The Midnight Special, January 11, 2025

By Marilyn Rea Beyer |

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Playlist

  1. Traditional: “Midnight Special THEME”; Leadbelly; Midnight Special; RCA Victor LPV-505
  2. Muriel Anderson feat. Suzy Bogguss: Sailing Dream; Muriel Anderson feat. Suzy Bogguss; Sailing Dreams; CGD Music CBD2024
  3. Paul Brady: The Island; Paul Brady; Nobody Knows: The Best of Paul Brady; Rykodisc RCD 10491
  4. Tim O’Brien: “Out on the Rolling Sea”; Tim O’Brien w/Tracy Nelson; When No One’s Around; When No One’s Around | Sugar Hill SHCD-3866
  5. Jimmy Buffett: Island Fever; Jimmy Buffett; Don’t Stop the Carnival; Margaritaville M314-524 485-2
  6. Aparna Nancherla: How Did We Get Here; Aparna Nancherla; Just Putting It Out There; Bentzen Ball Records BBR001
  7. Peter Case: “Paradise, etc.”; Peter Case; Flying Saucer Blues; Vanguard 79559-2
  8. James Kahn: Island of Dreams; James Kahn; By the Risin’ of the Sea; James Kahn 1 95269 15086 0
  9. The Kennedys: River of Fallen Stars (Live); The Kennedys; Main Stage Live Falcon Ridge Folk Festival; Signature Sounds SIG 1253
  10. The Kennedys: Winter Lies; The Kennedys; Closer Than You Know; kennedysmusic.com 7 00261 35918 2
  11. The Kennedys: Little Green Bottles; The Kennedys; Headwinds; kennedysmusic.com B0C7WVC337
  12. (The Kennedys): “Safe Until Tomorrow”; The Kennedys; Safe Until Tomorrow; Kennedys 7 00261 46539 5
  13. (Caroline Aiken): “Butler Field”; Caroline Aiken; Butler Field; Silverwolf SWCD 1007
  14. Lesley Davies: I Stand Alone on the Beach (Barker); Lesley Davies; The Stones of Callanish; Mrs. Aykroyd Records DOG 005/006
  15. Hugh Blumenfeld: Talking Island; Hugh Blumenfeld, ft. Lucy Kaplansky; Mozart’s Money; Prime CD PCD 021
  16. Jonas Friddle: When the Water Was the Sky; Jonas Friddle; When the Water Was the Sky; jonasfriddle1.bandcamp.com 6.13.2024
  17. Magical Strings: “Bahamian Time”; Magical Strings; Islands Calling; Islands Calling | EarthBeat 93528-2
  18. Peter, Paul & Mary: Gone The Rainbow; Peter, Paul & Mary; Collection: Greatest Hits Disc 2; Warner Special Projects OPCD-8505 2 of 4
  19. Peter, Paul & Mary: Day is Done; Peter, Paul & Mary; Collection: Greatest Hits Disc 1; Warner Special Projects OPCD-8505 1 of 4
  20. Peter, Paul & Mary: The Great Mandella (Wheel of Life); Peter, Paul & Mary; Collection: Greatest Hits Disc 2; Warner Special Projects OPCD-8505 2 of 4
  21. Jonathan Groff & ensemble: You’ll Be Back (Lin-Manuel Miranda); Original Broadway Cast; Hamilton: Original Broadway Cast; Hamilton Atlantic/551093-2
  22. Lin-Manuel Miranda: “The Room Where it Happens”; Leslie Odom, Jr.; Hamilton! Soundtrack; Hamilton! Soundtrack | Atlantic 556345-2 2 of 2
  23. Lin-Manuel Miranda, Daveed Diggs, Anothy Ramos, Okiereite Onaodowan: “The Story of Tonight”; Lin-Manuel Miranda, Daveed Diggs, Anothy Ramos, Okiereite Onaodowan; Hamilton: Original Broadway Cast (Disc 1); Hamilton: Original B’way Cast/Atlantic 551093-2
