Juno Award for Traditional Roots Album of the Year explained

The Juno Award for Traditional Roots Album of the Year is presented annually at Canada's Juno Awards to honour the best album of the year in the traditional roots genre. Prior to 2016, awards for this genre were awarded in two categories: Roots & Traditional - Solo and Roots & Traditional - Group. The awards categories were modified, to Traditional Roots and Contemporary Roots, beginning with the 2016 ceremony to "ensure two genres of music are not competing against each other in the same category".[1]

Winners and nominees

YearWinner(s)AlbumNominees[2] Ref.
2016Pharis and Jason RomeroA Wanderer I'll Stay [3]
2017The East PointersSecret Victory [4]
2018The Dead SouthIllusion & Doubt [5]
2019Pharis and Jason RomeroSweet Old Religion
2020The Dead SouthSugar & Joy [6]
2021Pharis and Jason RomeroBet on Love [7]
2022Maria DunnJoyful Banner Blazing
  • Alan Doyle, Back to the Harbour
  • The Fugitives, Trench Songs
  • Over the Moon, Chinook Waltz
  • John Reischman, New Time & Old Acoustic
[8]
2023Pharis and Jason RomeroTell 'em You were Gold [9]
2024David FranceyThe Breath Between [10]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 42nd Annual Juno Awards: 2016 CARAS Quick Reference Guide to the Submission Process . JunoAwards.ca . . 2016 . February 2, 2016 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20160203065157/http://junoawards.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/2016-Submissions-Guide1.pdf . February 3, 2016 .
  2. Web site: Nomination Category: Traditional Roots Album of the Year . junoawards.ca . 26 April 2018 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20180426130134/https://junoawards.ca/nomination-category/traditional-roots-album-of-the-year/ . 26 April 2018 .
  3. Web site: 2016 Juno Award Winners . junoawards,ca . 26 April 2018 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20170421040214/http://junoawards.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/2016-JUNO-Award-Winners-Full-List.pdf . 21 April 2017 .
  4. Web site: Here Is the Full List of 2017 Juno Winners . exclaim.ca . 26 April 2018 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20170617023454/http://exclaim.ca/music/article/here_is_the_full_list_of_2017_juno_winners . 17 June 2017 .
  5. Web site: Here's the Complete List of 2018 Juno Award Winners . exclaim.ca . 26 April 2018 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20180421105120/http://exclaim.ca/music/article/here_are_the_2018_juno_winners . 21 April 2018 .
  6. Melody Lau, "Alessia Cara and Tory Lanez lead the 2020 Juno nominations". CBC Music, January 28, 2019.
  7. Holly Gordon and Andrea Warner, "Here are the 2021 Juno Award winners". CBC Music, June 4, 2021.
  8. Jackson Weaver, "Charlotte Cardin, The Weeknd, Justin Bieber lead 2022 Juno Award nominees". CBC News, March 1, 2022.
  9. Jenna Benchetrit and Arti Patel, "The Weeknd picks up 4 wins on Junos 2023 opening night". CBC News, March 11, 2023.
  10. https://www.cbc.ca/music/junos/juno-awards-2024-full-list-winners-1.7149545 "Junos 2024: full list of winners"