The Midnight Special, May 25, 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. Sweet Honey in the Rock: Wanting Memories (Barnwell); Sweet Honey in the Rock; Still on the Journey: The 20th Anniversary Album; EarthBeat! 9 42536-2
  3. Kate Rusby: “The White Cockade” (Trad.); Kate Rusby; Underneath the Stars; Pure Records/Compass 7 4370 2
  4. Alison Krauss & Union Station: Richmond on the James (Trad., GT Burgess); Alison Krauss & Union Station; Arcadia; Down the Dirt Road Records DTR0018
  5. Andy M. Stewart: By the Hush (traditional); Andy M. Stewart; By the Hush; Highway Records SHY 7018
  6. Kate & Anna McGarrigle: Was My Brother in the Battle? (Foster); Kate & Anna McGarrigle; Oddities; Querbeservice 6 23339 14222 9
  7. Bruce Caton: “On the Eve of Antietam – Mr. Lincoln’s Army”; Marilyn Rea Beyer/Joel Mabus “Shenandoah”; The Army of the Potomac Trilogy; Doubleday ISBN 038541689X
  8. Washington Revels: “Tenting on the Old Camp Ground” (Walter Kittredge); Washington Revels feat. Douglas Jimerson, Jacqueline Schwab, Gallery Voices; Hard Times Come Again No More: American Music of the Civil War Era; Washington Revels WRCD2011
  9. Harvey Andrews: Hello Hans; Harvey Andrews; 25 Years on the Road; Aris/Hypertension Music 883 249/HYCD 200 105
  10. Seeger, Pete: “Where Have All the Flowers Gone?”; Windborne; Recollections Revolution; Wand’ring Feet Publishing WFR101
  11. Dick Gaughan: “Waist Deep in the Big Muddy”; Dick Gaughan; Sail On; Appleseed 1016 CD
  12. Barry McGuire: Eve of Destruction (Sloan/Barri); Barry McGuire; Time Life Treasury of Folk Music – Vol. 4 Folk Rock; EMI Music R121-24
  13. Ernie Hendrickson: Young Man; Ernie Hendrickson; Walking With Angles; erniehendrickson.bandcamp.com 884501185233
  14. Joel Mabus: Touch a Name on the Wall; Joel Mabus; The Naked Truth; Fossil Fossil288CD
  15. Owen Walsh: The Midnight Special (Trad.); Owen Walsh; The Midnight Special “exclusive”; single 1.31.2024
  16. Bob Dylan: Masters of War; Bob Dylan; The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan; Columbia CK 8786 CD
  17. Tim O’Brien: “Señor (Tales of Yankee Power)” (Dylan); Tim O’Brien; Red on Blonde; Sugar Hill SHCD 3853
  18. Mare Winningham & Ensemble: Forever Young; Mare Winningham & Ensemble; Girl From the North Country Orig. Broadway Cast Recording; Legacy/Runaway Entertainment 19439743222
  19. Annie Bacon: Two-Way Street; Annie Bacon; Nothing Stays The Same; anniebacon.me 7.19.2019
  20. Twangtown Paramours: The Wind Will Change Again; Twangtown Paramours; The Wind Will Change Again; Inside Edge Records IER006
  21. Greg Trooper: Everywhere; Greg Trooper; Everywhere; Koch Records KOC-CD-8011
  22. Henhouse Prowlers: Line the Avenues; Henhouse Prowlers; Unravel; Dark Shadow Recording DSR202501
  23. Phil Ochs: “Power and the Glory”; Phil Ochs; All The News That Fit to Sing; All The News That Fit to Sing | Hannibal HNCD 4427
  24. Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band: My City of Ruins (Live); Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band; Land of Hope & Dreams (live EP); Columbia Records 5.14.2025
  25. Tom Prasada-Rao: “$20 Bill”; Tom Prasada-Rao; single; Label [2021]
  26. Corky Siegel’s Chamber Blues feat. Frank Orrall: Little Blossoms Falling Down; Corky Siegel’s Chamber Blues feat. Frank Orrall; MORE Different Voices; Dawnserly 0 601968 667924
  27. Cassie & Maggie: Bow Down; Cassie & Maggie; Gold and Coal; Cassie and Maggie Music CMM005
  28. Steve “Q” Quinn: “The Midnight Special – Harmonica Greasy” (Traditional); Steve “Q” Quinn; Midnight Special Collection; Midnight Special Collection | Midnight Special Collection SQuinn/MS013
  29. Lisa Bastoni: No Kings in America; Lisa Bastoni; single; lisabastoni.com 5.2.2025
  30. Digney Fignus: The Emperor Has No Clothes; Digney Fignus; Black and Blue – The Brick Hill Sessions; digney.com 6.20.2025
  31. Tom Paxton: Jimmy Newman; Tom Paxton; The Compleat Tom Paxton; The Compleat Tom Paxton | Rhino Handmade RHM 7870
  32. Fred Eaglesmith and the Flathead Noodlers: “The Rocket”; Fred Eaglesmith and the Flathead Noodlers; Balin; AML Records FSE009
  33. Steve Goodman: Ballad of Penny Evans; Steve Goodman; Somebody Else’s Troubles; Buddha 7446599626 2
  34. Christian Rutledge: Where the Meadow Meets the Mountain; Christian Rutledge; An Inch of This New York Mile; Aqualamb Records ALR-061
  35. Amy Speace: “This and My Heart Beside” (Dickinson/Speace); Amy Speace; Me and the Ghost of Charlemagne; Windborn WB002119
  36. Willy Porter: Human Kindness; Willy Porter; Human Kindness; Weasel WSL-1401
  37. Grace Griffith: “Cup of Kindness” (Emmylou Harris); Grace Griffith; Passing Through; Blix Street G2-10108
  38. Janis Ian and Joan Baez: One in a Million (Ian/Leary); Janis Ian and Joan Baez; single – Live at “Fight the Right” San Francisco ’95; Rude Girl Records janisian.com
  39. Rissi Palmer: Seeds; Rissi Palmer; Still Here – EP; Invasion Merch 82023
  40. Natalie Merchant: “Motherland”; Natalie Merchant; Motherland; Motherland/Elektra 62721-2
  41. Peter, Paul & Mary: All My Trials (unknown); Peter, Paul & Mary; Songs of Conscience & Concern; Warner Warner 9 47292-2
  42. Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band: Chimes of Freedom (Dylan); Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band; Land of Hope & Dreams (live EP); Columbia Records 5.14.2025
  43. Laura Love: I Still Believe (Unplugged); Laura Love; She Loved Red; Laura Love 88295 68276
  44. Andrew Beyer: “The Midnight Special – cigar box slide”; Andrew Beyer; Midnight Special Collection; Midnight Special Collection AABeyer/MS 004