# Looking for folksy type songs? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 5, 2015, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-folksy-type-songs/727103 "2015-08-05T21:52:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2015, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-folksy-type-songs/727103/1 "2015-08-05T21:52:33Z")
Okay, so I’m not sure how to describe it, but I really enjoy [this song here.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3KEhWTnWvE) (Katie Hopkins: Those were the days my friend) I’m not sure how you would describe THAT type of song, but there’s got to be more like it. Any suggestions? Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2015, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-folksy-type-songs/727103/2 "2015-08-05T22:01:34Z")
Mary Hopkin, singular. Not Katie Hopkins plural. If that’s your kind of song, try: “Both Sides Now” by Judy Collins “The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down” by Joan Baez “Who Knows Where the Time Goes” by Sandy Denny “Carpet of the Sun” by Renaissance “500 Miles” by Peter, Paul & Mary ---
**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2015, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-folksy-type-songs/727103/3 "2015-08-05T22:14:01Z")
Anything by Suzanne Vega. ---
**Author:** ![Octarine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/22d042/32.png) [@Octarine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octarine)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2015, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-folksy-type-songs/727103/4 "2015-08-05T22:17:26Z")
Have you checked out Joan Baez and/or Luke Kelly? ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2015, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-folksy-type-songs/727103/5 "2015-08-05T22:17:47Z")
City of New Orleans by Arlo Guthrie Anything by Tom Paxton ---
**Author:** ![Iron\_Wine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b5e925/32.png) [@Iron\_Wine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Iron_Wine)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2015, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-folksy-type-songs/727103/6 "2015-08-06T01:32:16Z")
[Our Endless Numbered Days](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kxyUl3DrOLE) ---
**Author:** ![Princhester](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3e96dc/32.png) [@Princhester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Princhester)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2015, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-folksy-type-songs/727103/7 "2015-08-06T02:19:50Z")
> [@astorian](#): > > “Both Sides Now” by Judy Collins By _who_, now? ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2015, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-folksy-type-songs/727103/8 "2015-08-06T14:39:32Z")
> [@Princhester](#): > > By _who_, now? It was written by Joni Mitchell, but Judy Collins’ cover was the big hit, and in my opinion, was probably closer to what the OP seeks. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2015, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-folksy-type-songs/727103/9 "2015-08-06T14:41:47Z")
[Someday Soon](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Jn90y9H9S4), Judy Collins [Four Strong Winds](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTMMS88gi6c), Neil Young (or the [original](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjfTDPhMdTk) by Ian & Sylvia) ---
**Author:** ![Long\_Time\_First\_Time](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ad7895/32.png) [@Long\_Time\_First\_Time](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Long_Time_First_Time)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2015, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-folksy-type-songs/727103/10 "2015-08-06T16:00:24Z")
I"m partial to the Chad Mitchell trio version: [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Kpsy46_6wsQ/hqdefault.jpg "Chad Mitchell Trio - Four Strong Winds") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kpsy46_6wsQ) ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2015, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-folksy-type-songs/727103/11 "2015-08-06T17:21:40Z")
[Rodriguez - Crucify Your Mind](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-qFP-dsl2Z0) [Rodriguez - Like Janis](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PzIgxV3GEhE) ---
**Author:** ![Finagle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b19c9b/32.png) [@Finagle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Finagle)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2015, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-folksy-type-songs/727103/12 "2015-08-06T17:48:37Z")
> [@Grrr](#): > > I’m not sure how you would describe THAT type of song, but there’s got to be more like it. Any suggestions? > > Thanks. You’d probably like her (Mary Hopkin’s) Earth Song, Ocean Song album. Not the most upbeat album ever written, but good. If you’re looking more for singer/songwriter rather than actual folk, you might like Nick Drake, Prelude, Richard and Linda Thompson, and, from our side of the pond, Joni Mitchell, Judy Collins, Lui Collins (local singer originally from Connecticut), Ann Hills, Cindy Mangsen, or Cindy Kallet. For Cindy Kallet, I’d particularly recommend “Working on Wings to Fly”. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2015, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-folksy-type-songs/727103/13 "2015-08-06T17:50:55Z")
[White Bird](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUNgQ03D2qA), by It’s A Beautiful Day ---
**Author:** ![74westy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/74westy/32/3950_2.png) [@74westy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/74westy)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2015, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-folksy-type-songs/727103/14 "2015-08-06T20:40:33Z")
Do you mean generally folky or specifically that minor oom-pah Those Were the Days/Fiddler on the Roof sound? If it’s the later, look for klezmer music. ---
**Author:** ![drad\_dog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@drad\_dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drad_dog)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2015, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-folksy-type-songs/727103/15 "2015-08-06T23:08:34Z")
Those were the days is a russian folk song, with added english lyrics. I’d say go in that direction rather than singer songwriters, for that sound. ---
**Author:** ![koeeoaddi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/koeeoaddi/32/408_2.png) [@koeeoaddi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/koeeoaddi)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2015, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-folksy-type-songs/727103/16 "2015-08-06T23:16:30Z")
Another You, by the Seekers? [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FYD1hvh6N-4) ---
**Author:** ![Acorns.but\_not\_Bacon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@Acorns.but\_not\_Bacon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acorns.but_not_Bacon)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2015, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-folksy-type-songs/727103/17 "2015-08-07T19:00:02Z")
Branch out into more folk, go to The Incredible String Band. For starters their song I Know You. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Q](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/898d66/32.png) [@Johnny\_Q](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Q)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2015, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-folksy-type-songs/727103/18 "2015-08-07T23:47:09Z")
[The Oxford Girl](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=maLCkjRf0Jc)–Oysterband ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2015, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-folksy-type-songs/727103/19 "2015-08-07T23:55:13Z")
Oddly, you might also like John Denver. ---
**Author:** ![Ranger\_Jeff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranger_jeff/32/2065_2.png) [@Ranger\_Jeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranger_Jeff)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2015, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-folksy-type-songs/727103/20 "2015-08-08T00:02:38Z")
Fairport Convention, with Sandy Denny singing. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-folksy-type-songs/727103.md?page=2)