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The 56th Florida Folk Festival is a three-day celebration of the music, dance, stories, crafts and food that make Florida unique. From Irish fiddle tunes and kumquat pie, to the wide varieties of music brought by immigrants, the state’s cultural heritage reflects the lives of generations of Florida families and communities. Throughout the Memorial Day weekend more than 300 performances give voice and meaning to Florida’s heritage.
This year’s Festival proudly takes a step back to festival tradition and Florida performers. Audiences are sure to be charmed this year when “The Real McCoy”, Grammy Award winning Nashville recording artist, Charlie McCoy, performs on the main stage Saturday night at the Florida Folk Festival.
This year’s Festival theme is cattle ranching. Cattle ranching in the present-day United States began in Florida in the 16th century. Today, more than a million cattle graze on five million acres of Florida land and the state ranks 12th nationally in beef production. Learn more about Florida's cattle ranching traditions in the 2008 Folklife Area.
At the Florida Folk Festival you can sit with the masters who keep cultural traditions alive. In jam sessions, demonstrations and workshops, try your own hand at playing mandolin, telling stories, or making a pine needle basket. Learn how to collect your family’s history, call a square dance, or the importance of native plant and animal species. Take a shopping excursion and visit with Florida’s traditional and contemporary craftsmen. Then dine on collard greens and cornbread, chicken pilau and hoppin’ john, shrimp gumbo, barbecue, curries, gyros and lime fizzes. As the sun sets, settle in for concerts by moonlight or dance the night away at the Heritage Stage. At the end of the day you’ll have discovered new corners of the state from the people who call Florida home.
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