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.
[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.
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