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El Árbol – Los Tucanes de Tijuana

No Vengo A Ver Si Puedo... Si Por Que Puedo Vengo – Michael Salgado

Best Tropical Latin AlbumThe Last Mambo – Cachao Homenaje A Los Rumberos – Edwin Bonilla

Mongorama – José Rizo's Mongorama

Best Americana AlbumRamble at the Ryman – Levon Helm Emotional Jukebox – Linda Chorney

Pull Up Some Dust and Sit Down – Ry Cooder

Hard Bargain – Emmylou Harris

Best Bluegrass AlbumPaper Airplane – Alison Krauss & Union Station Reason and Rhyme: Bluegrass Songs by Robert Hunter and Jim Lauderdale – Jim Lauderdale

Rare Bird Alert – Steve Martin & Steep Canyon Rangers

Old Memories: The Songs of Bill Monroe – Del McCoury Band

A Mother's Prayer – Ralph Stanley

Sleep with One Eye Open – Chris Thile & Michael Daves

Best Blues AlbumRevelator – Tedeschi Trucks Band Low Country Blues – Gregg Allman

Roadside Attractions – Marcia Ball

Man in Motion – Warren Haynes

The Reflection – Keb Mo

Best Folk AlbumBarton Hollow – The Civil Wars I'll Never Get Out of This World Alive – Steve Earle

Helplessness Blues – Fleet Foxes

Ukulele Songs – Eddie Vedder

The Harrow & The Harvest – Gillian Welch

Best Regional Roots Music AlbumRebirth of New Orleans – Rebirth Brass Band Can't Sit Down – C.J. Chenier

Wao Akua: The Forest of the Gods – George Kahumoku, Jr.

Grand Isle – Steve Riley & the Mamou Playboys

Not Just Another Polka – Jimmy Sturr & His Orchestra