Anita Best
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Anita Best | |
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| Genres | Folk |
| Occupations | Singer, teacher, folklorist, archivist, broadcaster |
| Label | Amber Music |
Anita Best C.M. is a teacher, broadcaster, and well-known singer from the Atlantic province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.[1]
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.[2]
In 2015, the Newfoundland and Labrador Folk Arts Society awarded her their Lifetime Achievement Award.[3]
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."[4]
