Renaissance Festival Podcast #70 - Renaissance Festival Awards
Music from Joni Minstrel, Heather Alexander, Darcy Nair, Owain Phyfe, Craig of Farrington, Marooned, Bounding Main, The Rogues, Bocca Musica, Bedlam Bards, The Bilge Pumps, Tartan Terrors, Three Quarter Ale, Hall of Fame of 2006, Brobdingnagian Bards.

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Notes:
- Announcing the 2nd Annual Renaissance Festival Awards.
- Quick note about the last show. According to Douglas in Scotland, there is no Burns Day. It's more of an arbitrary day. See http://www.rabbie-burns.com/burnssupper/ for details.
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This week:

Best Music Soloists of 2006

5. Joni Minstrel, "My Own Hero" from Joni Minstrel Kicks the King

4. Heather Alexander, "Brannigan's Special Ale" from Midsummer

3. Darcy Nair, "The Bonnie Lass/Gravel Walk" from High Strung

2. Owain Phyfe, "We Be Soldiers Three" from Where Beauty Moves and Wit Delights

1. Craig of Farrington, "Parody, Old Time Religion" from Easy Being Green


Best Music Groups of 2006

5. Marooned, "The Fair(e) Lass" from Marooned

4. Bounding Main, "High Barbaree" from Lost at Sea - Sea Shanties and Nautical Ballads

3. The Rogues, "Pressed for Time" from RogueTrip

2. Bocca Musica, "We Are Entertainers" from We Are Entertainers

1. Bedlam Bards, "Ballad of Joss" from On the Drift (Music Inspired by Firefly and Serenity)


Best New CD of 2006

1. On the Drift by Bedlam Bards

2. We Are Entertainers by Bocca Musica

3. The Bilge Pumps, "Pirating the Seas" from Brigands with Big'uns

4. Tartan Terrors, "Broken Tail" from Who's Your Paddy

5. Three Quarter Ale, "The Old Orange Flute" from Intertwined


Hall of Fame of 2006
* Seymoure aka C. Wayne Owens

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Best Ineligible Band
Brobdingnagian Bards, "If I Had A Million Ducats (live)" from Brobdingnagian Fairy Tales

Marc Gunn with Lorella Loftus reading "The Faire is Over"

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