Road Trip Playlist: Folk & Country

Artist

Gary Lindblad

Description

This song celebrates the power of the story. It encourages us to tell and retell the stories that bring meaning to our lives. Sometimes we each need to hear an encouraging and uplifting story to remind us of the good things in life. This song is perfect for singing around the RV campfire to encourage people to tell their favorite LTV story!

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Gary Lindblad

Artist

John Denver

Description

Is there anything better than John Denver on a road trip?

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Kristin Ericson

Artist

Julian Taylor

Description

You'll find yourself humming this song all day long after hearing it.

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Ivan Zubot

Artist

Colin Hay

Description

Great cruising song to pass the time from a Canadian artist!

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Ivan Zubot

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Carrie Underwood

Description

This song has a great beat to help keep you awake, and it's a lot of fun to sing along to.

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Joylyn Tuuri

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Willie Nelson

Description

Many artists have sung this country ballad written by Fred Rose, but my favorite is by Willie Nelson. Even if you're not a country fan–you gotta love this one!

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Karla Kimerer

Artist

Little Big Town

Description

The song is like two songs in one!

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Phyllis Lee

Artist

Jordan Davis and Luke Bryan

Description

This is a nice love song!

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Joylyn Tuuri

Artist

Robert Plant and Alison Krauss

Description

Great collaboration between two unlikely artists and another good driving song.

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Mark Jordan

Artist

James Taylor

Description

This song takes you places you've been to before and would love to see again. Everyone has that place that even thinking about it, puts them in a good frame of mind.

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Jerry Meece

Artist

Alan Jackson

Description

Just plain fun! You can't sing this, not chuckle, and have a big smile.

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Lisa Harrison

Artist

George Jones

Description

This song is about the choices in life.

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Kurt Banach

Artist

Anne Murray

Description

It is so meaningful to someone you have loved and lost, as I did with my husband to cancer.

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Patricia Hammett

Artist

Keith Urban

Description

Great song to listen to while driving down the road.

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Wanda Hinnant

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Toby Keith

Description

This is a great song to listen to and makes you want to stay young.

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Jerry Schultz

Artist

John Hiatt

Description

This is our anthem when we head out in our Unity. It evokes the freedom of the open road and is ready for our next adventure!

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Paul Lawson

Artist

Jerry Reed

Description

No road trip is complete without this song.

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Wanda Hinnant

Artist

Marty Robbins

Description

This is a cowboy love ballad about a female Mexican dancer named Felina and is centered in El Paso, Texas, and the badlands of New Mexico. It has a very good driving melody.

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Robert Jones

Artist

Traveling Wilburys

Description

Another great ramblin' song for cruising down the highway.

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Craig Glen

Artist

Tim O'Brien

Description

This is a great cover of a Dylan song. Has a nice beat to drive along and sing to.

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Denise Gordon

Artist

McGinty

Description

My first RV trip with my nieces, granddaughter, sister, nephew, and mother was to Nova Scotia, and we would all sing this song together. It brings back really great memories.

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Susan Vecchione

Artist

Johnny Cash

Description

This song combines both folk styles, the train song and the prison song, which Johnny Cash continued to use for the rest of his career, becoming his signature song.

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Oren Medellin

Artist

Ian & Sylvia

Description

This is a classic western Canadian song!

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Ivan Zubot

Artist

The Sweet Remains

Description

Why we hit the road...FREEDOM!

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B.J. Rogers

Artist

Willie Nelson

Description

Whether it's Georgia or another destination to think about, it's a mellow song to travel with.

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Ron Germaine

Artist

Indigo Girls

Description

A great song about continuity in travel with the person you love.

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Karen Oliveto

Artist

Shania Twain

Description

This is an upbeat tempo about driving and travel. It mentions several destinations, and Shania is a well-known Canadian superstar. Our dachshund, Elsie, loves to bounce on my lap while this song is playing.

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Michelle Toombs

Artist

Doug Seegers

Description

This song renews my soul.

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Phyllis Lee

Artist

Steve Earle

Description

You don't have to say goodbye when on the road, as you will be coming by again.

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Charles Pergler

Artist

Frank Weir

Description

RVers are happy wanderers, driving the highways and backroads under God's clear, blue sky. We visit mountain forests, babbling brooks, golden deserts, and pounding sea shores with a smile.

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Mike Hooper

Artist

Zach Williams

Description

This is a great message and movin' beat. It will put a smile on your face and in your heart as you cruise down the road!

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Lisa Harrison

Artist

Phillip Phillips

Description

A great driving song that is easy to sort of croak along to if no one is listening!

