2005 Best of the West Awards
Folk Alliance Region West (FAR-West), the western regional chapter of the North American Folk Music & Dance Alliance (Folk Alliance), has announced the first recipients of their “Best of the West” awards. To be given annually each to a performer and a non performer based on the following criteria.
1. Excellence in one’s craft. 2. Enduring presence in the western Folk community for a decade or more. 3. Embodies or builds upon Folk values and traditions 4. (Non-performer): Promotes, nurtures, fosters, expands the audience and opportunities for folk music and musicians.
The recipients of the 2005 Awards are:
Performer: Lowen & Navarro
Non-Performer: Roz & Howard Larman, For Their Long-Running Radio Program Folkscene
THE BEST OF THE WEST AWARDS will be presented during the 2005 FAR-West conference at the Warner Center Marriott Hotel, Woodland Hills, California, on Saturday, October 29, during the noon luncheon.
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