Gregory Hansen
- Published in print:
- 2011
- Published Online:
- March 2014
- ISBN:
- 9781617031403
- eISBN:
- 9781617031427
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- University Press of Mississippi
- DOI:
- 10.14325/mississippi/9781617031403.003.0011
- Subject:
- Literature, Folk Literature
In 2001, the Florida Department of State honored fiddler Richard Seaman with a Folk Heritage Award. The award was in recognition of Seaman’s old-time fiddling and of his gifts as a storyteller, as ...
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In 2001, the Florida Department of State honored fiddler Richard Seaman with a Folk Heritage Award. The award was in recognition of Seaman’s old-time fiddling and of his gifts as a storyteller, as well as his contributions to Florida’s next generation of fiddlers. This chapter explores Seaman’s life and art, and his contributions as a fiddler and storyteller in shaping Florida’s soundscape. It looks at Seaman’s “old-time fiddling” style and old-time music, as well as the role of fiddling in Florida’s folk culture.Less
In 2001, the Florida Department of State honored fiddler Richard Seaman with a Folk Heritage Award. The award was in recognition of Seaman’s old-time fiddling and of his gifts as a storyteller, as well as his contributions to Florida’s next generation of fiddlers. This chapter explores Seaman’s life and art, and his contributions as a fiddler and storyteller in shaping Florida’s soundscape. It looks at Seaman’s “old-time fiddling” style and old-time music, as well as the role of fiddling in Florida’s folk culture.
