The Midnight Special, October 4, 2025

By Marilyn Rea Beyer |

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Playlist

  1. Lead Belly: Midnight Special (Trad.); Leadbelly; Midnight Special; RCA Victor LPV-505
  2. Tim O’Brien: “Man Gave Names to All the Animals” (Bob Dylan); Tim O’Brien; Red on Blonde; Sugar Hill SHCD 3853
  3. Jeff Gilkinson: The Armadillo Song; Jeff Gilkinson; Hymn to the Road; Gilkinson 04915 21082
  4. Bob Dylan: Froggie Went a’Courtin (trad.); Bob Dylan; Good As I Been To You; Columbia CK 53200 CD
  5. Peter, Paul and Mary: I’m in Love with a Big Blue Frog; Peter, Paul and Mary; The Collection… disc 3; Reader’s Digest OPCD-8505 3 of 4
  6. Michael Smith: The Princess & The Frog; Michael Smith; Such Things are Finely Done; Tales from the Tavern Tales from the Tavern no.019
  7. Zoe Lewis: Squid; Zoe Lewis; Fishbone, Wishbone, Funnybone; Self 783707408521
  8. Bob Franke: Catfish; Bob Franke; In This Night; Flying Fish FFCD 70563
  9. Shemekia Copeland: Fried Catfish and Bibles (Hahn and Kimbrough); Shemekia Copeland; Done Come Too Far; Alligator ALCD 5010
  10. Tim Grimm: “Blame it on the Dog” (Tim Grimm; Jan Lucas); Tim Grimm; The Turning Point; Cavalier Recordings CR255610
  11. Anne Hills & Cindy Mangsen feat. Mark Graham: “Old Blue” (Traditional); Anne Hills & Cindy Mangsen feat. Mark Graham; Never Grow Up; Flying Fish FFCD FF671
  12. Beth Wood: Loving an Old Dog; Beth Wood; Love is Onto You; bethwoodmusic.com single
  13. Buddy Mondlock: The Cats of the Coliseum; Buddy Mondlock; Dressed Up & Stripped Down, Disk 2; Major Bob 001 2
  14. Joe Filisko & Eric Noden: “Fat Cats and Thin Dogs” (Eric Noden); Joe Filisko & Eric Noden; Missed Train Blues; rootsduo.com PCR985CD
  15. Ashley Jo Farmer: “Kitty Kitty”; Ashley Jo Farmer; Rescue Me! A Cause for Paws (benefit album); Blue Night BNR-228
  16. Jonas Friddle: “The Midnight Special – fretless banjo”; Jonas Friddle; Midnight Special Collection; Midnight Special Collection JFriddle | MS008
  17. Stan Rogers: The Woodbridge Dog Disaster (Wood); Royston Wood; From Coffeehouse to Concert Hall; Fogarty’s Cove FCM 012D
  18. Greg Cahill & Marilyn Rea Beyer: Greg Cahill on Red, Red Robin; Greg Cahill & Marilyn Rea Beyer; Interview; WFMT 9.27.2025
  19. Special Consensus: Red, Red Robin (Woods); Special Consensus; Been All Around This World; Compass Records TBA
  20. Annie & Rod Capps: Mr. Crow; Annie & Rod Capps; Love and Rain; annieandrodcapps.com 712023
  21. Oen Kennedy: Yellow Bird; Oen Kennedy; Aluminum Green; oenkennedy.bandcamp.com UPC 794465549920
  22. Bonnie Koloc: The Hen; Bonnie Koloc; A Bestiary: Beasts of the Farm; bonniekoloc.com 7 00261 47679 7
  23. Colleen Kattau: This Hen’s Gonna Crow; Colleen Kattau; This Hen’s Gonna Crow; WindLight 1 98595 76423 7
  24. The Flatlanders: Eggs of Your Chickens (Hancock); The Flatlanders; Wheels of Fortune; New West NW6049
