Tara Lynne Touesnard Memorial Award

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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. She was active in her community and  loved by all who knew her. She was always willing to share her talents and did all she could to make the world a better place. 

She was killed in a car accident in 1994 at the age of 21. At the time of her passing she was attending Acadia University, pursuing a degree in music, with plans to become a teacher.  You can read more about her and her numerous accomplishments in the articles below.

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.

The award is made up of two parts, the Memorial and a trophy that is presented to the individual.

The Memorial 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

· The white rose represents life 

· The dark rose represents death

· Violin is soul of the girl; a symbol of her music.

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 recipients name and year are engraved on the trophy.