The Midnight Special, September 25, 2021

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Playlist

  1. Traditional: “Midnight Special THEME”; Leadbelly; RCA Victor LPV-505
  2. Ian & Sylvia: “Someday Soon” (Ian Tyson); Ian & Sylvia; Vanguard VCD-576
  3. Ramblin’ Jack Elliott: “Interview – excerpt”; Ramblin’ Jack Elliott; Stony Plain SPCD 1322
  4. Ramblin’ Jack Elliott: “Will James” (Ian Tyson); Ramblin’ Jack Elliott; Stony Plain SPCD 1322
  5. Ian & Sylvia: “Four Strong Winds” (Ian Tyson); Ian & Sylvia; Vanguard VCD-576
  6. Paula Cole: “Shenandoah”; Paula Cole; BMG Renew 538668572
  7. Joanne Shenandoah & A. Paul Ortega: “I May Want a Man”; Joanne Shenandoah & A. Paul Ortega; Canyon Records (2) – CR-546
  8. Leyla McCalla: “Lavi Difisil”; Leyla McCalla; Songs of Our Native Daughters Smithsonian Folkways/SF CD 40232
  9. Sons of the Never Wrong: “Oh Chocolay” (Roper); Sons of the Never Wrong; Songs 3 Records SR3
  10. Ian Tyson: “One Morning in May” (Traditional); Ian Tyson; Vanguard 79787-2
  11. Martin Carthy: “The Elfin Knight (Scarborough Fair)” (Traditional); Martin Carthy; Free Reed FRQCD-60
  12. Meg Davis: “The Elf Glade”; Meg Davis; Leelenau Heritage Arts MEG02
  13. De Dannan: “Captain Jack (and the Mermaid)” (Meg Davis); De Dannan; Shanachie 78005
  14. Ralph McTell: “The Mermaid and the Seagull”; Ralph McTell; Castle Music PLS CD 164
  15. The McDades: “Smuggler’s Cove” (Ian Tyson); The McDades; Free Radio Records FRCD-005
  16. Andrew Beyer: “The Midnight Special Solo (Long): Instrumental; Andrew Beyer; Midnight Special Collection AABeyer/MS 007
  17. Josh Ritter: “Bone of Song”; Josh Ritter; Hello Starling Signature/SIG1280
  18. Stephen DiLauro: “Blue Deer”; Stephen DiLauro; American Rivers 2000-101
  19. Martin & Jessica Simpson: “Turtle and the Asp”; Martin & Jessica Simpson; Thunderbird 001
  20. Paul Simon: “Pigs, Sheep and Wolves”; Paul Simon; Warner 78907
  21. Michael Reno Harrell: “Del Rio”; Michael Reno Harrell; Rank Records RR 9910 CD
  22. Cormac McCarthy: “Immigrant Gangster”; Cormac McCarthy; Green Linnet GLCD2122
  23. Ella Jenkins: “Cotton Eye Joe”; Ella Jenkins; Smithsonian Folkways SFW CD 45003
  24. Diana Jones: “Ask a Woman”; Diana Jones; Diana Jones [2021]
  25. Tom Rush: “Duncan and Brady” (Traditional); Tom Rush; Fantasy FCD-24709-2
  26. Slaid Cleaves: “Breakfast in Hell”; Slaid Cleaves; Philo 11671 1225 2
  27. Half the Sky: “Going Forever” (Shaun Coburn); Half the Sky; Down to Earth DTE CD 1002
  28. Steve Goodman: “Rovin’ Cowboy (The Ballad of Dan Moody)” (Michael Smith); Steve Goodman; Elektra 7E-1061
  29. The Highwaymen: “(Ghost) Riders in the Sky”; The Highwaymen; Columbia Legacy 888775100002
  30. Ian Tyson: “Elko Blues/Roan Mare”; Ian Tyson; Vanguard 79533-2
  31. Colby Maddox: “The Midnight Special – fiddle”; Colby Maddox; Midnight Special Collection CMaddox/MS 009
  32. Anne Lister: “Morte d’ Artur”; Anne Lister; Hearthfire HF003CD
  33. Grace Griffith: “Demeter’s Daughter” (Anne Lister); Grace Griffith; Blix Street G2-10028
  34. Cosy Sheridan: “Demeter’s Lost Daughter”; Cosy Sheridan; CMS Records CMS1211
  35. Allison Russell: “Persephone”; Allison Russell; Fantasy FAN01125
  36. Livingston Taylor: “The Dollar Bill Song”; Livingston Taylor; Whistling Dog Music WDM Taylor
  37. Andy Breckman: “Railroad Bill”; Andy Breckman; Gadfly 121089
  38. Dom Flemons: “One Dollar Bill”; Dom Flemons; Smithsonian Folkways Recordings FW CD 40224
  39. The Irish Rovers: “Unicorn” (Shel Silverstein); The Irish Rovers; Columbia Legacy CK 94722
  40. Peter, Paul & Mary: “Puff (The Magic Dragon)”; Peter, Paul & Mary; Reader’s Digest Music OPCD-8505
  41. Shel Silverstein: “The Dragon of Grindly Grun”; Shel Silverstein; Columbia Legacy CK 94722
  42. Archie Campbell: “Rindercella”; Archie Campbell; RCA Victor LSP-3504
  43. The Stairwell Sisters: “Cinderella” (Evie Ladin); The Stairwell Sisters; Yodel-Ay-Hee 069
  44. Aoife O’Donovan: “Briar Rose”; Aoife O’Donovan; Yep Roc Records YEP-2321
  45. Tom Prasada-Rao: “Sleeping Beauty”; Tom Prasada-Rao; isg cd 2011
  46. Laura Love: “I Still Believe (Unplugged)”; Laura Love; Laura Love 88295 68276
  47. Andrew Beyer: “The Midnight Special – cigar box slide”; Andrew Beyer; Midnight Special Collection AABeyer/MS 004