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Classical Music Tour of London
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The Midnight Special, December 31, 2022
A New Year’s Eve Folkstage Farewell to Rich Warren
The Midnight Special, December 24, 2022
Playlist
- Traditional: “Midnight Special”; Leadbelly; RCA Victor LPV-505
- Stan Rogers: At Last, I’m Ready for Christmas; Stan Rogers; Fogarty’s Cove FCM 012D
- The Early Mays: I’m Going Home, It’s Christmas Time (Stanley); The Early Mays; BWR BWR001
- Folkapotamus: Lake Shore Limited; Folkapotamus; PhatCat 88295 13620
- Kate Rusby: “The Christmas Goose”; Kate Rusby; Pure Records PRCD40
- Golden Bough: “Mrs. Fogarty’s Christmas Cake” (C. Frank Horn); Golden Bough; Christmas in a Celtic Land | Arc Music EUCD 1409
- Kiltartan Road: “Deck the Halls/Carol of the Field Mice” (Trad./Grahame & Sobol); Kirtartan Road, feat. Andrew Bird; Kiltartan Road Christmas – Joy In the Morning | Classic Digital #1006
- Odetta: “Rise Up, Shepherd, and Follow”; Odetta; Christmas Spirituals | Vanguard 79079-2
- Connie Kaldor: “We’re Gonna Sing”; Connie Kaldor; Prairie Christmas | bandcamp conniekaldor.com
- Jim Infantino & Jonatha Brooke: The Holly and the Ivy; Jim Infantino & Jonatha Brooke; Hear Music HEAR 9405
- Bruce Cockburn: I Saw Three Ships (trad); Bruce Cockburn; Columbia CK 53026
- Lee Murdock: “The Christmas Ship”; Lee Murdock; Fertile Ground | Depot DEP009CD
- Susan Piper: “Aunt Miriam’s Suitcases”; Susan Piper; New On the Planet | Sliced Bread CD SB71150
- Red Grammer: “Strangely Wrapped Gift”; Red Grammer; Soul Man in a Techno World | Grammer 01
- Kevin Briody: “Walnuts and Rice”; Kevin Briody; Tune Me 1999
- Maggie Sansone: Good King Wenceslas; Maggie Sansone; Maggie’s Music MMCD105
- Sultans of String: Sing for Kwanzaa (Bona/McKhool); Sultans of String, feat. Richard Bona & Waleed Abdulhamid; McKhool/Laliberte MCK2075
- Steve Goodman: Winter Wonderland (Bernard); Steve Goodman; Red Pajamas/Omnivore RPJ 001/OVCD 336
- The Bobs: Santa’s Got a Brand New Bag; The Bobs; Rounder CD 9060
- Taylor Ashton: Santa’s Song (I Don’t Believe in Myself); Taylor Ashton; Signature Sounds
- Irene Kelley: Toymaker’s Dream; Irene Kelley; irenekelley.com 5072021
- Peter Tchaikovsky: “The Nutcracker,” Op. 71; Classiks on Toys; Lightyear Entertainment 54146-2
- Tom Paxton: “Intro to Marvelous Toy/Marvelous Toy”; Tom Paxton; The Compleat Tom Paxton | Rhino Handmade RHM 7870
- Megon McDonough: “The Christmas Guitar”; Megon McDonough; Yellow Tail 10026
- Bohola: A Child’s Christmas in Wales (Thomas)[Excerpt]; Bohola; Bohola Music Bohola-01
- James Lee Stanley: “Deck the Halls with Sugar Plum Faeries”; James Lee Stanley; Beachwood 7 33086 24692 4
- Fred Small: “Not In Our Town”; Fred Small; Only Love | Aquifer AQ 1004
- Rabbi Joe Black w/Maxwell Street Klezmer Band: Candle Blessings (trad.); Rabbi Joe Black w/Maxwell Street Klezmer Band; URJ Books and Music 951304
- Amy Carol Webb: “Ma’oz Tsur” (Trad.); Amy Carol Webb; Breaking Light | Zebra Z2010
- Joni Mitchell: “River”; Cantus; Signum SIGCD-723
- Emmylou Harris: The First Noel; Emmylou Harris; New West NW6320
- Riders in the Sky: Corn, Water and Wood (Elliot/Waldman); “Ranger Doug” Green, Fred “Too Slim” LaBour, “Woody Paul” Chrisman, Joey Miskulin; Rounder 11661 0445 2
- Joemy Wilson: “Silent Night” (instrumental); Joemy Wilson; Gifts | Dargason Music DMCD-103
- Gordon Lightfoot: Song for a Winter’s Night; Gordon Lightfoot; Reprise 2237-2
