The Midnight Special, February 15, 2025

By Marilyn Rea Beyer |

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Playlist

  1. Lead Belly: Midnight Special (Trad.); Leadbelly; Midnight Special; RCA Victor LPV-505
  2. Paul Simon: Something So Right; Paul Simon; There Goes Rhymin’ Simon; Warner R2 78900
  3. Bob Bradshaw: “Sideways”; Bob Bradshaw; Ghost Light; Ghost Light | bobbradshaw.com [2021]
  4. Jake Armerding: “50 Ways to Leave Your Lover”; Jake Armerding w/Taylor Armerding; Folkstage: Jake Armerding; Folkstage: Jake Armerding WFMT’s Folkstage 11-20-04
  5. Twangtown Paramours: Before She Found a Way; Twangtown Paramours; The Wind Will Change Again; Inside Edge Records IER006
  6. Christine Collister Trio, ft. Howard Lees: 29 Ways to My Baby’s Door (Dixon); Christine Collister Trio, ft. Howard Lees; Christine Collister Live; Green Linnet GLCD 3106
  7. Steve Goodman: That’s What Friends Are For; Steve Goodman; Words We Can Dance To; Words We Can Dance To Electra/7E-1061
  8. Jelly Roll Johnson and Fred Knobloch: A Lover is Forever (Knobloch/Goodman); Jelly Roll Johnson and Fred Knobloch; Jelly Roll Johnson & A Few Close Friends; American Originals AMO-3004-2
  9. Willie Dixon and The Big Three Trio: It’s All Over Now (Caston); Willie Dixon and The Big Three Trio; Willie Dixon and The Big Three Trio; Columbia CK 46216
  10. Cheryl Wheeler: Frequently Wrong, But Never in Doubt; Cheryl Wheeler; Driving Home; Philo CD PH 1152
  11. MacAlias (Karine Polwart & Gill Bowman): John C. Clarke; MacAlias (Karine Polwart; Highwired; Highwired CDTRAX/199
  12. Vance Gilbert: High Rise/Save the Last Dance for Me (Gilbert/Felder/Shuman); Vance Gilbert; WFMT’s Folkstage; Folkstage 10.22.05
  13. Jack Kennedy: If I Went to Paris; Jack Kennedy; If I Went to Paris – single; single
  14. Gabriel Yacoub, ft. Kate & Anna McGarrigle: Desir; Gabriel Yacoub, ft. Kate & Anna McGarrigle; The Simple Things We Said; Prime CD PCD 77
  15. Pat Donohue: “La Vie en Rose” (Edith Piaf); Pat Donohue – guitar; Life Stories; Bluesky Records BSR 915
  16. Tom Paxton, Anne Hills, Bob Gibson: Sing for the Song (Silverstein); Tom Paxton, Anne Hills, Bob Gibson; Best of Friends; Appleseed APR CD 1077
  17. Tom Paxton, Anne Hills, Bob Gibson: Best of Friends (spoken); Tom Paxton, Anne Hills, Bob Gibson; Best of Friends; Appleseed APR CD 1077
  18. Tom Paxton, Anne Hills, Bob Gibson: Did You Hear John Hurt?; Tom Paxton, Anne Hills, Bob Gibson; Best of Friends; Appleseed APR CD 1077
  19. Bessie Jones & The Georgia Sea Island Singers: Little David, Play on Your Harp (trad); Bessie Jones & The Georgia Sea Island Singers; Get in Union: Alan Lomax Recordings 1959-66, Disc 1; Tompkins Square TSQ5074
  20. The Weavers: Goodnight, Irene (Lead Belly); The Weavers; The Weavers at Carnegie Hall; Vanguard VRS-9010/VMD-73101
  21. Donna Adler: The Lamplighter (Farrell); Donna Adler; Stories to Keep; Grace Street Music 7 00261 34446 1
  22. Sparky and Rhonda Rucker: Goin’ Cross the Mountain (Trad.); Sparky and Rhonda Rucker; The Mountains Above and the Valleys Below; Tremont Productions Tremont-001
  23. Paul Brady: Mary and the Soldier; Paul Brady; The Missing Liberty Tapes: Liberty Hall/Dublin, 7.21.1978; Compas Records 7 4335 2
  24. Donna Adler: Poor Lewis Schroeder; Donna Adler; Stories to Keep; Grace Street Music 7 00261 34446 1
  25. Amelia White: Don’t Know Her; Amelia White; Love I Swore; 31 Tigers Records [2024]
  26. Eberhardt, Cliff: “I Love Money”; Cliff Eberhardt; 500 Miles – The Blue Rock Sessions; Red House Records RHR CD 221
  27. Mollie O’Brien (Dixon/Glover): Love, Life, and Money; Mollie O’Brien (Dixon/Glover); Things I Gave Away; Sugar Hill Records SUG-CD-3919
  28. Ray Charles: Drown in My Own Tears (Glover); Ray Charles; Ultimate Hits Collection, disc 1; Rhino R2 75644 1
  29. Jane Ross Fallon: Blood Money; Jane Fallon; advance single; janefallon.com spring 2025
  30. Cheryl Wheeler: Where’s All The Money; Cheryl Wheeler; Greetings from Cheryl Wheeler – Live; Dias DIAS 1002
  31. Kate McDonnell: “If I Knew”; Kate McDonnell; Ballad of a Bad Girl; Dog-Eared Discs 7-00261-48550-8
  32. Djangophonique: It’s A Sin to Tell A Lie (Mayhew); Djangophonique; Introducing Djangophonique; djangophonique.com 7 00261 49071 7
  33. David Olney: Millionaire; David Olney; Roses; Philo CD PH 1137
  34. Casey Bill Weldon: W.P.A. Blues; Casey Bill Weldon; News & The Blues: Telling It Like It Is (various); Columbia CK 46217
  35. Devil In a Woodpile: You Just Well Let Her Go (Weldon); Devil In a Woodpile; In Your Lonesome Town; Bloodshot Records BS117
  36. Bob Franke: Go Heal Somewhere Else; Bob Franke; The Desert Questions; Telephone Pole Records 7 86851-1179-2 9
  37. Owen Walsh: Who Needs Ya?; Owen Walsh; On My Way; Wrong Road Records 101
  38. Susan Piper: Wait ‘Til Tomorrow Comes; Susan Piper; New On the Planet; Sliced Bread CDSB71150
  39. Mary Chapin Carpenter: Looking for the Thread (Carpenter); Mary Chapin Carpenter, Julie Fowlis, Karine Polwart; Looking for the Thread; Lambent Light Records LLR004
  40. James McCandless: 18th Anniversary; James McCandless; Splash of Red; St. Christopher Records [Splash of Red]
  41. Steve Goodman: Old Smoothies; Steve Goodman; Affordable Art; Omnivore Records OVCD-337
  42. Twangtown Paramours: The Garden; Twangtown Paramours; The Wind Will Change Again; Inside Edge Records IER006
  43. Cuchulain: Window Seat; Cuchulain; Window Seat; cuchulainkelly.com (on Bandcamp) 2.14.2025
  44. Lisa P. Medina: Forward (Andrew’s Song); Lisa P. Medina; Wishes; Lisa P. Medina
  45. Chastity Brown: Gertrude; Chastity Brown; Sing to the Walls; Compass Records [2023]
  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