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Political Folk follows in the footsteps of the legendary Woody Guthrie, whose highly polemical folk songs inspired a generation of tough-minded, activist singer/songwriters including Bob Dylan and Phil Ochs; simply, protest music follows the aesthetic traditions of folk, but with lyrics which take a definite, usually left-wing, political stance.


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OH BULLY - (by Linq)  Year: 2010
Linq Suicide of an 11 year old boy comes to life with a guitar-driven catchy beat locked in by tight bass/drum interaction. Poignant story, nice harmonies, would work for TV, movie or radio shows dealing with bullying issues, or for school programs and videos. Female Vocals, Folk, Political Folk
Type Play Track Info Catalog ID Min:Sec Tempo & BPM Price Control
Full Track - Folk, Political Folk
632591 3:32 Med Slow 92 USD $108.95  


GASOLINE IS THE HEROIN OF AMERICA - (by Craig Silver)  Year: 2009
Craig Silver A rollicking ?alt. country? take on the energy addiction that?s plaguing America. A stingingly effective piece of musical satire, with energetic mandolin and even a tuba tossed in; the song has been a favorite on indie radio. Male Vocals, Folk, Political Folk
Type Play Track Info Catalog ID Min:Sec Tempo & BPM Price Control
Full Track - Folk, Political Folk
384280 2:38 Slow 60 USD $166.00  


IN THE TIME OF WAR - (by Craig Silver)  Year: 2009
Craig Silver Opening with a machine-gun drum rat-a-tat, the song immerses you in the alternating emotional seasons of risk, fear, desire, aggression that characterize modern life. Provocative folk rock, in the mode of artists like Steve Earle, with a hint of Bob Marley. Male Vocals, Folk, Political Folk
Type Play Track Info Catalog ID Min:Sec Tempo & BPM Price Control
Full Track - Folk, Political Folk
384276 2:56 Slow 70 USD $166.00  


DROP THE BIG ONE - (by Wilton Vought)  Year: 2011
Wilton Vought Satirical, tongue in cheek folk song about wishing for a nuclear holocaust. Wry commentary on the human condition. An incongruously mellow view of the end of the world. Male Vocals, Folk, Political Folk
Type Play Track Info Catalog ID Min:Sec Tempo & BPM Price Control
Full Track - Folk, Political Folk  
508024 2:51 Med Fast 138 USD $116.95  
Variation (No explosion at end) - Folk, Political Folk  
508037 2:45 Med Fast 138 USD $116.95  


AMERICAN BLUES (MALE VOCAL) - (by Steve Willoughby)  Year: 1992
Steve Willoughby Slow Blues/Folk, Raw, Analog, Acoustic Guitar & Bass Has a 20's 30's Vibe, Singer Songwriter, Lost The Farm, Lost The House, American Dream is Busted, Needing Hope, Where's The Leadership, Promised land, Government fails the people. This Song is begging for a documentary about Broken Promises! Trump, Male Vocals, Folk, Political Folk
Type Play Track Info Catalog ID Min:Sec Tempo & BPM Price Control
Full Track (Male Vocal) - Folk, Political Folk
413375 3:27 Slow 70 USD $134.95  


AMERICANA FOLK ROCK VOCAL - (by Brenda Elthon)  Year: 2011
Brenda Elthon Pulsating retro folk rock peace anthem sung in 1960's New Christie Minstrels style by large live mixed chorus, featuring banjo, bouzouki, percussion, bass and keyboards. Positive, driving, up-tempo. Marching rhythmic verse with pro USA, family oriented lyrics and a "we can do it together" message. Mixed Vocals, Folk, Political Folk
Type Play Track Info Catalog ID Min:Sec Tempo & BPM Price Control
Full Track (extended vocals) - Folk, Political Folk
461063 4:56 Slow 62 USD $77.95  
Variation (short vocal) - Rock, Folk Rock
696760 2:15 Slow 62 USD $54.95  


SUPPORT OUR TROOPS VOCAL ANTHEM - (by Brenda Elthon)  Year: 2012
Brenda Elthon Retro 1960's style Americana vocal folk ensemble, with live country band, featuring banjo, guitar, bass and keyboard, pleas for peace and bringing our soldier sons and daughters back home from war. Soft anti-war, support our troops message of broad appeal, with strong blue grass and pop elements. Mixed Vocals, Folk, Political Folk
Type Play Track Info Catalog ID Min:Sec Tempo & BPM Price Control
Full Track (extended vocal track) - Folk, Political Folk
532572 3:03 Slow 78 USD $114.95  
Variation (shorter vocals) - Military, Patriotic Contemporary
458836 1:54 Slow 78 USD $102.95  


