FOLK RELATED GRAMMY WINNERS

October 1, 2008 through August 31, 2009 

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Field 13 - American Roots

Category 64 - Best Americana Album  (Vocal or Instrumental)

Together Through Life
            Bob Dylan
            [Columbia]

Electric Dirt
            Levon Helm
            [Dirt Farmer Music/Vanguard Records]

Willie And The Wheel
            Willie Nelson & Asleep At The Wheel
            [Bismeaux Records]

Wilco (The Album)
            Wilco
            [Nonesuch]

Little Honey
            Lucinda Williams
            [Lost Highway Records]

Category 65 - Best Bluegrass Album  (Vocal or Instrumental)

Could We Get Any Closer?
            Jim Lauderdale
            [Sky Crunch Records]

The Crow / New Songs For The Five-String Banjo
            Steve Martin
            [Rounder]

Buckaroo Blue Grass
            Michael Martin Murphey
            [Rural Rhythm Records]

Almost Live
            Bryan Sutton And Friends
            [Sugar Hill Records]

Destination Life
            Rhonda Vincent
            [Rounder]

Category 66 - Best Traditional Blues Album (Vocal or Instrumental)

A Stranger Here
            Ramblin' Jack Elliott
            [ANTI]

Blue Again
            The Mick Fleetwood Blues Band Featuring Rick Vito
            [429 Records]

Rough & Tough
            John Hammond
            [Chesky Records]

Stomp! The Blues Tonight
            Duke Robillard
            [Stony Plain Records]

Chicago Blues: A Living History
            (Various Artists)
            Larry Skoller, producer
            [Raisin' Music]

Category 67 - Best Contemporary Blues Album (Vocal or Instrumental)

This Time
            The Robert Cray Band
            [Nozzle Records/Vanguard]

The Truth According To Ruthie Foster
            Ruthie Foster
            [Blue Corn Music]

Live: Hope At The Hideout
            Mavis Staples
            [ANTI]

Back To The River
            Susan Tedeschi
            [Verve Forecast]

Already Free
            The Derek Trucks Band
            [Victor Records]

Category 68 - Best Traditional Folk Album (Vocal or Instrumental)

Cutting Loose
            David Holt And Josh Goforth
            [High Windy Audio]

Naked With Friends
            Maura O'Connell
            [Sugar Hill Records]

Polka Cola: Music That Refreshes
            Jimmy Sturr And His Orchestra
            [Starr Records]

Singing Through The Hard Times: A Tribute To Utah Phillips
            (Various Artists)
            Jacqui Morse, Kendall Morse & Dan Schatz, producers
            [righteous babe records, inc.]

High Wide & Handsome: The Charlie Poole Project
            Loudon Wainwright III
            [2nd Story Sound Records]

Category 69 - Best Contemporary Folk Album  (Vocal or Instrumental)

Middle Cyclone
            Neko Case
            [ANTI]

Our Bright Future
            Tracy Chapman
            [Elektra]

Live
            Shawn Colvin
            [Nonesuch]

Secret, Profane & Sugarcane
            Elvis Costello
            [Hear Music]

Townes
            Steve Earle
            [New West Records]

Category 70 - Best Hawaiian Music Album  (Vocal or Instrumental)

He Nani
            Tia Carrere & Daniel Ho
            [Daniel Ho Creations]

Friends & Family Of Hawai`i
            Amy Hanaiali`i
            [UA Records]

Nani Mau Loa: Everlasting Beauty
            Ho`okena
            [Ho`omau Inc.]

Masters Of Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar, Volume 2
            (Various Artists)
            Daniel Ho, George Kahumoku, Jr., Paul Konwiser & Wayne Wong, producers
            [Daniel Ho Creations]

Category 71 - Best Native American Music Album  (Vocal or Instrumental)

Siyotanka
            Michael Brant DeMaria
            [Ontos Music]

Spirit Wind North
            Bill Miller
            [Cool Springs Music Group]

True Blue
            Northern Cree
            [Canyon Records]

Wind Songs - Native American Flute Solos
            John Two-Hawks
            [Circle Studios]

Riders Of The Healing Road
            Johnny Whitehorse
            [Silver Wave Records]

Category 72 - Best Zydeco Or Cajun Music Album  (Vocal or Instrumental)

Alligator Purse
            Beausoleil Avec Michael Doucet
            [Yep Roc Records]

Lay Your Burden Down
            Buckwheat Zydeco
            [Alligator]

Stripped Down
            The Magnolia Sisters
            [Arhoolie Records]

Live At 2009 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival
            Pine Leaf Boys
            [MunckMix, Inc.]

L'Ésprit Créole
            Cedric Watson et Bijou Créole
            [Valcour Records]

Field 14 - Reggae

Category 73 - Best Reggae Album (Vocal or Instrumental)

Rasta Got Soul
            Buju Banton
            [Gargamel Music, Inc.]

Brand New Me
            Gregory Isaacs
            [Tad's Record]

Awake
            Julian Marley
            [Ghetto Youths/Tuff Gong/Universal Republic]

Mind Control - Acoustic
            Stephen Marley
            [Ghetto Youths/Tuff Gong/Universal Republic]

Imperial Blaze
            Sean Paul
            [VP/Atlantic]

Field 15 - World Music

Category 74 - Best Traditional World Music Album (Vocal or Instrumental)

Ancient Sounds
            Rahim Alhaj And Amjad Ali Khan
            [UR Music]

Double Play
            Liz Carroll & John Doyle
            [Compass Records]

Douga Mansa
            Mamadou Diabate
            [World Village]

La Guerra No
            John Santos Y El Coro Folklórico Kindembo
            [Machete Records]

Drum Music Land
            Ten Drum Art Percussion Group
            [Wind Music]

Category 75 - Best Contemporary World Music Album (Vocal or Instrumental)

Welcome To Mali
            Amadou & Mariam
            [Nonesuch]

Throw Down Your Heart: Tales From The Acoustic Planet, Vol. 3 - Africa Sessions
            Béla Fleck
            [Rounder]

Day By Day
            Femi Kuti
            [Mercer Street Records]

Seya
            Oumou Sangare
            [Nonesuch]

Across The Divide: A Tale Of Rhythm & Ancestry
            Omar Sosa
            [Half Note Records]