The Midnight Special, May 17, 2025

By Marilyn Rea Beyer |

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Playlist

  1. Lead Belly: The Midnight Special THEME (excerpt 1); Lead Belly; Midnight Special; RCA Victor LPV-505
  2. Judy Collins: “Cook With Honey”; Judy Collins; True Stories and Other Dreams; Elektra 75053-2
  3. Taj Mahal and Keb’ Mo’ (TajMo): My Darling, My Dear; Taj Mahal and Keb’ Mo’ (TajMo); Room on the Porch; Concord TBD 5.23.2025
  4. Jim Kweskin w/Samoa Wilson: Honey in the Rock (Forehand); Jim Kweskin w/Samoa Wilson; Never Too Late: Duets with My Friends; StorySound Records 161-057
  5. Spuyten Duyvil: Honey on My Grave; Spuyten Duyvil; Temptation; Spuyten Duyvil 84501 94593
  6. Michael Smith: Honey to the Hive; Michael Smith; Folkstage: Michael Smith 1-25-03; WFMT Folkstage 1-25-03
  7. Original Cast Victory Farm, The Musical: Bees Sting, Birds Sing; Original Cast Victory Farm, The Musical; Victory Farm, the Musical; Leaky Boat LBR 0491
  8. Mick Overman: Catch More Bees; Mick Overman; Mister Double Happiness; Max Records MRD 00 30107 2
  9. Telling the Bees: Telling the Bees; Telling the Bees; Untie The Wind; Black Thrustle Bla Thr 001
  10. Ed McCurdy: Hive of Bees (trad.); Ed McCurdy; The Best of Dalliance; Rhino Elektra RHM2 7835
  11. The Sweet Maries: Black is the Color (Trad.); The Sweet Maries; The Sweet Maries; Wild Fuchsia Music WFSM01
  12. Dennis Leise: Multiflora Rose; Dennis Leise; State of Fairs; dennisjleise.com 4.1.2020
  13. Richard Thompson: Beeswing; Richard Thompson; Acoustic Classics; Beeswing Records BSWCD002
  14. Brian Regan: Spider Web and Bees (comedy/spoken word); Brian Regan; Live; Uproar Entertainment UP3777-2
  15. Jason Wilber: Spider; Jason Wilber; Time Traveler; WilberTone Records WTR-011
  16. Dee Robinson: Spider Spider (Hurt); Dee Robinson; Dee From Decatur; Riverlark Music RL-21
  17. Gerome Ragni, James Rado, Galt McDermot: Manchester, England; James Rado; Hair: Broadway Deluxe Collector’s Ed., Disk 1; Victor 82876-56085-2
  18. Bruce Springsteen: We Shall Overcome (Tindley: Horton/Hamilton/Carawan/Seeger); Bruce Springsteen; We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions; Columbia 82876 83568 2
  19. Hans Theesink and Terry Evans: The Birds and The Bees (H. Newman); Hans Theesink and Terry Evans; Delta Time; Blue Groove
  20. Eddi Reader: “Hummingbird” (Boo Hewerdine); Eddi Reader; Transatlantic Sessions; Ceili CEIL2003
  21. Under the Big Oak Tree: Local Honey; Under the Big Oak Tree; American Songbird Presents: Gems of Folk 2018; American Songbird 2018 2-of-2
  22. The Grimms w/Katie Burk: Sweet Corn Swing; The Grimms w/Katie Burk; Finding Home: Indiana at 200; Vault O12
  23. Mike Ward: “How Sweet Your Dreams”; Mike Ward; The Darkness and the Light; The Darkness and the Light | Psychosongs 2.5.2021
  24. Jesse Winchester: “Defying Gravity”; Jesse Winchester; The Best of Jesse Winchester; The Best of Jesse Winchester | Rhino R2 70085
  25. Jesse Winchester: Club Manhattan; Jesse Winchester; Gentleman of Leisure; Sugar Hill Gentleman of Leisure / SH CD 1062
  26. Jesse Winchester: A Showman’s Life; Jesse Winchester; Best of Jesse Winchester; Rhino R2 70085
  27. Claire Lynch w/Jesse Winchester: “That’s What Makes You Strong” (Jesse Winchester); Claire Lynch w/Jesse Winchester; Whatcha Gonna Do; Whatcha Gonna Do | Rounder 11661-0606-2
  28. Jesse Winchester: Stand By Me (King/Leiber/Stoller); Jesse Winchester; Love Filling Station; Appleseed APR CD 1116
  29. Evalyn Parry: The Stone and the Bumblebee (A Love Story); Evalyn Parry; Unreasonable; Borealis BCD160
  30. Anne Harris: I Feel It Once Again (Harris, Linden,James); Anne Harris; I Feel It Once Again; Rugged Road Records RRR AH2024Pre
  31. Anne Harris: May Mountain Waltz; Anne Harris; Roots; Rugged Road Records 8 88295 82053 0
  32. Taj Mahal w/Ramata Diakate & Toumani Diabate: “Queen Bee”; Taj Mahal with Toumani Diabate; Kulanjan; Kulanjan/Hannibal HNCD 1444
  33. Taj Mahal and Keb’ Mo’ (TajMo): Room on the Porch; Taj Mahal and Keb’ Mo’ (TajMo) ft. Ruby Amanfu; Room on the Porch; Concord TBD 5.23.2025
  34. Taj Mahal: Going to Chicago; Taj Mahal; Ben & Jerry’s Newport Folk Festival 1988; Alcazar ALC 105
  35. Emerald Rae: Sugar Baby (trad.); Emerald Rae; If Only I Could Fly; Emerald Rae 84501 83487
  36. Po’ Girl: “Gone in Pawn/Shake Sugaree” (Elizabeth Cotton); Po’ Girl; Po’ Girl; Po’ Girl | Hightone HCD 8161
  37. Larry Long: “Sugar”; Larry Long w/Debbie Duncan; Well May the World Go; Well May the World Go | Smithsonian Folkways SFW CD 40114
  38. Edwards, Sherman: Molasses to Rum (Sherman Edwards); Original Broadway Cast; 1776; Sony Classical SK 48215
  39. Felice Magic and Jason Feddy: Sweeter (Bridges); Felice Magic and Jason Feddy; Black Legacy Project; musicincommon.org 9.22.2023
  40. Eva Cassidy: “Fields of Gold” (Sting); Eva Cassidy; Songbird; Blix Street G2 10045
  41. Dick Gaughan: Turn, Turn, Turn (Seeger); Dick Gaughan; Redwood Cathedral; Redwood Cathedral/Appleseed 1027
  42. Dick Gaughan: 1952 Vincent Black Lightning; Dick Gaughan; Sail On; Appleseed APR1016
  43. Dick Gaughan: Gone, Gonna Rise Again (Kahn); Dick Gaughan; Redwood Cathedral; Appleseed 1027
  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