The Grapes of Wrath
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The Grapes of Wrath

by John Steinbeck

This playlist captures the spirit of Steinbeck's "The Grapes of Wrath" through a blend of folk, Americana, and ambient instrumentals that reflect the Dust Bowl era, migration struggles, and emotional depth of the Joad family. The instrumentals set a spacious, contemplative tone reminiscent of vast American landscapes, while the vocal tracks evoke themes of hardship, resilience, and hope during the Great Depression.

20 tracks
balanced
Mar 12, 2026
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Track List

20 songs
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Skylight

Rings

Pinegrove · Skylight

1
New Classics – zum Entspannen und Genießen

Le Onde

Ludovico Einaudi · New Classics – zum Entspannen und Genießen

2
Before Dawn

Morning Light

Avery's Ambient · Before Dawn

3
Eingya

Bless This Morning Year

Helios · Eingya

4
Samsara

Samsara

Hakone · Samsara

5
Sit Down Beside Me

Sit Down Beside Me

Patrick Watson · Sit Down Beside Me

6
Ashes

Ashes

DEX 1200 · Ashes

7
Into the Blue Again

The Light

The Album Leaf · Into the Blue Again

8
A Bend In The Light

A Bend In The Light

Dustin Tebbutt · A Bend In The Light

9
Cocoon

Dissolve

Absofacto · Cocoon

10
Americana Rock

Down To The River To Pray - From “O Brother, Where Art Thou” Soundtrack

Alison Krauss · Americana Rock

11
The Harrow & The Harvest

Hard Times

Gillian Welch · The Harrow & The Harvest

12
Peace in the Valley

Wayfaring Stranger

The LineWalkers - A Tribute to Johnny Cash · Peace in the Valley

13
Old Folk & Country Soundtrack

Big Rock Candy Mountain

Harry "Haywire" McClintock · Old Folk & Country Soundtrack

14
Traveling Man (Live Hollywood '89)

If I Had a Boat - Live

Lyle Lovett · Traveling Man (Live Hollywood '89)

15
Music Legends Joan Baez : The Queen of Folk Music

Silver Dagger

Joan Baez · Music Legends Joan Baez : The Queen of Folk Music

16
Fleet Foxes

Ragged Wood

Fleet Foxes · Fleet Foxes

17
Human Touch

Human Touch

Bruce Springsteen · Human Touch

18
A Freight Train Through the Night

House of the Rising Sun

The White Buffalo · A Freight Train Through the Night

19
Why not?

Good People

Luminary Flux · Why not?

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