The Juno Award for Traditional Roots Album of the Year is presented annually at Canada's Juno Awards to honour the best album of the year in the traditional roots genre. Prior to 2016, awards for this genre were awarded in two categories: Roots & Traditional - Solo and Roots & Traditional - Group. The awards categories were modified, to Traditional Roots and Contemporary Roots, beginning with the 2016 ceremony to "ensure two genres of music are not competing against each other in the same category".
Winners and nominees Year Winner(s) Album Nominees Ref.2016Pharis and Jason RomeroA Wanderer I'll StayJ. P. Cormier, The Chance Jayme Stone, Jayme Stone's Lomax Project Old Man Luedecke, Domestic Eccentric The Wainwright Sisters, Songs in the Dark2017The East PointersSecret VictoryMaria Dunn, Gathering The High Bar Gang, Someday the Heart Will Trouble the Mind Ten Strings and a Goat Skin, Auprès du poêle Jenny Whiteley, The Original Jenny Whiteley2018The Dead SouthIllusion & DoubtCassie and Maggie, The Willow Collection Còig, Rove Jayme Stone, Jayme Stone's Folklife The East Pointers, What We Leave Behind2019Pharis and Jason RomeroSweet Old ReligionDavid Francey, The Broken Heart of Everything The Slocan Ramblers, Queen City Jubilee Vishtèn, Horizons The Wailin' Jennys, Fifteen2020The Dead SouthSugar & JoyNatalie MacMaster, Sketches Miranda Mulholland, By Appointment or Chance The Small Glories, Assiniboine and the Red April Verch, Once a DayMelody Lau, "Alessia Cara and Tory Lanez lead the 2020 Juno nominations". CBC Music, January 28, 2019.2021Pharis and Jason RomeroBet on LoveBeòlach, All Hands Le Diable à Cinq, Debout! Nick Hornbuckle, 13 or So Rum Ragged, The Thing About FishHolly Gordon and Andrea Warner, "Here are the 2021 Juno Award winners". CBC Music, June 4, 2021.2022Maria DunnJoyful Banner BlazingAlan Doyle, Back to the Harbour The Fugitives, Trench Songs Over the Moon, Chinook Waltz John Reischman, New Time & Old AcousticJackson Weaver, "Charlotte Cardin, The Weeknd, Justin Bieber lead 2022 Juno Award nominees". CBC News, March 1, 2022.2023Pharis and Jason RomeroTell 'em You were GoldAllison de Groot and Tatiana Hargreaves, Hurricane Clarice Mama's Broke, Narrow Line The McDades, The Empress Le Vent du Nord, 20 printemps Jenna Benchetrit and Arti Patel, "The Weeknd picks up 4 wins on Junos 2023 opening night". CBC News, March 11, 2023.2024 David Francey The Breath BetweenJackson Hollow, Roses James Keelaghan, Second Hand Benjamin Dakota Rogers, Paint Horse Morgan Toney, Resilience "Junos 2024: full list of winners". CBC Music, March 23, 2024.2025 Jake Vaadeland Retro Man ... More and MoreLa Bottine Souriante, Domino! Inn Echo, Hemispheres Loreena McKennitt, The Road Back Home (Live) Sylvia Tyson, At the End of the Day "Junos 2025: full list of winners". CBC Music, March 30, 2025.2026 Morgan Toney Heal the Divide Aerialists, I Lost My Heart on Friday Cassie and Maggie, Gold and Coal Heather MacIsaac, The Moon's Daughter The Southern Residents, Folk Signals Natalie Harmsen, Melody Lau, Holly Gordon and Kelsey Adams, "Here are all the 2026 Juno nominees". CBC Music, March 28, 2026.
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