Grammy Award for Best Traditional Folk Album

Bob Dylan received the Grammy Award for Best Traditional Folk Album in 1995 for his album World Gone Wrong

The Grammy Award for Best Traditional Folk Album , in German "Grammy award for the best traditional folk album", is a music prize that was awarded from 1987 to 2011 by the American Recording Academy . The award went to musicians for albums in the field of folk music .

History and background

Since 1959, the Grammy Awards are presented annually in numerous categories by the Recording Academy in the United States to recognize artistic achievement, technical competence, and overall excellence regardless of album sales or chart position.

One of these categories is the Grammy Award for Best Traditional Folk Album . The award was given from 1987 to 2011 and was called the Grammy Award for Best Traditional Folk Recording until 1993 . At the same time, the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Folk Album was awarded. Prior to 1987 there was a common category for traditional and contemporary folk called the Grammy Award for Best Ethnic or Traditional Folk Recording .

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

Winners and nominees

year	winner	nationality	album	Nominees	Picture of the winner (s)
1987	Doc Watson	United States	Riding the Midnight Train
1988	Ladysmith Black Mambazo	South Africa	Shaka Zulu
1989	Various interpreters (producers: Don DeVito, Harold Leventhal , Joe McEwen and Ralph Rinzler)	United States	A Vision Shared: A Tribute To Woody Guthrie & Leadbelly
1990	Bulgarian State Female Vocal Choir (Producer: Marcel Cellier )	Bulgaria	Le Mystere Des Voix Bulgares, Volume II
1991	Doc Watson	United States	On praying ground
1992	Various artists (producers: Ken Burns , John Colby)	United States	The Civil War - Original Soundtrack
1993	The Chieftains	Ireland	An Irish Evening - Live At The Grand Opera House, Belfast
1994	The Chieftains	Ireland	The Celtic Harp: A Tribute to Edward Bunting
1995	Bob Dylan	United States	World Gone Wrong
1996	Ramblin 'Jack Elliott	United States	South coast
1997	Pete Seeger	United States	Pete
1998	BeauSoleil	United States	L'Amour Ou La Folie
1999	The Chieftains	Ireland	Long Journey Home
2000	June Carter Cash	United States	Press on
2001	Dave Alvin	United States	Public Domain - Songs From The Wild Land
2002	Various Artists	United States	Down from the mountain
2003	David Holt and Doc Watson	United States	Legacy
2004	June Carter Cash	United States	Wildwood Flower
2005	Various Artists	United States	Beautiful dreamer
2006	Tim O'Brien	United States	Fiddler's Green
2007	Bruce Springsteen	United States	We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions	I Stand Alone from Ramblin 'Jack Elliott Gonna Let It Shine by Odetta Adieu False Heart by Linda Ronstadt & Ann Savoy A Distant Land To Roam by Ralph Stanley
2008	Levon helmet	United States	Dirt Farmer	Try Me One More Time by David Bromberg Let Us Now Praise Sleepy John by Peter Case Banjo Talkin ' by Cathy Fink Charlie Louvin by Charlie Louvin
2009	Pete Seeger	United States	At 89	Coal by Kathy Mattea Comedians & Angels by Tom Paxton Bring Me Home by Peggy Seeger Strangers in Another Country by Rosalie Sorrels
2010	Loudon Wainwright III	United States	High Wide & Handsome: The Charlie Poole Project	Cutting Loose by David Holt and Josh Goforth Naked with Friends by Maura O'Connell Polka Cola: Music That Refreshes by Jimmy Sturr and His Orchestra Singing Through the Hard Times: A Tribute to Utah Phillips by Various Artists
2011	Carolina Chocolate Drops	United States	Genuine Negro Jig	Onward and Upward by Luther Dickinson & the Sons of Mudboy Memories of John by The John Hartford Stringband Maria Muldaur & Her Garden of Joy by Maria Muldaur Ricky Skaggs Solo: Songs My Dad Loved by Ricky Skaggs

Web links

• Official website of the Grammy Awards - Recording Academy, Los Angeles (English)
• Winner of the Grammy Award for Best Traditional Folk Album at grammy.com (English)

Individual evidence

1. ^ Grammy Awards. Retrieved April 24, 2019 . 
2. ^ The Official Site of the Grammy Awards - Overview. Retrieved April 24, 2019 . 
3. ↑ Winners Best Traditional Folk Album incl. Best Ethnic or Traditional Folk Recording / Best Ethnic or Traditional Folk Recording. Retrieved April 24, 2019 .