Songs for Irish Dance by tempo

66 songs whose measured tempo sits in (or doubles into) irish dance's 110–125 BPM range and whose genre or rhythm suits the dance. Click a column to sort.

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Top artists for irish dance

The Corries · 4The Dubliners · 3Salsa Celtica · 3Luka Bloom · 3422 · 2Rare Air · 2The Poozies · 2The Chieftains · 2Julie Fowlis · 2Loreena McKennitt · 2John Doyle · 2Davy Spillane feat. Steve Winwood · 1

All songs by tempo

“Dance tempo” is the pulse you dance to. Audio analysis sometimes measures half or double that speed — marked ×2 or ½.

Song	Artist	Dance tempo	Measured	Key	Year
Forever Frozen	Davy Spillane feat. Steve Winwood	110	110	F minor	1999
Dizzy	Skyedance	110	110	F# minor	1997
Ireland's 32	The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem	110	110	F major	2007
Reelin'	Clann An Drumma	111	111	B minor	—
I Don't Need This	Ashley MacIsaac	112	112	A major	2002
A Special Day: A Special Day / Swedish Polska	422	112	112	D major	2000
Diddling Set	Bill Jones	112	112	D major	2003
Love Birds	Omnia	112	112	F major	2015
Ghraidh an Tig Thu? (Will You Come, Love?)	Cliar	114	114	E minor	2000
Danny Farrell	The Dubliners	114	114	A# major	1986
El agua de la vida	Salsa Celtica	114	114	A major	2003
Dee Dee Diddley Bop	Rare Air	114	114	E major	1987
Astral Jig	Rare Air	115	115	E minor	1991
So Here's to You	Niamh Parsons	115	115	G major	2000
Oh, Bedad! / For the Love of Music	Liz Carroll	115	115	D major	2002
Loch Tay Boat Song	The Cottars	115	115	C# major	2004
In Existence	Massini	115	115	A major	2007
Adiós adiós	Salsa Celtica	116	116	C# minor	2003
Beer Galore	The Clancy Brothers	116	116	F major	1970
Kyle Brack Rambler/Miss McGuinness/Speed the Plough	Dolores Keane & John Faulkner	116	116	G major	1979
In Between the Lines	The Poozies	116	116	C major	1995
Auld Lang Syne	Salsa Celtica	116	116	A# major	2003
Planxty Irwin	Phil Coulter	116	116	G major	1996
Profiteers	Fiddler’s Green	117	117	A minor	1999
Down the Hill / The Boys of Ballisodare / Maids of Mount Cisco (Set Dance / Reels)	Johnny B. Connolly	117	117	G major	2001
Cheguevarap (remix)	Manau	117	117	D major	2007
Ballad of the Irish Horse: Main Theme	The Chieftains	117	117	D major	1985
Hò Bha Mi, Hé Bha Mi	Julie Fowlis	117	117	D minor	2011
Killieburn Brae	The Dubliners	117	117	D major	1976
El pájaro cu	The Chieftains with La Negra Graciana	118	118	G# major	2010
Killieburne Brae	The Dubliners	118	118	D major	1998
Farewell	Kate Rusby	118	118	G major	2007
Cool Breeze	Luka Bloom	119	119	C major	1999
Coconut Dog / Morning Dew	Solas	119	119	E minor	2006
Homage: Le Bateau / Homage à Edmond Parizeau	422	119	119	D major	2000
On the Banks of the Roses	The Corries	120	120	B major	1966
Cam Ye by Atholl	The Corries	120	120	B major	1966
Crimes	Alan Stivell feat. Khaled	120	120	D minor	1998
La Complainte de Louis-Marie Jossic	Tri Yann	120	120	C# major	2003
Lowlands of Holland	Martin Simpson	120	120	D# major	—
Lammas Tide	The Corries	120	120	A# major	1966
Reconciliation	Niamh Parsons & The Loose Connections	120	120	C major	1997
Sanas	Luka Bloom	120	120	D major	1999
A Chatrion' Òg	Julie Fowlis	120	120	C# major	2011
Static on My Radio	The Poozies	121	121	G major	1995
Albarada	Luar na Lubre	121	121	C major	1993
Forgiveness	Luka Bloom	121	121	F major	1999
A Fig for a Kiss / The Turf Cutter	Altan	122	122	D major	2012
Beneath a Phrygian Sky	Loreena McKennitt	122	122	A minor	2014
My Parents Reared Me Tenderly	John Doyle	122	122	G major	2001
Moldavian Triptych	Dónal Lunny with Márta Sebestyén	122	122	A major	1998
Garden Song	Peter, Paul & Mary	123	123	D major	1998
Fionnghuala	The Celtic Tenors	123	123	B minor	2002
Crooked Jack	John Doyle	123	123	F minor	2001
Horo Mo Nighean Donn Bhòidheach nan Gormshuil Meallach (A Love Song)	Mary Jane Lamond	123	123	G major	1997
Full Circle	Loreena McKennitt	123	123	C major	2014
Cape Cod Girls	Gaelic Storm	123	123	A major	2013
Jim Sullivan (song)	P. J. Hayes & Martin Hayes	123	123	A major	2011
The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face	Christy Moore	123	123	C major	1989
An Cailín Rua	Skara Brae	123	123	F major	1971
Caledonia	The Chieftains	124	124	C# major	1976
March of the King of Laoise	Dirk Freymuth and Laura MacKenzie	124	124	D major	—
Maggie Lauder	The Corries	124	124	A major	1974
Oíche Mhaith (Good Night)	Hazel O’Connor	124	124	F major	2000
East at Glendart / Brian O'Lynn / Pay the Reckoning	Planxty	124	124	G major	1979
Irish Lullaby	Bill Douglas feat. Ars Nova Singers	124	124	F minor	1996

Tempo and key are measured by audio analysis (AcousticBrainz, CC0) on MusicBrainz recordings; detected BPM can be half or double the felt tempo. Always check by ear — or use our tap tempo tool.

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