Grammy Award for Best Traditional Folk Album explained

Grammy Award for Best Traditional Folk Album
Awarded For:quality traditional folk music albums
Presenter:National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences
Country:United States
Year:1987
Year2:2011
Website:grammy.com

The Grammy Award for Best Traditional Folk Album was awarded from 1987 to 2011. Until 1993 the award was known as the Grammy Award for Best Traditional Folk Recording.

An award for Best Contemporary Folk Album was also presented. Prior to 1987 contemporary and traditional folk were combined as the Best Ethnic or Traditional Folk Recording.

The award was discontinued in a major overhaul of Grammy categories. In 2012 this category was merged with Best Contemporary Folk Album to form the new Best Folk Album category.

Years reflect the year in which the Grammy Awards were presented, for works released in the previous year.

Recipients

YearWinner(s)TitleNomineesRef.
1987Doc WatsonRiding the Midnight Train[1]
1988Ladysmith Black MambazoShaka Zulu[2]
1989various artists[3]
1990Bulgarian State Television Female Vocal ChoirLe Mystère des Voix Bulgares, Volume II[4]
1991Doc WatsonOn Praying Ground[5]
1992Various ArtistsThe Civil War-
1993The ChieftainsAn Irish Evening[6]
1994The ChieftainsThe Celtic Harp[7]
1995Bob DylanWorld Gone Wrong[8]
1996Ramblin' Jack ElliottSouth Coast[9]
1997Pete SeegerPete[10]
1998BeauSoleilL'Amour Ou La Folie[11]
1999The ChieftainsLong Journey Home[12]
2000June Carter CashPress On[13]
2001Dave AlvinPublic Domain[14]
2002Various ArtistsDown from the Mountain[15]
2003Doc WatsonLegacy[16]
2004June Carter CashWildwood Flower[17]
2005Various ArtistsBeautiful Dreamer[18]
2006Tim O'BrienFiddler's Green[19]
2007Bruce Springsteen[20]
2008Levon HelmDirt Farmer[21]
2009Pete SeegerAt 89[22]
2010Loudon Wainwright III[23]
2011Carolina Chocolate DropsGenuine Negro Jig[24]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Grammy Awards 1987. AwardsandShows. December 18, 2020.
  2. Web site: Grammy Awards 1988. AwardsandShows. December 18, 2020.
  3. Web site: Grammy Awards 1989. AwardsandShows. December 18, 2020.
  4. Web site: A List of 32nd Annual Grammy Nominees. APNews. December 18, 2020.
  5. Web site: Annual Grammy Nominations . UPI. December 19, 2020.
  6. Web site: List of 35th Annual Grammy Nominations With PM-Grammys . APNews. December 19, 2020.
  7. Web site: Nominees for 36th annual Grammy Awards . UPI. December 19, 2020.
  8. News: The 37th Grammy Nominations. 7. January 6, 1995. December 19, 2020. Los Angeles Times. https://web.archive.org/web/20121104011103/http://articles.latimes.com/1995-01-06/entertainment/ca-17089_1_vocal-performance/7. November 4, 2012. live.
  9. Web site: Nominees for 38th annual Grammy Awards . UPI. December 20, 2020.
  10. Web site: Nominees for 39th Annual Grammy Awards . UPI. December 20, 2020.
  11. Web site: 40th Annual Grammy Award Nominations . DigitalHit. December 21, 2020.
  12. Web site: 41st Annual Grammy® Award Nominations . DigitalHit. December 21, 2020.
  13. Web site: 42nd Annual Grammy® Award Nominations (2000) . DigitalHit. December 21, 2020.
  14. Web site: 43rd Annual Grammy Awards Nominations . DigitalHit. December 21, 2020.
  15. Web site: Complete List Of Grammy Nominees . 4 January 2002 . CBS. December 21, 2020.
  16. Web site: 45th Grammy® Awards Nominations Coverage . DigitalHit. December 21, 2020.
  17. Web site: 46th Grammy® Awards Nominees Coverage . DigitalHit. December 21, 2020.
  18. Web site: 47th Grammy® Awards Nominees Coverage . DigitalHit. December 21, 2020.
  19. Web site: 48th Grammy® Awards Nominees Coverage . DigitalHit. December 21, 2020.
  20. Web site: 49th Grammy® Awards Nominees Coverage (2007) . DigitalHit. December 21, 2020.
  21. Web site: 50th Grammy® Awards Nominees Coverage . DigitalHit. December 21, 2020.
  22. Web site: 51st Grammy® Awards Nominations Coverage . DigitalHit. December 21, 2020.
  23. Web site: 52nd Grammy® Awards Nominations Coverage . DigitalHit. December 21, 2020.
  24. Web site: 53rd Grammy® Awards Nominations Coverage . DigitalHit. December 21, 2020.

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