Folk songs at 121 BPM
Tempo Tunes has 324 folk songs with a verified tempo of 121 BPM: acoustic, story-first folk. Here are some of the best known.
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Popular 121 BPM folk songs
Cellar Door
Angus & Julia Stone (2017)
K‐Hole
CocoRosie (2005)
Surma
Korpiklaani (2011)
Broken Ones
Hindi Zahra (2015)
The Sparrow and the Medicine
The Tallest Man on Earth (2008)
Gryning
Finntroll (2007)
20 Years
The Civil Wars (2009)
The Sun Is a Very Magic Fellow
Donovan (1968)
Josie's Song
William Fitzsimmons (2013)
The Prince of Parties
Flight of the Conchords (2008)
Schatten ueber'm Rosenhof
Kastelruther Spatzen (2013)
Molly Malone
Pete Seeger (2006)
Snow
The Staves (2012)
Andělé moji
Jaromír Nohavica (2012)
Rose Hip November
Vashti Bunyan (1970)
Cumberland Gap
Woody Guthrie (1964)
It Comes and Goes
Burl Ives (1993)
Tomorrow Is a Long Time
Judy Collins (1965)
Buildings and Bridges
Ani DiFranco (1994)
Sweet William, Part 2
Johnny Flynn (2010)
Love on a Farmboy's Wages
Fairport Convention (2007)
Rich Men North of Richmond
Oliver Anthony Music
The Signs in the Stars
Current 93 (2004)
Balada conducătorului
Taraf de Haïdouks (1998)
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