  25. Tracy Walton ft. Julia Autumn Ford: Soul Survivor; Tracy Walton ft. Julia Autumn Ford; Small Town America; Sonic Trepanation Records 2021
  26. Antje Duvekot: Phoenix (Duvekot); Antje Duvekot; New Siberia; self 7 86851 3153 2 5
  27. Rebecca Folsom: Phoenix (Folsom); Rebecca Folsom; Reunion; Rebecca Folsom RF 012013
  28. The Dangling Participles: She Will Rise; The Dangling Participles; single; thedanglingparticiples.com 10.11.2025
  29. Kody Norris: Pap’s Billygoat (Trad.); Kody Norris; Long Journey Home:; Appalsongs AS2025
  30. Bonnie Koloc with Don Stille: The Goat; Bonnie Koloc with Don Stille; Folkstage: Bonnie Koloc & Don Stille (2006) Disc 1; WFMT Folkstage 3.18.2006-1
  31. Kitty Donohoe: “Working for Mrs. O’Leary”; Kitty Donohoe; WFMT’s Folkstage; WFMT 11-3-01
  32. Bill Giardini: “The Midnight Special – Accordion” (Traditional); Bill Giardini; Midnight Special Collection; Midnight Special Collection | Midnight Special Collection BillGiardini/MS011
  33. Ben Bedford: Weasle, Fox, Pike, Kite; Ben Bedford; Valley of Stars; Hopeful Sky
  34. Laura Cortese: “Where the Fox Hides”; Laura Cortese & The Dance Cards; Bitter Better; Compass 7 4752 2
  35. Peter Spencer: “Wolverine”; Peter Spencer; New Hope & Wise Virgins; Autumnsongs Recordings 2000
  36. Jonas Friddle & The Majority: Rabbit; Jonas Friddle & The Majority; Use Your Voice; jonasfriddle.com 8 84501 92481 8
  37. Arlo Guthrie: Til We Outnumber ‘Em/This Land is Your Land (Guthrie); Arlo Guthrie; Til We Outnumber ‘Em; Righteous Babe RB R019-D
  38. Son of Town Hall: The Lion’s Paw + Intro.; Son of Town Hall; Folkstage: Son of Town Hall, Disc 1; WFMT Folkstage 6.15.2019
  39. Ladysmith Black Mambazo: Ibhubesi (The Lion Song); Ladysmith Black Mambazo; Journey of Dreams;
  40. Ana Egge: White Tiger; Ana Egge; White Tiger; Storysound Records 161-025
  41. Kallet, Epstein & Ciccone: I’m a Mammal; Kallet, Epstein & Ciccone; Only Human; Overall Music OM-2
  42. Gideon Freudmann: Nightcap/All Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace (Brautigan); Gideon Freudmann; Cellobotomy; Gadfly 502
  43. Jim Infantino: Another Thousand Years; Jim Infantino; Another Thousand Years – single; jiminfantino.com 9.23.2025
  44. Mark Graham & Orville Johnson: Their Brains Were Small and They Died; Mark Graham & Orville Johnson; Kings of Mongrel Folk; mongrelfolk.com none
  45. Les Barker: Spot the Zebra; Les Barker; Arovertherapy; Mrs. Aykroyd Records DOG 015
  46. Carrie Newcomer: A Crash of Rhinoceros; Carrie Newcomer; Before & After; Rounder Records 11661-3276-2
  47. Adriana Calcanhotto: “O Homem Deu Nome a Todos Animais “(Man Gave Names to All the Animals); Adriana “Partimpim” Calcanhotto; Partimpim Dios; Partimpim Dios Sony Entertainment/2004 2009
  48. Laura Love: I Still Believe (Unplugged); Laura Love; She Loved Red; Laura Love 88295 68276
  49. Andrew Beyer: “The Midnight Special – cigar box slide”; Andrew Beyer; Midnight Special Collection; Midnight Special Collection AABeyer/MS 004