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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 by Bob Dylan cover art

    East Orange New Jersey

    Bob Dylan (1969)

  • Samedi soir sur la terre by Francis Cabrel cover art

    Samedi soir sur la terre

    Francis Cabrel (2000)

  • Why Was I Born by Cher cover art

    Why Was I Born

    Cher (1973)

  • The Transfiguration by Sufjan Stevens cover art

    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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