What are some good folk songs? I have to sing one at an audition.

[MTVMANN]

Posted: 11/29/05 at 11:02pm

I'm auditioning for a play called Ananse the Spiderman at Dallas Children's Theatre and part of the audition is singing a folk song acapella. That's good since finding the music could be hard. Anyways, what are some good recommendations? Shenandoah was something that I thought of instantly.

[Aigoo]

Posted: 11/29/05 at 11:05pm

'Liza Jane.

[cheezedoodle]

Posted: 11/29/05 at 11:06pm

Blwing in the Wind
Puff the Magic Dragon
Forever Young

think Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, Peter-Paul and Mary...depending on how young you are, you might ask your grandparents.

[Rathnait62]

Posted: 11/29/05 at 11:07pm

oh cheeze - right throught my heart that went...

[Craig]

Posted: 11/29/05 at 11:07pm

Trailer for Sale Or Rent by Roger Miller
Alice's Restaurant by Arlo Guthrie - although I have a strong feeling they won't wait for you to finish

[Rathnait62]

Posted: 11/29/05 at 11:08pm

That Roger Miller song is actually called "King of the Road."

[ChrisLovesShows]

Posted: 11/29/05 at 11:08pm

Hmmm....many of the songs Peter, Paul, & Mary recorded are considered folk songs:

500 Miles
If I Had A Hammer
Where Have All The Flowers Gone
Puff, The Magic Dragon
Blowin' In The Wind

[Allie]

Posted: 11/29/05 at 11:09pm

I've heard Streets of London done in the folk song category of a local music festival last year. It's so pretty.

[cheezedoodle]

Posted: 11/29/05 at 11:09pm

I know Rath - sadly - I have those songs on my Ipod, and I think that might actually be an oxymoron!

[JerseyGirl2]

Posted: 11/29/05 at 11:46pm

Anything from "A Mighty Wind"

[justme2]

Posted: 11/29/05 at 11:51pm

Constant Sorrow is a good one..as well as Cruel War. Both versions I'm thinking of are from Peter, Paul and Mary as well.

[MTVMANN]

Posted: 11/29/05 at 11:54pm

Thanks! I like "Puff the Magic Dragon" and "Where Have All the Flowers Gone"