Top Folk Ballads For Your Wedding Day

Music for your wedding is very important. The music genres should vary in order to surprise everyone. The best way is to make a combination of old and new songs from different music generations in order to please every guest. Some pieces of folk music will bring an important contribution to the mood of your event.

Folk music is a term for the musical folklore which originated in the 19th century. Folk music genre has been defined in different ways: first as the music transmitted by mouth, then as music of the lower classes or as being the music with unknown composers. Since the 20th century, the term has been used to describe a genre of popular music based on traditional music.

At the beginning, folk songs were passed down from generation to generation by word of mouth like campfire storytelling. Folk songs usually have no known composer. There are several genres of folk including: rock folk, electric folk, folk metal or progressive folk music. Folk songs are filled with romantic nationalism and political messages as well as nostalgic rhythms and over-powering voices. If you think that folk music is not being produced today, you’re wrong.

In modern times folk music was made popular starting by great artists such as Bob Dylan, Pete Seeger and Joan Baez. The lyrics of folk songs are about society, culture and are accompanied by traditional instruments. There is big folk family out there including everyone from Leadbelly to Bob Dylan, Cat Stevens and Ani DiFranco.

The 1960s folk revival brought a lot of great songs. Here are some for you to take into consideration for your wedding playlist, by various folk artists:

The Times Are a Changin’ by Bob Dylan

Blowing in the Wind by Bob Dylan

Like a Rolling Stone by Bob Dylan

Mr. Tambourine Man by Bob Dylan

Big Yellow Taxi by Joni Mitchell

All I Want by Joni Mitchell

The Circle Game by Joni Mitchell

Where Have All The Flowers Gone by Pete Seeger

We Shall Overcome by Pete Seeger

Famous Blue Raincoat by Leonard Cohen

Joan of Arc by Leonard Cohen

Father and Daughter by Paul Simon