Juno Award for Best Roots and Traditional Album
The Juno Award for Best Roots and Traditional Album was an annual award category, presented by the Juno Awards from 1989 to 1995 to honour achievements in roots music.
The award was discontinued after 1995, when it was split into distinct categories for Juno Award for Roots & Traditional Album of the Year – Solo and Juno Award for Roots & Traditional Album of the Year – Group.
Winners and nominees
Year | Winner(s) | Album | Nominees | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
1989 | Amos Garrett, Doug Sahm and Gene Taylor | The Return of the Formerly Brothers |
| [1] |
1990 | La Bottine Souriante | Je voudrais changer d'chapeau |
| [2] |
1991 | Bill Bourne and Alan MacLeod | Dance & Celebrate |
| [3] |
1992 | Various Artists | Saturday Night Blues |
| [4] |
Loreena McKennitt | The Visit | |||
1993 | La Bottine Souriante | Jusqu'aux p'tites heures |
| [5] |
1994 | James Keelaghan | My Skies |
| [6] |
1995 | Loreena McKennitt | The Mask and Mirror |
| [7] |
References
- ^ "Juno candidates announced". Vancouver Sun, February 2, 1989.
- ^ "Nominees for '90 Juno Awards named". Ottawa Citizen, February 8, 1990.
- ^ "Rap music makes presence felt in '91 Juno Awards nominations". Montreal Gazette, February 7, 1991.
- ^ "Complete list of Juno nominees". Toronto Star, February 13, 1992.
- ^ "Juno nominees at a glance". Waterloo Region Record, February 10, 1993.
- ^ "Quirky mix of nominees for 1994 Junos". The Globe and Mail, February 9, 1994.
- ^ "Juno categories make unlikely bedfellows". Edmonton Journal, March 19, 1995.
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- Album of the Year
- Adult Alternative
- Adult Contemporary
- Alternative
- Blues
- Children's
- Comedy
- Classical – Large Ensemble
- Classical – Small Ensemble
- Classical – Solo
- Classical Composition
- CCM/Gospel
- Contemporary Indigenous Artist
- Contemporary R&B/Soul
- Contemporary Roots
- Country
- Dance
- Electronic
- Francophone
- Global Music
- Heavy Metal
- Instrumental
- International
- Jazz – Solo
- Jazz – Group
- Jazz – Vocal
- Pop
- Rap Album/EP
- Rap Single
- Reggae
- Rock
- Single of the Year
- Traditional Indigenous Artist
- Traditional R&B/Soul
- Traditional Roots
- Underground Dance
- Classical Album of the Year (1977–1985)
- Classical – Solo or Chamber Ensemble (1985–2021)
- Classical – Vocal or Choral Performance (1994–2021)
- Indigenous Artist or Group (1994–2021)
- Jazz Album (1977–1993)
- Jazz – Contemporary (1994–2014)
- Jazz – Traditional (1994–2014)
- Rap Recording (1991–2021)
- R&B/Soul Recording (1985–2020)
- Roots and Traditional Album (1989–1995)
- Roots & Traditional Album – Solo (1996–2015)
- Roots & Traditional Album – Group (1996–2015)
1 Due to the rescheduling of the ceremony from late fall to early spring, no ceremony was held in 1988.