Category Archives: Hall of Fame

Renaissance Festival Podcast #171 – 6th Anniversary Drinking Show Special

Posted on June 30, 2011 by

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Music from Joni Minstrel, The Dregs, Axel the Sot, Iris and Rose, The Musical Blades, Sligo Rags, Bounding Main, The Bilge Pumps, Blackjacks ‘N Blarney, Craig of Farrington, The Jolly Rogers, and Marc Gunn Sponsor: ALEP 2: There and Back … Continue reading →

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Ron Patterson, Inventor of the Modern-Day Renaissance Faire, Honored by Renaissance Festival Hall of Fame

Posted on June 2, 2011 by

Today, everyone is familiar with Renaissance Faires. But it was in 1963 that Ron Patterson helped to start the very first modern Renaissance Faire, in Marin County, near San Francisco, California. The first Faire grew out of a children’s art … Continue reading →

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Rob Middleton Inducted into the Renaissance Festival Hall of Fame

Posted on June 2, 2011 by

Without Rob Middleton, Renaissance Faires across the country would have much less interesting music. Back in the 1980’s, Middleton was performing at King Richard’s Faire in Wisconsin. At that time, Renaissance Faire music consisted mainly of madrigals, ballads, and wandering … Continue reading →

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Renaissance Festival Hall of Fame 2009

Posted on January 30, 2010 by

Each year the Renaissance Festival Podcast conducts their Annual Renaissance Festival Awards. During the second year of the Awards, a new category was created to recognize and honor those who have made a significant contribution to the Renaissance Festival community. … Continue reading →

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Renaissance Festival Hall of Fame 2008 Inductees

Posted on September 1, 2009 by

Joe Kudla “Thomas Snot” (1951 – 2008)“He was a man, take him for all and all, we shall not look upon his like again” (William Shakespeare, Hamlet) For 35 years Joe Kudla played Thomas Snot, one half of the Puke … Continue reading →

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Renaissance Festival Hall of Fame 2007

Posted on August 25, 2008 by

The Renaissance Festival Podcast is very proud to announce the latest additions to the Renaissance Festival Hall of Fame. The following people were voted for in the 2007 Renaissance Festival Awards and then selected through a panel of people from … Continue reading →

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C. Wayne Owens: A True Renaissance Man

Posted on February 1, 2007 by

by Karen J. Brady When it comes to accomplishments, C. Wayne Owens, 56, known to many as Seymoure, has a lifetime of them. “This man is, at his core, an entertainer,” said Jesse Slicer, Owens’ son-in-law. “Never have I known … Continue reading →

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