Genre
Folk vocal ranges
Folk voices on one keyboard, D#1 to C#7.
Median span
2.4 oct
-3.5 st vs library
Range covered
D#1–C#7
Era
1936–2023
How ranges sit in Folk
- The median cited span across these voices is 29 semitones — 3.5 semitones narrower than the library median of 32.5.
- Widest here is Yma Sumac (B2–C#7); the deepest floor belongs to Avi Kaplan at D#1 and the highest ceiling to Yma Sumac at C#7.
- Voice categories here, most common first: tenors, sopranos, baritones, contraltos, mezzo-sopranos, basss, bass-baritones.
Every voice on one axis
low → high
Singers Alison Krauss through Kenny Loggins
- Alison KraussG3–D5G3–D51.6 oct
- AuroraD#3–E6D#3–E63.1 oct
- Avi KaplanD#1–C#5D#1–C#53.8 oct
- Bill WithersF2–A4F2–A42.3 oct
- Bob DylanE2–A4E2–A42.4 oct
- Bruce SpringsteenF2–C5F2–C52.6 oct
- Caetano VelosoA2–C5A2–C52.3 oct
- Cesária ÉvoraD3–A#4D3–A#41.7 oct
- Dermot KennedyE2–C6E2–C63.7 oct
- Dmitri HvorostovskyG2–A4G2–A42.2 oct
- Ed SheeranG2–A5G2–A53.2 oct
- Édith PiafB2–D5B2–D52.3 oct
- Emmylou HarrisG3–D5G3–D51.6 oct
- George EzraG2–B5G2–B53.3 oct
- Ivan RebroffF1–F5F1–F54.0 oct
- James TaylorF2–A4F2–A42.3 oct
- Jason MrazF2–A#5F2–A#53.4 oct
- JewelE3–E6E3–E63.0 oct
- Joan BaezF3–B5F3–B52.5 oct
- John DenverG2–B5G2–B53.3 oct
- Johnny CashE2–E4E2–E42.0 oct
- Joni MitchellE3–C6E3–C62.7 oct
- Justin VernonF2–F5F2–F53.0 oct
- Kenny LogginsD2–C#6D2–C#63.9 oct
Singers Leonard Cohen through Vicente Fernández
- Leonard CohenD2–E4D2–E42.2 oct
- Lizzy McAlpineE3–C#5E3–C#51.8 oct
- Mercedes SosaE3–E5E3–E52.0 oct
- Milton NascimentoG2–A#5G2–A#53.3 oct
- Miriam MakebaE3–D5E3–D51.8 oct
- Myles SmithB2–G4B2–G41.7 oct
- Natalia LafourcadeF3–A#5F3–A#52.4 oct
- Neil YoungG2–C5G2–C52.4 oct
- Niall HoranF#2–B5F#2–B53.4 oct
- Noah KahanB2–G#4B2–G#41.8 oct
- PassengerD#2–A4D#2–A42.5 oct
- Paul SimonA2–D5A2–D52.4 oct
- Phoebe BridgersC#3–E5C#3–E52.3 oct
- Salif KeitaB2–D5B2–D52.3 oct
- Sarah McLachlanF3–B5F3–B52.5 oct
- Sinéad O'ConnorF3–A5F3–A52.3 oct
- Stevie NicksE3–D5E3–D51.8 oct
- Sufjan StevensB2–A4B2–A41.8 oct
- Teresa TengD#3–B5D#3–B52.7 oct
- Tracy ChapmanD3–D5D3–D52.0 oct
- Tyler ChildersE2–C6E2–C63.7 oct
- Van MorrisonG2–D5G2–D52.6 oct
- Vance JoyB2–A5B2–A52.8 oct
- Vicente FernándezA2–C5A2–C52.3 oct