The Midnight Special, May 31, 2025

By Marilyn Rea Beyer |

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  1. Lead Belly: The Midnight Special THEME (excerpt 1); Lead Belly; Midnight Special; RCA Victor LPV-505
  2. Reggie Harris & Greg Greenway: Mighty Long Way; Reggie Harris & Greg Greenway; Deeper Than The Skin; self-released DTTS 01
  3. David Mallett: Summer of My Dreams; David Mallett; Parallel Lives; Flying Fish FF CD 670
  4. Richard Shindell: “Summer Wind, Cotton Dress”; Richard Shindell; Blue Divide; Blue Divide Shanachie/8014
  5. Pete Nelson: “Summer of Love”; Pete Nelson; The Restless Boys Club; Signature SSRC 1232
  6. The George Mattson Trio: The Lily of the West (trad.); The George Mattson Trio; Down The Old Plank Road, Vol. 2; bandcamp.com 11.15.2020
  7. Twangtown Paramours: A Room in Bordeaux; Twangtown Paramours; The Wind Will Change Again; Inside Edge Records IER006
  8. Elizabeth Cotten: Freight Train; Elizabeth Cotten; Freight Train and Other North Carolina Folk Songs and Tunes; Smithsonian SF 40009
  9. Tig Notaro: Talent Show; Tig Notaro; Drawn; Comedy Dynamics COM1179
  10. Dan Weber: Leaving Texas; Dan Weber; What I’m Lookin’ For; Highway 142 HWY142-1502
  11. I’m With Her: Only Daughter; I’m With Her; Wild and Clear and Blue; Rounder 888072659216
  12. Tom Prasada-Rao: Beautiful You; Tom Prasada-Rao; Beautiful You, Disc 1; Hudson Harding 195269367305
  13. Lucy Kaplansky: Red Thread; Lucy Kaplansky; Red Thread; Red House Records RHR CD 166
  14. LoveSeat: Time Stand Still; LoveSeat; Our Way; Reckless Pedestrian Records 4.25.2025
  15. Phil Ochs: “Changes”; Phil Ochs; There But for Fortune; There But for Fortune | Elektra 9 60832-2
  16. Susan Werner: “May I Suggest?”; Susan Werner; New Non-Fiction; New Non-Fiction | Susan Werner S. W. 6566134372
  17. Travis, Merle: “Midnight Special” Travis picked guitar; Merle Travis; In Boston 1959; Travis Pickin’ | CMH 6255
  18. Andy Beyer: That Coming Day; Andy Beyer; singles; Coming Day Records 81301
  19. James Mee: “The Best Days of Our Lives”; James Mee; Someday; Someday | Metrostar 931
  20. Michael Smith: “Sister Clarissa”; Michael Smith; Love Stories; Flying Fish FFCD 70404
  21. Carla Sciaky: We’re Going to Miss You, Mrs. Sciaky; Carla Sciaky; Wishes and Dreams; Alacazam ALA 2006 CD
  22. David Roth: Thank You, Mr. Ryan; David Roth; Digging Through My Closet; Folk Era FE1414 CD
  23. Ernie Palmer: Bent’s Creek Road; Ernie Palmer; A Teacher, A Preacher, & A Bad Farmer; erniepalmer.com 6.1.2025
  24. Tom Rush: Glory Road; Tom Rush; Gardens Old, Flowers New; Appleseed APR LP 1143
  25. Joni Mitchell: Little Green; Joni Mitchell; Blue; Reprise 81227978-4
  26. Katie Dahl: Katherine Hepburn Waltz; Katie Dahl; County Line; katiedahlmusic.com 07541 13909
  27. Joe Gorka: Second Try; Joe Gorka; Evergreen; joegorkamusic.com
  28. Livingston Taylor: Bicycle; Livingston Taylor; Snapshot: Live at the Iron Horse; Whistling Dog Music WDM Taylor
  29. Steve Gillette: Home By Dark; Steve Gillette; Best Of; Compass Rose Music CRM
  30. Timothée Chalamet: I Was Young When I Left Home; Timothée Chalamet; A Complete Unknown (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack); Columbia 19802866141
  31. Bill Robinson: Lone Star; Bill Robinson; Bill’s Latest & Greatest Originals; billrobinson-dulcimer.com none
  32. Andrew Beyer: “The Midnight Special – organ”; Andrew Beyer; Midnight Special Collection; Midnight Special Collection AABeyer/MS 008
  33. Paul Simon: “Kodachrome”; Paul Simon; There Goes Rhymin’ Simon (Paul Simon: The Studio Recordings #2); There Goes Rhymin’ Simon Warner/R2 78900
  34. Tret Fure: “Small Town”; Tret Fure; True Compass; Tomboy Girl Records True Compass / Tomboy Girl 83104
  35. Ruthie Foster: Smalltown Blues; Ruthie Foster; Runaway Soul; Blue Corn BCM0202
  36. Christian Rutledge: Jesus Bushwick; Christian Rutledge; An Inch of This New York Mile; Aqualamb Records ALR-061
  37. Joy Clark: One Step in the Right Direction; Joy Clark; Tell It To The Wind; Righteous Babe RBR121D
  38. Jack Hardy & David Massengill (The Folk Brothers): My Name Joe + Intro; Jack Hardy & David Massengill (The Folk Brothers); Folkstage: Jack Hardy & David Massengill (The Folk Brothers) Disc 1; WFMT Folkstage 9.5.2009
  39. Jack Hardy & David Massengill (The Folk Brothers): Spanish Johnny + Intro; Jack Hardy & David Massengill (The Folk Brothers); Folkstage: Jack Hardy & David Massengill (The Folk Brothers) Disc 1; WFMT Folkstage 9.5.2009
  40. Suzy Eddie Izzard: Latin and French; Suzy Eddie Izzard; definite article; Anti- 86743-2
  41. Annie Gallup: “Blue Dress”; Annie Gallup; Courage My Love; 1-800-PRIME [1998]
  42. Cherish The Ladies: Spoon River (M. Smith); Cherish The Ladies; Out and About; Green Linnet GLCD1134
  43. Cormac McCarthy: Waltz With the Captain’s Daughter; Cormac McCarthy; Troubled Sleep; Green Linnet GLCD 2102
  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