| 1977 - AFF 3
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Merle Travis - Originator of Travis picking guitar style |
| 1978 - AFF 4
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J.P. and Annadeene Fraley - Old-time Kentucky fiddle tunes
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| 1979 - AFF 5
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Lydia Mendoza - Mexican and Chicano ballads
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| 1980 - AFF 6
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Balfa Brothers - Louisiana Cajun music
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| 1981 - AFF 7
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Eric von Schmidt - American folk blues
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| 1982 - AFF 8
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Mike Seeger - Traditional Appalachian songs and ballads
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| 1983 - AFF 9
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Jethro Burns - Virtuoso mandolin artist
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| 1984 - AFF 10
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Michael Cooney - Rural, urban and contemporary folk music
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| 1985 - AFF 11
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Hedy West - Traditional Southern mountain ballads
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| 1986 - AFF 12
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Tiny Moore Trio - Western swing
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| 1987 - AFF 13
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Peggy Seeger & Ewan MacColl - English & Scottish folk music
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| 1988 - AFF 14
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Savoy-Doucet Band - Traditional Cajun music and dance
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| 1989 - AFF 15
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Mick Moloney Trio - Irish ballads and folklore
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| 1990 - AFF 16
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Ralph Blizard & New Southern Ramblers - Old-timey music
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| 1991 - AFF 17
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John Cephas & Phil Wiggins - Ambassadors of the Blues
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| 1992 - AFF 18
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Josh Graves & Kenny Baker - Masters of Bluegrass
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| 1993 - AFF 19
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Lisa Ornstein, Nick Hawes, Sabin Jacques and Benoit Borque - Traditional French-Canadian music
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| 1994 - AFF 20
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Ledward Kaapana Trio - Hawaiian slack-key guitar
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| 1995 - AFF 21
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Ginny Hawker, Kay Justice, Tracy Schwarz & Mac Traynham - Southern Appalachian singing
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| 1996 - AFF 22
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Brave Old World - Traditional and Contemporary Klezmer
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| 1997 - AFF 23
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Kurt Sutphin, Kinney & Doug Rorrer - North Carolina Piedmont Old-Time
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| 1998 - AFF 24
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Jerry Holland w/Mary Jesse Gillis & Kieran O'Hare - Cape Breton
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| 1999 - AFF 25 |
Suzanne Thomas, Don Rigsby, Jim Hurst, Missy Raines and Bill Evans - Bluegrass |
| 2000 - AFF 26 |
Charivari -- Cajun dance music |
| 2001 - AFF 27 |
Tom, Brad and Alice -- Old Time music from Tom Sauber, Brad Leftwich and Alice Gerrard |
| 2002 - AFF 28 |
Frankie Gavin and Brian McGrath -- Traditional Irish Instrumentals on Fiddle, Flute, Banjo and Piano |
| 2003 - AFF 29 |
Barachois - Tunes and songs for fron the Acadian tradition of Prince Edward Island, Canada |
| 2004 - AFF 30 |
Hot Club of Cowtown - Western swing with a Parisian influence |
| 2005 - AFF 31 |
Jawbone - Bruce Molsky, Tony Trishka and Paula Bradley - Old Time meets New grass |
| 2006 - AFF 32 |
Nancy Griffith - Contemporary Folk |
| 2007 - AFF 33 |
The Carolina Chocolate Drops - Black String Band, historic and contemporary |
| 2008 - AFF 34 |
Les Amis Creole - Creole, the roots of zydeco. |
| 2009 - AFF 35 |
De Temps Antan - French Canadian |
