GUYANA FOLK FESTIVAL 2002

2002 Wordsworth McAndrew Awardees -

S.R.R. Alsopp, Ron Bobb-Semple, Johnny Braff, Maurice Braithwiate, Negla Brandis, E.R. Burrowes, Pat Cameron, Martin Carter, Bertie Chancellor, Megan Chan, Nesbit Chhangur, Lynette Dolphin, Francis Quamina Farrier, Robert Fernandes, Terry Gajraj, Roy Geddes, Gary Girdhari, Eddie Grant, Stanley Greaves, Bernard Heydorn, Peter Kempadoo, Vivian Lee, Ivor Lynch, Worsdworth McAndrew, Dave Martins, Sister Noel Menezes, Valerie Rodway, Bill "Bhagee" Rogers, Olga Lopes Seales, A.J. Seymour, Raj Kumari Singh, Shurland "King Fighter" Wilson, The Atlanta Guyana Association, The Link Show, The Rajkumari Cultural Center, and Dem Two.

LETTERS TO THE WEBMASTER

Just a brief note to you folks. Me, the family and friends certainly enjoyed your Festival celebrations. Even though it rained, we totally enjoyed every moment of it. Even my American College friends saw a proud, smart but still serious side of the Guyanese culture, history and talents. As we see around us, it is so easy for one culture to paint another with a broad brush as illiterate, non-cultured and ignorant. At Folk Festival, everyone had a different view. Thank you for that. I guess it took a lot of time, energy, resources and imagination to bring this entire event together, but in the end it was well done.

Larry J, USA

I would like to congratulate the organizers of the Guyana Folk Festival. I was there and truly thought it was absolutely fantastic. I wish it did not rain, but despite the rain I enjoyed it very much. I know it must have been a lot of hard work and I would like to thank all of you and hope we have a Folk Festival III.

Sincerely Jamela Edoo

Congrats to all of you for the work you did. I can tell you the honorees and their relatives were very gratified by the honor. Very often, we don’t tell our own, “you did good wuk buddy: Thanks.”

Dave Martins