Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Folk Album
The Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Folk Album , in German "Grammy award for the best contemporary 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 Contemporary Folk Album . The award was given from 1987 to 2011 and was called the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Folk Recording until 1993 . In 2007 the category was renamed the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Folk / Americana Album . As of 2010, the category was divided into two categories: Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Folk Album and Grammy Award for Best Americana Album . At the same time, the Grammy Award for Best Traditional 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 .
Bob Dylan and Steve Earle have each won the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Folk Album three times, making them the most common winners.
Winners and nominees
year | winner | nationality | album | Nominees | Picture of the winner (s) |
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1987 | Various Artists;
Al Bunetta, Dan Einstein and Hank Neuberger (producers) |
Tribute to Steve Goodman | |||
1988 | Steve Goodman |
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Unfinished business |
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1989 | Tracy Chapman |
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Tracy Chapman |
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1990 | Indigo girls |
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Indigo girls |
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1991 | Shawn Colvin |
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Steady on |
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1992 | John Prine and Joe Romersa (sound engineers) |
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The Missing Years | ||
1993 | The Chieftains |
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Another country | ||
1994 | Nanci Griffith |
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Other Voices, Other Rooms | ||
1995 | Johnny Cash |
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American Recordings | ||
1996 | Emmylou Harris |
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wrecking ball |
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1997 | Bruce Springsteen |
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The Ghost of Tom Joad |
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1998 | Bob Dylan |
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Time out of mind |
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1999 | Lucinda Williams |
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Car Wheels on a Gravel Road |
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2000 | Tom Waits |
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Mule variations |
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2001 |
Emmylou Harris
Malcolm Burn (sound engineer and producer), Jim Watts (sound engineer) |
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Red dirt girl |
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2002 |
Bob Dylan (artist and producer)
Chris Shaw (sound engineer) |
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Love and Theft |
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2003 |
Nickel Creek
Alison Krauss (producer) and Gary Paczosa (sound engineer)
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This side |
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2004 | Warren Zevon |
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The wind |
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2005 |
Steve Earle
Ray Kennedy (sound engineer and producer) |
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The Revolution Starts ... Now |
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2006 | John Prine |
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Fair & Square | ||
2007 | Bob Dylan |
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Modern Times |
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2008 | Steve Earle |
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Washington Square Serenade |
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2009 | Robert Plant & Alison Krauss |
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Raising sand |
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2010 | Steve Earle |
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Townes |
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2011 | Ray LaMontagne & The Pariah Dogs |
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God Willin 'and the Creek Don't Rise |
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Web links
- Official website of the Grammy Awards - Recording Academy, Los Angeles (English)
- Winner of the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Folk Album at grammy.com (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Grammy Awards. Retrieved April 25, 2019 .
- ^ The Official Site of the Grammy Awards - Overview. Retrieved April 25, 2019 .
- ↑ Winners Best Contemporary Folk Album including Best Ethnic or Contemporary Folk Recording. Retrieved April 25, 2019 .