The Midnight Special, January 27, 2024
Playlist
- Traditional: “Midnight Special”; Leadbelly; Midnight Special; RCA Victor LPV-505
- George Carlin: “Al Sleet, Hippy Dippy Weatherman” (“Newscast” excerpt); George Carlin; Take-offs and Put-ons; RCA Victor LSP-3772
- Susan Werner: Raining Iguanas; Susan Werner; Birds of Florida; self [2022]
- Susan Werner: Halfway to Houston; Susan Werner; Single; susanwerner.com 1262024
- Eric Taylor: Olney’s Poison and Houston Blues; Eric Taylor; Hollywood Pocketknife; Blue Ruby Blue Ruby 003
- Steve Earle & the Del McCoury Band: Leroy’s Dustbowl Blues (Earle); Steve Earle & the Del McCoury Band; The Mountain; E-Squared 1064-2
- Maura O’Connell w/Nanci Griffith: Trouble in the Fields (Griffith/West); Maura O’Connell w/Nanci Griffith; Transatlantic Sessions; Ceili CEIL2003
- Rod Picott: Combine; Rod Picott; Starlight Tour; Welding Rod Records 7 55491 28325
- Ollabelle: Fall Back (Isaacs); Ollabelle; Riverside Battle Songs; Verve Forecast 80006756-02
- Birds of Chicago: “Derecho”; Birds of Chicago; Love in Wartime; Signature Sounds Love in Wartime / 7-01237-20942-5
- JJ Smith: To Rivendell; JJ Smith; digital single; jjsmith.bandcamp.com 09222023
- Joni Mitchell: Both Sides Now; Joni Mitchell; Clouds; Reprise 8122797178-2
- Melanie: Beautiful People; Melanie; The Encore Collection; BMG Collectibles COL-CD-9359 (75517445042)
- Melanie: What Have They Done to My Song, Ma?; Melanie; The Encore Collection; BMG Collectibles COL-CD-9359 (75517445042)
- Melanie: Stop! I Don’t Want to Hear it Anymore; Melanie; Please Love Me; Buddah BDS 5132
- Melanie: Lay Down (Candles in the Rain); Melanie; The Encore Collection; BMG Collectibles COL-CD-9359 (75517445042)
- Steve “Q” Quinn: “The Midnight Special – Harmonica Greasy” (Traditional); Steve “Q” Quinn; Midnight Special Collection; Midnight Special Collection | Midnight Special Collection SQuinn/MS013
- Flanders & Swann: “A Song of the Weather”; Michael Flanders, br; Donald Swann, p; The Complete Flanders and Swann; EMI CDFSB-1
- Harmonious Wail: Who Loves the Sun? (Reed); Harmonious Wail; Resist Temptation; Range Records RGR00009-2
- Wayne Brereton: Come Rain or Come Shine (Francey); Wayne Brereton; The Robin’s Call; Brereton
- Rose Cousins: I’ve Got My Love to Keep Me Warm (Berlin); Rose Cousins; digital single; bandcamp.com none
- Dave Van Ronk: Mr. Noah; Dave Van Ronk; Inside Dave Van Ronk; Fantasy CD 24710-2
- Geoff Bartley: Noah’s Ark; Geoff Bartley; One Kind Word; Waterbug WBG CD 0046
- Ladysmith Black Mambazo: “Rain, Rain, Beautiful Rain”; Ladysmith Black Mambazo; Shaka Zulu; Shaka Zulu/Warner LP 9-25582-1
- Shemekia Copeland & John Prine: “Great Rain”; Shemekia Copeland; America’s Child; Alligator ALCD 4984
- Garnet Rogers: Hallelujah/The Great Storm is Over (Franke); Garnet Rogers; Speaking Softly in the Dark; Snowgoose SGS 1115 CD
- Dave Alvin: “These Times We’re Living In”; Dave Alvin; Treasures Left Behind: Remembering Kate Wolf; Treasures Left Behind: Remembering Kate Wolf/Red House RHR CD 114
- Kate Wolf: Statues Made of Clay; Kate Wolf; Wind Blows Wild; Rhino R2 71486
- Kate Wolf: Wind Blows Wild; Kate Wolf; Wind Blows Wild; Rhino R2 71486
- Stan Rogers: White Squall; Stan Rogers; From Fresh Water; Borealis BCD218
- Cosy Sheridan: “The Daffodils Will be Waiting”; Cosy Sheridan w/Charlie Koch; The Longest Night of the Year, Vol 2, Disc 1 (Various); The Longest Night of the Year, Vol 2, Disc 1 (Various) | Hudson Harding 8 88295 94961 3
- Emmylou Harris: “The Light” (Harris/Kane); Emmylou Harris; Cowgirl’s Prayer; Cowgirl’s Prayer | Elektra B000002HE3
- The Price Sisters: Singing My Troubles Away (Delmore); The Price Sisters; A Heart Never Knows; Rebel Records REB-CD-1868
- Michael Winograd: Polkalliance; Michael Winograd; Early Bird Special; OU People Records OUP002-LP
- Kevin Kling: Snow Day; Kevin Kling; Stories Off the Shallow End; East Side Digital ESD 81592 MRBCOLL
- Rose Polenzani: “Snow Days” (Real Estate); Rose Polenzani; Hark: Wintery Songs in Eleventy Part Harmony; Epoisse
- Eugene “Hideaway” Bridges: They Call The Wind Mariah (Lerner & Loewe); Eugene “Hideaway” Bridges; Roots and Vines; Armadillo Records ARMD 00034
- Malcolm MacWatt: Strong is the North Wind; Malcolm MacWatt; Dark Harvest; Need to Know Records NTKBBV2024MM
- American Patchwork Quartet: Wind and Rain (trad.); American Patchwork Quartet; American Patchwork Quartet; APQ/Carolina Jasmine, Inc. 1 95269 26487 1
- Naomi Ashley: Seeds of Doubt; Naomi Ashley; Love Bug; naomiashley.bandcamp.com 2024
- The Staples Singers: “A Hard Rain’s Gonna Fall” (Dylan); The Staples Singers; Use What You Got; Fantasy 9423
- Kemp Harris: The Rain Came Down; Kemp Harris; Live at the Bird SF; Bird Records 1 95269 05075 7
- Pierce Pettis: Down in the Flood (Dylan); Pierce Pettis; State of Grace; Compass 7 4315 2
- Mark Erelli: Break in the Clouds; Mark Erelli; Lay Your Darkness Down; Soundly Music 6 89176 894189 9
- Willie Nelson: Blue Skies; Willie Nelson; The Essential Willie Nelson, disc 1; Sony Legacy C2K 86740
- Kelly Hunt: Sunshine Long Overdue; Kelly Hunt; Even the Sparrow; Rare Bird RBR001
- Laura Love: “I Still Believe (Unplugged)”; Laura Love; She Loved Red; Laura Love 88295 68276
- Andrew Beyer: “The Midnight Special – cigar box slide”; Andrew Beyer; Midnight Special Collection; Midnight Special Collection AABeyer/MS 004