Winners in the 4th Annual Renaissance Festival Awards of 2008

The Renaissance Festival Podcast is pleased to announce the winners of the 4th Annual Renaissance Festival Awards for 2008. These performers were voted on by you, the Renaissance festival fan.

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Best Music Group

1. Tartan Terrors, "Fusion"
2. The Rogues, "Queen of the Lost Scots" from Off Kilter
   
3. Bocca Musica, "Beaver" from We Are Entertainers
   
4. Bounding Main, "Blow Liza Blow" from Going Overboard
   
5. Empty Hats, "Kilkeey, Ireland" from 5

Best Musical Soloist

1. Craig of Farrington, "Mary Mac" from Blue upon Blue
2. Owain Phyfe, "Si Tu Supieras" from Lagrimas de Sangria
   
3. Jesse Linder,"Carrickfergus" from Easy & Free
   
4. Neid Fyre, "Maid on the Shore" from Duck Feet Waddling
5. Darcy Nair, "Half Moon Bay" from High Strung

Best Non-Musical Group

1. Barely Balanced
   
2. The Tortuga Twins
   
3. Pickled Brothers Sideshow
   
4. Don Juan & Miguel
   
5. The Washing Well Wenches

Best Non-Musical Solo Act

1. Ded Bob
   
2. Daniel Green Wolf
   
3. Doktor Kaboom
   
4. Zilch the Tory Steller
   
5. Moonie the Magnificent

Best Jousting Troupe

1. Hanlon-Lees Action Theatre
   
2. Knights of Noble Cause
   
3. The Free Lancers of the Cimmerian Combatives Company
   
4. Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire Jousting Troupe
5. Paragon Jousting and Adventure Theater

Best Stage Combat Group

1. Don Juan and Miguel
   
2. Fight School
   
3. Hack & Slash
   
4. Bristol Fight Cast
   
5. The Duelists

Best Vendor

1. Lusty Leather
   
2. Moresca
   
3. Cunning Woman and Jack Salt
   
4. Pendragon Costumes
   
5. Excalibur Leather

Best Renaissance Festival

1. Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire
   
2. Maryland Renaissance Festival
   
3. Bristol Renaissance Faire
   
4. Minnesota Renaissance Festival
   
5. New York Renaissance Faire

Best New Renaissance Festival

1. Michigan Pirate Festival
   
2. Long Island Pirate Faire
   
3. Winslow Shire Renaissance Faire in Massachusetts
   
4. Virginia Renaissance Faire
   
5. Maine Renaissance Faire

Best Childrens Act

1. Fool Hearty
2. Rosalita's Puppet Show
   
3. Twig the Faerie
   
4. Patrick Franz - Robin Hood and St. George & the Dragon
   
5. Dragon Scales and Fairy Tales

Best Faire Photography

1. Arwen Renaissance Photography
   
2. Photography on the Run's Photos
   
3. Photography by Michael Ulrich
   
4. Majikboxman, Mankato MN. Fantasy Art. Minnesota Renaissance
   Festival Photography

Best Faire Community

1. PA Ren Faire community for Friends of the Pennsylvania Renaissance
   
2. renaissancefestival.com
   
3. Friends of Maryland Renaissance Festival
   
4. The Bristol Board
   
5. NERennies

Best New CD

Sorry. There was an error in the form which left off all the of the contenders for Best New CD of 2008. In its place we present FORTY-NINE Renaissance Festival albums that were released in 2008. Drop by the various websites and pick up these albums and support other Renaissance Festival musicians. Or visit our 2008 Renaissance Festival CD Store on CD Baby. It features many (though not all) of the CDs listed below.

1. "Renaissance Festival Compilation" by Renaissance Festival Podcast
2. "Real Men Wear Kilts" by Brobdingnagian Bards
3. "What Color Is Your Dragon?" by Marc Gunn
4. "Fog & Fire" Brigands Folie
5. "Faire Warning" by Merry Measure
6. "Mr. Woode's 5th" by Minstrel Woode
7. "Take a Holiday" by Stonhenj Players
8. "What's a Little Mutiny Between Friends?" by Without a Net
9. "Travelers all" by Reve Du Faun
10. "Going Overboard" by Bounding Main
11. "Far and Away" by The New Minstrel Revue
12. "Piratically Incorrect" by Musical Blades
13. "Songs to Sing When You're Drunk" by Axel the Sot
14. "Three sheets to the wind" by Porter and Stout
15. "Wonderlust" by Rambling Sailors
16. "Marc Gunn 2008 EP" by Marc Gunn
17. "Whiskers in the Jar" by Marc Gunn
18. "Going for Brogue: Irish Pub Songs and Sea Shanties with an Accent" by Marc Gunn
19. "A Tribute to Love" by Marc Gunn
20. "Capt'n. Black's Sea Dogges" by Capt'n. Black's Sea Dogges
21. "On The Salt Sea!" by Henry Martin
22. "Sweet Dreams" by Menagerie
23. "An AfFaire of the Hart" by Various Artists
24. "Thistle" by Scott Boswell
25. "Einini" by Abby Green
26. "Out of the Nest" by Hawke the Balladeer
27. "Come N' Be a Pirate!" by Crimson Pirates
28. "Live at Hubba" by Hither, Dither and Yon
29. "American Highlander" by The Rogues
30. "5" by Empty Hats
31. "Turning of the Season" by Wine and Alchemy
32. "Ain't Been Sober Yet" by Belfast Gin
33. "Guardian Of Eternity" by Celtic Legacy
34. "Red Light Special!" by Flirts of Fancie
35. "Schnitzel Groovin" by The German Brothers
36. "Beloved Mine" by The Harper and The Minstrel
37. "Bring Us A Barrel" by Jack Salt & Captain's Daughter
38. "Green Album" by The O'Danny Girls
39. "Patty's In the Pub" by Orckes & Trolles
40. "Uncharted Waters" by Porter and Stout
41. "Christmas on the Cutlass" by Porter and Stout
42. "Anchor Management" by Poxy Boggards
43. "Irish Roots" by Shae Laurel
44. "Get Together" by Shae Laurel
45. "Awakening" by Tartan Terrors
46. "X" by The Brigands
47. "Unleashed" by The Naughty Bawdy Babes
48. "Live '08" by The Rakish Rogues
49. "Caterina Francesca" by Caterina Francesca
50. "Be Gentle" by The Interpreters