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Felicie Marshall was born in Alameda, California. Her parents were both immigrants from the island of Graciosa in the Azores. Her father, John Quadros Bettencourt, was born in 1874 and her mother in 1885. Much of the interview is dedicated to the story of her father, who served as a ferryboat captain on San Francisco Bay from the 1920s to the 50s. She also speaks extensively about her mother’s and her own close relationships with several Portuguese fraternal societies in the Bay Area, as well as her own extensive career in music, in which she continues to be active.