Top 77 traditional folk songs for audition and karaoke
This is a song chart of the top 77 traditional 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 - The Waterman (D3-G4)
76 - The Wake In Kildare (C4-D5)
75 - The Sweet Primeroses (D4-E5)
74 - The Soldier's Farewell (C4-F5)
73 - The Sign of the Bonny Blue Bell (A3-D5)
72 - The Shepherd's Complaint (E4-B5)
71 - The Seeds of Love (C4-D5)
70 - The Nymph's Complaint (D4-G5)
69 The Irish Weavers - The Whistling Gypsy (C3-C4)
68 - The Irish Jubilee (D4-E5)
67 - The Invitation (C4-A5)
66 The Highwaymen - Cotton Fields (C3-D4)
65 - The Highland Queen (C4-A5)
64 - The Hat My Father Wore Upon St. Patricks Day (C4-G6)
63 - The Gentle Shepherd (C4-F5)
62 - The Gambler's Wife (Bb3-Eb5)
61 The Dubliners - Farewell Ireland (C3-D4)
60 - The Daemon Lover (The House Carpenter) (E4-G5)
59 - The Black Dress (C#4-D5)
58 - Sweet Rose of Old Ireland (Bb3-F5)
57 Soggy Bottom Boys - Man of Constant Sorrow (C3-G4)
56 - Short'nin' Bread (C4-C5)
55 - Ribbon Bow (E4-D5)
54 - Reilly's Gate (Bb3-D5)
53 Pete Seeger - Little Boxes (C3-E4)
52 Peter Paul and Mary - Where Have All the Flowers Gone? (B3-D5)
51 Peter Paul and Mary - Early Mornin' Rain (C4-C5)
50 - On Mother Kelly's Doorstep (C4-Eb5)
49 - Of Priests We Can Offer (Bb3-F5)
48 - My Name Is Paddy Leary (A3-E5)
47 - Molly O! (C4-F5)
46 - Lovely Spring (D4-A5)
45 Lead Belly - The Midnight Special (C3-D4)
44 John McCormack - 'Tis An Irish Girl I Love (F3-F4)
43 John McCormack - The Harp That Once Thro' Tara's Halls (C3-E4)
42 John McCormack - Kathleen Mavourneen (A#2-F4)
41 Joan Baez - There But for Fortune (D4-D5)
40 - Jesus, Jesus, Rest Your Head (A3-D5)
39 - Isle O' Dreams (C4-F5)
38 - Ireland Must Be Heaven, for My Mother Came From There (C4-Eb5)
37 - Independence (G4-G5)
36 - Hunting Song (B3-G#5)
35 Harry Belafonte - Island in the Sun (B2-D#4)
34 - Geordie (D4-E5)
33 Garrison Keillor - Powdermilk Biscuit Theme (C3-A3)
32 - Frog Went A-Courtin' (D4-G5)
31 - Friendship (C4-G5)
30 Eva Cassidy - Oh, Had I a Golden Thread (A3-B4)
29 Emmylou Harris - Green Pastures (B3-B4)
28 Elizabeth Cotten - Freight Train (A2-G3)
27 - Donna, Donna (D4-C5)
26 Dolly Parton - Banks of the Ohio (Gb3-Db5)
25 Doc Watson - Sitting on Top of the World (G3-G4)
24 Doc Watson - Pretty Saro (C3-C4)
23 Doc Watson - Deep River Blues (B2-B3)
22 Darling Lili - Smile Away Each Rainy Day (C4-F5)
21 - Cotton Fields (C4-D5)
20 - Captain O'Blunder (E4-A5)
19 Burl Ives - A Little Bitty Tear (E3-C4)
18 Bob Dylan - Baby Let Me Follow You Down (A2-E4)
17 - At the End of the Rainbow (B3-D5)
16 - A Hunting Song (E4-G5)
15 - Advice To the Fair (D4-A5)
14 - Abdul the Bulbul Ameer (C4-D5)
13 Woody Guthrie - Deportee (Plane Wreck at Los Gatos) (G#2-G#3)
12 - Where Have All the Flowers Gone? (B3-D5)
11 Tom Paxton - The Marvelous Toy (B2-C4)
10 - The Midnight Special (G3-G4)
9 The Kingston Trio - Where Have All the Flowers Gone? (B2-D4)
8 Malvina Reynolds - Magic Penny (A3-D5)
7 John Williamson - Cootamundra Wattle (G2-C4)
6 - I'll Take You Home Again Kathleen (C4-E5)
5 - And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda (D4-E5)
4 Peter Paul and Mary - Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? (B3-Eb5)
3 Harry Belafonte - Jamaica Farewell (D#3-E4)
2 Tom Connors - The Hockey Song (G2-C4)
1 Bing Crosby - Christmas in Killarney (B2-C4)