The Midnight Special, November 27, 2021
Playlist
- Traditional: “Midnight Special”; Leadbelly; RCA Victor LPV-505
- Dave Frishberg: “I Want to Be a Sideman”; Dave Frishberg; Arbors Records 19291
- Blossom Dearie: “I’m Hip” (D. Frishberg, R. Dorough); Blossom Dearie; Verve 440 065 334-2
- Amy Helm: “Long Daddy Green” (D. Frishberg, B. Dearie); Amy Helm; Yep Rock YEP-2643
- Dave Frishberg: “Do You Miss New York?”; Dave Frishberg; Arbors Records Do You Miss New York? / 19291
- Dave Frishberg: “Van Lingle Mungo”; Dave Frishberg; Rhino R2 70710
- Ronnie McCoury: “You’ve Got a Friend in Me” (R. Newman); Ronnie McCoury; McCoury Music MCM 0007
- Beckie Menzie: “Real Emotional Girl” (R. Newman); Beckie Menzie; BeMe Music BEMEMUSIC003
- Odetta: “Mama Told Me Not to Come” (R. Newman); Odetta; Polydor 24-4048
- Judy Collins: “Feels Like Home” (R. Newman); Judy Collins w/Jackson Browne; Wildflower CLO 0032
- Martin Simpson: “Louisiana, 1927” (R. Newman); Martin Simpson; Topic/ Compass 7 4466 2
- Tret Fure: Louder Than the Guns; Tret Fure; Tomboy Girl Records [2021]
- (Jay Ungar, arr. Buddy Greene): “Ashokan Farewell”; Buddy Greene w/Stuart Duncan on fiddle; Rufus RMCD 195317
- Traditional: Spiritual, “Down by the Riverside”; Pete Seeger, voice & g; Smithsonian/Folkways 40096
- Bob Gibson: “Lula Gal”; Bob Gibson; Riverside RVCD-9909-2
- Laurel Premo: “Hop High” (Trad.); Laurel Premo; Free Dirt LPS-CD-0211
- Jake Blount (Trad./Dink Roberts): “Roustabout”; Jake Blount; Spider Tales DIRT-CD-0097
- Jonas Friddle: “The Midnight Special – fretless banjo”; Jonas Friddle; Midnight Special Collection JFriddle | MS008
- Mickey Calin & The Jets: Orig. Broadway Cast: “Cool”; Mickey Calin & The Jets (Orig. Broadway Cast); Masterworks Broadway West Side Story /88691 94841 2
- Stephen Sondheim: “Bobby, Baby” from Company; Original Broadway Cast; Company Sony/SK 65283
- Angela Lansbury: “Everything’s Coming Up Roses” (Jule Styne and Stephen Sondheim); Angela Lansbury; RCA 09026-63805-2
- Bernadette Peters & Mandy Patinkin: “Move On” (Sondheim); Bernadette Peters & Mandy Patinkin; RCA Victor 60359-2-RCDJ
- Judy Collins: “Send in the Clowns” (Sondheim); Judy Collins; Elektra 62104-1
- Zero Mostel/Orig. Broadway Cast: “Prologue – Tradition” (Bock & Harnick); Zero Mostel/Orig. Broadway Cast; RCA RCD1-7060
- Sara Thomsen and Paula Pedersen: “Hanerot Halalu”; Sara Thomsen & Paula Pederson; Winter Wanderings | sarathomsen.com sarathomsen.com
- Bud & Travis: “Delia’s Gone” (Trad.); Bud & Travis; Sony RD-046-2
- 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
- Ian Robb, Ann Downey, Shelley Posen: “On Chanukah” (Nutall/Posen); Ian Robb, Ann Downey, Shelley Posen; Digital download | welldonemusic.shelleypose.com welldonemusic.shelleypose.com
- The Maple Street Project: “A Light on the Hill” (Mel Green); The Maple Street Project; Tuesday Records MSP002
- Rick Moranis: “My Mother’s Brisket”; Rick Moranis; My Mother’s Brisket | Warner Music Nashville 535492-2
- Rabbi Joe Black w/Maxwell St. Klezmer Band: “Yodel Dreidel” (Joe Black); Rabbi Joe Black w/Maxwell St. Klezmer Band; Eight Nights of Joy | URJ Books and Music 951304
- Ella Jenkins: “I Got a Harmonica for Hanukkah”; Ella Jenkins; WFMT Folkstage 10-29-05 1 of 3
- Herdman, Hills & Mangsen: “Hot Buttered Rum” (Tommy Thompson); Herdman, Hills & Mangsen; Gadfly Records 235
- Steve “Q” Quinn: “The Midnight Special – Harmonica Greasy” (Traditional); Steve “Q” Quinn; Midnight Special Collection | Midnight Special Collection SQuinn/MS013
- Bill & The Belles: “Good Friends are Hard to Find”; Bill & The Belles; billandthebelles.com [2021]
- John Prine: “Hello in There”; John Prine; OBR 040
- David Roth: “May the Light of Love”; David Roth; Folk Era FE 1410 CD
- Jack Hardy: “I Oughta’ Know”; Jack Hardy; PRIME CD PCD69
- Kate MacLeod & the Pancakes: “Forget Me Nots” (Jack Hardy); Kate MacLeod & the Pancakes; Waterbug Records WBG0063
- Lui Collins: “Tinker’s Coin” (Jack Hardy); Lui Collins; Philo PH 1077
- The Village Dudes: “Ten to One” (Jack Hardy); The Village Dudes; Blue Flute Music bfm 110
- Laurie Lewis: “Christmas Time’s a Comin'”; Laurie Lewis; Signature Sounds Recordings SIG 1251
- Lee Murdock: “The Christmas Ship”; Lee Murdock; Fertile Ground | Depot DEP009CD
- David Massengill: “Number One In America”; David Massengill; Massengill No. 1
- Darryl Purpose: “You Must Go Home for Christmas”; Darryl Purpose; Same River Twice | Tangible tangible cardboard
- Rani Arbo & Daisy Mayhem: “Maybe This Christmas” (Ron Sexsmith); Rani Arbo & Daisy Mayhem; Signature SIG 0111
- 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