The Midnight Special, December 20, 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. Suzanne McDermott: Winter; Suzanne McDermott; Out Under the Sky; Rosema Red RRR 417
  3. Patty Larkin: Winter Wind; Patty Larkin; Christine Lavin Presents On a Winter’s Night; Philo Philo 11671 1241-2
  4. Steve Goodman: “The Dutchman” (Michael Smith); Steve Goodman; Somebody Else’s Troubles; Buddha 7446599626 2
  5. Laurie Lewis & Tom Rozum: “Hot Buttered Rum” (Tommy Thompson); Laurie Lewis & Tom Rozum; Winter’s Grace; Winter’s Grace | Signature Sounds SIG 1251
  6. Maria Sangiolo: The Day of the Long Night Moon; Maria Sangiolo; Eyes of the Heart; Raging River Records RRR CD102
  7. Cormac McCarthy: “Gotta Keep Movin’”; Cormac McCarthy; Collateral; Collateral | Rakish Tilt Records RTCD1005
  8. Joe Jencks: Room Here for Another (McCutcheon); Joe Jencks; Rise As One; Turtle Bear Music TBM 110105-1
  9. Chicago Farmer: Homeaid; Chicago Farmer; Homeaid; LoHi pre-release 3.6.2026
  10. George Ensle: Home; George Ensle; Home; Berkalin Records 2021
  11. Claire Holley: 4 1 2 4; Claire Holley; where i lived; claireholley.com 2025
  12. Chris Smither: Train Home; Chris Smither; Train Home; High-Tone Records HCD 8158
  13. The Amidons: Solstice Song (Iselin); The Amidons; I’ll Never Forget; Ammus Ammus05-02
  14. Jennifer Cutting’s Ocean Orchestra: Song of Solstice; Jennifer Cutting’s Ocean Orchestra; Song of Solstice – Celtic Music For Midwinter; SunSign Records SunSing 2010
  15. Claudia Schmidt: Solstice Chant; Claudia Schmidt; Hark the Dark; Claudia Schmidt 7 00261 46122 9
  16. Gordon Lightfoot: Song for a Winter’s Night; Gordon Lightfoot; Gord’s Gold; Reprise 2237-2
  17. Herdman, Hills & Mangsen: “Raise the Dead of Wintertime” (Allan Rankin); Herdman, Hills & Mangsen; Voices of Winter; Voices of Winter | Gadfly Gadfly 235
  18. Joemy Wilson: Good King Wenceslas (trad./instrumental); Joemy Wilson; Gifts; Dargason DMCD-103
  19. The Twangtown Paramours: Stars Without a Heaven; The Twangtown Paramours; The Wind Will Change Again; Inside Edge Records IER 006
  20. John McCutcheon: Tikkun Olam; John McCutcheon; Field of Stars; Appalseed 1 9526932407 0
  21. Malcolm Dalglish & The Oolites: Have Your Lamps Gone Out? (trad.); Malcolm Dalglish & The Oolites; Pleasure; Oolitic Music OM 1112
  22. Stan Rogers: First Christmas (Away from Home); Stan Rogers; Between the Breaks… Live; Borealis BCD216
  23. Tom Paxton: “Marvelous Toy”; Tom Paxton; The Compleat Tom Paxton; The Compleat Tom Paxton | Rhino Handmade RHM 7870
  24. The Christmas Sweaters: Egg Nog With Werner Herzog; The Christmas Sweaters; Live in Bethlehem (Pennsylvania);
  25. Amy Speace: I Want an Old Fashioned Christmas; Amy Speace; I Want an Old Fashioned Christmas (single); amyspeace.com 12.5.2025
  26. Mary Schmich, Eric Zorn, and players: Opening Medley; Mary Schmich, Eric Zorn, and players; Songs of Good Cheer Live at Old Town School of Folk Music; Chicago Tribune 7 83707 24010 7
  27. Mary Schmich, Eric Zorn, and players: Joy to the World; Mary Schmich, Eric Zorn, and players; Songs of Good Cheer Live at Old Town School of Folk Music; Chicago Tribune 7 83707 24010 7
  28. Mary Schmich, Eric Zorn, and players: Jingle Bells; Mary Schmich, Eric Zorn, and players; Songs of Good Cheer Live at Old Town School of Folk Music; Chicago Tribune 7 83707 24010 7
  29. The Roches: We Three Kings; The Roches; We Three Kings; Rykodisc RCD 10311
  30. The Roches: Star of Wonder; The Roches; We Three Kings; Rykodisc RCD 10311
  31. Bonnie Koloc with Don Stille: Peace on Earth (trad., lyrics Koloc); Bonnie Koloc with Don Stille; Folkstage: Bonnie Koloc; WFMT Folkstage 12.21.2002
  32. Felix Bernard: “Winter Wonderland”; Dave Brubeck, p; A Dave Brubeck Christmas; Telarc CD-83410
  33. Willy DeVille: Storybook Love; Willy DeVille; The Princess Bride (Soundtrack); Warner Bros. 9 25610-2
  34. Steve Schuch: Buttercup’s Delight; Steve Schuch; Circle of Days; Rare Earth 001 CD
  35. Jesse Winchester: Stand By Me (King/Leiber/Stoller); Jesse Winchester; Love Filling Station; Appleseed APR CD 1116
  36. The Mavericks: Suspiro Azul (Blue Sigh); The Mavericks; The Mavericks en Español; The Mavericks en Español Mono Mundo Recordings/MMR007-CD
  37. Raul Malo (of The Mavericks): Dream River; Raul Malo (of The Mavericks); The Horse Whisperer soundtrack; MCA The Horse Whisperer / MCAD 70025
  38. Raul Malo w/Pat Flynn, Rob Ickes, Dave Pomeroy: Bright Side of the Road (Morrison); Raul Malo w/Pat Flynn, Rob Ickes, Dave Pomeroy; The Nashville Acoustic Sessions; CMH Records CD-8709
  39. Joe Ely: “Up On the Ridge”; Joe Ely; Twistin’ in the Wind; MCA Twistin’ in the Wind / MCAD-70031
  40. The Flatlanders: “Pay the Alligator”; The Flatlanders; Now Again; Now Again/New West NW6040
  41. Joe Ely: I Gotta’ Find Old Joe; Joe Ely; Streets of Sin; Rounder Rounder 011 661 3181-2
  42. Geyer Street Sheiks: Great Dream from Heaven (Spence); Geyer Street Sheiks; Great Dream; BJAM CD 101
  43. Susan Piper: Bagels With Angels; Susan Piper; New On the Planet; New On the Planet Slice Bread/CDSB71150
  44. Carla Gover: Angels Gather Round; Carla Gover; Kentucky Queen; Redbird Records RRCD2023
  45. Caroline Aiken: Mission of Angels; Caroline Aiken; Live Bait; Caroline Aiken CA0004
  46. Laura Love: I Still Believe (Unplugged); Laura Love; She Loved Red; Laura Love 88295 68276
  47. Andrew Beyer: “The Midnight Special – cigar box slide”; Andrew Beyer; Midnight Special Collection; Midnight Special Collection AABeyer/MS 004