Since the 1970s a genre of "contemporary folk", fueled by new singer-songwriters, has continued to make the coffee-house circuit and keep the tradition of acoustic non-classical music alive in the United States. Such artists include Chris Castle, Steve Goodman, and John Prine. While from London The Pogues and Ireland The Corrs brought traditional tunes back into the album charts.
Sweet guitar bass organ & drums with an occasional harmonica solo. Carefree folksy mood. For mellow relaxing rides, westerns, prairies, open spaces. Travel, road trip, family & children wholesome theme song, intro for film or TV show. Lazy, small town rural feeling. Southern, laidback & innocent. Instrumental, Folk, Contemporary Folk
Rhythmical acoustic guitar feature with a real feeling of forward motion. Played on an acoustic guitar with a contemporary feel this is Simple yet uplifting with a subtle energy that would be ideal in a dramatic scene-running/thinking things through/working things out/sense of motion. Instrumental, Folk, Contemporary Folk
An acoustic guitar is duplicated numerous times and pitch shifted to create one beautiful, big, bizarre and highly exotic folk string instrument! Magical, soulful, rootsy and very earthy! Original to the core. Travel, adventure, cultural and roadtrips, also good for commercials and folk art scenes. Instrumental, Folk, Contemporary Folk
A strong gorgeous ballad with a groove that is a message to a parent who has passed away. Grappling with loss, hoping there is a way to make contact with someone who has passed. Trying to understand the process of dying. Perfect for a similar story of loss. Also would be great for credits. Female Vocals, Folk, Contemporary Folk
A lovely song using the metaphor of an intense flavor to add to your tea to make your life sweeter and richer. Beautiful arrangement with guitars, accordion, harmonica, banjo, violin and percussion contrasting with the earthy vocal. Female Vocals, Singer/Songwriter, Folk Singer-Songwriter
Airy beautiful moving song about an awakening through a past life regression. Different past lives are described and then a meeting with Ed Asner, as the past life guide! A little humor but mostly moving and deep. Intelligent, not too "cosmic" for this subject. Good for movie about self discovery. Female Vocals, Folk, Contemporary Folk
Bouncy Chilled Out Acoustic Instrumental. Organic retro sounds with a feelgood vibe (Acoustic Rock - Nu Folk - Indie Rock - Singer/Songwriter style). Ideal for film, tv, documentaries, drama, presentations, apps & applications, mobile & web video, advertising etc, Instrumental, Folk, Contemporary Folk
Uplifting and inspiring environmental-theme song; children's voices used in chorus; lyric content suitable for children, family and adult themes; children's voices sing "please fix our world while there's still a chance"; excellent theme for environmentally-oriented films; high as #7 foreign radio. Female Vocals, Folk, Contemporary Folk
Biographical song about Jesus of Nazareth from a left-leaning non-religious human rights historical perspective; country-folk style; focuses on human rights, immigration in particular; very unique and different view of Jesus from true historical perspective; literary, poetic; high as #9 in Europe, Male Vocals, Folk, Contemporary Folk
Gentle and smooth, featuring soft acoustic guitars, oboe, drums and glockenspiel create a peaceful and wistful atmosphere. Suitable for documentaries, background music, yoga, relaxation, meditation etc... Instrumental, Folk, Contemporary Folk
A great, energetic and positive track featuring strings, guitar ukulele, percussion and electric guitar. A great asset for advertising, movies, and cosportate videos. Inspiring and motivational, fresh and friendly. Instrumental, Folk, Contemporary Folk
Simple, relaxing and serene track dominated by acoustic guitar and accompanied by traditional african percussion. The atmosphere is intimate and reflective as well as positive and carefree. Instrumental, Folk, Contemporary Folk
Warm acoustic guitar strumming, delicate banjo, and soulful dobro highlight this easygoing, relaxing by the campfire piece in the style of The Avett Brothers, Carrie Underwood and Lady Antebellum. Kicks into a nice groove at:32 with sweet fiddle chords and solid drums. Nifty guitar arpeggio ending. Instrumental, Folk, Contemporary Folk
Warm acoustic guitar strumming, delicate banjo, and soulful dobro highlight this easygoing, relaxing by the campfire piece in the style of The Avett Brothers, Carrie Underwood and Lady Antebellum. Kicks into a nice groove at:32 with sweet fiddle chords and solid drums. Nifty guitar arpeggio ending. Instrumental, Country, Bluegrass
The guitars are pumping & toes are tapping in this fun-loving, energetic track that combines indie electric guitars, mandolin, vocal aahs (no vox mixes too) and driving bass & drums. Really infectious high energy “life in motion” groove, making it perfect for young lifestyle applications. Instrumental, Indie Rock, Indie Pop
A terrifying song about the school shootings, suicide bombers, and other idiots in the world that feel the need to terrorize innocent people. Looking towards a brighter future where things like this come to an end. Perfect song for a documentary about topics like this. Male Vocals, Folk, Contemporary Folk
