Music from the winners in the 3rd Annual Renaissance Festival Awards.

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Best Childrens Act of 2007

1. Patrick Franz - Robin Hood and St. George & the Dragon
2. Rosalita's Puppet Show
   
3. Fool Hearty
   
4. Twig the Fairie
   
5. Nancy Daily Green, Silly Songs of the Selkie, "The Devil & the Farmer's Wife" from Silly Songs of the Selkie

Best Jousting Troupe of 2007

1. Hanlon-Lees Action Theatre
2. Noble Cause Productions
3. Free Lancers
4. Brothers In Arms Joust
5. Paragon Jousting

Best Stage Combat Group of 2007

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

Best Vendor of 2007

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

Best Food Vendor of 2007

1. Hoodoo's Pub
   
2. Fin and Feather Tavern
   
3. Mikaela's Kitchen
   
4. Gyllen's Tavern, OKRF
   
5. Smoking Dragon/OKRF

Best Dance Troupe of 2007

1. Sisters Malek Troupe
2. Jewels of the Caravan
   
3. Tribe Jyannissi
   
4. Carnivale Mijnoon
   
5. Shunyata Bellydance

Best Non-Musical Solo Act of 2007

1. Ded Bob
2. Daniel Greenwolf
3. Doktor Kaboom!
4. Zilch, the Tory Steller
5. Moonie the Magnificent

Best Music Soloists of 2007

1. Owain Phyfe "My Fate" from Poets, Bards, & Singers of Song
2. Jack Salt
3. Craig of Farrington "The Magician" from Nice or 20 Years of Sweet Delights
4. Darcy Nair "Waves On The Sea" from I Feel My Heart Fly
5. Jesse Linder " Hey, What About Me" from The Bramble and The Rose

Best Street Cast of 2007

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

Best Ren Faire Web Community of 2007

1. Renaissance Festival dot com
2. PA Ren Faire.net
   
3. Kentucky Ren Faire Forums
   
4. NE Rennies
   
5. Friends of the Maryland Renaissance Festival

Best New CD of 2007

1. Black Jack by The Pyrates Royale "Mist Covered Mountains of Home"
2. Better Than Live by Marooned "Fair Maiden's Ghost"
3. Tartan Terror Christmas by Tartan Terrors
4. Cobblestone by Seelie Court "Billy Boy/Banish Misfortunate"
5. A Noggin' Full of Rum by Jack Salt

Best Faire Photography of 2007

1. Arwen Renaissance Photography
   
2. Bradley Buskey
   
3. Chip Talbert Photography
   
4. Redbeard's Canon: Professional Candid Photography
   
5. Images for Life: Photography by Joshua Steinke

Best New Renaissance Festival of 2007

1. New Pittsburgh Renaissance Festival
   
2. Down East Pirate Days
   
3. Woden Thor Medieval Faire
   
4. Green Mountain Renaissance Festival
5. Midsummer Renaissance Faire, Lehighton, PA

Best Non-Musical Group of 2007

1. Barely Balanced
2. Tortuga Twins
3. Hack and Slash
4. Washing Well Wenches
5. Pickled Brothers Sideshow

Best Renaissance Festival of 2007

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

Best Music Groups of 2007

1. The Rogues "The Rose of Sharon" from V.O
2. The Pyrates Royale "Come Down You Roses/Blood Red Roses" from Tales of the Brigantine
   
3. The Lost Boys "Shepherd's Dance" from The Lost Boys
4. Bounding Main "Leaving of Liverpool" from Going Overboard
5. Tartan Terrors "Fusion"

- The Music Challenge will return in the next podcast with the winner from the last show and a new challenger.

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- Special thanks John B. for maintaining the myspace page, RenaissanceFestival.com and ModernBard.org.

- The Renaissance Festival Podcast was produced by Marc Gunn, Kristen Roger, and Joe Haydu. If you like what you heard today, visit our shownotes at www.renaissancefestivalmusic.com and find out more about the artists who make the music happen. Show your support by telling your friends of the great music you found.

Marc Gunn with Lorella Loftus reading "The Faire is Over" from Renaissance Festival Podcast Compilation

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