Top 77 contemporary folk songs for audition and karaoke
This is a song chart of the top 77 contemporary folk songs, based on the votes of 49177 Singing Carrots users. We count a 'vote' when a user adds one of our 75,000 songs to their repertoire (favorites list). For each song, we show a vocal range (in parentheses). If you click on a song name, you will be able to see the song key, and a list of useful links to the karaoke version, music sheet, and lyrics. If you click on a singer's name, it will take you to the singer's page where you can see all songs by that singer, sorted by popularity and range.
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77 Damien Rice - The Blower's Daughter (B2-G#4)
76 Damien Rice - Rootless Tree (F4-F4)
75 Damien Rice - Prague (C3-G4)
74 Damien Rice - Older Chests (C3-F4)
73 Damien Rice - Me, My Yoke & I (D3-C5)
72 Damien Rice - Grey Room (G2-G4)
71 Damien Rice - Eskimo (A2-G4)
70 Damien Rice - Delicate (G2-A5)
69 Damien Rice - Cold Water (G2-A4)
68 Damien Rice - Coconut Skins (D3-G4)
67 Damien Rice - Cheers Darlin' (G2-E4)
66 Damien Rice - Cannonball (F2-D4)
65 Damien Rice - Amie (B1-D5)
64 Damien Rice - Accidental Babies (G2-C4)
63 Cat Stevens - See What Love Did to Me (B2-D4)
62 Brett Dennen - Wrong About Me (G3-G4)
61 Brett Dennen - Who Do You Think You Are? (G3-F4)
60 Brett Dennen - When She's Gone (G#3-A4)
59 Brett Dennen - The One Who Loves You the Most (F#3-F#4)
58 Brett Dennen - So Far From Me (C#3-E4)
57 Brett Dennen - San Francisco (G#3-E5)
56 Brett Dennen - Make You Crazy (D3-A4)
55 Brett Dennen - Heaven (F3-F4)
54 Brett Dennen - Follow Your Heart (G3-E4)
53 Brett Dennen - Closer To You (E3-C#5)
52 Brett Dennen - Ain't No Reason (C3-D4)
51 Brett Dennen - Ain't Gonna Lose You (G3-F4)
50 Brandi Carlile - The Joke (F#3-E5)
49 Brandi Carlile - The Eye (E4-F5)
48 Brandi Carlile - Keep Your Heart Young (G4-B5)
47 Brandi Carlile - A Promise to Keep (F#4-B5)
46 Brandi Carlile - 100 (D4-E5)
45 Bob Dylan - The Times They Are A-Changin' (G3-D4)
44 Bob Dylan - One Too Many Mornings (A2-G3)
43 Bob Dylan - My Back Pages (D#3-D#4)
42 Bob Dylan - Mother of Muses (E2-B3)
41 Bob Dylan - Love Minus Zero / No Limit (D#3-C#4)
40 Bob Dylan - It Ain't Me Babe (C3-C4)
39 Bob Dylan - I Don't Believe You (B2-E4)
38 Bob Dylan - Girl From the North Country (A2-D5)
37 Bob Dylan - Duquesne Whistle (D3-C4)
36 Bob Dylan - 'Cross the Green Mountain (G#2-G#3)
35 Bob Dylan - Blowin' in the Wind (B2-A3)
34 Bobby Darin - Simple Song of Freedom (C3-B3)
33 Bebo Norman - Pull Me Out (A2-G4)
32 - Bad Connection (B3-A4)
31 Arlo Guthrie - Alice's Restaurant (D3-E4)
30 Ani Difranco - Gravel (F3-A4)
29 Amanda Marshall - Let It Rain (Bb3-A5)
28 Alison Krauss - Sister Rosetta Goes Before Us (G3-Bb5)
27 - Act of Nature (F#3-B4)
26 - Aces (A3-G#4)
25 Tom Waits - Picture in a Frame (A#2-D#4)
24 Tom Waits - Chocolate Jesus (B2-D#4)
23 Tom Paxton - The Marvelous Toy (B2-C4)
22 Steve Goodman - Go Cubs Go (C3-G4)
21 Ray LaMontagne - Empty (B2-C#4)
20 Peter Paul and Mary - The Cruel War (D4-B4)
19 Natalie Merchant - Wonder (Gb3-Bb4)
18 Kate Wolf - Give Yourself To Love (D4-E5)
17 John Sebastian - Welcome Back (A2-D4)
15 John Prine - Blue Umbrella (G2-C4)
14 - I Know This Town (G#3-B4)
13 Harry Chapin - Taxi (B2-A4)
12 Gordon Lightfoot - Early Mornin' Rain (A2-A3)
11 - Drivin' Home (F3-Bb4)
10 Damien Rice - I Remember (A2-G4)
9 Christine Lavin - Good Thing He Can't Read My Mind (E3-B4)
8 Cara Dillon - The Parting Glass (A3-C#5)
7 Cara Dillon - I Wish You Well (E3-A4)
6 Cara Dillon - False False (G3-D5)
5 Beth Nielsen Chapman - Every December Sky (E3-C5)
4 - Almost (G3-B4)
3 Priscilla Ahn - Dream (A3-D5)
2 Peter Paul and Mary - Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? (B3-Eb5)
1 Peter Paul and Mary - Blowin' in the Wind (D4-C5)