The Midnight Special, March 28, 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. Joe Newberry & April Verch: Turtle Dove; Joe Newberry & April Verch; Blessing on the Wing; Slab Town Records STR-DC-01
  3. Rani Arbo & Daisy Mayhem: Turtle Dove; Rani Arbo & Daisy Mayhem; Gambling Eden; Signature SIG 1278
  4. Jeremy Facknitz: Ballad of an Unhatched Chick; Jeremy Facknitz; From Those Sweet Ashes; jeremyfacknitz.com
  5. Vance Gilbert: Fly; Vance Gilbert; Shaking Off Gravity; Philo CD PH 1213
  6. Carolina Chocolate Drops: Peace Behind the Bridge (Baker); Carolina Chocolate Drops; Genuine Negro Jig (15th Anniversary Edition); Nonesuch 075597896053
  7. Alastair Moock: I Am Malala; Alastair Moock w/Reggie Harris; Be A Pain; Moockshake Music 00261 48083
  8. Sandy Cash: More Than Meets the Eye; Sandy Cash; More Than Meets the Eye EP; More Than Meets the Eye EP/bandcamp sandycash.com
  9. Michelle Held: Another Jane; Michelle Held; Another Jane (single); michelleheld.com 1.30.2026
  10. Chip Taylor: Sixteen Angels Dancing ‘Cross the Moon (Intro); Chip Taylor; Sixteen Angels Dancing ‘Cross the Moon; Train Wreck Records TW 0054
  11. Chip Taylor & John Prine: Sixteen Angels Dancing ‘Cross the Moon; Chip Taylor & John Prine; Sixteen Angels Dancing ‘Cross the Moon; Train Wreck Records TW 0054
  12. Chip Taylor, Carrie Rodriguez, Jon Langford: One for the Road (Intro); Chip Taylor, Carrie Rodriguez, Jon Langford; Sixteen Angels Dancing ‘Cross the Moon; Train Wreck Records TW 0054
  13. Chip Taylor, Carrie Rodriguez, Jon Langford: One for the Road; Chip Taylor, Carrie Rodriguez, Jon Langford; Sixteen Angels Dancing ‘Cross the Moon; Train Wreck Records TW 0054
  14. Kate MacLeod: The Woman You Will Never Know; Kate MacLeod; single; Kate MacLeod 5.5.24
  15. Joy Harjo: Remember; Joy Harjo; I Pray For My Enemies; joyharjo.com 3.5.2021
  16. Elexa Dawson: Roots Grow; Elexa Dawson; Stay Put; Turns Out 1 99508 50729 3
  17. Vince Bell: Woman of the Phoenix; Vince Bell; Phoenix; Watermelon Records Watermelon CD 1027
  18. Tom Paxton: My Favorite Spring Intro; Tom Paxton w/John Gorka, Robin & Linda Williams; Live for the Record; Sugar Hill SHCD-1053
  19. Tom Paxton: My Favorite Spring; Tom Paxton w/John Gorka, Robin & Linda Williams; Live for the Record; Sugar Hill SHCD-1053
  20. Jonas Friddle: “The Midnight Special – fretless banjo”; Jonas Friddle; Midnight Special Collection; Midnight Special Collection JFriddle | MS008
  21. Lisa Bastoni: No Kings in America; Lisa Bastoni; single; lisabastoni.com 5.2.2025
  22. Robert Frost: Fire and Ice; Robert Frost; Reading His Own Poems; soundmark itunes [2014]
  23. Crys Matthews: Forged in Fire; Crys Matthews; Forged in Fire (sing); Shamus 3.28.2026
  24. Awele Makeba: The Story of Claudette Colvin; Awele Makeba; This Land is Your Land:Songs of Unity; Music for Little People R2 78142
  25. Studs Terkel & Mrs. Rosa Parks: Tired Feet; Studs Terkel & Mrs. Rosa Parks; Studs Terkel Archives 6.8.1973 (Rosa Parks and Myles Horton); WFMT 2583557-3-1
