Florida Folk Heritage Awards!!

Subject: Florida Folk Heritage Awards!!
From: harpgirl
Date: 11 Feb 02 - 03:45 PM

Secretary of State Announces Winners of 2002 Florida Folk Heritage Awards

Tallahassee, FL –Secretary of State Katherine Harris announced the winners of the 2002 Florida Folk Heritage Awards presented annually to outstanding folk artists and folk culture advocates. "These talented individuals continue the traditional expressive culture of our state, and are recognized for their long-standing contribution to Florida's folk cultural resources," said Secretary Harris.

The Florida Department of State presents Florida Folk Heritage Awards to citizens whose lifelong devotion to folk arts has enriched the state's cultural legacy. Like the National Heritage Awards, Florida Folk Heritage Awards honor Florida's most significant and influential tradition bearers for authenticity, excellence and significance within the traditional arts. Florida's Folk Culture Advocate award recognizes an individual whose knowledge and efforts on behalf of Florida folk arts, folklore and folklife have advanced the appreciation and conservation of the diverse folk cultural heritage of the state.

The 2002 Florida Folk Heritage Award winners are Charles Atkins of Tallahassee, Sullivan Pugh and Iola Pugh of Miami, and David York of Saint Petersburg. J. Russell Reaver of Tallahassee is recognized with the 2002 Florida Folk Culture Advocate award.

Charles Atkins, a blues musician known as Sir Charles, is honored for mastering blues piano and vocal styles. Sullivan Pugh and the late Iola Pugh, performed as the Consolers, a gospel group that wrote and recorded dozens of gospel songs that are frequently performed in churches across Florida. The late David York, was a blues harmonica and vocalist who is honored for his musical skill as well as for his contributions in teaching blues musicians in Florida as well as in Europe.

J. Russell Reaver is honored as the 2002 Folk Culture Advocate for fostering an appreciation for Florida's folk culture by researching, writing, and teaching about Florida folklore at Florida State University. Reaver helped to found the Florida Folklore Society and the Florida Folk Festival and is the author of Florida Folktales.

Each Florida Folk Heritage Award winner will be honored with a resolution from the Governor and Cabinet and recognized during a special awards presentation on February 13th at the meeting of the Florida Historical Commission in Tallahassee. The public is invited to attend the presentation which will take place at 9:30 a.m. in the R. A. Gray Building's auditorium at 500 South Bronough Street.

Subject: RE: Florida Folk Heritage Awards!!
From: wysiwyg
Date: 12 Feb 02 - 12:08 PM

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