50 Best Prairie Songs for IG Reels & Stories
Best Prairie Playlist Songs for Instagram Reels and Stories
There’s a strange quiet that hits when you stand in the middle of an open field and the horizon seems to stretch too far in every direction. It can feel peaceful, or lonely, or a little unreal, like the world has been stripped down to sky and grass with nothing in between. Some tracks capture that mood better than words ever could. A guitar riff that drifts slow and hazy, a beat that rolls like dry wind over tall grass. These pop, rock, country, and R&B songs lean into that wide-open energy, even if they weren’t written with prairies in mind. They carry the same feeling, the same wide-eyed stillness mixed with movement, like a storm that hasn’t arrived yet.
A lot of prairie moments live in that in-between space. It’s not all sunsets and calm skies. Sometimes the clouds move fast, and there’s an edge of unease in the air, like something’s about to change but you can’t name it yet. A song playing behind an Instagram Story can tip it either way. A soft country ballad might turn the scene wistful, while a sharp indie track can make the same stretch of grassland feel strange and alive. It’s less about literal lyrics and more about the mood they build.
Not every reel calls for serenity or nostalgia. Some need to feel restless, wild, or even a little chaotic, the way a prairie storm can hit out of nowhere. These songs match that unpredictability, pulling followers into the moment before they can scroll past. Here are the best prairie songs for Instagram reels and stories.
Top 10 Prairie Instagram Songs
1. 'Fields Of Gold' by Sting
2. 'Take Me Home, Country Roads' by John Denver
3. 'Harvest Moon' by Neil Young
4. 'Wildflowers' by Tom Petty
5. 'Paprika Plains' by Joni Mitchell
6. 'Blue Ridge Mountains' by Fleet Foxes
7. 'Wagon Wheel' by Old Crow Medicine Show
8. 'I've Been Everywhere' by Johnny Cash
9. 'Wide Open Spaces' by The Chicks
10. 'American Tune' by Paul Simon
Prairie-Inspired Songs for Instagram #11 to 20
11. 'Ends of the Earth' by Lord Huron
12. 'Yellowstone' by Manheim Steamroller
13. 'Our Kind of Friday' by The Satellite Station
14. 'The Last of the Honey Bees' by Sam Burchfield
15. 'Welcome Home' by Radical Face
16. 'The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald' by Gordon Lightfoot
17. 'Old Pine' by Ben Howard
18. 'Ragged Wood' by Fleet Foxes
19. 'Sweet Pea' by Amos Lee
20. 'Here Comes The Sun' by The Beatles
Folk and Country Instagram Songs #21 to 30
21. 'Mary Instrumental' by Agnes Obel
22. 'The River' by Imagine Dragons
23. 'Fire on the Mountain' by Grateful Dead
24. 'Blackbird' by The Beatles
25. 'Gentle on My Mind' by John Hartford
26. 'Humble and Kind' by Tim McGraw
27. 'Sunflower' by Post Malone and Swae Lee
28. 'Witchi-Tai-To' by Brewer & Shipley
29. 'Across The Great Divide' by Kate Wolf
30. 'Love Is Like a Butterfly' by Dolly Parton
Rustic Themed Songs for Instagram #31 to 40
31. 'The Swimming Song' by Loudon Wainwright III
32. 'The Appleblossom Rag' by Josh Ritter
33. 'Where Have All The Flowers Gone?' by Pete Seeger
34. 'The Circle Game' by Joni Mitchell
35. 'Angel from Montgomery' by John Prine
36. 'What a Wonderful World' by Louis Armstrong
37. 'Little Boxes' by Malvina Reynolds
38. 'Chateau' by Angus & Julia Stone
39. 'Send Me On My Way' by Rusted Root
40. 'Furr' by Blitzen Trapper
Top Country and Indie Songs for Instagram Reels #41 to 50
41. 'Favorite Country Song' by HARDY
42. 'Blue Moon of Kentucky' by Bill Monroe
43. 'Coastline' by Hollow Coves
44. 'Say Yes to Heaven' by Lana Del Rey
45. 'The Times They Are A Changing' by Bob Dylan
46. 'Both Sides Now' by Joni Mitchell
47. 'Our Home' by Burr Island
48. 'Lake Missoula' by Richy Mitch & The Coal Miners
49. 'Wild Montana Skies' by John Denver and Emmylou Harris
50. 'Mother Nature's Son' by The Beatles
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