Tina Bucuvalas
Tina Bucuvalas is curator of art and historical resources with the City of Tarpon Springs. She is president of the Florida Folklore Society and served as state folklorist and director of the Florida Folklife Program of the Florida Department of State. She is coauthor of Just Above the Water and South Florida Folklife and editor of Greek Music in America and The Florida Folklife Reader, all published by University Press of Mississippi.
The Florida Folklife Reader
An overview of the traditional, changing folklife from a vibrant southern state
South Florida Folklife
Rich folklife of America’s southernmost tip shaped by ethnic diversity and nomadic tourist populations
Greek Music in America
A long-overdue study that samples all the genres, sounds, and contributions of the Greek music diaspora
Just Above the Water
Florida Folk Art
An extensive study of the Sunshine State’s folk art legacy