The Midnight Special, October 12, 2024

By Marilyn Rea Beyer |

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Playlist

  1. Traditional: “Midnight Special THEME”; Leadbelly; Midnight Special; RCA Victor LPV-505
  2. Milo Binder: I Had an American Dream; Milo Binder; single; Heyday Again single
  3. Sierra Ferrell: American Dreaming; Sierra Ferrell; Trail of Flowers; Rounder 8 88072 56632 3
  4. Amy Speace: The American Dream; Amy Speace; The American Dream; Wind Bone Records 10.18.2024
  5. Katie Oates: Edge of a Hurricane; Katie Oates; Edge of a Hurricane; katieoates.com 1 95269 28921 8
  6. Jonas Friddle: When the Water Was the Sky; Jonas Friddle; When the Water Was the Sky; jonasfriddle1.bandcamp.com 6.13.2024
  7. Larry & Joe, ft. Nelson Enchandia: Silver Lining; Larry & Joe, ft. Nelson Enchandia; Manos Panamericanos; Larry & Joe 9.10.2024
  8. Cheryl Wheeler: Silver Lining; Cheryl Wheeler; Driving Home; Philo CD PH 1152
  9. Jason Wilber: Silver Linings; Jason Wilber; Live and Otherwise, Vol. 1; Wilbertone Records WTR-004
  10. Halo Rider: But You Still Know; Halo Rider; Ghost of a Radio; halorider.com
  11. Tania Elizabeth: Out of Time; Tania Elizabeth; Storm Season; taniaelizabeth.net 11.1.2024
  12. Punch Brothers: Pride of Man (Camp); Punch Brothers; Hell on Church Street; Nonesuch 75597912500
  13. Chris Thile: Chris Thile Interview – Energy Curfew Hour; Chris Thile; The Midnight Special; WFMT 10.9.2024
  14. Chris Thile and Punch Brothers: Hell on a Hill Side; Punch Brothers; Energy Curfew Music Hour, Episode 1; Audible 10.10.2024
  15. Don Stiernberg: Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams (Barris/Koehle); Don Stiernberg; The Swingin’-est!; donstiernberg.bandcamp.com 1 95269283759
  16. John Prine & Kelsey Waldon: Love at the Five & Dime (Griffith); John Prine & Kelsey Waldon; More Than a Whisper: Celebrating the Music of Nanci Griffith; Rounder 1166101791
  17. John Prine: If She Were You (Prine/Goodman); John Prine; German Afternoons; Oh Boy OBR-003CD
  18. Nanci Griffith w/John Prine: Speed of the Sound of Loneliness (Prine); Nanci Griffith w/John Prine; Other Voices, Other Rooms; Elektra 9 61464-2
  19. Bonnie Raitt and John Prine: Angel from Montgomery; Bonnie Raitt and John Prine; Tribute to Steve Goodman; Red Pajamas RPJ 004CD
  20. Joan Baez: Hello In There (Prine); Joan Baez; The Complete A&M Recordings, disc 3; A&M/Chronicles B0000828-02 1
  21. Tommy Prine: By The Way; Tommy Prine; This Far South; Thirty Tigers NK72189CD
  22. John Prine: Clocks and Spoons; John Prine; Diamonds in the Rough; Atlantic SD 7240-2
  23. Jesse Harper: My Darling Hometown (Prine/Cook); Jesse Harper; digital single; jesseharper.bandcamp.com 10.19.22
  24. Jeffrey Foucault: He Was in Heaven Before He Died (Prine); Jeffrey Foucault; Shoot the Moon Straight Between the Eyes – Songs of John Prine; Signature Sounds SIG 2018
  25. John Prine: “When I Get to Heaven”; John Prine; Tree of Forgiveness; Oh Boy Records OBR-046CD
  26. Connie Converse: We Lived Alone; Connie Converse; How Sad, How Lovely; Lau Derette Recordings LD-09001
  27. Karyn Oliver: No One Asks Me; Karyn Oliver; A List of Names; self 88295 81959
  28. Connie Converse: How Sad, How Lovely; Connie Converse; How Sad, How Lovely; Lau Derette Recordings LD-09001
  29. Corky Siegel’s Chamber Blues: No One’s Got Them Like I Do; Corky Siegel’s Chamber Blues feat. Lynne Jordan; MORE Different Voices; Dawnserly 0 601968 667924
  30. Jonas Friddle: “The Midnight Special – fretless banjo”; Jonas Friddle; Midnight Special Collection; Midnight Special Collection JFriddle | MS008
  31. Tiny Habits: Circling; Tiny Habits; All for Something; tinyhabitsofficial.com 5.24.2024
  32. Shemekia Copeland: Belle Sorciere; Shemekia Copeland; Blame it On Eve; Alligator Records AL 5022
  33. Tish Hinojosa: With a Guitar & a Pen; Tish Hinojosa; With A Guitar & A Pen; mundotish.com 10.18.2024
  34. The Last Word Quintet: The Book and the Rose; The Last Word Quintet; Falling to Earth; Origin 82889
  35. Peter Mulvey: Mailman; Peter Mulvey; More Notes from Elsewhere; Black Walnut 1 95269 27973 8
  36. Kate McDonnell: Pretty Good Day; Kate McDonnell; Trapeze; katemcdonnell.com 9-6-2024
  37. Danny Schmidt: Canaan; Danny Schmidt; single; dannyschmidt.com 7.5.2024
  38. Mahalia Jackson: “I’m On My Way (to Canaan Land)”; Mahalia Jackson; Apollo Sessions Vol II (1946-51); Apollo Sessions Vol II (1946-51)/Pair PCD-2-1346
  39. Hugh Blumenfeld: All the Wood of Lebanon; Hugh Blumenfeld; Strong in Spirit; Prime CD PCD 006D
  40. James Lee Stanley: Cold Ukrainian Night; James Lee Stanley; The Day Today; jamesleestanley.com 7.30.2024
  41. Wendy & DB, ft. Ruthie Foster & Anne Harris: Back Home; Wendy & DB, ft. Ruthie Foster & Anne Harris; Back Home; Tigerlily 7.5.2024
  42. The Rooftop Singers: Walk Right In (Cannon, et al.); The Rooftop Singers; The Best of the Rooftop Singers; Vanguard VCD-79457
  43. Les Barker: An Infinite Number of Occasional Tables; Les Barker; Folkstage, June 19, 1999, Disc 1; WFMT 6.19.1999
  44. Carrie Newcomer: Room at the Table; Carrie Newcomer; A Permeable Life; Available Light Available Light ALR02
  45. Mouths of Babes: World Brand New (Greenstein); Mouths of Babes; World Brand New; mouthsofbabes.com pre-release
  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