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Workshops
Master old-time musician Mike Seeger will teach a workshop on playing the Jew's harp and harmonica. This workshop is appropriate for all ages, so bring your own Jew's harp and harmonica and join in the fun! Jew's harps are available from the Craft Shop at the Stephen Foster Folk Culture Center. Teachers that would like to pre-order instruments for their classes should call the Craft Shop at (386) 397-1920.
Bring your guitars to Roy Book Binder's Guitar workshop at the Florida Folk Festival. Everyone is guaranteed to learn something! Roy will be teaching 'licks and tricks that he learned directly from The Rev. Gary Davis and will explain how you will be able to use them to 'snaz' up the songs you already play. Learn the secrets of arranging blues and folk tunes at this special anniversary festival workshop. Hula Workshop1:15 PM on Saturday, May 25, 2002 11:30 AM on Sunday, May 26, 2002 Folklife Stage Kaleinani Ohumukini and Teuruhei Buchin are professional dancers and teachers of hula and other Pacific Island dance forms. With musical assistance from Henry Ohumukini, Jr. and James Buchin, they will teach the basics of hula. Pacific Island Music James Buchin is a professional musician and music teacher who has mastered the guitar, ukelele, Tahitian banjo, drums, bass and piano. Born in Tahiti, he comes from a family of musicians that composed many of today's best-known Tahitian songs. Florida Folk Heritage Award winner Henry Ohumukini, Jr. has been practicing Hawaiian traditional arts since he was a child and includes the ukelele among his accomplishments. Together they will be teaching a workshop on Pacific Island music, concentrating on Hawaiian ukelele and Tahitian banjo techniques. Ecology Mask-Making: Wild Florida
Species Procession Under the inspiration of Dragonfly Dale Crider, join us at the Ecology Mask Making Workshop & Wild Florida Species Procession. This will be a family friendly workshop to learn about Florida’s natural systems through a creative and artistic experience. Animal totem wisdom, healing allies, clairvoyant, grandfather, destiny, psychic readings, Native American folk medicine, soul, earth changes, grandmother predictions, ecology, environment, songs & music, creative dramatics and dance: These are some of the concepts to think about and bring with you to the workshop and procession. Friday, May 24, 2002 The Wild Florida Species Procession, where participants will display their creative works, will begin at 1:00 p.m. Participants will meet at the Suwannee River Gazebo and the procession will wind through the festival grounds, ending at the Seminole Family Camp at 2:00 p.m. with an Eco-Celebration featuring music and more. Saturday, May 25,
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Mike Seeger's Jew's Harp and Harmonica Workshop
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Book Binder's Guitar Workshop
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Folklife Center, Library of Congress