The Midnight Special, July 6, 2024

By Marilyn Rea Beyer |

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Playlist

  1. Traditional: “Midnight Special”; Leadbelly; Midnight Special; RCA Victor LPV-505
  2. Roger McGuinn w/Pete Seeger: “Alabama Bound”; Roger McGuinn w/Pete Seeger; Treasures from the Folk Den; Appleseed APR CD 1046
  3. Mollie O’Brien: “Alaska”; Mollie O’Brien; Tell It True; Sugar Hill Tell It True / SH-CD 3846
  4. Rick Pickren: “Goin’ Back to Arizona”; Rick Pickren; Songs from the Lonesome Prairie; Big Strike Music CD803
  5. Putnam Smith: “Arkansas”; Putnam Smith; We Could Be Beekeepers; Itchy Sabot Records ISR-005
  6. Joni Mitchell: “California”; Joni Mitchell; Blue; Reprise 81227978-4
  7. Livingston Taylor: “Carolina Day”; Livingston Taylor; Livingston Taylor; ATCO Records SD 33-334
  8. Skip Gorman: “Colorado Trail” (Traditional); Skip Gorman; Lonesome Prairie Love; Rounder CD 0359
  9. Perry Como: “Delaware”; Perry Como; single; RCA Victor 47-7670
  10. Billie & De De Pierce: “Goin’ Back to Florida”; Billie & De De Pierce; Gulf Coast Blues; Arhoolie [1959]
  11. Guy Davis: “Georgia Rag”; Guy Davis; Stomp Down Rider; Red House RHR CD 80
  12. Hawaii Calls: “Holoholo Ka’a (Take a Ride)” (Clarence Kinney); Hawaii Calls feat. Sonny Nicholas; Memories of Hawaii Calls; Hawaii Calls CDHCS-928
  13. Joel Mabus: “Illinois/Indiana”; Joel Mabus; Parlor Guitar; Parlor Guitar/Fossil Records 1605
  14. Jim Gaffigan: “Indiana”; Jim Gaffigan; Just for Laughs – Comedy All-Stars, Vol. 2; jfl online only [2017]
  15. Meredith & Rini Willson: “And Then I Wrote the Music Man excerpts + Iowa Stubborn (2000 Broadway Cast)”; Meredith & Rini Willson; …and Then I Wrote The Music Man / The Music Man; Stage Door Records / Atlantic STAGE 2380 / 92915-2
  16. Bill Monroe & the Bluegrass Boys: “Blue Moon of Kentucky”; Bill Monroe & the Bluegrass Boys; The Early Years; Vanguard 79518-2
  17. Hart Rouge: “Sunset On Louisianne” (Zachary Richard); Hart Rouge; Beaupre’s Home; Red House RHR CD 102
  18. Bill Crofut & Chris Brubeck: “Stars & Stripes Forever Rag” (John Philip Sousa, arr. Brubeck); Bill Crofut & Chris Brubeck feat. Madcat Ruth; Red, White & Blues; Troy 085 CD
  19. Andrew Beyer: “The Midnight Special – Melodica”; Andrew Beyer; Midnight Special Collection; Midnight Special Collection AABeyer/MS 005
  20. Lou & Peter Berryman: “Your State’s Name Here”; Lou & Peter Berryman; What Again?; Cornbelt CR900
  21. Michael Miles: “Illinois”; Michael Miles; Magic Banjo; Magic Banjo/Right Turn on Red Music Red 1
  22. Erica Wheeler: Casey, Illinois (Morrissey); Erica Wheeler; Three Wishes; Signature Sounds SIG 1250 CD
  23. Sons of the Never Wrong: Looks Like Illinois; Sons of the Never Wrong; 4 Ever On; Gadfly Records GADFLY 282
  24. Peter Mayer: SkyBlaster Man; Peter Mayer; Earth Town Square; Blue Boat BB1206
  25. Lara Herscovitch: “Wonder Wheel”; Lara Herscovitch; Misfit; La Rama Records LRR1606
