Folk songs at 148 BPM
TempoTunes has 310 folk songs with a verified tempo of 148 BPM: acoustic, story-first folk. Here are some of the best known.
148 BPM pushes into workout territory: uptempo rock, dance, and faster hip hop. 148 BPM also lines up with a running cadence of about 148 steps per minute, on the quicker side of an easy jog.
Popular 148 BPM folk songs

East Orange New Jersey
Bob Dylan (1969)

Samedi soir sur la terre
Francis Cabrel (2000)

Why Was I Born
Cher (1973)

The Transfiguration
Sufjan Stevens (2004)
How Mountain Girls Can Love
John Denver (1980)
Ces temps‐ci
Les Cowboys Fringants (2004)
The Gentleman Soldier
The Pogues (1985)
My Name Is Emmett Till
Emmylou Harris (2011)
Moment of Forever
Kris Kristofferson (2003)
Neunerle
In Extremo (1997)
Long Way Down
Alela Diane (2011)
Tall Trees in Georgia
Eva Cassidy (2001)
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