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

[MTVMANN]

What are some good folk songs? I have to sing one at an audition.#0

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]

re: What are some good folk songs? I have to sing one at an audition.#1

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

'Liza Jane.

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[cheezedoodle]

re: What are some good folk songs? I have to sing one at an audition.#2

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.

"Oh Link...your pork is ready..." - Edna Turnblad

[Rathnait62]

re: What are some good folk songs? I have to sing one at an audition.#3

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

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

Have I ever shown you my Shattered Dreams box? It's in my Disappointment Closet. - Marge Simpson

[Craig]

re: What are some good folk songs? I have to sing one at an audition.#4

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

"A little nonsense now and then is relished by the wisest men" - Willy Wonka

[Rathnait62]

re: What are some good folk songs? I have to sing one at an audition.#5

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

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

Have I ever shown you my Shattered Dreams box? It's in my Disappointment Closet. - Marge Simpson

[ChrisLovesShows]

re: What are some good folk songs? I have to sing one at an audition.#6

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

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[Allie]

re: What are some good folk songs? I have to sing one at an audition.#7

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]

re: What are some good folk songs? I have to sing one at an audition.#8

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!

"Oh Link...your pork is ready..." - Edna Turnblad

[JerseyGirl2]

re: What are some good folk songs? I have to sing one at an audition.#9

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

Anything from "A Mighty Wind"

Pretty pretty please don't you ever ever feel like you're less than f**ckin' perfect!

[justme2]

re: What are some good folk songs? I have to sing one at an audition.#10

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.

"My dreams, watching me said, one to the other...this life has let us down."

[MTVMANN]

re: What are some good folk songs? I have to sing one at an audition.#11

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

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