Folk songs at 119 BPM

Tempo Tunes has 313 folk songs with a verified tempo of 119 BPM: acoustic, story-first folk. Here are some of the best known.

119 BPM is the heart of dance music: house, disco, and most of the pop charts live within a couple of clicks of it. It keeps spin warmups and gym floors moving without redlining anyone.

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Popular 119 BPM folk songs

  • Bear Hides and Buffalo by CocoRosie cover art

    Bear Hides and Buffalo

    CocoRosie (2005)

  • Resolution by Dermot Kennedy cover art

    Resolution

    Dermot Kennedy (2020)

  • Blossom by Nick Drake cover art

    Blossom

    Nick Drake (2007)

  • Thrown Right at Me by The Tallest Man on Earth cover art

    Thrown Right at Me

    The Tallest Man on Earth (2010)

  • Canzone a manovella by Vinicio Capossela cover art

    Canzone a manovella

    Vinicio Capossela (2000)

  • Little Joys by Maggie Rogers cover art

    Little Joys

    Maggie Rogers (2014)

  • Goldwatch Blues by Donovan cover art

    Goldwatch Blues

    Donovan (1965)

  • Sardunya by Ezginin Günlüğü cover art

    Sardunya

    Ezginin Günlüğü (1993)

  • Pferdetanz by Versengold cover art

    Pferdetanz

    Versengold (2008)

  • Woebegone by Shelby Lynne cover art

    Woebegone

    Shelby Lynne (2011)

  • There Is Power in a Union by Billy Bragg cover art

    There Is Power in a Union

    Billy Bragg (1988)

  • Oh Susanna by Pete Seeger cover art

    Oh Susanna

    Pete Seeger (2009)

  • A Pin‐Light Bent by Joanna Newsom cover art

    A Pin‐Light Bent

    Joanna Newsom (2015)

  • Líbíte se mi by Jaromír Nohavica cover art

    Líbíte se mi

    Jaromír Nohavica (2000)

  • Where I Like to Stand by Vashti Bunyan cover art

    Where I Like to Stand

    Vashti Bunyan (1970)

  • Keep My Skillet Good and Greasy by Woody Guthrie cover art

    Keep My Skillet Good and Greasy

    Woody Guthrie (1997)

  • Who Done It? by Burl Ives cover art

    Who Done It?

    Burl Ives (1964)

  • Cleave to Me by Al Stewart cover art

    Cleave to Me

    Al Stewart (1967)

  • The Man in the Station by John Martyn cover art

    The Man in the Station

    John Martyn (1973)

  • In the Margins by Ani DiFranco cover art

    In the Margins

    Ani DiFranco (2006)

  • John the Gun by Fairport Convention cover art

    John the Gun

    Fairport Convention (1974)

  • Gate 22 by Pascale Picard cover art

    Gate 22

    Pascale Picard (2007)

  • Magic Spell by This Is the Kit cover art

    Magic Spell

    This Is the Kit (2015)

  • We Are Good by Markéta Irglová cover art

    We Are Good

    Markéta Irglová (2011)

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