Folk songs at 96 BPM
TempoTunes has 439 folk songs with a verified tempo of 96 BPM: acoustic, story-first folk. Here are some of the best known.
96 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.
Popular 96 BPM folk songs
Moonlight
Bob Dylan (2003)
Bella
Angus & Julia Stone (2011)
Rains on Me
Tom Waits (2001)
J’aurai ta peau
Maxime Le Forestier (2000)
Singing Skies and Dancing Waters
John Denver (1987)
Armageddon
CocoRosie (2005)
Pack Saddle Saloon
Nancy Sinatra (2004)
Maidrin Rua
The Pogues (2004)
Which Will
Nick Drake (1972)
Roll With the Wind
Alexander Rybak (2009)
If I Had a Hammer
Bobby Darin (1963)
Thank You for a Life
Kris Kristofferson (2006)
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