
70 Best Folk Wedding Songs
Some of our favorite songs to play at weddings are folk songs. They contain so much emotion in their performances which makes your wedding memorable.
Table of Contents:
- Folk Wedding Songs
- Folk Wedding Songs Spotify Playlist
- Top 10 Folk Song Downloads
- Questions about Folk Wedding Songs
Best Folk Songs For Weddings
We have curated a list of our favorite folk songs perfect for weddings. If you have a folk wedding song not on our list that you think SHOULD be on our list, be sure to comment on the song below. We read and respond to every comment.
Folk wedding song list curated by Matthew Campbell
Last Updated: March 29, 2021
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If you have a folk wedding song not on our list that you think SHOULD be on our list, be sure to comment on the song below. We read and respond to every comment.
Reader suggested song!
Tom Rosenthal – For You To Be Here
2015, The Pleasant Trees (Volume 2)
Top 10 Folk Songs
This top ten list is compiled by popular downloads.
- Take Me Home, Country Roads – John Denver
- When You Say Nothing At All – Alison Krauss and Union Station
- The Weight – The Band
- Sea Shanty Medley – Home Free
- In Hell I’ll Be in Good Company – The Dead South
- Sundown – Gordon Lightfoot
- Remember Me Beautiful – Brandy Clark
- Sunshine On My Shoulders – John Denver
- Summer’s End – John Prine
- The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald – Gordon Lightfoot
Traditional folk music has been defined in several ways: as music transmitted orally, music with unknown composers or music performed as a customer over a long period of time.
Folk music is storytelling. It’s simple in its instrumentation but complex in its harmonies. It’s known for beautiful, haunting melodies with choruses that everyone can join.
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If you love Folk music, be sure to attend the Montana Folk Festival. It is held in Butte, Montana in the month of July.
Who Are Popular Folk Artists?
Folk isn’t for the old folks. According to Ranker, the top 3 folk artists in 2020 include Leon Bridges, Caamp, and Nathaniel Ratliff. We also like The Avett Brothers, The Milk Carton Kids, and Chris Thile.
The all-time popular folk artists include:
- Ben Harper
- Bob Dylan
- Cat Stevens
- Emmylou Harris
- The Grateful Dead
- Harry Belafonte
- James Taylor
- Joan Baez
- Johnny Cash
- Joni Mitchell
Why Would I Want Folk Music at My Wedding?
If Joni Mitchell, Joan Baez, and James Taylor speak to you, then that singer-songwriters feel that brings teardrops to everyone’s eyes, is your jam. Folk music is emotional. Folk music captures our stories as people. it’s part of our tradition and how we tell stories. You could say that country and western stems from folk. American folk music has its roots in Ireland.
Because of this, many of our most beloved songs are from the folk genre. We could also include indie and singer-songwriter in this genre as well.
Sweet, low-key weddings outdoors with a solo guitarist is the ideal wedding for folk music. Imagine walking down the aisle to “Something in the Way She Moves” by James Taylor. You could even include an instrumental version of “You Look Wonderful Tonight” in this category. Wow. Beautiful, just beautiful.
We have compiled a list of our favorite 60 folk songs perfect for weddings.
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Tom Rosenthal – For you to be here
Hi Jade. Thanks for the suggestion. Love the song and will add it to the list.