HEY MR MOONLIGHT - (by Tunes Are Me)  Year: 2010
Tunes Are Me Gentle, melancholic and poignant track about the state of the world today, male vocals, harmonies and orchestral backing, hunger and strife, war and fighting, civil unrest, greed and avarice, Mad-World, lack of care for one another, asking for utopia, despair, unfairness, plea for better times. Male Vocals, Folk, Political Folk
Type Play Track Info Catalog ID Min:Sec Tempo & BPM Price Control
Full Track - Folk, Political Folk  
446618 3:54 Slow 60 USD $30.00  


WOULD YOU WEEP FOR ME? - (by Adla Hannon)  Year: 2009
Adla Hannon Slow, sad song about a soldier's internal battle with the war. Sung by a male vocal group. Male Vocals, Folk, Political Folk
Type Play Track Info Catalog ID Min:Sec Tempo & BPM Price Control
Full Track - Folk, Political Folk
384012 2:46 Medium 108 USD $186.00  
60sec - Pop, Easy Listening
389991 1:00 Medium 108 USD $114.00  


THIS IS NO SONG - (by Bret Alexander)  Year: 2017
Bret Alexander A socially aware track about the state of our American culture. In the Bob Dylan or Woody Guthrie tradition. Acoustic guitar, harmonica, and vocal. In the vein of Times They Are A Changin'. The narrator tells a story about the limited power of bringing about change with a song. Male Vocals, Folk, Political Folk
Type Play Track Info Catalog ID Min:Sec Tempo & BPM Price Control
Full Track - Folk, Political Folk
871187 3:54 Slow 60 USD $141.95  


DEVILS DON'T CREATE - (by Torq/Eoin Delaney)  Year: 2009
Torq/Eoin Delaney A quirky folk song written in the protest song genre. A little less wordy than Bob Dylan or others but pointing out how political leaders create a "devil" of their enemy to justify more weapons programs and ultimately war and killing. Male Vocals, Folk, Political Folk
Type Play Track Info Catalog ID Min:Sec Tempo & BPM Price Control
Full Track - Folk, Political Folk
841553 1:43 Med Slow 102 USD $65.95  


WEEDS - (by Rob Johnson)  Year: 2010
Rob Johnson Dramatic, sad song about a forgotten Vietnam veteran suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder. The darker side of a soldier's life long after the war about PTSD loss, mental illness, pot, drug stupor alcoholism & 1960 1970 upheaval. Southern rock twang punctuates a dark, emotional piano ballad, Male Vocals, Folk, Political Folk
Type Play Track Info Catalog ID Min:Sec Tempo & BPM Price Control
Full Track - Folk, Political Folk
584195 3:14 Med Fast 149 USD $141.95  


SUPPORT OUR TROOPS VOCAL ANTHEM - (by Brenda Elthon)  Year: 2012
Brenda Elthon Retro 1960's style Americana vocal folk ensemble, with live country band, featuring banjo, guitar, bass and keyboard, pleas for peace and bringing our soldier sons and daughters back home from war. Soft anti-war, support our troops message of broad appeal, with strong blue grass and pop elements. Mixed Vocals, Military, Patriotic Contemporary
Type Play Track Info Catalog ID Min:Sec Tempo & BPM Price Control
Full Track (extended vocal track) - Military, Patriotic Contemporary
532573 3:03 Slow 78 USD $114.95  
Variation (shorter vocals) - Folk, Political Folk
531045 1:54 Slow 78 USD $102.95  


NINETY-NINE WEEKS - (by Slee)  Year: 2010
Slee Tribute to millions of unemployed victims of the current trashed economy & plea for extension of the EUC safety net for 99-ers. Often older workers who can't find a job- now uncounted, invisible ghosts because they've exhausted the safety net that let them keep their homes & feed their families. Female Vocals, Folk, Political Folk
Type Play Track Info Catalog ID Min:Sec Tempo & BPM Price Control
Full Track - Folk, Political Folk
421642 2:30 Med Slow 80 USD $58.95  


LONELY MAN TODAY - (by Carl Schonbeck)  Year: 2019
Carl Schonbeck Classic hard-driving American Folk song in the tradition of Woody Guthrie and Bob Dylan. Mixing humor with biting political and social insight, the song builds in its momentum as the spare acoustic guitar/standup bass accompaniment push each verse along. Perfect for social protest documentaries, Male Vocals, Folk, Political Folk
Type Play Track Info Catalog ID Min:Sec Tempo & BPM Price Control
Full Track - Folk, Political Folk
946620 4:06 Fast 152 USD $74.95  


