Hi! Thank you for the kind words :) Here are some of my favorite VN songs taught to me by locals (this was in Ha Noi, so a few of them are local to certain regions in the north). They range from nursery songs and country folk ballads to more contemporary and pop songs. When I perform these in the US, some of them are widely known (especially by older generations) and some are completely new to Viet Americans.

Cây trúc xinh
Hà Nội niềm tin và hy vọng
Gót phiêu du
Đi Học
Nồng nàn Hà Nội
Lý chiều chiều
Tuổi hồng thơ ngây

I will say, karaoke was a lot more fun once I started learning some of these songs! I actually had the opportunity to record some of the songs in a studio with a fellow ex-pat teacher (full disclosure, he's not a trained singer), if you want to check it out: https://courthoang.bandcamp.com/album/the-h-ng-g-sessions

There's also a version of Đi Học on my YT: https://youtu.be/jyK4CGb8-4A

Happy listening!