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Craig Glen

Artist

Ashley McBryde

Description

This song is such a good ode to the road!

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Autumn Siders

Artist

Johnny Cash

Description

This is just a great song to listen to while traveling.

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Tim Wickham

Artist

Gordan Lightfoot

Description

We always used to play Gordon Lightfoot on our way to our camping trips with our kids. They loved it. We would all sing along at the top of our lungs, and it still brings back great memories.

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Ruth Henderson

Artist

Gary Lindblad

Description

This song affirms the belief that America is still a land of opportunity. I wrote this for the international students I recruited to the universities where I worked in the United States and Canada. It reminds me that my mother emigrated from Toronto, Canada, to Santa Cruz, California as a 22-year-old young lady after falling in love and marrying my American father. The United States and Canada continue to be lands of opportunity, and our prayer should be that they continue to welcome those who come from afar.

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Gary Lindblad

Artist

The Dead South

Description

This is a really catchy tune for just rolling down the highway in an LTV.

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Craig Glen

Artist

Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers

Description

Two great artists, Kenny Rogers, and Dolly Parton, created a beautiful duet of this song written by the Bee Gees in 1970.

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Karla Kimerer

Artist

Zac Brown Band

Description

"...somewhere down the road, you might get lonely".

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Wanda Hinnant

Artist

Brandi Carlile

Description

A young-at-heart mindset helps in all things–but for sure, when it comes to rolling with the ever-unpredictable nature of extended road trips.

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B.J. Rogers

Artist

Tim McGraw

Description

This song resonates with me due to being in my early 40s and getting diagnosed with cancer. It is about embracing life and being the best human you can be. Very inspirational!

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Julz Brown

Artist

John Prine

Description

John Prine just recently passed away, but his music crosses all classes of people regardless of political views, religion, and skin color. It speaks to the everyday life of real people.

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Mike Timkey

Artist

Luke Combs

Description

This song brings me to a place that reminds me that life can be in the middle of anywhere. It's sweet, and slow, and simple, and that is a life I like to live.

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Shania Ginter

Artist

Blackberry Smoke and the Wood Brothers

Description

A song about being at one with nature–just reminds me of a good camping song.

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Mark Jordan

Artist

Jewel and Dolly Parton

Description

Dolly Parton sings along with Jewel.

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Phyllis Lee

Artist

Lainey Wilson

Description

This is what the LTV community is all about, making new friends!

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Charles Jaekel

Artist

David Bromberg

Description

Some trips don't go as planned, and the weather and travel companion may not be on the best terms.

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Robert Jones

Artist

Jamestown Revival

Description

We have fallen in love with traveling in the southwest in our Serenity. This is the perfect road trip song for us as we travel from our home in Florida to our favorite Colorado destinations.

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Thomas Schrader

Artist

Masha Thompson

Description

Everyone wants to enjoy some time by the ocean.

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Kay Speevak

Artist

Kacey Musgraves

Description

This is a simple reminder that despite what we are told by the media every day, the earth is still a pretty incredible place. Go out and enjoy it.

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Mark Jordan

Artist

Willie Nelson

Description

We named our 2021 Unity Murphy Bed "Willie" because after the isolation of the pandemic, our LTV was able to get us safely "On the Road Again"!

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Sybil Holveck

Artist

Don Williams

Description

This makes you want to love the person you are with even more!

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Kurt Banach

Artist

Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

Description

Play this song loud because who doesn't like their music?

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Franklin Beecham

Artist

Billy Currington

Description

This song is about how one person can change your life.

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Kurt Banach

Artist

Allman Brothers Band

Description

Great energy for kicking off a trip, the lyrics match that "anything can happen" feeling, and the electric guitar jam will make you forget traffic.

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PJ Decker

Artist

Melissa Carper

Description

An excellent catchy tune with a ramblin' groove. It makes you want to get in that LTV and go explore the many places she sings about.

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Denise Gordon

Artist

John Denver

Description

Taking in the majestic mountains is an excellent pairing with this song!

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Kimberlee Everson

Artist

The Kingston Trio

Description

What would best describe an RVer than Rollin' Stone? We never get lost; we haven't a boss, like a string or summer breeze; we just go where we please.

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Mike Hooper

Artist

Darius Rucker

Description

Just a positive song in contrast to a crazy, angry world.

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Charles Jaekel

Artist

Ryan Bingham

Description

This is perfect for getting lost on the back roads.

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Charles Pergler

Artist

Larry Fleet

Description

An excellent mix of the bluesy southern country, soul, and rock and roll.

