Folk songs at 88 BPM

Tempo Tunes has 348 folk songs with a verified tempo of 88 BPM: acoustic, story-first folk. Here are some of the best known.

88 BPM is the head-nod zone: boom bap, R&B grooves, and mid-tempo rock. It works for warmups, brisk walks, and steady strength work.

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Popular 88 BPM folk songs

  • 8 secondes by Les Cowboys Fringants cover art

    8 secondes

    Les Cowboys Fringants (2004)

  • Mon carrousel by Mayra Andrade cover art

    Mon carrousel

    Mayra Andrade (2009)

  • Wooden Pints

    Korpiklaani (2007)

  • Koferi by Goran Bregović cover art

    Koferi

    Goran Bregović (2007)

  • Of Many Colors by Alela Diane cover art

    Of Many Colors

    Alela Diane (2011)

  • Blodsvept by Finntroll cover art

    Blodsvept

    Finntroll (2013)

  • That Little Something by Emily Loizeau cover art

    That Little Something

    Emily Loizeau (2009)

  • Catch the Wind

    Donovan (2001)

  • Sick Man by The Kelly Family cover art

    Sick Man

    The Kelly Family (1989)

  • Laurië lantar by Oonagh cover art

    Laurië lantar

    Oonagh (2016)

  • Musik es mieh Levve by Höhner cover art

    Musik es mieh Levve

    Höhner (2007)

  • Judas kuesst noch immer

    Kastelruther Spatzen (2013)

  • Help Save the Youth of America by Billy Bragg cover art

    Help Save the Youth of America

    Billy Bragg (1986)

  • Let Them Wear Their Watches Fine by Pete Seeger cover art

    Let Them Wear Their Watches Fine

    Pete Seeger (1956)

  • Soft as Chalk by Joanna Newsom cover art

    Soft as Chalk

    Joanna Newsom (2010)

  • Zlo sedí v rohu pokoje by Jaromír Nohavica cover art

    Zlo sedí v rohu pokoje

    Jaromír Nohavica (2012)

  • Un son para Cuba by Quilapayún cover art

    Un son para Cuba

    Quilapayún (1976)

  • Snow Deer by Woody Guthrie cover art

    Snow Deer

    Woody Guthrie (1999)

  • Everybody by John Prine cover art

    Everybody

    John Prine (1972)

  • Dansul lui Sulo by Fanfare Ciocărlia cover art

    Dansul lui Sulo

    Fanfare Ciocărlia (1998)

  • Maria by Burl Ives cover art

    Maria

    Burl Ives (1968)

  • She’s Mine by Brett Dennen cover art

    She’s Mine

    Brett Dennen (2006)

  • Hello, Hooray by Judy Collins cover art

    Hello, Hooray

    Judy Collins (1968)

  • Spencer the Rover by John Martyn cover art

    Spencer the Rover

    John Martyn (1975)

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