Grammy Award for Best Traditional Folk Album
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) |
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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 |
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2008 | Levon helmet | United States | Dirt Farmer |
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2009 | Pete Seeger | United States | At 89 |
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2010 | Loudon Wainwright III | United States | High Wide & Handsome: The Charlie Poole Project |
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2011 | Carolina Chocolate Drops | United States | Genuine Negro Jig |
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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
- ^ Grammy Awards. Retrieved April 24, 2019 .
- ^ The Official Site of the Grammy Awards - Overview. Retrieved April 24, 2019 .
- ↑ Winners Best Traditional Folk Album incl. Best Ethnic or Traditional Folk Recording / Best Ethnic or Traditional Folk Recording. Retrieved April 24, 2019 .