Anita Best
Anita Best C.M. is a teacher, broadcaster, and well-known singer from the Atlantic province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.With Genevieve Lehr, Best collected the songs for ''Come and I Will Sing You: A Newfoundland Songbook'', spending years travelling around the province collecting songs from anyone who cared to sing.
In 2015 the Newfoundland and Labrador Folk Arts Society awarded her their Lifetime Achievement Award.
Best was appointed a Member of the Order of Canada in 2011. The citation read, in part, "As a singer, storyteller and archivist, she has been active in collecting and performing the songs and tales of her ancestors, ensuring this priceless cultural legacy is not lost to future generations." Provided by Wikipedia
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3by Jarvis, Dale GilbertContributors: “...Cranston, Joan; Best, Anita...”
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6by Memorial University of Newfoundland. Extension ServiceContributors: “...Best, Anita; Coady, Larry...”
Published 1977
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7by Memorial University of Newfoundland. Extension ServiceContributors: “...Best, Anita; Coady, Larry...”
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8by Memorial University of Newfoundland. Extension ServiceContributors: “...Wegenast, W. G.; Best, Anita...”
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9by Memorial University of Newfoundland. Extension ServiceContributors: “...Best, Anita; Barnes, David Hugh...”
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10by Memorial University of Newfoundland. Extension ServiceContributors: “...Best, Anita; Barnes, David Hugh...”
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11by Memorial University of Newfoundland. Extension ServiceContributors: “...Best, Anita; Barnes, David Hugh...”
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12by Memorial University of Newfoundland. Extension ServiceContributors: “...Best, Anita; Kipnis, Norman; Flemming, John...”
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13by Memorial University of Newfoundland. Extension ServiceContributors: “...Best, Anita; Kipnis, Norman; Flemming, John...”
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14by Memorial University of Newfoundland. Extension ServiceContributors: “...Best, Anita; Kipnis, Norman; Flemming, John...”
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15Published 1985Contributors: “...Mackey, Paddy; Hiscott, Rick; Murphy, Rob; Byrne, Pat, 1943-; Byrne, Joe; Best, Anita; Walsh, Don...”
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16by Memorial University of Newfoundland. Extension ServiceContributors: “...English, John Joe; Best, Anita (Interviewer); Community Learning Centre Project (Producer);...”
Published 1977
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17Contributors: “...O'Byrne, Fergus; Hollett, Rick; Howse, Roger; Russell, Kelly; Dinn, Noel; Soostar, Eric; Best...”
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18by Russell, KellyContributors: “...Tickle Harbour (Musical group); Best, Anita; Bucheit, Mannie; Burke, Johnny, 1851-1930; Butler...”
Published 1988
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