Memorable Manitobans: Canadian Fiddle Hall of Honour

In 2022, the Canadian Grand Masters Fiddling Association voted to unanimously merge all three existing categories into the Canadian Fiddle Hall of Honour. All previous recipients of the Lifetime Achievement Award, the Award of Merit, and the Canadian Fiddle Legends Award have automatically been inducted to the Canadian Fiddle Hall of Honour.

Inductees in the Hall from Manitoba are as follows:

Inductee

Year

Melvin Joseph Clifford “Mel” Bedard (1919-2011)

2022

Patti Lamoureux Kusturok

2022

Garry Lepine

2022

Larry Martineau

2022

Sources:

Canadian Grand Masters Fiddling Association - website.

This page was prepared Rick Mutton and Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 26 February 2026

Memorable Manitobans

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