The Midnight Special, August 10, 2024

By Marilyn Rea Beyer |

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Playlist

  1. Traditional: “Midnight Special THEME”; Leadbelly; Midnight Special; RCA Victor LPV-505
  2. John McCutcheon: Meteors / The Perseid; John McCutcheon; Supper’s on the Table; Rounder Heritage 1166-11612-2
  3. Muriel Anderson: Perseid; Muriel Anderson; Sailing Dreams; CGD Music CGD2024
  4. Meg Davis: Upon a Summer’s Sky; Meg Davis; Music of Wonderland; Meg Music Meg01
  5. Annie Gallup: Max; Annie Gallup; Backbone; Prime CD PCD020D
  6. The Young Tradition: Two Magicians (Trad.); The Young Tradition (Peter Bellamy, Heather Wood, Royston Wood); Oberlin 1968; A Wing & A Prayer Ltd. FLED3094
  7. The Young Tradition: The Loyal Lover (trad.); The Young Tradition; Galleries; Vanguard VSD-79295
  8. The Young Tradition: Me Husband’s Got No Courage In Him (trad.); The Young Tradition; Oberlin 1968; A Wing & A Prayer Ltd. FLED3094
  9. Patty Larkin: “I Told Him That My Dog Wouldn’t Run”; Patty Larkin; Angels Running; High Street Records HS 72902 10318-2
  10. Bob Newhart: “A Friend With a Dog”; Bob Newhart; Button-down Mind on TV; Collectors’ Choice Music CCM 2045
  11. Carolann Solebello: “Hound Dogs in August”; Carolann Solebello; Threshold; Elizabeth Records ELZ 011
  12. Elexa Dawson & Stanley Hotel: Lonely Coyote; Elexa Dawson & Stanley Hotel; Wanderlust; Turns Out Records 0
  13. Joni Mitchell: Coyote; Joni Mitchell; Hejira; Reprise 8122797178-8
  14. Jack Williams: “Coyote”; Jack Williams; Across The Winterline; Across The Winterline Wind River/WR14004 D
  15. (Connie Kaldor): “Coyote’s Call”; Connie Kaldor; Small Cafe; Philo CD PH 1205
  16. Owen Walsh: The Midnight Special (Trad.); Owen Walsh; The Midnight Special “exclusive”; single 1.31.2024
  17. The Sherpas: Falling Star; The Sherpas; Promise to Harry; Trifecta 1 95269 23940 4
  18. Christine Collister: Whole Night Sky (Cockburn); Christine Collister; The Dark Gift of Time; Koch KOC CD 8022
  19. Robbie O’Connell: Galileo (with Intro); Robbie O’Connell; Humorous Songs – Live; Cappal Beag/Celtic Media CBCM 2000
  20. Indigo Girls: Galileo; Indigo Girls; Rites of Passage; Epic EK 48865
  21. Lilli Lewis: Light (O, Let Your Light Shine Bright); Lilli Lewis; Orange Music, Vol. 1; @folkrockdiva
  22. Steve Dawson: Time to Let Some Light In; Steve Dawson; Ghosts; Pravda PR6437
  23. Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer with Chao Tian: High On a Mountain (Reed); Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer with Chao Tian; From China to Appalachia; Community Music CMCD 217
  24. Pierce Pettis: Comet; Pierce Pettis; Everything Matters; Compass Records 7 4252 2
  25. Grace Pettis, ft. Robbie Hecht: When Nobody’s Watching; Grace Pettis, ft. Robbie Hecht; Down to the Letter; MPress Records MP4702-1
  26. Tinsley Ellis: Windowpane; Tinsley Ellis; Naked Truth; Alligator ALCD 5017
  27. Amy Speace: Dog Days; Amy Speace; Folkstage: Amy Speace w/Megan Palmer and John Abbey; WFMT FS 6-14-2014
  28. Anne Hills: “Accidental August” (Anne Hills/Al Power); Anne Hills; Accidental August; Hand & Heart Music HHM2021
  29. Cephas & Wiggins: “Dog Days of August”; Cephas & Wiggins; Classic Harmonica Blues; Smithsonian Folkways SFW CD 40204
  30. Sky Smeed: Bumper Sticker; Sky Smeed; Lunker Bass; skysmeed.com [2017]
  31. Bill Giardini: “The Midnight Special – Accordion” (Traditional); Bill Giardini; Midnight Special Collection; Midnight Special Collection | Midnight Special Collection BillGiardini/MS011
  32. West My Friend: The Cat Lady Song; West My Friend; When the Ink Dries; Grammar Fight Records GFR 48992
  33. Julia Hills: Herding Cats (Barker); Julia Hills; Herding Cats: Songs and Poems of Les Barker, Vol 5, disk 1; Osmosys Records OSMO CD 055 / 056
  34. The ZIM Band: “Look at What the Cat Drug In”; The ZIM Band; demo single; thezimband.com [2021]
  35. The Squirrel Hillbillies: “Fat Cat Skinny Cat” (Gary Crouth and Jenny Wolsk); The Squirrel Hillbillies; On the Loose; squirrelhillbillies.com [2020]
  36. Harry S. Pepper: “Over the Rolling Sea”; Benjamin Luxon; Beautiful Dreamer; Omega CD-3005
  37. Benjamin Luxon & Bill Crofut: Bold Nelson/The Eddystone Light; Benjamin Luxon & Bill Crofut; Two Gentlemen Folk; Telarc CD-84401
  38. Benjamin Luxon & Bill Crofut: “The Water is Wide (O Waly, Waly)”; Benjamin Luxon & Bill Crofut; Two Gentlemen Folk; Two Gentlemen Folk/Telarc CD-84401
  39. Goldpine: Pretend Not to Know; Goldpine; ONE; goldpine.com
  40. Zoe Fitzgerald Carter: Starlight Blue; Zoe Fitzgerald Carter; Before the Machine; zoefitzgeraldcarter.com 1 92569 30083 8
  41. Eric Brace & Thomm Jutz: Burn; Eric Brace & Thomm Jutz; Simple Motion; Red Beet Records RBRCD0027
  42. Geoff Bartley: Let Falling Stars; Geoff Bartley; One Kind Word; Waterbug WBG CD 0046
  43. Wylie & The Wild West: “Lonely Yukon Stars”; Wylie & The Wild West; Paradise; Paradise/Rounder 82161-3178-2
  44. Birds of Chicago: Etoile d’Amour/Stardust (Carmichael/Baruch); Birds of Chicago: JT Nero & Allison Russell; American Flowers; Signature Sounds Sig CD 2091
  45. Dennis Warner: Stay Up; Dennis Warner; A Perfect Morning; Rockhouse Productions RHP 5045 03
  46. Laura Love: “I Still Believe (Unplugged)”; Laura Love; She Loved Red; Laura Love 88295 68276
  47. Andrew Beyer: “The Midnight Special – cigar box slide”; Andrew Beyer; Midnight Special Collection; Midnight Special Collection AABeyer/MS 004