Below is a list of awards, accolades, and recognitions that Smithsonian Folkways and its collection of labels have won throughout their existence.
Grammy Awards
Yearhttp://www.grammy.com/nominees/search. Grammy Past Winners Search. Grammy.com. Retrieved 7-15-2013CategoryTitleArtistResult 1960 Best Album Created for Children Folk Songs for Young People Pete Seeger 1960 Best Performance—Folk Songs of Robert Burns Ewan MacColl 1965 Best Folk Recording The High Lonesome Sound Roscoe Holcomb 1997 Best Traditional Folk Album There Ain't No Way Out The New Lost City Ramblers 1997 Best Historical Album Anthology of American Folk Music™ Various Artists 1997 Best Album Notes Anthology of American Folk Music™ Various Artists 2001 Best Historical Album The Best of Broadside 1962–1988 Various Artists 2001 Best Liner Notes The Best of Broadside 1962–1988 Various Artists 2004 Best Traditional World Music Album Capoeira Angola 2: Brincando na Roda Grupo de Capoeira Angola Pelourinho 2004 Best Traditional World Music Album Jíbaro Hasta el Hueso: Mountain Music of Puerto Rico by Ecos de Borinquen Ecos de Borinquen 2005 Best Musical Album for Children Sharing Cultures with Ella Jenkins Ella Jenkins 2005 Best Traditional World Album Abayudaya: Music from the Jewish People of Uganda Various Artists 2005 Best Traditional World Album Si, Soy Llanero: Joropo Music from the Orinoco Plains of Colombia Grupo Cimarrón/Various 2006 Best Traditional World Music Album Para Todos Ustedes Los Pleneros de la 21 2005 Best Traditional Folk Album ...and the tin pan bended and the story ended... Dave Van Ronk 2005 Best Musical Album for Children cELLAbration Various Artists 2006 Best Traditional World Album Music of Central Asia vol. 2: Invisible Face of the Beloved Academy of Maqam 2006 Best Mexican/Mexican-American Album ¡Llegaron Los Camperos!: Nati Cano's Mariachi Los Camperos Nati Cano 2007 Best Traditional World Music Album When the Soul is Settled: Music of Iraq Rahim Alhaj with Souhail Kaspar 2007 Best Traditional World Music Album Singing for Life: Songs of Hope, Healing, and HIV/AIDS in Uganda Various Artists 2008 Best Zydeco Or Cajun Music Album From Now On Michael Doucet 2008 Best Regional Mexican Album Amor, Dolor y Lagrimas: Música Ranchera Nati Cano's Mariachi Los Camperos 2009 Best Tejano Album Borders y Bailes Los Texmaniacs 2012 Best Album Notes Banjo Diary: Lessons from Tradition Stephen Wade 2012 Best Children's Album Little Seed: Songs for Children by Woody Guthrie Elizabeth Mitchell 2012 Best Historical Album Woody at 100: The Woody Guthrie Centennial CollectionWoody Guthrie 2012 Best Boxed Set or Limited Edition Package Woody at 100: The Woody Guthrie Centennial Collection Woody Guthrie 2012 Best Latin Rock, Urban, or Alternative Album Imaginaries Quetzal
Latin Grammy Awards
YearCategoryTitleArtistResult 2004 Best Folk Album Jíbaro Hasta el Hueso: Mountain Music of Puerto Rico by Ecos de Borinquen Ecos de Borinquen 2007 Best Folk Album Un Fuego de Sangre Pura: Los Gaiteros de San Jacinto from Colombia Los Gaiteros de San Jacinto
Grammy Lifetime Achievement Awards
YearArtist 1972 Mahalia Jackson 1989 Art Tatum 1991 Marian Anderson 1993 Pete Seeger 1993 Bill Monroe 1998 Paul Robeson 2000 Woody Guthrie 2004 Doc Watson 2004 Ella Jenkins 2009 David "Honeyboy" Edwards
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