- Simon & Garfunkel: Wednesday Morning 3 a.m.; Simon & Garfunkel; Columbia CK 65999
- Aarktica: Christmas in Prison (Prine); Aarktica; [2022]
- Christy Moore: Fairytale of New York (McGowan); Christy Moore; Newberry CM 0002-2
- James Curley: My Last Silent Night; James Curley; Sidwalking Crab SCR0519
- Sultans of String, feat. Crystal Shawanda: Jesous Ahatonhia (Huron Carol); Sultans of String, feat. Crystal Shawanda; McKhool MCK 2075
- Christine Lavin & The Mistletones: “The Christmas/Kwanzaa/Solstice/Chanukah/Ramadan/Boxing Day Song”; Christine Lavin, Gregory Clark, Julie Gold, Ervin Drake, Emily Bindiger, David Lutken; Runaway Christmas Tree Appleseed Recordings APRCD 1075
- John McCutcheon: “Christmas in the Trenches”; John McCutcheon; Rounder Rounder 0192
- Ira Antelis & Friends: “We Sing for Ukraine”; Cheryl Wilson, Olha Tsvyntarna, Pavel Roytman, Lynn Jordan, Jeff Morrow, Joanie Pollato, et al.; wesingforukraine.com single
- Arnie Brown: “Shche ne vmerla Ukrayina” (Ukrainian National Anthem); Arnie Brown; Private recording 472022
- Peter Ostroushko: “Shchedryk/Carol of the Bells” (Trad./ Mykola Leontovych/Peter J. Wilhousky); Ostroushko w/Ruth Mackenzie, Tatiana Riabokin, and the Nowytski Sisters; Heartland Holiday Life at the Fitzgerald | Borderland Productions BLP 01
- Harry Belafonte: “Scarlet Ribbons” (Evelyn Danzig and Jack Segal); Harry Belafonte w/Millard Thomas, guitar; Greatest Hits (disc 1 of 3) | RCA 07863 67403-2
- Justyna, Sara and Irene Kelley: Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas (Martin & Blane); Justyna, Sara and Irene Kelley; irenekelley.com 11252022
- Laura Love: “I Still Believe (Unplugged)”; Laura Love; Laura Love 88295 68276
- Andrew Beyer: “The Midnight Special – cigar box slide”; Andrew Beyer; Midnight Special Collection AABeyer/MS 004
The Midnight Special, December 17, 2022
Playlist
- Traditional: “Midnight Special”; Leadbelly; RCA Victor LPV-505
- Harvey Reid: It’s A Banjo Playing; Harvey Reid; Woodpecker WP-113CD
- Tom Adams: Fiddle and the Banjo; Tom Adams; Rounder CD 0282
- Earl Scruggs w/Linda Ronstadt: “I Saw The Light” (Hank Williams); Earl Scruggs w/Linda Ronstadt, Jeff Hanna, et al.; Columbia Legacy CK 92793
- Rabbi Joe Black: Be the Light; Rabbi Joe Black; not on label 9012022
- Jonas Friddle & The Majority: Sail Away Ladies; Jonas Friddle & The Majority; jonasfriddle.com 8 84501 92481 8
- The Kossoy Sisters: Johnson Boys; The Kossoy Sisters; Living Folk LFR 101
- Laurel Premo: “Hop High” (Trad.); Laurel Premo; Free Dirt LPS-CD-0211
- Dave Van Ronk: “The Amoeba Hop” (Christine Lavin); Dave Van Ronk; Big League Babe: Songs of Christine Lavin | CD Baby 1800 PrimeCD 037
- Rhiannon Giddens & Francesco Turrisi: I’m On My Way (Henry/Giddens); Rhiannon Giddens & Francesco Turrisi; Nonesuch 591336-2
- Jake Blount: Move, Daniel; Jake Blount; Free Dirt Records DIRT-CD-0097
- Darrell Scott: Banjo Clark; Darrell Scott; Sugar Hill SHCD-3864
- Po’ Girl: Abilene; Po’ Girl; Hightone HCD 8161
- Kaia Kater: “Starry Day”; Kaia Kater; Smithsonian Folkways SFW CD 40234
- Sam Bush: A Simple Thing as Love (Hartford); Sam Bush; Smithsonian Folkways SFW CD 40254
- John Hartford: “Gentle on My Mind”; John Hartford; John Hartford: RCA Country Legends | RCA 74465 99837 2
- Jonas Friddle: “The Midnight Special – fretless banjo”; Jonas Friddle; Midnight Special Collection JFriddle | MS008
- Peter, Paul and Mary: “Light One Candle”; Peter, Paul and Mary; No Easy Walk to Freedom | Gold Castle 171 001-2 GC
- Woody Guthrie: Hanukkah Dance; Woody Guthrie; Smithsonian Folkways SF CD 40102
