What are Folk Songs and Folk Music?
Folk songs and folk music has played an important role in popular music not just in America, but throughout the world.
Most Popular Folk Songs of All Time
Here is a list of the some of the most famous and popular folk songs throughout history.
Song Title | Songwriter: Words | Country of Origin |
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All the Pretty Little Horses | Anonymous | America |
All Through the Night | Anonymous | Welsh |
Asavari | No Words | India |
Away Rio | Anonymous | America |
Aye, Wakin, O! | Anonymous | Scotland |
Bali Gamelan Gong Kebyar | No Words | Bali |
Barbara Allen | Anonymous | Scotland |
Battle of Wilson Creek | Anonymous | America |
Berceuse Haitienne | Anonymous | Haiti |
Bilaval | No Words | India |