The Midnight Special, January 11, 2026

By Marilyn Rea Beyer |

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Playlist

  1. Lead Belly: The Midnight Special THEME (excerpt 2); Lead Belly; Midnight Special; RCA Victor LPV-505
  2. Bob Gibson & Joan Baez: We Are Crossing Jordan River; Bob Gibson & Joan Baez; Joan Baez, Rare, Live & Classic Vol. 1; Vanguard VCDCD3-125/27
  3. Joan Baez: “You’re Aging Well” (Dar Williams); Joan Baez; Ring Them Bells (Live); Ring Them Bells | Guardian 7243 8 34989 2 5
  4. Dar Williams: Olive Tree; Dar Williams; Hummingbird Highway; Righteous Babe Records RBR 125-D
  5. Phil Ochs: William Butler Yeats Visits Lincoln Park and Escapes Unscathed; Phil Ochs; Rehearsals for Retirement; Collector’s Choice CCM150-2 069490700-2 1 of 2
  6. Joan Baez: “There But for Fortune” (Phil Ochs); Joan Baez; Joan Baez 5; Joan Baez 5 | Vanguard 79700-2
  7. Joan Baez: Hello In There (Prine); Joan Baez; The Complete A&M Recordings, disc 3; A&M/Chronicles B0000828-02 1
  8. John Prine: It’s A Big Old Goofy World; John Prine; The Missing Years; The Missing Years/Oh Boy OBR-009 CD
  9. Joan Baez: The Last Leaf (Waits/Brennan); Joan Baez; Whistle Down The Wind; Razor & Tie JB00028
  10. Tom Waits: Heart of Saturday Night (live); Tom Waits; Folkscene, Vol. 2; Red House RHR CD 137
  11. Carolina Chocolate Drops: Trampled Rose (Brennan/Waits); Carolina Chocolate Drops; Genuine Negro Jig; Nonesuch 516995-2
  12. Joan Baez: Strange Rivers (John Stewart); Joan Baez; Play Me Backwards; Play Me Backwards | Virgin V2-8648
  13. John Stewart: Daydream Believer; John Stewart; The Lonesome Picker Rides Again; Collectors’ Choice Music CCM-406-2
  14. Josh Ritter: Silverblade; Josh Ritter; Fever Breaks; Pytheas Recordings CD-PYTH-14
  15. Joan Baez: “Wings”; Joan Baez; Dark Chords on a Big Guitar; Dark Chords on a Big Guitar Koch/KOC-CD8622
  16. Owen Walsh: The Midnight Special (Trad.); Owen Walsh; The Midnight Special “exclusive”; single 1.31.2024
  17. Joan Baez: Rexroth’s Daughter (Brown); Joan Baez; Dark Chords on a Big Guitar; Koch Records KOC-CD 8622
  18. Greg Brown: Who Woulda Thunk It?; Greg Brown; In The Dark With You; Red House Records RHR 008
  19. Joe Jencks: It’s Not For Sale; Joe Jencks; Folkstage – Joe Jencks 3.18.2023 (Encore);
  20. Diane Coll: In and Out of Time; Diane Coll; Strangely in Tune; dianecoll.net 1.6.2026
  21. Steve Tilston & Maggie Boyle: Here’s To Tom Paine; Steve Tilston & Maggie Boyle; All Under the Sun; Flying Fish FFCD 663
  22. Leon Rosselson & Robb Johnson: Common Sense; Leon Rosselson & Robb Johnson; The Liberty Tree, Disk 1; PM Press PMA -013-2 Disk 1
  23. Leon Rosselson & Robb Johnson: We All Said Stop the War; Leon Rosselson & Robb Johnson; The Liberty Tree, Disk 1; PM Press PMA -013-2 Disk 1
  24. Graham & Barbara Dean w/Kim & Reggie Harris: Tom Paine’s Blues; Graham & Barbara Dean w/Kim & Reggie Harris; Tom Paine’s Blues: Common Sense Songs; Graham and Barbara Dean EAN 06 3447 92128 9 5
  25. Shawn Colvin: “Shotgun Down the Avalanche”; Shawn Colvin; Polaroids: Greatest Hits; Polaroids: Greatest Hits/Columbia Records CK 93452
  26. Shawn Colvin: “You’re Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go” (Bob Dylan); Shawn Colvin; Cover Girl; Columbia ‎ CK 57875
  27. Shawn Colvin: “The Facts About Jimmy”; Shawn Colvin; Polaroids: Greatest Hits; Polaroids: Greatest Hits Columbia Records/CK 93452
  28. Joan Baez: Caleb Meyer (Welch/Rawlings); Joan Baez; Dark Chords on a Big Guitar; Koch Records KOC-CD 8622
  29. Gillian Welch: Red Clay Halo; Gillian Welch; Time (the Revelator); Acony ACNY 0103
  30. Filisko & Noden: Sinkin’ in Love; Filisko & Noden; On the Move; RootsDuo.com RootsDuo2015
  31. Steve “Q” Quinn: “The Midnight Special – Harmonica Greasy” (Traditional); Steve “Q” Quinn; Midnight Special Collection; Midnight Special Collection | Midnight Special Collection SQuinn/MS013
  32. Joan Baez: Fishing (Shindell); Joan Baez; Gone From Danger; Guardian 7243 8 59357 2 5
  33. Richard Shindell: The Things That I Have Seen; Richard Shindell; Blue Divide; Shanachie SH8014
  34. Joan Baez: Motherland (Merchant); Joan Baez; Bowery Songs (live); Proper Records PRPCD029
  35. Natalie Merchant w/The Fairfield Four: The Peppery Man; Natalie Merchant w/The Fairfield Four; Leave Your Sleep; Nonesuch 522301-2
  36. Joan Baez: Play Me Backwards; Joan Baez; Play Me Backwards; Virgin V2-8648
  37. Joan Baez: Through Your Hands (John Haitt); Joan Baez; Play Me Backwards; Virgin V2-8648
  38. John Hiatt: Terms of My Surrender; John Hiatt; Terms of My Surrender; New West NW6284
  39. Joan Baez: Don’t Think Twice (Dylan); Joan Baez with The Indigo Girls; Ring Them Bells (Live); Guardian 7243 8 34989 2 5
  40. Joan Baez & Bob Dylan: It Ain’t Me Babe (Dylan); Joan Baez & Bob Dylan; Live at Newport 1963-65; Vanguard 77015-2
  41. Joan Baez: Simple Twist of Fate (Dylan); Joan Baez; Joan Baez: Complete A&M Recordings (Disc 3); A&M Chronicles B0000828-02 3 of 4
  42. Joan Baez: Jesse (Janis Ian); Joan Baez & Janis Ian; Ring Them Bells (Live); Ring Them Bells/Guardian 7243 8 34989 2 5
  43. 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
  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