The Midnight Special, January 24, 2026

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. Chris Rawlins: Cold Night; Chris Rawlins; Bring on the Rain; chris-rawlins.com 888295865050
  3. Dan Tyminski: 10 Degrees and Getting Colder (Lightfoot); Dan Tyminksi w/Daily & Vincent; One More Time Before You Go (A Tribute to Tony Rice); North Star Records NSR001
  4. Trio Globo: Cold Day In January; Trio Globo; Steering by the Stars; Stonecutter Records 00261 29876
  5. Maria Gillard: Cold Blue Chill; Maria Gillard; Bound to Happen; Gizzy Music GIL002CD
  6. Jim Gary: Cold Feet Blues; Jim Gary; Word Play; jimgary.50webs.com 00261 47835
  7. Herdman, Hills & Mangsen: “Frozen Logger/Proper Cup of Coffee”; Herdman, Hills & Mangsen; Voices of Winter; Voices of Winter/Gadfly Gadfly 235
  8. Greg Brown: Good Morning Coffee; Greg Brown; If I Had Known: The Essential Recordings, Disc 1; Red House Records RHR CD 171 1
  9. Ben Larsen: I Play for Coffee; Ben Larsen; I Play for Coffee; single none
  10. Rhiannon Giddens & Justin Robinson: Molly Put the Kettle On (trad.) instrumental; Rhiannon Giddens & Justin Robinson; What Did the Blackbird Say to the Crow; Nonesuch 75597896763
  11. Sam Leopold: Teapot’s A Whistlin’ Darlin’; Sam Leopold; Songs for Sale; Gone Fishin’ GF 001
  12. Jenny & Robin Bienemann: Cup of Tea (R. Bienemann); Jenny & Robin Bienemann; Live (at Folkstage); Jenny & Robin Bienemann 7 00261 39965 2
  13. Tamarack: The Old Wood Stove (Sinclair); Tamarack; Spirit & Stone; Wind River WR 4018
  14. Mad Pudding: “Rattle on the Stovepipe”; Mad Pudding; Rattle on the Stovepipe; “Rattle on the Stovepipe” Iona/CD055
  15. Annie Capps: Build The Fire; Annie Capps; When They Fall; Yellow Room Records YRR022
  16. Rod Picott: Kerosene; Rod Picott; Girl From Arkansas; Welding Rod Records RP4372
  17. Joe Jencks: “Gasoline”; Joe Jencks; The Candle and the Flame; Turtle Bear TBM072707-1
  18. Jackson Emmer: Katie Take Me Home (Emmer/Paxton); Jackson Emmer; Jackson Emmer and Tom Paxton; Jackson Emmer 1.2026
  19. Bill Giardini: “The Midnight Special – Accordion” (Traditional); Bill Giardini; Midnight Special Collection; Midnight Special Collection | Midnight Special Collection BillGiardini/MS011
  20. Nico Padden: Burning Rome to the Ground; Nico Padden; Pirate Queen; nicopadden.com 1934282791881
  21. The Tennessee Mafia Jug Band: Nero (Played His Fiddle While Rome Burned Down); The Tennessee Mafia Jug Band; Poor Leroy’s Almanac; Spring Fed Music SFR-CD-1003
  22. Bruce Cockburn: King of the Bolero; Bruce Cockburn; O Sun O Moon; True North TND811
  23. Tanglefoot: Dance Like the Flames; Tanglefoot; Dance Like the Flames; Borealis BCD179
  24. Malcolm Holcombe: Blue Flame; Malcolm Holcombe; Gamblin’ House; Echo Mountain Records ARGA 006
  25. Larry Long: The Band Played the Beer Barrel Polka; Larry Long; Living in A Rich Man’s World; Atomic Theory ATD1114CD
  26. Chuck McCabe: The Partisan Polka; Chuck McCabe; Creatures of Habit in a World of Change; Woodshed WS7608
