Best Traditional Folk Recording
29th Annual Grammy Awards • 1987
Honoring recordings released between October 1, 1985 – September 30, 1986
Doc Watson won the 1987 Grammy Award for Best Traditional Folk Recording with "Riding The Midnight Train"
Winners & Nominees 1987
Winner
Nominees
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Riding The Midnight Train
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20th Anniversary Concert (Album)
New Lost City Ramblers, Elizabeth Cotten, Pete Seeger, Highwood String Band
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Caught In The Act (Album)
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Hot Steppin' With Rockin' Sidney (Album)
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Waitin' For My Ya Ya
Previous Years
| Year | Winner | Title | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Doc Watson | On Praying Ground | All Nominees |
| 1990 | (Bulgarian State Female Vocal Choir) | Le Mystere Des Voix Bulgares, Vol. II | All Nominees |
| 1989 | (Various Artists) | Folkways -- A Vision Shared: A Tribute To Woody Guthrie & Leadbelly | All Nominees |
| 1988 | Ladysmith Black Mambazo | Shaka Zulu | All Nominees |
| 1987 | Doc Watson | Riding The Midnight Train | All Nominees |