The Grammy Award for Best Traditional Folk Album was first handed out in 1987. Famed folk singer, comedienne and actress, June Carter Cash has been honored the most in the category, winning the award three times. Before the introduction of this category, contemporary and traditional folk were combined and represented with the award Grammy Award for Best Ethnic or Traditional Folk Recording. After its addition to the categories, the award was called Best Traditional Folk recording till 1993, when it was changed to Best Traditional Folk Album.
Winners: Best Traditional Folk Album
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Year
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Winner/s
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Album
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2009
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Pete Seeger
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At 89
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2008
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Levon Helm
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Dirt Farmer
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2007
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Bruce Springsteen
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We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions
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2006
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Tim O'Brien
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Fiddler's Green
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2005
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Steve Fishell, David Macias & Tamara Saviano (producers)
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Beautiful Dreamer: The Songs of Stephen Foster performed by various artists
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2004
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June Carter Cash
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Wildwood Flower
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2003
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Steven Heller (producer & engineer/mixer), David Holt (producer & artist) & Doc Watson
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Legacy
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2002
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T-Bone Burnett (producer) & Mike Piersante (engineer)
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Down from the Mountain performed by various artists
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2001
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Mark Linett (engineer) & Dave Alvin (producer & artist)
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Public Domain: Songs from the Wild Land
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2000
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June Carter Cash
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Press On
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1999
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The Chieftains
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Long Journey Home
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1998
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BeauSoleil
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L'amour ou la Folie
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1997
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Pete Seeger
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Pete
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1996
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Ramblin' Jack Elliott
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South Coast
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1995
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Bob Dylan
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World Gone Wrong
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1994
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The Chieftains
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The Celtic Harp
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1993
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The Chieftains
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An Irish Evening: Live at the Grand Opera House, Belfast
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1992
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Ken Burns & John Colby (producers)
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The Civil War: Original Soundtrack performed by various artists
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1991
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Doc Watson
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On Praying Ground
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1990
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Marcel Cellier (producer)
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Le Mystere des Voix Bulgares, Vol. II performed by the Bulgarian State Television Female Vocal Choir
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1989
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Don DeVito, Harold Leventhal, Joe McEwen & Ralph Rinzler (producers) – Folkways: A Vision Shared: A Tribute to Woody Guthrie & Leadbelly performed by various artists
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1988
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Ladysmith Black Mambazo
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Shaka Zulu
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1987
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Doc Watson
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Riding the Midnight Train
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