Festival Sampler
1983 Festival of American Folklife, Festival Sampler (83-11794).
Courtesy of the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.
1983 Festival of American Folklife, Festival Sampler (FAF1983_Gilmore_04).
Courtesy of the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.
1983 Festival of American Folklife, Festival Sampler (FAF1983_Tinsley_John_Jackson).
Photo by Jeff Tinsley. Courtesy of the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.
In 1983, the Festival featured an auxiliary music stage called the "Festival Sampler" stage. It
included performances from the French/French American and New Jersey programs. A small additional
group of musicians from the greater Washington, D.C. area were included in these programs featuring
blues and Afro Caribbean music. This series also includes documentation of evening concerts held at
the Sylvan Theater on the grounds of the Washington Monument, as well as music performed at the
Participant Reception on June 28, 1983.