- Tom Lehrer: “I’m Spending Hanukkah in Santa Monica”; Tom Lehrer; The Remains of Tom Lehrer | Rhino R2 79831 3
- Mike Stevens: Like a Little Bird; Mike Stevens, feat. Polly Harris; Stony Plain SPCD1452
- Ella Jenkins: “I Got a Harmonica for Hanukkah”; Ella Jenkins; Elbert EP-321-B
- Woody Guthrie: The Many and the Few; Woody Guthrie; Smithsonian Folkways SF CD 40102
- Vocolot, feat. Judith Kate Friedman: Blessed is the Flame; Vocolot, feat. Judith Kate Friedman; Oyster Albums OA1118CD
- Rabbi Joe Black w/Maxwell St. Klezmer Band: “Ocho Kandelikas” (Flory Jagoda); Rabbi Joe Black w/Maxwell St. Klezmer Band; Eight Nights of Joy | URJ Books and Music 951304
- Stan Rogers: First Christmas (Away from Home); Stan Rogers; Borealis BCD216
- Jon Shain & Joe Newberry: Little Baby in a Manger; Jon Shain & Joe Newberry; Flyin’ Records FR 011
- Justyna, Sara and Irene Kelley: Angels We Have Heard on High; Justyna, Sara and Irene Kelley; irenekelley.com 11252022
- Lunch at Allen’s: It’s Christmas! (Church); Lunch at Allen’s; Linus 270157
- Mark Dvorak: Story of the Christmas Banjo (Old Joe Clark); Mark Dvorak; Depot DEP016CD
- Blind of Boys of Alabama: “Last Month of the Year” (Vera Hall); Blind Boys of Alabama; Go Tell it on the Mountain | Real World Records 72435 90600 2 6
- Sons of the Never Wrong: “Go Tell it on the Mountain” (John Wesley Work Jr.); Sons of the Never Wrong feat. Emily Hurd; Faintly Spoken Music
- James Pierpont: “Jingle Bells”; Canadian Brass; Philips 426835-2
- Al Rose: A Week from Someday; Al Rose; Monkey Holding Peach MHP1053
- Abigail Lapell: Old Flames; Abigail Lapell; Outside Music OUT9175CD
- Susan McKeown & Lindsey Horner: “Bold Orion on the Rise”; Susan McKeown & Lindsey Horner; PRIME CD PCD 36
- Shawn Colvin: Orion in the Sky; Shawn Colvin; Columbia CK 47122
- The Kennedys: Winter Lies; The Kennedys; kennedysmusic.com 7 00261 35918 2
- Ever More Nest: So Low; Ever More Nest; Parish Road Music 8 88295 81175 0
- Malcolm MacWatt: “Banjo Lullaby”; Malcolm MacWatt; Need to Know NTKBB2021MM
- Steve Tilston & Maggie Boyle: Let Your Banjo Ring; Steve Tilston & Maggie Boyle; Flying Fish FFCD 663
- Tony Trischka w/Loudon Wainwright: “Hand Me My Banjo Down”; Tony Trischka w/Loudon Wainwright; New Deal | Rounder 82161 0493-2
- Various: “Banjo Jokes”; Aubrey Atwater, Dale Robin Goodman, Hilary Hawke, Kaia Kater, Evie Ladin, Lauren Sheehan; Banjo Babes (Various) | Wepecket Island WI-020
- Stephen Wade: “Swing and Turn, Jubilee”; Stephen Wade; Smithsonian SFW CD 40223
- Nanci Griffith: “Roseville Fair” (Bill Staines); Nanci Griffith; Once in a Very Blue Moon | Philo PH-1096
- James Curley: Unleash the Light; James Curley; Sidewalking Crab 00261 39321
- Laura Love: “I Still Believe (Unplugged)”; Laura Love; Laura Love 88295 68276
- Andrew Beyer: “The Midnight Special – cigar box slide”; Andrew Beyer; Midnight Special Collection AABeyer/MS 004
WFMT Santa Fe Opera Tour
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WFMT Austria Tour
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Jan Weller
Jan Weller has worked as both a host and producer for WFMT on-and-off since 1995. He is currently WFMT’s Saturday afternoon host and serves as a fill-in host for other station announcers. Jan first displayed his love of music at the age of 2; he happened to hear a marching band’s rehearsal, and when they stopped, he yelled out, “More …
The Midnight Special, December 25, 2021
Playlist
- Traditional: “Midnight Special”; Leadbelly; RCA Victor LPV-505
