Bulger, Peggy A.

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BULGER, Peggy A.

BULGER, Peggy A. American, b. 1949. Genres: Music, Mythology/Folklore. Career: Bureau of Cultural Affairs, Albany, NY, oral historian, 1975; Appalachian Museum, Berea, KY, research and participants coordinator for Traditional Folklife Project, 1975-76; Florida Department of State, state folk arts coordinator for Florida Folk Arts Program, 1976-79, folklife programs administrator for Bureau of Florida Folklife Programs, 1979-89; Southern Arts Federation, Atlanta, GA, coordinator of Regional Folk Arts Program, 1989-92, director of the program, 1992-. Producer of documentary videotapes and films, for educational television and radio networks, and sound recordings; consultant to organizations, including Marine Resources Council of Florida, National Folk Festival, and National Black Arts Festival. Publications: (ed.) Musical Roots of the South, 1992; (with T. Bucuvalas and S. Kennedy) South Florida Folklife, 1994. Contributor to books. Contributor to history and folklore journals. Address: Southern Arts Federation, 1401 Peachtree St NE Suite 460, Atlanta, GA 30309, U.S.A. Online address: [email protected]