5th Annual Renaissance Festival Awards 2009

Posted on February 22, 2010 by

The 2009 Renaissance Festival Awards are sponsored by Celtic MP3s Music Magazine and Renaissance Magazine.

Best Renaissance Festival

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

Best New Renaissance Festival

  1. Midsummer Magick Renaissance Faire
  2. Winslow Shire Renaissance Faire
  3. Hudson Valley Mayfaire
  4. Mid Michigan Renaissance Festival
  5. Dragon Days

Best New CD

  1. “Home Brew”, 3 Pints Gone
  2. “Serenata”, Commedia Volante
  3. “High Sea’s Drifter”, Musical Blades
  4. “Castle-Queen’s Side”, Queen’s Gambit
  5. “The Rakish Rogue and the Sultry Sirens Of Sin”, The Sultry Sirens Of Sin

Best Musical Group

  1. Empty Hat
  2. Pyrates Royal
  3. The Dregs
  4. Crimson Pirates
  5. The Rogues

Best Music Solo Act

  1. Owain Phyfe
  2. Neidfyre
  3. Craig of Farrington
  4. Cast in Bronze
  5. Rick Nestler

Best Non-Musical Group

  1. Barely Balanced
  2. The Tortuga Twins
  3. Pickled Brothers Sideshow
  4. Don Juan & Miguel
  5. 2 Stoopid Guys

Best Non- Musical Solo Act

  1. The Magic of Daniel GreenWolf
  2. Zilch the Torysteller
  3. Ded Bob
  4. Dexter Tripp
  5. Doctor Kaboom

Best Comedy Musical Act

  1. Hey Nunnie Nunnie
  2. Tartan Terrors
  3. The Interpreters
  4. Iris & Rose
  5. O’Danny Girls

Best Comedy Act

  1. The Tortuga Twins
  2. Barely Balanced
  3. 2 Stoopid Guys
  4. Don Juan & Miguel
  5. Vilification Tennis

Best Street Performance

  1. Nickel Shakespeare Girls
  2. Emrys Fleet – The Rat catcher
  3. Jayna Lee Show
  4. Mad Maggie
  5. Gypsy Geoff

Best Street Cast

  1. New York Renaissance Faire
  2. Minnesota Renaissance Festival
  3. Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire
  4. Scarborough Renaissance Festival
  5. Connecticut Renaissance Faire

Best Stage Combat Group

  1. Fight School
  2. Don Juan & Miguel
  3. New York Renaissance Faire Fight Corps
  4. Duelists
  5. Wood & Steel

Best Bawdy Act

  1. Vilification Tennis
  2. Iris & Rose
  3. O’Danny Girls
  4. Looney Lucy & Ploopy Ann
  5. The Interpreters

Best Jousting Troupe

  1. New York Renaissance Faire Silver Knights
  2. Hanlon Lees
  3. Knights of Noble Cause
  4. Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire Jousting Troupe
  5. Paragon Jousting and Adventure Theater

Best Dance Troupe

  1. Sisters of the Sahara
  2. Jewels of the Caravan
  3. Shunyata Belly Dance
  4. Chuvani Belly Dance Company
  5. Daughters of Sofia

Best Children’s Act

  1. Twig the Fairy
  2. Patrick Franz – Robin Hood and St. George & the Dragon
  3. Fool Hearty
  4. Rosalita’s Puppet Show
  5. SPLAT! Family Theatre

Best Opening Gate Show

  1. Maryland Renaissance Festival
  2. Minnesota Renaissance Festival
  3. New York Renaissance Faire
  4. Scarborough Renaissance Festival
  5. Connecticut Renaissance Faire

Best Closing Gate Show

  1. Minnesota Renaissance Festival
  2. Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire
  3. Scarborough Renaissance Festival
  4. Maryland Renaissance Festival
  5. Carolina Renaissance Festival

Best Royalty

  1. Maryland’s Royal Court
  2. Pennsylvania’s Royal Court
  3. Minnesota’s Royal Court
  4. Scarborough’s Royal Court
  5. New York’s Royal Court

Best Shop Vendor

  1. Lusty Leather
  2. Moresca Clothing and Costumes
  3. Dress Your Dreams
  4. Felix Needleworthy
  5. Rev’s Armor Werx – Custome Leather and Crafts

