Folk Music That Mentions California

     












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California Songs
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Listed by Song Title		 California Songs
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This is a list of Folk songs that mention California, taken from the main list of songs that mention California. Folk Music has various definitions and includes several sub-genres that will all be included here, including Traditional, Roots, Modern Folk, Pop Folk, Folk Revival, Folk Rock, Indie Folk, Stomp Clap, Gospel, Bluegrass, Celtic Folk, Sea Shanties, and Gold Rush Songs.

The standard definition of traditional folk music is music with unknown composers that has been passed down through generations and played for enjoyment not money, but this list is much broader than that, including contemporary commercial folk songs from anywhere, including some Folk Rock and Roots music songs. Basically, most of these are songs that sound like they were played live on acoustic instruments.
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(Numbers are on top. Ignore any article at the beginning such as "The" or "A" except for non-English languages.)
(Artists name + band name combos are filed under the artist's last name.)
 
Artist  (with links to comments and lyrics) Song Title  (click the link to listen to the song)
   
A
Dave Alvin King of California
The Avett Brothers Pretty Girl From San Diego
B
Chris Baron The Sacramento Song
Michael Berman Angels Flight
Michael Berman Hills of California
Big Thief Los Angeles
Sam Bush California Earthquake
C
Steph Cameron California
Andrés Miguel Cervantes Dreams of Jacumba
Chesapeake California Earthquake
Fred Cockerham Little Satchel
Crosby Stills & Nash Our House
D
Alela Diane California
The Dreadnoughts Sacramento
The Dubliners The Leaving of Liverpool
E
Logan English Sacramento
Erin Rae California Belongs to You
Nathan Evans The Banks of Sacramento
F
Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs & The Foggy Mountain Boys The Ballad of Jed Clampett
Matt Filer California
The Foc'sle Singers Banks of the Sacramento
G
Art Garfunkel 99 Miles From L.A.
The Good Graces Cold in California
Goodnight, Texas California You're A Hole In My Heart
Norman Greenbaum Petaluma
Woody Guthrie Do Re Mi
Woody Guthrie The New Year's Flood
Woody Guthrie Old L.A.
Woody Guthrie Pastures of Plenty
Woody Guthrie This Land is Your Land
H
Tom Hagan Santa Ana Winds
Albert Hammond 99 Miles From L.A.
John Hartford California Earthquake
Colin Hay Oh California
Dick and Carol Holdstock Frisco Ship
Dick and Carol Holdstock Ho For California
Dick and Carol Holdstock Oh California
Dick and Carol Holdstock Santy Ana
Rita Hosking California
I
J
Mason Jennings California
K
Noah Kahan Downfall
The Kingston Trio Santy Anno
L
Led Zeppelin (including a list of selected cover versions) Going to California
Laurie Lewis Rivers of California
Rebecca Loebe California
Los Alacranes Chicano Park
Los Lobos & Friends Mañana is Now
M
Johnny McEvoy Muirsheen Durkin
Johnny McEvoy & Isla Grant Going to California
Kate & Anna McGarrigle Talk to Me of Mendocino
Doug Macrae and the Big Grass Tradition A Day in the Life of a Morro Bay Rambler
The Milk Carton Kids Monterey
Joni Mitchell (including a list of selected cover versions) California
Joni Mitchell Ladies of the Canyon
Joni Mitchell Little Green
Bill Morrissey Barstow
N
Nickel Creek Hollywood Ending
O
Phil Ochs Bound for Glory
Phil Ochs I Ain't Marching Anymore
Phil Ochs Tape From California
Odetta Pastures of Plenty
P
Jessica Pratt Hollywood
John Prine Take The Star Out Of The Window
Q
R
Malvina Reynolds Little Boxes
Tom Russell The Rose of the San Joaquin
Chris Ryals California Bound
S
Matthew Sabatella and the Rambling String Band Ho! For California!
Salty Dick Banks of the Sacramento
Pete Seeger (with a list of Cover Versions) Deportees (Plane Wreck at Los Gatos)
Pete Seeger Little Boxes
Pete Seeger Seventy Miles
The Seldom Scene California Earthquake
Simon & Garfunkel Cloudy
Simon & Garfunkel Punky's Dilemma
Sons Of The East California
Sons of the San Joaquin California
Sons of the San Joaquin Sierra Nevada
Bruce Springsteen Balboa Park
Bruce Springsteen Goin' to California
Bruce Springsteen Sinaloa Cowboys
Bruce Springsteen The Lost Charro
John Stewart California Bloodlines
Storyhill Sacramento
T
Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway Castilleja
Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway El Dorado
Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway Grass Valley
Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway (featuring Dan Tyminski) San Francisco Blues
Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway San Joaquin
Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway The First Time I Fell in Love
Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway (featuring Dave Matthews) Yosemite
U
V
W
Jerry Jeff Walker California Song
Jerry Jeff Walker L.A. Freeway
Jerry Jeff Walker South Coast
The Welcome Wagon Isaiah, California
Bella White Dishes
Kate Wolf Pacheco
Kate Wolf Redtail Hawk
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Y
Z

Group Lists of California Songs
Places
The Bay Area
Beverly Hills
The Central Coast
Hollywood
The Hollywood Sign
Los Angeles
Malibu
Sacramento
San Diego
San Francisco
Other CA Cities & Places
Topics
California Dreaming
California Girls
California Songs
California Sunshine
Critical of California
Driving in California
Earthquakes in California
Going to California
Leaving California
San Francisco + Disco
The Santa Ana Winds
Wildfires in California
Genres
AI Music
Blues
Christmas Songs
Country Music
Electronic Dance Music
Folk Music
Hip-Hop / Rap
Non-English Lyrics
Parody & Novelty Songs
Punk, Alt. Rock, & Metal
R&B
























 




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