Top 77 folk songs for audition and karaoke
This is a song chart of the top 77 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 - All My Trials (C4-C5)
76 Aliotta Haynes Jeremiah - Lake Shore Drive (C#3-E4)
75 Willie Nelson - September Song (G#2-C4)
74 - Wayfaring Stranger (G4-A5)
73 - This Year's Love (Eb4-F5)
72 - The Lark in the Clear Air (Bb3-D5)
71 - The House of the Rising Sun (A3-D5)
70 Sonny & Cher - The Beat Goes On (C4-F5)
69 - Skye Boat Song (D4-D5)
68 Simon & Garfunkel - Old Friends (G2-G4)
67 Simon & Garfunkel - April Come She Will (D3-D4)
66 Sebastian the Crab - Jamaica Farewell (C#4-D5)
65 Regina Spektor - Small Town Moon (G3-F5)
64 Regina Spektor - Open (A3-C5)
63 Priscilla Ahn - Dream (A3-D5)
62 Peter Paul and Mary - Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? (B3-Eb5)
61 Peter Paul and Mary - Blowin' in the Wind (D4-C5)
60 - Nine Hundred Miles (G4-A5)
59 Neil Young - All Along the Watchtower (G3-D4)
58 Neil Diamond - I'm a Believer (C#3-E4)
57 Mumford & Sons - The Boxer (C3-F4)
56 Mindy Gledhill - All About Your Heart (A3-B4)
55 Leonard Cohen - Hallelujah (C3-E4)
54 Julie Gold - The Journey (F3-D5)
53 Judy Collins - Both Sides, Now (A3-D5)
52 John McCormack - The Rose of Tralee (C3-C#4)
51 John Denver - Perhaps Love (C#3-F#4)
50 James Taylor - Sweet Baby James (A2-C#4)
49 Jackson Browne - The Load-Out (D3-G4)
48 - I Wish I Were Single Again (C4-D5)
47 - Irish Blessing (C4-E5)
46 - Henry Martin (C4-E5)
45 Harry Belafonte - Jamaica Farewell (D#3-E4)
44 Gordon Lightfoot - Beautiful (C3-E4)
43 Gerry & the Pacemakers - Ferry 'Cross the Mersey (C3-D4)
42 Gabrielle Aplin - Salvation (E3-C#5)
41 First Aid Kit - Emmylou (G3-D5)
40 - Down to the River to Pray (E4-G5)
39 Dailey & Vincent - By the Mark (G3-C5)
38 - Country Gardens (Eb4-F5)
37 Cold Mountain - Wayfaring Stranger (D3-D4)
36 - Cielito Lindo (D4-G5)
35 Cher - Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down) (F3-Ab4)
34 - Both Sides, Now (C4-F5)
33 - Black Is the Color of My True Love's Hair (Bb3-Eb5)
32 Tom Connors - The Hockey Song (G2-C4)
31 The Irish Rovers - The Unicorn (C3-E4)
30 The Hillside Singers - I'd Like To Teach the World To Sing (C4-C5)
29 Regina Spektor - Firewood (Gb3-Db5)
28 - Old King Cole (B3-C5)
27 Natalie MacMaster - Touch of the Master's Hand (C4-E5)
26 Lulu - To Sir, with Love (B3-C5)
25 Loggins & Messina - Danny's Song (D3-F#4)
24 James Taylor - Fire and Rain (G2-D4)
23 Eva Cassidy - At Last (A3-D5)
22 Bing Crosby - Christmas in Killarney (B2-C4)
21 - Wedding Song (There is Love) (E4-C#5)
20 Regina Spektor - All the Rowboats (F3-C5)
19 - Old Irish Blessing (C#4-F#5)
18 Mindy Gledhill - Anchor (G3-C5)
17 Carole King - Beautiful (G3-C#5)
16 Angus & Julia Stone - Big Jet Plane (G4-E5)
15 JJ Heller - Your Hands (E3-A4)
14 Birdy - The A Team (A3-D5)
13 Birdy - People Help the People (Bb3-Db5)
12 Alison Krauss - Down to the River to Pray (A3-C5)
11 - At the River (Eb4-Eb5 or Medium Voice)
10 - The Little Old Log Cabin in the Lane (D4-E5)
9 The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug - I See Fire (F2-A#4)
8 - The Low-Backed Car (C4-F5)
7 - A Tisket, a Tasket (G4-E5)
6 - Blow the Man Down (D4-E5)
5 Chris Tomlin - Amazing Grace (D3-G4)
4 - Little Brown Jug (E4-E5)
3 - To Anacreon in Heaven (C4-G5)
2 - Lightly Row (F4-C5)
1 - Boom, Boom, Ain't It Great to Be Crazy? (G3-A5)