I say more?”

This is the first in a series of short episodes from The Florida Folk Show Podcast documenting our time at the 2019 Florida Folk Festival. In this episode we interview Ethel McDonald from Marie's Home Canning. She discusses canning and how her mom, Marie Norris, started the business.

The Florida Folk Show Podcast visits the Surf's Up Florida exhibit at the Museum of Florida History in Tallahassee. The exhibit is open through June 23. Check it out and as always have a great Florida day!

Moonshine, Woody Guthrie and Ol’ Barefoot

This is the first episode of the Florida Folk Show Podcast. In this episode Irene Russell talks about her dad making moonshine, Stetson Kennedy talks about Woody Guthrie, and Pete introduces us to the quintessential Florida Cracker Tom Gaskins. Enjoy and have a great Florida day!

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