  24. Renee Elise Goldsberry, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Phillipa Soo, Ensemble: “It’s Quiet Uptown”; Original Broadway Cast; Hamilton: Original Broadway Cast; Hamilton/Atlantic 551093-2
  25. Bonnie Koloc with Don Stille: I Drew My Ship (Trad.); Bonnie Koloc with Don Stille; Folkstage: Bonnie Koloc & Don Stille (2006) Disc 1; WFMT Folkstage 3.18.2006-1
  26. Bonnie Koloc with Don Stille: The Goat; Bonnie Koloc with Don Stille; Folkstage: Bonnie Koloc & Don Stille (2006) Disc 1; WFMT Folkstage 3.18.2006-1
  27. Bonnie Koloc with Don Stille: You Are My Sunshine; Bonnie Koloc with Don Stille; Folkstage: Bonnie Koloc & Don Stille (2006) Disc 2; WFMT Folkstage 3.18.2006-1
  28. Marilyn Rea Beyer/Magical Strings: Blue Eyed/Warm Island; Marilyn Rea Beyer/Magical Strings; WFMT/Islands Calling; EarthBeat 93528-2
  29. Patty Larkin feat. Cheryl Wheeler: Island of Time; Patty Larkin feat. Cheryl Wheeler; 25 – Disc 1; Signature Sounds SIG 2028
  30. Alan Mills: Ye Boys of the Island; Alan Mills; Folklore/Anthology of Canadian Music-4 (various); Radio Canada International ACM 39 CD 4
  31. Mitch Greenhill & Mayne Smith: Carmen Goes to Bimini (Greenhill/Smith); Mitch Greenhill & Mayne Smith; Out on the Rolling Sea: Music of Joseph Spence & the Pinder Family; Green Linnet GLCD 3095
  32. Andrew Beyer: “The Midnight Special – Melodica”; Andrew Beyer; Midnight Special Collection; Midnight Special Collection AABeyer/MS 005
  33. Joy Clark: Tell It To The Wind; Joy Clark; Tell It To The Wind; Righteous Babe
  34. Kray Van Kirk: Thunderbird; Kray Van Kirk; The Midnight Commander; krayvankirk.com 4.1.2020
  35. Larry & Joe: Runnin’ From the Weather; Larry & Joe ft. Sophie Wellington; Manos Panamericanos; Larry & Joe 9.10.2024
  36. Peter Mulvey & SistaStrings: Pray for Rain; Peter Mulvey & SistaStrings; Love is the Only Thing; Righteous Babe 8.12.22
  37. Bill Bourne: Rain; Bill Bourne w/Eivør Pálsdóttir; Boon Tang; Cordova Bay CBR-0452
  38. House of Hamill: Wildfire; House of Hamill; Wildfire; Smokejumper Records 8012024
  39. John McCutcheon: Tikkun Olam; John McCutcheon; Field of Stars; Appalseed Appalseed2024
  40. The Rankin Family: Rise Again (Dubinsky); The Rankin Family; Collection; Rounder 11661 7028 2
  41. Pierce Pettis: Rise from the Ruins (Heard); Pierce Pettis; State of Grace; Compass 7 4315 2
  42. Nanci Griffith: Hard Times Come Again No More; Nanci Griffith; Other Voices, Too (A Trip Back to Bountiful); Elektra 62235-2
  43. Geoff & Maria Muldaur: Trials, Troubles, Tribulations; Geoff & Maria Muldaur; Pottery Pie; Carthage Records CGLP 4428
  44. Guy Davis: Early in the Morning; Guy Davis; The Legend of Sugarbelly; M.C. Records MC-0094
  45. Laura Love: I Still Believe (Unplugged); Laura Love; She Loved Red; Laura Love 88295 68276
  46. Andrew Beyer: “The Midnight Special – cigar box slide”; Andrew Beyer; Midnight Special Collection; Midnight Special Collection AABeyer/MS 004