The Midnight Special, June 28, 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. Peter, Paul & Mary: The Great Mandella (Wheel of Life); Peter, Paul & Mary; Collection: Greatest Hits Disc 2; Warner Special Projects OPCD-8505 2 of 4
  3. Freyda Epstein: “Potter’s Wheel”; Freyda & Accoustic AttaTude; Midnight at Cabell Hall; Midnight at Cabell Hall/Red House Records RHR CD 55
  4. Dan Bern: Love Makes All the Other Worlds Go ‘Round; Dan Bern; Drifter; danbern.com 6.12.2012
  5. Eli West: All the Saints; Eli West; The Shape of a Sway; Tender and Mild TAM-CD 070
  6. The Kennedys: New Set of Wheels; The Kennedys; Headwinds; kennedysmusic.com B0C7WVC337
  7. Charlie Parr: Mag Wheels; Charlie Parr; Charlie Parr; Red House Records RHR CD 312
  8. C. Daniel Boling: My Hick Pickup; C. Daniel Boling; New Old Friends; Berkalin BRK-10057
  9. Henhouse Prowlers: Rolling Wheels; Henhouse Prowlers; Lead and Iron; Dark Shadow DSR 202302
  10. Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer: Hula Hoop; Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer; Bon Appetit!; Rounder 82161-8074-2
  11. Peter Case: Spell of Wheels; Peter Case; Full Service No Waiting; Vanguard 79504-2
  12. Darryl Purpose: “Mr. Schwinn”; Darryl Purpose; Same River Twice [fmr. Darryl PURPOSE]; Same River Twice Tangible/cardboard
  13. Bibb, Eric: “Whole World’s Got the Blues”; Eric Bibb; Single; Provogue/Mascot single
  14. Krista Detor with Dave Weber and Mike Lindauer: Clock of the World; Krista Detor with Dave Weber and Mike Lindauer; Folkstage: Krista Detor with Dave Weber & Mike Lindauer Disc 2; WFMT Folkstage 12.15.2012
  15. John McCutcheon: Wheels/Tim the Turncoat (N. Petty/Trad.); John McCutcheon; Sprout Wings & Fly; Rounder CD 0406
  16. Karyn Oliver: June is Leaving; Karyn Oliver; Red Dress; karynoliver.com 7 00261 30952 1
  17. Brian Smalley: “He’d Talk About Mango”; Brian Smalley; CHOSEN: An Acoustic Novel; Gatorbone 7-00261-48434-1
  18. Aaron Kelly: Crossdress & Crochet; Aaron Kelly; Letting the Animals Out; mynameisaaronkelly.com 1.3.2024
  19. Jefferson Ross: Crooked Lines; Jefferson Ross; Backstage Balladeer; JeffersonRoss.com 1 95269 34655 3
  20. Salamander Crossing: Color Outside the Lines; Salamander Crossing; Passion Train; Signature Sounds SSRC 1234
  21. Lynn Miles: Brave Parade; Lynn Miles; Unravel; True North TND 264
  22. Kevin So: Parade; Kevin So; Countryside; Wingbone WB-3113
  23. Sultans of String feat. Ahmed Moneka & Imad al Taha: “Imad’s Dream” (Chris McKhool, Kevin Laliberte, Imad Al Taha); Sultans of String feat. Ahmed Moneka; Refuge; Refuge | McKhool MCK2230
  24. Tom Lehrer: So Long, Mom (A Song for WW III); Tom Lehrer; The Remains of Tom Lehrer, Disc 3; Rhino 79831 3
  25. Original Broadway Cast: The Last Flower; Tom Ewell w/Don Elliott Quartet; A Thurber Carnival; Sony 8691 91138-2
  26. Beautiful William: There Will Come Soft Rains (Teasdale/Harrington/Wilder); Beautiful William; There Will Come Soft Rains; beautifulwilliam.com/ 12.2.2017
  27. Clifton Chenier: Bon Ton Roulet; Clifton Chenier; The Best of Clifton Chenier; Arhoolie CD 474
  28. The Heartbeats Rhythm Quartet: Spinning World; The Heartbeats Rhythm Quartet; Spinning World; Green Linnet GLCD 2111
  29. Jimmy Rankin: Thin Ice; Jimmy Rankin; Moving East; True North TND692V
  30. Andrew Beyer: “The Midnight Special – organ”; Andrew Beyer; Midnight Special Collection; Midnight Special Collection AABeyer/MS 008
  31. Robin Batteau & Friends: Matt Nakoa: Theatre of Memory-Man of Gold (Batteau/Simonides); Robin Batteau & Friends: Matt Nakoa; Banned in Sparta; Chateau Batteau
  32. Flamy Grant w/Crys Matthews: Old Religion; Flamy Grant w/Crys Matthews; Church; Glam and Glory C24080339 IFPI LW43
  33. Bob Dylan: Like a Rolling Stone; Bob Dylan; The Best of Bob Dylan; Columbia 82876 75013 2
  34. Art Thieme: The Rolling Mills of Gary; Art Thieme; On The Wilderness Road; Folk Legacy FSI-105/CD-105
  35. C.T. Thieme: Kansas Cyclone (G. Crawford/C.T. Thieme); C.T. Thieme; Songs By Dead Folks; elijahbrowning.com 8.19.2024
  36. Jonas Friddle: Kansas Wind; Jonas Friddle; When the Water Was the Sky; jonasfriddle1.bandcamp.com 6.13.2024
  37. Anne Dodson: Connecticut Twister (Kaplan); Anne Dodson; From Where I Sit; Beech Hill Records BH102D
  38. Guy Clark: Tornado Time in Texas; Guy Clark; Workbench Songs; Dualtone 80302-01239-2
  39. Darden Smith: Medicine Wheel (Smith); Darden Smith; Love Calling; Compass Records 7 4608 2
  40. Kate Wolf: Medicine Wheel (Wolf); Kate Wolf; Give Yourself to Love, disc 2; Kaleidescope K-3000
  41. Capercaillie: “Waiting for the Wheel to Turn”; Capercaillie; Dusk ‘til Dawn (Best of Capercaillie); Survival VE15121
  42. Jim Page: As The Wheel Spins; Jim Page; A Handful of Songs; Jim Page 2017-1
  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