- The Early Mays: “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” (Frost/Gozion); The Early Mays; BWR 001
- Janis Ian: “I’m Still Standing”; Janis Ian; Rude Girl pre-release single
- Peggy Seeger: “Gotta Get Home By Midnight”; Peggy Seeger; First Farewell | Red Grape RGPSCD4
- Malcolm MacWatt: “Avalanche and Landslide”; Malcolm MacWatt; Need to Know NTKBB2021MM
- Carrie Newcomer: “Like Molly Brown”; Carrie Newcomer; Available Light Records ALR06
- Spencer LaJoye: “Feast”; Spencer LaJoye; spencerlajoye.com [2021]
- Dar Williams: “The Christians and the Pagans”; Dar Williams; Razor & Tie RT 2821-2
- Dar Williams: “Let the Wind Blow”; Dar Williams; Renew Records 538690252
- Corky Siegel & Chamber Blues: “Twisted”; Corky Siegel & Chamber Blues; EXTRAVAGANZA (pre-release) | corkymusic.com [FEB2021]
- Tim Grimm: “Dreaming of King Lear”; Tim Grimm; Gone | Vault Records VR017
- Robert Plant & Alison Krauss: “You Led Me to the Wrong” (Reed); Robert Plant & Alison Krauss; Rounder 1166101371
- Guy Davis: “Got Your Letter in My Pocket”; Guy Davis; M.C. Records MC-0088
- Anne Hills: “In the Gloaming”; Anne Hills; Accidental August | Heart & Hand Music HHM20201
- Travis, Merle: “Midnight Special” Travis picked guitar; Merle Travis; Travis Pickin’ | CMH 6255
- Bohola: “A Childhood Christmas” (Dylan Thomas, et al); Bohola; Bohola Music 01
- Tom Paxton: “Marvelous Toy”; Tom Paxton; The Compleat Tom Paxton | Rhino Handmade RHM 7870
- Emma’s Revolution: “A Zeeseleh Christmas” (Opatow); Emma’s Revolution; Moving Forward [2021]
- Stephen DiLauro: “George Washington’s Dollar Bird”; Stephen DiLauro; American Rivers 2000-101
- John McCutcheon: “Christmas in the Trenches”; John McCutcheon; Rounder Rounder 0192
- Mark Dvorak: “Under Mistletoe”; Mark Dvorak; Free EP [2021]
- Jim Infantino & Jonatha Brooke: The Holly and the Ivy; Jim Infantino & Jonatha Brooke; Hear Music HEAR 9405
- Traveler’s Dream: “Good King Wenceslas”; Traveler’s Dream; Traveler’s Dream TD004
- German Trad: Carol, “O Tannenbaum (O Christmas Tree)”; Isabella Brown, v; WFMT
- Kate McDonnell: “Berlin”; Kate McDonnell; Dog-Eared Discs 7-00261-48550-8
- Allison Russell: “Montreal”; Allison Russell; Fantasy FAN01125
- AHI: “On Your Way”; AHI (pronounced “eye”); Thirty Tigers 30808CD
- Dan+Claudia Zanes: “Star Time”; Dan+Claudia Zanes; Smithsonian Folkways SFW45086
- Chris Lavancher: “We Are Stars”; Chris Lavancher; chrislavanchermusic.com [2021]
- Andrew Bird & Jimbo Mathus: “Red Velvet Rope”; Andrew Bird & Jimbo Mathus; These 13 | Thirty Tigers 55684CD
- Honest Mechanik: “In Between”; Honest Mechanik; honestmechanik.com [2021]
- Crys Matthews: “Selfless”; Crys Matthews; Changemakers | crysmatthews.com 3.23.21
- Robin & Linda Williams: “Someday and Sometime” (Miller); Robin & Linda Williams; Oakenwold Recordings 001
- Cliff Eberhardt: “When We Were Kings (Bill)”; Cliff Eberhardt; cliffeberhardt.net
- Diana Jones: “Love Song to a Bird”; Diana Jones; Goldmine Records GMR003
- Rob Lutes: “That Bird Has My Wings”; Rob Lutes; Lucky Bear MMMG11550
- John McCutcheon: “Be Still”; John McCutcheon; Appalseed [2021]
- Sons of the Never Wrong: “Saints and The Martyrs” (Demel/Roper); Sons of the Never Wrong; Songs 3 Records SR3
- Jake Blount: “The Angels Done Bowed Down” (source unknown); Jake Blount; Spider Tales DIRT-CD-0097
- Laura Love: “I Still Believe (Unplugged)”; Laura Love; Laura Love 88295 68276
- Andrew Beyer: “The Midnight Special – cigar box slide”; Andrew Beyer; Midnight Special Collection AABeyer/MS 004