Best Food

  1. The Bread Bowl
  2. Scotch Eggs
  3. Turkey Leg
  4. Steak on a Stake
  5. The Pickle

Best Faire Photography

  1. Majikboxman
  2. Photography On The Run
  3. Photography by Michael Ulrich
  4. Michael Erana
  5. Kevin Hedgecock

Best Faire Web Community

  1. Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire community
  2. Renaissance Festival
  3. Friends of The Maryland Renaissance Festival
  4. Friends of the Minnesota Renaissance Festival
  5. NE Rennies

Best Renaissance Festival Magazine

  1. Renaissance Magazine
  2. Faire Magazine
  3. Pirates Way
  4. Pirates Magazine
  5. Faerie Magazine
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12 Responses to 5th Annual Renaissance Festival Awards 2009

  1. lisa says:
    February 22, 2010 at 12:12 pm

    congrats to PARF, Dress your Dreams and Tartan Terrors!

  2. R. Tencati says:
    February 22, 2010 at 2:20 pm

    Congrats to the winners!

    Where can we see who made “Hall of Fame” ?

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  4. ~ness says:
    February 22, 2010 at 5:48 pm

    Congrats to everyone! All the winners are truly amazing!

    Why only one category for vendors? Crafters are the backbone of every faire, and comprise at least 50% of the content, so why only one category? Maybe next year consider costuming, pottery, jewelry, etc?

  5. Mary says:
    February 23, 2010 at 3:33 am

    I was wondering if you looked at Washington State fair.

  6. Dave DeProspero says:
    February 23, 2010 at 11:21 am

    Hello everyone!!

    As an avid Ren Faire junkie, author in Renaissance Magazine, and just a concerned citizen, I have to point everyone’s attention to the Sterling Renaissance Festival, in Sterling, New York. It seems that the top winners in the overall category are state level festivals. I see up there that the New York State Ren Faire won a spot…. and having been there (and to a few of the other “top” festivals), they can’t hold a candle to the Sterling Festival.

    Some of these supposed festivals are held in parking lots, in public parks, in modified venues, etc. This is fine, because any Ren Faire is better than no Ren Faire, but it’s hard to get a truly consuming feeling when you have modern cinder-block building on asphalt-paved paths, etc.

    In Sterling, the festival is set into 90 acres of woods. Paths are natural, buildings are period built using period materials, the setting is pure nature, the vendors must be able to demonstrate their trade right there in their little building (each vendor has their own small period built building), there is unusual period drink and cuisine, and the list goes on and on. It’s a big festival. There’s a huge attendance. The list of shows and activities (all period shows and activities, mind you… nothing modern for the sake of filling a spot) is greater than the New York State festival (and some of the others, too), and the list goes on and on.

    I don’t work for the Sterling Festival, I don’t live there, but having been to a LOT of faires, all over the world, I can say that the Sterling Festival is one of the best that I have ever seen, ever. There are TONS of great festivals out there that didn’t make the list. Some of these are FAR better than top-5 winners. However, if anyone out there lives in the Northeast United States, you DEFINITELY owe it to yourselves to consider a day trip to the Sterling Renaissance Festival!! Google it.

    Huzah!
    :-)

    -Dave

    • Marc Gunn says:
      February 23, 2010 at 12:54 pm

      Thanks Dave!
      Yes. Sterling is not alone. There are indeed a LOT of great faires that didn’t make the list. In fact, most of my favorite faires are small ones.

      Remember that this is a popular-vote contest. So next year, make sure you tell the other fans of Sterling to cast their votes as well.

  7. Tony says:
    February 23, 2010 at 1:27 pm

    @ness: different category for vendors is something we will talk about for this year awards, I will ask over on our facebook page if anyone has any ideas at to what they would like to see in category for this year at that time remind me about the vendors. Thanks for your thoughs

  8. Sir Black Fox says:
    February 23, 2010 at 4:06 pm

    Faire Magazine will again post the winners inside the pages of our magazine. 2008′s were placed into Issue #2 (still available) and 2009′s will go into issue #5 (on sale at the end of March).

    Huzzah to all the winners!

  9. Tony says:
    February 25, 2010 at 4:03 pm

    @ Black Fox: let me know me know when it one the stands and I will tell the fans