Resources

This book/CD set is an expanded reissue of the 1981 double-LP Drop on Down in Florida: Recent Field Recordings of Afro-American Traditional Music.

An online exhibit celebrating the history and importance of cattle ranching to the Florida economy and culture.

A three-day celebration of the music, dance, stories, crafts and food that make Florida unique.

Created by Florida folklorists, the Collection consists of materials that document the performances by, interviews with, and fieldwork surveys of folk musicians, artisans, storytellers and their traditions.

The purpose of the Florida Folklore Society is to advance the appreciation, research and study of folklore in all its aspects.

Florida Music Tours is an educational, travel and media initiative from the Florida Department of State that spotlights Florida’s important role in American musical history and promotes the state as a top destination for music enthusiasts.

An educational module that explores Florida’s musical traditions from Pensacola to Key West, and includes an audio CD of archival, field and studio recordings, five lesson plans, a poster and background information.

An interactive and educational website featuring Florida folk artists.

A division of HistoryMiami dedicated to documenting, presenting and supporting the region’s traditional arts and culture.

Eight half-hour radio portraits of Florida cultural and folk communities.

A radio series presenting Florida traditional music.

The American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress

Created in 1976 by the U.S. Congress, The American Folklife Center preserves and presents American folklife. They also manage the Florida Collections in the Archive of Folk Culture.

An association of people who study and communicate knowledge about folklore: scholars, teachers, arts and cultural professionals, and community members.

Local Learning is a network of folklorists, educators, artists and other cultural specialists who advocate for the inclusion of folk and traditional arts and artists in the nation's education.

The National Endowment for the Arts

An independent federal agency that funds, promotes and strengthens the creative capacity of communities by providing Americans with diverse opportunities for arts participation.

Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage

The research and educational unit of the Smithsonian Institution that produces the Smithsonian Folklife Festival, Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, exhibitions, documentary films and educational materials.

Offers activities designed to address the role of the arts in impacting regional issues, and to link the South with the nation and the world through the arts.