Announcing the Winners of the 1st Annual Renaissance Festival Performer Awards

FEBRUARY 6, 2006 (AUSTIN, TEXAS) – The RenFaire Music Podcast is proud to announce the winners of the first ever Renfaire Performer Awards.

In the musical category, the top ten performers of 2005 are as follows:

1. The Lost Boys
2. The Rogues
3. The Limeybirds
4. Three Quarter Ale
5. Queen's Gambit
6. Minstrels of Mayhem
7. Bedlam Bards
8. The Pyrates Royale
9. The Jolly Rogers
10. Craig of Farrington

Recordings by these performers will be featured in a special awards edition of the Renfaire Music Podcast, which is available at http://www.renaissancefestivalmusic.com/

The top ten non-musical performers of 2005 are as follows:

1. Tortuga Twins
2. Ded Bob
3. Hack and Slash
4. Don Juan & Miguel
5. Washing Well Wenches
6. Zilch the Torysteller
7. The Zucchini Brothers
8. Sound & Fury, Fakespearean Players
9. Dirk & Guido, The Swordsmen
10. Noble Cause Productions - Jousting Company

Voting was open to the public at http://www.renaissancefestivalmusic.com/. All renfaire performers, except the Brobdingnagian Bards, who sponsored the event, were eligible to win.

"I hope to make this an annual event," comments Marc Gunn, host of the podcast. "No doubt more and more rennies and playtrons will vote each year."

For further information, contact Marc Gunn at (512) 470-4866.

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