Royalty Free Alternative Folk Songs

This playlist is a deep dive into a musical category with many potential names: indie folk, folk rock, modern Americana, or “that irritating blend of stompy-clappy whatever that started going top 40 around 2005”. Whatever you like to call it, we’ve got it. Below are a collection of songs, all with lyrics, performed with a warm blend of primarily acoustic guitars, piano, drums and strings. Some lean into country while others dip into a pop sensibility, but all these royalty-free tracks fit within the umbrella of modern alternative folk.