The Midnight Special, January 25, 2025

By Marilyn Rea Beyer |

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Playlist

  1. Traditional: “Midnight Special THEME”; Leadbelly; Midnight Special; RCA Victor LPV-505
  2. Barnstar: “Boy in the Bubble” (Paul Simon); Barnstar; C’Mon!; wearebarnstar.com [2011]
  3. Eddie From Ohio: Operator (Spivery); Eddie From Ohio; The Portable EFO Show, Disc 1; Virginia Soul Records VSR CD 005
  4. Richard Thompson: Alexander Graham Bell; Richard Thompson; Acoustic Rarities; Beeswing BSWCD004
  5. Twangtown Paramours: Showin’ Off for their Girlfriends; Twangtown Paramours; The Wind Will Change Again; Inside Edge Records IER006
  6. John Mulaney: The Phone Used to Be A Wooden Box; John Mulaney; Kid Gorgeous;
  7. Zoe Lewis: Rotary Phone; Zoe Lewis; Rotary Phone; Dog Called Dog 21681 07612
  8. Len Spencer: “First recorded promotional messages on the Edison Phonograph”; Len Spencer; Great Speeches of the 20th Century – set 2; Great Speeches of the 20th Century Rhino World Beat/RWB 70567 2
  9. Vienna Teng: “Radio”; Vienna Teng; Inland Territory; Inland Territory Zoe 01143-1125-2
  10. Jim Photoglo: Sparks in the Radio; Jim Photoglo; Sparks in the Radio; Grifftone GR001
  11. Kaia Kater: The Internet; Kaia Kater; Strange Medicine; Free Dirt DIRT-CD-0117
  12. Jake Dewar: I’m Not a Robot; Jake Dewar; Unpopular Mixtape; jakedewarcomedy.com 8.29.2024
  13. Steve Quelet: Dance of the Robots; Steve Quelet; Dance of the Robots; Steve Quelet 84501 69528
  14. Buffalo Rose: I’m a Machine Man; Buffalo Rose; Again, Again, Again; Misra Records MSR 130
  15. Carla Ulbrich: “The Guy Who Changes the Lightbulbs”; Carla Ulbrich; Professional Smart Aleck; Professional Smart Aleck | Official Seal OSRLCD003
  16. Bonnie Raitt: Just Like That; Bonnie Raitt; Just Like That; Redwing Records RWR083
  17. Heather Maloney: The Light You Leave Behind; Heather Maloney; Exploding Star; Signature Sounds single
  18. Jonas Friddle: “The Midnight Special – fretless banjo”; Jonas Friddle; Midnight Special Collection; Midnight Special Collection JFriddle | MS008
  19. Rise: “Green Grow the Rashes-o” (Robert Burns, 1783); Rise; Posing as Human; Posing as Human | Orissor Productions OP 2010
  20. Jim Malcolm: Nae Gentle Dames Tho Ne’er Sae Fair (Burns); Jim Malcolm; Resonance; Beltane CD 101
  21. Nanci Griffith: Drive-in Movies and Dashboard Lights; Nanci Griffith; Storms; MCA MCAD-6319
  22. The Don Stiernberg Quartet: The Best Things in Life are Free (Henderson); The Don Stiernberg Quartet; The Swingin’ est; donstiernberg.bandcamp.com
  23. Lucy Kaplansky: “Small Dark Movie” (Greg Brown); Lucy Kaplansky; Going Driftless: The Songs of Greg Brown; Going Driftless: The Songs of Greg Brown | Red House RHR CD 145
  24. The Band: “I Shall Be Released” (Bob Dylan); The Band; Music From Big Pink (remastered); Capitol B0028422-02
  25. The Band: Across the Great Divide; The Band; The Remasters; Columbia 72435-25389-2-8
  26. The Band: Whispering Pines; The Band; The Remasters; Columbia 72435-25389-2-8
  27. The Coal Porters: Another Girl – Another Planet; The Coal Porters; No. 6; Prima Sid 027
  28. Joni Mitchell: Electricity; Joni Mitchell; For the Roses; Reprise 8122797178-5
  29. Roy Book Binder: Electric Cigarette Blues; Roy Book Binder; The Good Book; Peg Leg Records PL7007-7
  30. Fox Crossing Stringband: Good News (Pafralides); Fox Crossing Stringband; Bluegrass on my Mind; foxcrossingstringband.com 1 95269 19071 2
  31. T’Monde: Les Amour et Les Beaux Jours (Trad.); T’Monde; 58th Annual University of Chicago Folk Festival; UofCFolk.org UCFF2017
  32. T’Monde: Bombay Bounce (trad.); T’Monde; 58th Annual University of Chicago Folk Festival; UofCFolk.org UCFF2017
  33. Steve Goodman: The Twentieth Century is Almost Over; Steve Goodman; Say It In Private; Red Pajamas RPJ-012CD
  34. Andrew Beyer: “The Midnight Special – organ”; Andrew Beyer; Midnight Special Collection; Midnight Special Collection AABeyer/MS 008
  35. Darrell Scott: “Looking Glass”; Darrell Scott; The Invisible Man; Full Light Records FLR-0601
  36. Eliza Gilkyson: “Through the Looking Glass”; Eliza Gilkyson; Retrospecto; Retrospecto Realiza/7 50532 94502 6
  37. The Steel Wheels: Morning Before Long; The Steel Wheels; Sideways; Big Ring Records CD-BRR-010
  38. David Roth: We Are the Stuff of Stars; David Roth; So Far, So Good; Wind River WR4053CD
  39. Peter Mulvey: “Vlad the Astrophysicist”; Peter Mulvey; Letters from a Flying Machine; Letters from a Flying Machine | Signature Sounds SIG 2024
  40. Arielle Silver: Asteroids and Chaos; Arielle Silver; Watershed; Secret Thunder ST002
  41. John Hartford: “Steam Powered Aereo Plane”; John Hartford; Aereo Plain; Rounder CD 0366
  42. Jill Sobule: Jetpack; Jill Sobule; Underground Victorious; Artemis Records ATM-CD-51563
  43. Fred Eaglesmith: Mighty Big Car; Fred Eaglesmith and the Flying Squirrels; Ralph’s Last Show, Disc 1; Signature SIG 1265-1
  44. Kate McDonnell: “Car Broke Down on Memory Lane”; Kate McDonnell; Broken Bones; Broken Bones | Waterbug WBG0020
  45. Leonard Cohen: Waiting for the Miracle; Leonard Cohen; Songs From the Road; Columbia/Legacy 88697 75908 2
  46. Jesse Winchester: I’m Looking for a Miracle; Jesse Winchester; The Best of Jesse Winchester; Rhino R2 70085
  47. Laura Love: I Still Believe (Unplugged); Laura Love; She Loved Red; Laura Love 88295 68276
  48. Andrew Beyer: “The Midnight Special – cigar box slide”; Andrew Beyer; Midnight Special Collection; Midnight Special Collection AABeyer/MS 004