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Charles Jaekel

Artist

Chris Stapleton

Description

After listening to this song with its refrain lyrics, my wife and I agreed to take a chance on purchasing our LTV “YOLO” 5-years before our retirement date to work from the road and enjoy life! These words changed our life: “And it don't matter to me wherever we are is where I wanna be and honey, for once in our life, let's take our chances and roll the dice, and I can be your lucky penny, you can be my four leaf clover starting over.”

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Keith Harrington

Artist

Look Homeward

Description

Such a great song that captures the essence of the Delta and adds a little flair to all the journeys we take, whether they be physical or spiritual.

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Autumn Siders

Artist

Cris Williamson

Description

A haunting song of the mystery of physical, emotional, and spiritual geographies.

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Karen Oliveto

Artist

Deana Carter

Description

In 1996, Strawberry Wine reached #1 on the Billboard Country Charts. Deana Carter's slow growth to fame started with her album Did I Shave My Legs For This. This is another beautiful song for the country group.

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Karla Kimerer

Artist

Orville Peck

Description

Simply an amazing, feel-good song. Orville Peck has an amazing voice, and I love the melody as well.

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Francois Langevin

Artist

John Denver

Description

Roads less traveled and country roads are great places to take an LTV!

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Ron Germaine

Artist

Leroy Van Dyke

Description

One of many great country western songs by Leroy Van Dyke.

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Robert Sladky

Artist

Julia Rohan

Description

This is a sweet, gentle song about driving down the road with your love and dog.

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Julia Rohan

Artist

John Denver

Description

This short, bold, and incredibly moving song is an anthem to the spirit of life and adventure. May our traveling journeys be filled with the beauty and grace of our elegant raptors, and may we visit and wonder at their "rocky cathedrals that soar to the sky." PS–John Denver died in 1997 while doing what he loved most–flying.

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Barry Shaffer

Artist

Fruition

Description

If you're heading down the road with someone you love, even if you've been nit-picking each other for miles, you can't help but remember why you are on this journey together! It's also a good fireside song.

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Nicole Wagner

Artist

Alan Jackson

Description

This song is about Alan Jackson's relationship with his Dad and how he was betrayed by him and had many bad feelings.

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Kurt Banach

Artist

Garth Brooks

Description

One of my favorites–is this beautiful country ballad sung by the one and only Garth Brooks.

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Karla Kimerer

Artist

Gary Lindblad

Description

This song is an ode to my cousin Doug who lived in Delta, British Columbia, and who loved to travel from his home at the coast up the Fraser River Valley to the many wonders that British Columbia holds for the active traveler. While Doug has passed, we believe his spirit continues to travel with his loved ones wherever they go. The song encourages listeners to live purposeful lives of faith as a hope-filled example to the next generation.

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Gary Lindblad

Artist

Tracy Lawrence

Description

A good song to sing out loud with the windows rolled down!

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Wanda Hinnant

Artist

The Wardens

Description

A great traveling song about Canada's vast outdoors.

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Ivan Zubot

Artist

Chris Stapleton

Description

It's a great travel song appropriate to our journey.

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Erica Lane

Artist

George Strait

Description

This is a good song for retirement travel.

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Becky Sensat

Artist

Don Williams

Description

I love this song for traveling through Oklahoma!

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Wanda Hinnant

Artist

Darius Rucker

Description

No matter what kind of mood you're in, this song will always make you smile.

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Charles Jaekel

Artist

Crosby, Stills & Nash

Description

Make sure you play this song at a decent volume. This is a great road track!

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Franklin Beecham

Artist

Larry Fleet

Description

A great song to reflect on and connect while driving on back roads with the windows down or sitting around the campfire.

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Charles Jaekel

Artist

Kris Kristofferson

Description

We all need a little bit of Jesus in our lives.

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Phyllis Lee

Artist

Amos Lee

Description

This song makes you want to open windows, enjoy a breezy ride, and at that point, it's time to move on to the next destination!

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B.J. Rogers

Artist

Masha Thompson

Description

This will create wonder as you wander!

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Kay Speevak

Artist

Bob Dylan

Description

A great sing-along!

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Ivan Zubot

Artist

Brandi Carlile, Lucius

Description

A delightful song about finding a home where your heart is–for some of us, that's on four wheels with the ones we love!

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B.J. Rogers

Artist

John Prine

Description

This tune goes back to the 90s when we camped out of a van in the Rockies. The simplicity of his songwriting touches the soul and draws two together as one. We've always been partial to the late/great John Prine, whether it's dropping a needle on one of his LPs or seeing him live. The best way to describe this song is that it just makes you feel good.

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George and Dawn Winke