Light, soothing piece played on classical guitars. Drifts lazily along with a simple melody played in twin octaves. Bright, chirpy bridge sits at the center of the song. Instrumental, Folk, Contemporary Folk
Upbeat indie folk track featuring baritone ukulele and vibrant percussion throughout. Track has a bluesy vibe, perfect for upbeat advertising, indie films, emotional montages. Instrumental, Folk, Contemporary Folk
Acoustic guitar track, with gentle slide guitar leads. Summery, light and tender. Quiet and contemplative, see the city lights from far or see them from a totally new perspective after all the sudden changes that life throws up. Soothing, revealing and light. Amplified, by Tobias James. Instrumental, Folk, Contemporary Folk
Sweet, jazzy folk ballad with a touch of hope. Thoughtful and slow, this waltz is great for retro as well as contemporary moments of closeness and warmth, a waltz of memories, different relationships, time going by, feeling lonely and reliving what could have been. Jazz House, by Craig Levy. Instrumental, Folk, Contemporary Folk
Inspiring heart-warming piece with constant movement and gorgeous guitar finger picking. Sweet and emotional, touching, story-telling, relationships, sunset, understanding, Film/ TV. INDIE NATION, by Craig Levy. Instrumental, Folk, Contemporary Folk
Thoughtful, melancholy Male Vocalist singing about how death comes to all people. Supported by both Acoustic and Electric Guitars, and Electric Bass and Drums. Sounds like Teenage Fanclub, Elliott Smith, The Beatles. Male Vocals, Folk, Contemporary Folk
Melancholy Male Vocalist singing about the love lost, but still feeling fine. Sounds like Teenage Fanclub, Elliott Smith, The Beatles. Male Vocals, Folk, Contemporary Folk
This poignant folk song features lovely female vocals, delicate acoustic guitar, fretless bass, and hand-played bongos. Personal lyrics tell the story of Krain, a rustic corner on Highway 169, southeast of Seattle, while exploring the loss of a loved one to cancer. Suitable for drama, relationships. Female Vocals, Folk, Contemporary Folk
Beautiful music & vocals that will give you nice warm feeling inside, smile in your face, and great mood for the whole day. Imagine a sunny forest with trees, butterflies, and many many different colors. You can breath the fresh air and feel your heart with the beauty of spring. Female Vocals, Folk, Contemporary Folk
This is a bright, happy guitar melody brings hope and bliss. It is the perfect background music for videos, podcast, commercial advertisements etc... Your viewers will love the positive vibe of this track. Refresh and invigorate your audience by adding this production to your videos, podcasts, etc.. Instrumental, Folk, Contemporary Folk
Do you need relaxing and uplifting music? Mellow guitar melodies and soft percussion will calm you audience and refresh them. Add this song to your next: Background Music for Video Spa, Retail or Restaurant background music After Effects Project (slideshow, commercial, opener, intro, reveal,, Instrumental, Folk, Contemporary Folk
A fun toe tapping Instrumental featuring a Glockenspiel and Ukelele backed up with an Upright Bass and a Brush Snare. Come on out and buy. The perfect tune for any media project. Children at play. Clothing Advertisement. TV, Radio Commercials. Website Welcome. Selling and promoting products. Instrumental, Folk, Contemporary Folk
This warm hearted acoustic instrumental features Nylon Guitar, Piano, Fiddle, Banjo, and Dobro. Begins slow then builds into an earthy medium tempo. Like a welcome spring. The perfect underscore for your project. This piece of music has some natural pauses for easy edits and/or looping. Instrumental, Folk, Contemporary Folk
Sweet acoustic guitar groove with mellow harmonica lead. Great for indie, rural scenes, blue skies, open spaces, cowboys, campfires, telling tall tales or hiking, fishing, biking, climbing mountains. Touching country music, wholesome family kids with a pioneering spirit, herding cattle, going west. Instrumental, Folk, Contemporary Folk
Who is coming to town? The Mayor! Sweet and emotional, touching, story-telling, relationships, sunset, understanding, with acoustic guitar, claps, slight retro 60's drum feel. Great cue for adverts dealing with family, home or country, Film/ TV. INDIE NATION, by Craig Levy. Instrumental, Folk, Contemporary Folk
Heartfelt and beautiful track that features acoustic guitars. Emotional and reflective music that is light and positive. Perfect music for adding a heartwarming and hopeful sound to your production. Instrumental, Folk, Contemporary Folk
"Country Day" is a modern, Trisha Yearwood-style country track, with cool steel guitar, a great lead electric guitar, and a solid band behind it all! Nothing unexpected here... just solid country radio production, lending itself to ad spots, underscore, voiceover, corporate and web! Come & get it:), Instrumental, Country, New Country
A mellow and meditative song sung in a warm low voice register with acoustic guitar accompaning and intervention of strings and accordion. Male Vocals, Folk, Contemporary Folk
