Best Contemporary Folk Album incl. Best Ethnic or Contemporary Folk Recording
1987 • 29th Annual Grammy Awards
Honoring recordings released between Aug 31, 1985 and Aug 30, 1986
1987 Winner is (Arlo Guthrie, John Hartford, Richie Havens, Bonnie Koloc, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, John Prine and Others) with "Tribute To Steve Goodman"
Nominees 1987
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Tribute To Steve Goodman
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German Afternoons (Album)
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I'm Alright (Album)
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Last Of The True Believers (Album)
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No Easy Walk To Freedom
Winners
| Year | Winner | Work |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Ray LaMontagne | God Willin' & The Creek Don't Rise |
| 2010 | Steve Earle | Townes |
| 2009 | Robert Plant, Alison Krauss | Raising Sand |
| 2008 | Steve Earle | Washington Square Serenade |
| 2007 | Bob Dylan | Modern Times |
| 2006 | John Prine | Fair & Square |
| 2005 | Steve Earle | The Revolution Starts...Now |
| 2004 | Warren Zevon | The Wind |
| 2003 | Nickel Creek | This Side |
| 2002 | Bob Dylan | Love And Theft |
| 2001 | Emmylou Harris | Red Dirt Girl |
| 2000 | Tom Waits | Mule Variations |
| 1999 | Lucinda Williams | Car Wheels On A Gravel Road |
| 1998 | Bob Dylan | Time Out Of Mind |
| 1997 | Bruce Springsteen | The Ghost Of Tom Joad |
| 1996 | Emmylou Harris | Wrecking Ball |
| 1995 | Johnny Cash | American Recordings |
| 1994 | Nanci Griffith | Other Voices/Other Rooms |
| 1993 | The Chieftains | Another Country |
| 1992 | John Prine | The Missing Years |
| 1991 | Shawn Colvin | Steady On |
| 1990 | Indigo Girls | Indigo Girls |
| 1989 | Tracy Chapman | Tracy Chapman |
| 1988 | Steve Goodman | Unfinished Business |
| 1987 | Al Bunetta, Dan Einstein, Hank Neuberger | Tribute To Steve Goodman |