  26. The Railsplitters: “Tilt-a-Whirl” (Leslie Ziegler & Dusty Rider); The Railsplitters; The Faster it Goes; The Railsplitters 7 00261 42156 8
  27. Hungrytown: Circus for Sale; Hungrytown; Circus for Sale; Big Stir Records BSR-0105
  28. Bert Jansch: “When the Circus Comes to Town”; Bert Jansch; When the Circus Comes to Town; Cooking Vinyl Cook CD 092
  29. Blaine Larsen: Off to Join the World (Bramlett); Blaine Larsen; Off to Join the World; BNA Records BNA82876-66012-2RE
  30. Kate McDonnell: Trapeze; Kate McDonnell; TRAPEZE; katemcdonnell.com PRE-release single 9-2024
  31. Dana “Short Order” Cooke: “Happy 4th of July Bud Light”; Dana “Short Order” Cooke; Wildman; Spike CD-000001A
  32. Ivan Decker: “Fireworks”; Ivan Decker; Just for Laughs PREMIUM Vol. 10; Just for Laughs JFL2017
  33. Hartford, John: Your Tax Dollars at Work (instrumental); John Hartford; Walls We Bounce Off Of; small dog a’barkin’ [1994]
  34. John Prine: “Your Flag Decal Won’t Get You Into Heaven”; John Prine; John Prine; Atlantic SD 8296
  35. Jim Bizer: Going Nowhere; Jim Bizer; About Time; Yellow Room Records YRR 6-2024
  36. Simon & Garfunkel: “America”; Simon & Garfunkel; Simon & Garfunkel Collection; Simon & Garfunkel Collection/Sony CBS Sony 35DP 13
  37. The Kalima Brothers & The Richard Kauhi Quartette: “Stars and Stripes Forever” (John Philip Sousa); The Kalima Brothers & The Richard Kauhi Quartette; The Kalima Brothers & The Richard Kauhi Quartette; HanaOla Records HOCD 27000
  38. Lorne Entress: “Back to Boston”; Lorne Entress; Red Letter Day; lorneentress.com [2021]
  39. Mary Flower: “Michigan Water”; Mary Flower; Blues Jubilee; Resounding CD: 408
  40. Lone Piñon: “El Ausente” (Antonio Maciel); Lone Piñon; 2020 Folk Alliance Showcase; folk.org [2020]
  41. Bill Morrissey: “Live Free or Die”; Bill Morrissey; Bill Morrissey; Philo PH CD 1105
  42. Mason Daring & Jeanie Stahl: “Jersey Shore”; Mason Daring & Jeanie Stahl; Early Years; Early Years/Daring Records CD 3006
  43. Gillian Welch: “Look at Miss Ohio”; Gillian Welch; Soul Journey; Acony ACNY-0305
  44. Andrew Vasquez: “Flying Free”; Andrew Vasquez; Native America; Putumayo PUT 341-2
  45. Mike Craver: “Rhode Island is Famous for You” (Howard Dietz/Arthur Schwartz); Mike Craver; Shining Down; Sapsucker 2324
  46. Steve Gillette: “If You’re Ever in Texas” (Steve Gillette & Charles John Quatro); Steve Gillette; Texas & Tennessee; Compass Rose [1998]
  47. Willie Nelson: Moonlight in Vermont (Blackburn/Suessdorf); Willie Nelson; Stardust; Columbia JC 35305
  48. Eddie From Ohio: “Old Dominion”; Eddie From Ohio; Looking Out the Fishbowl; Virginia Soul VSR 006
  49. Tim O’Brien: “A Mountaineer is Always Free”; Tim O’Brien (co-write w/Pierce Pettis); The Crossing; The Crossing/Alula ALU 1014
  50. Skip Ewing: “Wyoming”; Skip Ewing; Wyoming; Wyoming | Write! Records WR-2020821
  51. John Flynn: “Circle of Love”; John Flynn; Wild Beat the Wings; johnflynn.net [2021]
  52. Laura Love: “I Still Believe (Unplugged)”; Laura Love; She Loved Red; Laura Love 88295 68276