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Maritime Fiddlers Association |
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Tara Lynne Touesnard Award |
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Introduction The Tara Lynne Touesnard Memorial Award was founded in February 1995 and is given annually in memory of Tara Lynne, a young fiddler dedicated to old time fiddling who possessed a concern of community affairs and a willingness to share her talents. The award is presented to a person who best exemplifies the qualities of Tara Lynne, her dedication to the preservation and enhancement of old time fiddling, devotion to community service and her pleasant and outgoing personality. |
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The Award The award is made up of two parts, the Memorial and a trophy that is presented to the individual. The Memorial The award is a wooden piece hand carved by Moncton artist Mr Reinis Freimanis and consists of a Mahogany base, a flameless candle and holder, two stemmed roses, one white and one dark, situated to the left of the piece; a violin and bow with music stand and sheet music of Jim Hardy’s composition “In Memory of Tara Lynne” · The burning candle and holder to the right means life. · Blossoms on the right side with stems pointing left mean brightness · White Rose means life Dark Rose means death · Violin is soul of the girl; symbol of her music.
Individual Trophy The individual trophy is made up in the form of an open book with laminated pictures of Tara Lynne on the left and the Memorial on the right. The recepients name and year are engraved on the trophy |
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Individual Trophy |
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Memorial |
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Past Winners 1995 Ivan & Vivian Hicks 1996 Jim Delaney 1997 Keith Ross 1998 Lee Lowerison 1999 Ron Noiles 2000 Ernest Despres 2001 Lorimer Higgins 2002 Jocelyn Bourque 2003 Kimberley Holmes 2004 Jamie & Liz Durning 2005 Garold Hanscom 2006 Jack Sibley 2007 Lloyd Tattrie 2008 Art Benedict 2009 Raymond & Marlene MacDonald 2010 Gordon Spears 2011 Al McVicar |
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Award Nominations Nominations for the award may be sent to the |