The Juno Award for Roots & Traditional Album of the Year – Solo was presented annually at Canada's Juno Awards to honour the best album of the year in the roots and/or traditional music genres. Prior to 1996, a single award was presented for Best Roots & Traditional Album, whose winner could be a solo artist or a band; for the 1996 ceremony, the award was split for the first time into distinct awards, one for solo artists and one for groups.
Beginning with the 2016 ceremony, two new awards categories (Contemporary Roots Album of the Year and Traditional Roots Album of the Year) were introduced to "ensure two genres of music are not competing against each other in the same category".
Winners
Best Roots & Traditional Album - Solo (1996–2002)
| Year | Winner(s) | Album | Nominees | Ref. |
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| 1996 | Ashley MacIsaac | Hi™ How Are You Today? |
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| 1997 | Fred Eaglesmith | drive-in movie |
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| 1998 | Ron Sexsmith | Other Songs |
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| 1999 | Willie P. Bennett | Heartstrings |
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| 2000 | Bruce Cockburn | Breakfast in New Orleans Dinner in Timbuktu |
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| 2001 | Jenny Whiteley | Jenny Whiteley |
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| 2002 | David Francey | Far End of Summer |
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Roots & Traditional Album of the Year: Solo (2003–2015)
References
- "42nd Annual Juno Awards: 2016 CARAS Quick Reference Guide to the Submission Process" (PDF). JunoAwards.ca. Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 3, 2016. Retrieved February 2, 2016.
- ^ Best Roots & Traditional Album: Solo (1996 - 2002) Archived 2015-07-21 at the Wayback Machine. Juno Awards.