Folk songs at 80 BPM
TempoTunes has 371 folk songs with a verified tempo of 80 BPM: acoustic, story-first folk. Here are some of the best known.
80 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 80 BPM folk songs
Just a Boy
Angus & Julia Stone (2009)
Plus rien
Les Cowboys Fringants (2004)
Konsiénsia
Mayra Andrade (2009)
Shall We Take a Turn?
Korpiklaani (2008)
Old Man
Ensiferum (1997)
Sketch 1
Nick Drake (2007)
Laukr
Wardruna (2009)
Violeta ausente
Violeta Parra (2003)
Suona Rosamunda
Vinicio Capossela (2000)
Den hornkrönte konungen
Finntroll (2001)
Sabbat
Subway to Sally (1999)
Salve sancta parens
I Muvrini (2003)
Clara Clairvoyant
Donovan (1970)
Fortune
William Fitzsimmons (2013)
Une Familie c’est une chanson
The Kelly Family (1989)
Sie singt für die, die sie nicht hören
Oonagh (2015)
Ah Bu Gözler Neler Gördü
Orhan Hakalmaz (2026)
Son of a Gun
Shelby Lynne (2015)
Monsters
Angus Stone (2012)
Auf'm Gipfel
Kastelruther Spatzen (2013)
Rumours of War
Billy Bragg (1991)
Blue‐Tailed Fly
Pete Seeger (1957)
Inflammatory Writ
Joanna Newsom
Ein Freund wie Du
Hansi Hinterseer (2017)
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