  27. Fendrick & Peck: Contradance; Fendrick & Peck; Make Your Way Out; Fendrick & Peck [2018]
  28. Anne Hills w/Susan Werner: Would You Like to Learn to Dance? (Goodman); Anne Hills w/Susan Werner; Folkstage: “The Midnight Special” 50th Anniversary at Old Town School Disc 2 of 3; WFMT FS 12212002 2
  29. CornMaiz: Dance A Jig; CornMaiz; CornMaiz String Band: Fresh-picked Kentucky Music; Redbird Records RRCD 2022
  30. Niamh Parsons: A Kiss in the Morning Early; Niamh Parsons; Hearts Desire; Green Linnet GLCD #1219
  31. Lucinda Williams: “Passionate Kisses”; Lucinda Williams; Lucinda Williams; Lucinda Williams/Koch Koch CD 8005
  32. Ellis Paul: Be The Fire; Ellis Paul; 55; Rosella 195269216900
  33. Jim Bizer: Dreamland; Jim Bizer; About Time; Yellow Room Records YRR 6-2024
  34. Don Stiernberg: Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams (Barris/Koehle); Don Stiernberg; The Swingin’-est!; donstiernberg.bandcamp.com 1 95269283759
  35. Slaid Cleaves: “Dance Around the Fire”; Slaid Cleaves; No Angel Knows; No Angel Knows | Philo PH 1201
  36. Ruthie Foster Big Band: Ring of Fire (Kilgore/Carter); Ruthie Foster Big Band; Live at the Paramount; Blue Corn Music BCM2001
  37. Buddy Mondlock: Filament; Buddy Mondlock; Filament; buddymondlock.com [2023]
  38. February Sky: Belmont’s Blanket; February Sky; Wheels of Time; February Sky FS07
  39. Edie Carey: Come Inside (Live); Edie Carey; Folkstage: Edie Carey, 12-08-2012, Disc 2; WFMT 12-08-2012-2
  40. John McCutcheon: “Featherbed”; John McCutcheon; John McCutcheon & Si Kahn: Signs of the Times; John McCutcheon & Si Kahn: Signs of the Times | ROUNDER CD 4017
  41. Carrie Newcomer: Potluck; Carrie Newcomer; A Great Wild Mercy; Available Light Records ALR07
  42. Connie Kaldor: “Warm Yourself”; Connie Kaldor; Gentle of Heart; Gentle of Heart | Coyote CTE CD 884 163-906
  43. Sol y Canto: Olor de Chiles (Smell of Chillies); Sol y Canto; En Vivo, En Familia; Music Amador CD0720
  44. Susan Werner: Jalapeno Cornbread; Susan Werner; Halfway to Houston; susanwerner.com 1262024
  45. Cassandra Wilson: Hot Tamales / They’re Red Hot (Johnson); Cassandra Wilson; Martin Scorsese Presents the Blues: Robert Johnson; Columbia Legacy CK90494
  46. Sally Rogers & Claudia Schmidt: Logs to Burn (Trad.); Sally Rogers & Claudia Schmidt; Evidence of Happiness; Signature Sounds 00261 35207
  47. Second Opinion: “Put Another Log on the Fire” (Shel Silverstein); Second Opinion – Betsy Clinton, Pat Madden-Roth, Sally Potter; Just a Little Bit Closer; Just a Little Bit Closer | SecOp SecOp 001
  48. Rose Cousins: I’ve Got My Love to Keep Me Warm (Berlin); Rose Cousins; digital single; bandcamp.com none
  49. Bill Morrissey: “Birches”; Bill Morrissey; Night Train; Night Train | Philo CD PH 1154
  50. Laura Love: I Still Believe (Unplugged); Laura Love; She Loved Red; Laura Love 88295 68276
  51. Andrew Beyer: “The Midnight Special – cigar box slide”; Andrew Beyer; Midnight Special Collection; Midnight Special Collection AABeyer/MS 004