The Midnight Special, September 14, 2024

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Playlist

  1. Traditional: “Midnight Special THEME”; Leadbelly; Midnight Special; RCA Victor LPV-505
  2. Lucy Kaplansky: Last Days of Summer; Lucy Kaplansky; Last Days of Summer; Lucyricky Records lucykaplansky.com
  3. Anais Mitchell: Come September; Anais Mitchell; XOA; Wilderland Records WILDER003
  4. Kate Wolf: “September Song”; Kate Wolf; Safe at Anchor; Rhino R2 71481
  5. Lotte Lenya: September Song (Weill/Anderson); Lotte Lenya; Lotte Lenya Sings American Theatre Songs; Sony Classical MHK 60647
  6. Cheryl Wheeler: “75 Septembers”; Cheryl Wheeler; Driving Home; Philo CD PH 1152
  7. Donna Martin: “Lost in September”; Donna Martin; Oasis Acoustic, Vol. II, disc 1; Oasis AC02
  8. David LaMotte: September Me; David LaMotte; Still; Dryad DPI-2201
  9. Jackson Emmer: All Hat, No Cattle; Jackson Emmer; digital single; jacksonemmer.com none
  10. Riders in the Sky: The Ballad of Palindrome/The Scene; Riders in the Sky; A Great Big Western Howdy; Rounder CD 0430
  11. Dave Munsick: These Old Boots; Dave Munsick; The Songteller; amazon.com ASIN B07Y9CGB95
  12. Sarah Pierce: Any Place That’s Wild; Sarah Pierce; Blessed By the West; Berkalin Records
  13. House of Hamill: Wildfire; House of Hamill; Wildfire; Smokejumper Records 8012024
  14. Steve Goodman: “Rovin’ Cowboy” (The Ballad of Dan Moody); Steve Goodman; Words We Can Dance To; Words We Can Dance To Electra/7E-1061
  15. Dom Flemons: He’s a Lone Ranger; Dom Flemons; Black Cowboys; Smithsonian Folkways FW CD 40224
  16. Gioachino Rossini: “William Tell”; Boston Pops Orch/Arthur Fiedler; Classics: Greatest Hits; RCA 60836-2-RG
  17. Jackson Browne: “Take It Easy”; Jackson Browne; Solo Acoustic Disc 1; Inside Recordings INR5251-2
  18. Sarah Pierce: The Cowboy Way (Tied to the Ride); Sarah Pierce; Blessed By the West; Berkalin Records
  19. Barnstar!: Cowgirl in the Sand (Young); Barnstar!; C’mon!; Barnstar! MV15785
  20. Tom Dundee: “Wilmette Cowboy”; Tom Dundee; Fleeting Moment, Disc 2; Fleeting Moment, Disc 2 | Flight Records FR4445 2 of 2
  21. Tom Paxton: Along the Verdigris; Tom Paxton w/Iris Dement; Wearing the Time; Wearing the Time/Sugar Hill SH CD 1045
  22. Woody Guthrie: “Oregon Trail”; Woody Guthrie; Hard Travelin’ (Asch Recordings Vol. 3); Hard Travelin’ (Asch Recordings Vol. 3)/Smithsonian Folkways SF CD 40102
  23. Bill Staines: “Walker Behind the Wheel”; Bill Staines; Tracks & Trails; Philo CD 1134
  24. Ynana Rose: Whiskey Lies; Ynana Rose; Under A Cathedral Sky; ynanarose.com 11032023
  25. Susan Cattaneo w/Box Car Lilies: “Worth the Whiskey”; Susan Cattaneo w/Box Car Lilies; Folkstage: Boxcar Lilies; Folkstage: Boxcar Lilies Folkstage/9-9-2017 disc 2
  26. Dave Carter & Tracy Grammer: September Sea; Dave Carter & Tracy Grammer; Little Blue Egg; Red House Records RHR CD 251
  27. Joe Jencks: Late September Moon; Joe Jencks; Links in a Chain; Turtle Bear TBM 060109-1
  28. Ellis Paul: Seventeen Septembers; Ellis Paul; The Essentials, Disc 2; Rounder/Philo 11671-1250-2
  29. Anne Hills: “Follow That Road”; Anne Hills; Angle of the Light; Angle of the Light/Flying Fish FFCD 70648
  30. Owen Walsh: The Midnight Special (Trad.); Owen Walsh; The Midnight Special “exclusive”; single 1.31.2024
  31. Michael Smith: Tom Mix Blues; Michael Smith; Love Letter On A Fish; Artists of Note No. 30
  32. Michael Smith: Story About Roy Rogers; Michael Smith; Love Letter On A Fish; Artists of Note No. 30
  33. Michael Smith: Palomino Pal; Michael Smith; Love Letter On A Fish; Artists of Note No. 30
  34. Megon McDonough: Luck of the Rodeo (Smith); Megon McDonough; American Girl; Sirius Records Sirius 00001
  35. Douglas Clegg: A Wind Blows Through West Texas (Florida); Douglas Clegg; Only Fools Predict The Weather; Clegg Yolk Records CY 9411
  36. West Texas Exiles: Winds Gonna Blow; West Texas Exiles; West Texas Exiles; Floating Mesa Records WTXE2023
  37. Kate McDonnell: You Won’t Blow Away; Kate McDonnell; Trapeze; katemcdonnell.com 9-6-2024
  38. Emily Haden Lee: Cowboy; Emily Haden Lee; The Woman I Would Be; emilyhadenlee.com 9202024
  39. Townes Van Zandt: Pancho & Lefty; Townes Van Zandt; Live at the Old Quarter; Tomato TOM-2-7001
  40. Joe Ely: “Up On the Ridge”; Joe Ely; Twistin’ in the Wind; MCA Twistin’ in the Wind / MCAD-70031
  41. Bill Miller: “Tumbleweed” (Miller/Rowan); Bill Miller; The Red Road; Warner Western 9 45324-2
  42. Rachelle Garniez: Rhinestone Cowboy (Weiss); Rachelle Garniez; Gone to Glory; Gone to Glory Storysound/1616-033
  43. Dave Carter & Tracy Grammer: Cowboy Singer; Dave Carter & Tracy Grammer; Tanglewood Tree; Signature SIG 1257
  44. Laura Love: “I Still Believe (Unplugged)”; Laura Love; She Loved Red; Laura Love 88295 68276
  45. Andrew Beyer: “The Midnight Special – cigar box slide”; Andrew Beyer; Midnight Special Collection; Midnight Special Collection AABeyer/MS 004