SEEDS OF HOPE - (by Stephen Buzzell)  Year: 2022
Stephen Buzzell Seeds of Hope is acoustic guitar and voice. It is political commentary on the events of 2022, the fallout of the 2020 election and Russia's unthinkable war in Ukraine. Good for folk radio or documentaries. Male Vocals, Folk, Political Folk
Type Play Track Info Catalog ID Min:Sec Tempo & BPM Price Control
Full Track - Folk, Political Folk
1138176 3:38 Med Slow 87 USD $131.95  


WHEN YOU DIE THE SUNFLOWERS WILL GROW - (by Zachary Friederich)  Year: 2023
Zachary Friederich A song for Ukraine. Tells the true story of an Ukrainian woman who handed sunflower seeds to Russian soldiers and told them that when they died, sunflowers would grow all over her country. Male Vocals, Folk, Political Folk
Type Play Track Info Catalog ID Min:Sec Tempo & BPM Price Control
Full Track - Folk, Political Folk
1177837 4:21 Slow 65 USD $111.95  
Full Track (Instrumental) - Rock, Folk Rock
1177836 4:21 Med Fast USD $119.95  


A PROMISED LAND - (by Soloman Smith)  Year: 2021
Soloman Smith A great sounding contemporary alternative folk singer-songwriter song drawing on the best of sixties and seventies folk and pop along with more contemporary American influences with expressive male vocals and a relaxed, easy-going overall style, Male Vocals, Folk, Political Folk
Type Play Track Info Catalog ID Min:Sec Tempo & BPM Price Control
Full Track - Folk, Political Folk
1135044 5:55 Medium 112 USD $98.95  


LAST ONE FALLS - (by Stephen Buzzell)  Year: 2016
Stephen Buzzell Last One Falls is about the connection between God and war. It is male vocals over classical guitar, acoustic guitar, bass, djembe, bongos and shakers. It is topical with the war in Ukraine even though it was written in 2016. Good for documentaries or films on war. Male Vocals, Folk, Political Folk
Type Play Track Info Catalog ID Min:Sec Tempo & BPM Price Control
Full Track - Folk, Political Folk
1125777 3:18 Medium 114 USD $78.95  


ONE ARMED MAN - (by Phil Doyle)  Year: 2017
Phil Doyle A song about a factory worker who loses his job and reinvents himself. Features acoustic guitars with vocals hinting a country style. Song has a somber overtone with a sense of hope. Small town underdog montage, end credits, commercials. Male Vocals, Folk, Political Folk
Type Play Track Info Catalog ID Min:Sec Tempo & BPM Price Control
Full Track - Folk, Political Folk
868755 3:14 Med Slow 83 USD $89.95  
Variation - Folk, Contemporary Folk
870757 2:53 Med Slow 83 USD $74.95  


O YE - (by Johnny Azari)  Year: 2013
Johnny Azari bob dylan leonard cohen esq song of revolution and philosophical salvation set to a fast paced waltz. Acoustic guitar and low husky male vocals sing of war, death, liberation, execution, wealth and poverty. great for underdog story or documentary about civil unrest, Male Vocals, Folk, Political Folk
Type Play Track Info Catalog ID Min:Sec Tempo & BPM Price Control
Full Track - Folk, Political Folk
582094 6:20 Med Fast 138 USD $305.95  


NO WATER NO MOON - (by Daniel Lofredo)  Year: 2011
Daniel Lofredo Instrumental, Folk, Political Folk
Type Play Track Info Catalog ID Min:Sec Tempo & BPM Price Control
Full Track - Folk, Political Folk
518577 5:12 Med Fast 137 USD $92.95  


SIMPLE THINGS ACOUSTIC - (by Victoria Trestrail)  Year: 2018
Victoria Trestrail This track is an upbeat walk down memory lane to a simpler, laid-back, sleepy, neighborly, friendly time that existed before digital media, overcrowding, congested roads and before manners and civility were abandoned by the human race and replaced hot tempers, disrespect and a lack of patience,, Female Vocals, Folk, Political Folk
Type Play Track Info Catalog ID Min:Sec Tempo & BPM Price Control
Full Track - Folk, Political Folk  
933641 3:19 Fast 158 USD $129.95  

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