Folk songs at 78 BPM
Tempo Tunes has 315 folk songs with a verified tempo of 78 BPM: acoustic, story-first folk. Here are some of the best known.
78 BPM sits in the laid-back pocket where soul, slow jams, and a lot of classic hip hop live. It suits cooldowns, easy lifting between sets, and long drives.
Popular 78 BPM folk songs
Tahiti Rain Song
CocoRosie (2004)
Bjarkan
Wardruna (2009)
Take Us Back
Alela Diane (2009)
I pagliacci
Vinicio Capossela (2000)
Bis in alle Ewigkeit
Subway to Sally (2011)
Diu vi salvi Regina
I Muvrini (2003)
Sleep
Donovan (1996)
My My Love
Joshua Radin (2016)
Sah’ ein Knab’ ein Röslein steh’n
The Kelly Family (1994)
Hurriyete Doğru
Ezginin Günlüğü (1995)
Niemals sang- und klanglos
Versengold (2017)
Alles dreht sich im Kreis
Höhner (2006)
Wie die Berge, so die Menschen
Kastelruther Spatzen (2013)
Reconfiguration
Other Lives (2015)
Rock Island Line
Billy Bragg (2016)
Tritonus
Corvus Corax (1995)
Chapa Blues Band
Victor Démé (2010)
The Story of Tzena, Tzena, Tzena
Pete Seeger (2008)
Up the River
Laura Veirs (2001)
Wake Up
Woody Guthrie (1992)
Sabu Visits the Twin Cities Alone
John Prine
Big Rock Candy Mountain
Burl Ives (1945)
The Dove
Judy Collins (1964)
My Enemies Have Sweet Voices
Al Stewart (1970)
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