Ren Fest Awards

Winners of the 7th Annual Renaissance Festival Awards of 2011

Voting for the Renaissance Festival Awards is now over. We hope to announce the results in February.

A special thanks to our incredible sponsors:

You can see a list of past winners here.

Best Renaissance Festival:

  1. Bristol Renaissance Faire
  2. Texas Renaissance Festival
  3. Sterling Renaissance Festival
  4. Scarborough Renaissance Festival
  5. Minnesota Renaissance Festival

Best New Renaissance Festival:
(3 years or younger)

  1. Sherwood Forest Faire
  2. Midsummer Fantasy Renaissance Faire
  3. Chippewa Valley Renaissance Festival
  4. New Jersey Renaissance Faire
  5. Connecticut Renaissance Faire Spring Robin Hood Faire

Best New CD Released in 2011:

  1. Circa Paleo – Roseland/Tideland
  2. Bocca Musica -  The Lusty Wench
  3. Bounding Main – Kraken Up
  4. The Interpreters – And We’re Back
  5. Merry Wives of Windsor – Bottoms Up

Best Music Group:

  1. Tartanic
  2. Circa Paleo
  3. Empty Hats
  4. The Jolly Rogers
  5. Poxy Boggards

Best Music Solo Act:

  1. Cast In Bronze
  2. Sarah Marie Mullen
  3. Owain Phyfe
  4. Craig of Farrington
  5. Abby Green

Best Non-Musical Group:

  1. The Tortuga Twins
  2. Barely Balanced
  3. Don Juan and Miguel
  4. MooNiE and Broon
  5. London Broil Show

Best Non-Musical Solo Act:

  1. Moonie the Magnificent
  2. Adam “Crack” Winrich: Fire Whip Show
  3. Zilch The Torysteller
  4. Ded Bob Show
  5. Daniel GreenWolf

Best Comedy Musical Act:
(different from Best Music Group, primarily comedic music)

  1. Hey, Nunnie, Nunnie!
  2. Iris and Rose
  3. Bocca Musica
  4. The Village Idiots
  5. Axel the Sot

 Best Non-Musical Comedy Act:
(different from Best Non-Musical Group, primarily comedic entertainer)

  1. Tortuga Twins
  2. Moonie the Magnificent
  3. Don Juan and Miguel
  4. Ded Bob Show
  5. Barely Balanced

Best Bawdy Act:
(Adult-Oriented musical or non-musical)

  1. Tortuga Twins
  2. Iris and Rose
  3. Christophe the Insultor
  4. The Village Washer Wenches
  5. Sound and Fury

Best Street Solo Act:
(A person, musical or non-musical on the streets and NOT on stage)

  1. Twig The Fairy
  2. Jane the Phoole
  3. Gabriel Q
  4. Hob The Troll
  5. Looney Lucy

Best Street Group Performance:
(musical or non-musical, on the streets and NOT on stage)

  1. The Sea Sirens
  2. Thoren Grymm’s Pub Crawl
  3. Fantastikals
  4. Scarborough Celtic Troupe
  5. Nickel Shakespeare Girls

Best Street Cast:
(Name of Renaissance Festival)

  1. Bristol Renaissance Festival
  2. Scarborough Renaissance Festival
  3. Sterling Renaissance Festival
  4. Pennsylvania Renaissance Festival
  5. Minnesota Renaissance Festival

Best Stage Combat Group:

  1. Don Juan and Miguel
  2. Fight School
  3. Bawdily Harm Bawdily Harm
  4. Hack and Slash
  5. The Duelists

Best Jousting Troupe:

  1. Noble Cause Productions
  2. Hanlon-Lees Action Theatre
  3. Knights of Mayhem
  4. Paragon Jousting
  5. Freelancers

Best Dance Troupe:

  1. Masala Gypsy Dancers
  2. Tribal de Luna
  3. Country Garden Dancers
  4. Gypsy Dance Theatre
  5. Shunyata Bellydance

Best Children’s Act or Performance:
(musical or non-musical, on stage)

  1. Foolhearty
  2. Robin Hood/St. George and the Dragon
  3. Alleyn Apprentice Players
  4. Zilch the Torysteller
  5. Noobler the Tinker Gnome

 Best Opening Gate Show:
(A Renaissance Festival)

  1. Scarborough Renaissance Festival
  2. Bristol Renaissance Festival
  3. Maryland Renaissance Festival
  4. Minnesota Renaissance Festival
  5. Texas Renaissance Festival

Best Royalty:
(Court name)

  1. Scarborough Renaissance Festival Royal Court
  2. Bristol Renaissance Faire, Guild of St. George
  3. Minnesota Royal Court
  4. Sterling Renaissance Festival Court
  5. Pennsylvania Renaissance Festival’s Royal Court

Best Shop Vendor:

  1. Nomadic Dreams Boutique
  2. Moresca Clothing
  3. Revs Armour Werx
  4. Lusty Leather
  5. Pendragon Costumes

Best Food:

  1. Turkey legs
  2. Steak on a Stick
  3. Scotch Eggs
  4. Bread bowls
  5. Cheese Fritters

Best Drink:

  1. Beer
  2. Wine
  3. Mead
  4. Tea
  5. Soda

Best Faire Photography:

  1. Photography on the Run – Paul Stout
  2. Michael Ulrich Photography
  3. Kevin Hedgecock
  4. Gar Travis Photography
  5. Majikboxman

Best Faire Web Community:

  1. RenaissanceFestival.com
  2. PA Ren Faire.net
  3. Sherwood Forest Faire Facebook Page
  4. MRFFriends
  5. Renaissance Enthusiasts on Facebook

Best Renaissance Festival Magazine:

  1. Renaissance Magazine
  2. Faerie Magazine
  3. Uproots Magazine
  4. The Buck and Mug
  5. Pyrates Way

 

6 Responses to Ren Fest Awards

  1. T Geiger says:
    February 13, 2012 at 12:34 pm

    Han Lon Lees for best joust troupe they are the ones who started it all!

    Reply
  2. MB says:
    February 15, 2012 at 10:23 am

    When will the lifetime achievement award be announced?

    Reply
  3. Lisa Klein Addison says:
    February 15, 2012 at 12:52 pm

    Perhaps you could add another category?

    Best demonstrator.

    Each festival has a group of schedule demonstrations and non-scheduled ongoing demonstrations. Blacksmiths, Glassblowers, Candle Makers, Silversmiths, Coppersmiths, Wood Carvers, Flint masters, etc.

    I think the folks doing the historical demonstrations would really appreciate it.

    Thanks!

    Reply
  4. Captain Cinn O'Lawt says:
    February 16, 2012 at 10:11 am

    I just wanted to congratulate ALL the winners in each category, regardless of place. Each of you exemplify excellence in what you do. Because of your commitment and dedication to your craft, you keep the public perception of us as “Artists”. Thank you so much for continuing to share your talent with the world!

    Reply
  5. Jeff says:
    February 18, 2012 at 8:18 pm

    I feel this is biased against west coast fairs here in Ca.

    Reply
    • admin says:
      February 18, 2012 at 9:44 pm

      Hey Jeff,
      It may well be. But that’s because we’ve had a tough time getting West Coast faires talking about the podcasdt. Thusfar, I only know two bands from the West Coast who’ve even submitted music: Merry Wives and Poxy Boggards.

      So here’s you can do. Lead the Crusade to get the West Coast involved. Tell out the Rennies there to visit the website, listen to the show and get involved. The awards start anew in September each year. So mobilize the Rennies there to VOTE!

      That’s the only way we can really get this involved.

      Slainte!

      Reply

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