  26. Kim & Reggie Harris: “If You Miss Me at the Back of the Bus” (Neblett); Kim & Reggie Harris; The Long Walk to Freedom Reunion Concert; Revolt! in Records 46112
  27. Studs Terkel & Mrs. Rosa Parks: Dec. 1, 1955 Still Telling It; Studs Terkel & Mrs. Rosa Parks; Studs Terkel Archives 6.8.1973 (Rosa Parks and Myles Horton); WFMT 2583557-3-1
  28. Connie Kaldor: Woman Who Pays; Connie Kaldor; Keep Going; Coyote Entertainment GEGCD1080
  29. Diane Taraz: Full Moon Tonight; Diane Taraz; Gathered Safely In; Gathered Safely In | Beacon Records BCN 10143-2
  30. Bob Franke: Say Yes; Bob Franke; Until We Must Part; Telephone Pole Records 00261 46135
  31. Paul Kelly & Charlie Owen: Let It Be (Lennon/McCartney); Paul Kelly & Charlie Owen; Death’s Dateless Night; Cook CD655P
  32. Maria Muldaur: Me & My Chauffeur Blues (Memphis Minnie); Maria Muldaur; 30 Years of Maria Muldaur/I’m A Woman; Shout DK 30219/OPCD-7614
  33. Janis Ian: My Autobiography; Janis Ian; Folk Is The New Black; Cooking Vinyl CKV-CD-764
  34. Charlie Mosbrook: Listen to a Woman; Charlie Mosbrook; Something to Believe; Open Mic Records OMR 003
  35. Raise the Vibration: Put a Woman in Charge (Moore/Chapman); Raise the Vibration (Moore/Chapman); Folk NOW: Songs for These Times (Nov. 2024); Hudson Harding
  36. Joel Mabus: April Showers (instrumental); Joel Mabus; Parlor Guitar; Fossil 1605
  37. Simon & Garfunkel: April Come She Will (Simon); Simon & Garfunkel; Old Friends, Vol. 1; Columbia Legacy C3K 64780
  38. James Lee Stanley: The World We Left Behind; James Lee Stanley; Had Enough Yet?; Beachwood Records 8 85007 66490 1
  39. Suzanne Vega: Small Blue Thing; Suzanne Vega; Close-Up Vol. 1, Love Songs; Amanuensis Productions 98519 25012
  40. Christine Lavin: Mysterious Woman; Christine Lavin; Philo So Far 20th Anniversary Sampler; Philo CD AN 12
  41. Maeve Higgins: A Very Special Woman; Maeve Higgins; A Very Special Woman; bandcamp [2022]
  42. Cathie Ryan: “Grace O’Malley”; Cathie Ryan; Somewhere Along the Road; Somewhere Along the Road Shanachie/78047
  43. Pete Seeger w/Ramblin’ Jack Elliott: Belle Starr (Guthrie); Pete Seeger w/Ramblin’ Jack Elliott; A Link in the Chain, Disc 2; Columbia C2K 64772
  44. Plainsong: “Sweet Amelia” (Andy Roberts, Iain Matthews); Plainsong; Dark Side of the Room; Mesa Records R2 79065
  45. Ari & Mia: Learning Your Name; Ari & Mia; Learning Your Name; ariandmiamusic.com 5.10.2026
  46. Adela S: One in Three; Adela S; Cello Again; Adela’s 11/2/2025
  47. Raye Zaragoza: Strong Woman; Raye Zaragoza; Hold That Spirit; Rebel River Records 80823
  48. Jamie Anderson: The Curves Are Still There; Jamie Anderson; The Curves Are Still There; Tsunami Recordings 1 95269 40129 0
  49. Peggy Seeger: The Invisible Woman; Peggy Seeger; First Farewell; Red Grape RGPSCD4
  50. Emily Scott Robinson: Time Traveler; Emily Scott Robinson; Appalachia; Oh Boy Records Oh Boy 0903
  51. Judy Collins: “In My Life” (John Lennon); Judy Collins; Forever: An anthology; Elektra 62104-2
  52. Laura Love: I Still Believe (Unplugged); Laura Love; She Loved Red; Laura Love 88295 68276
  53. Andrew Beyer: “The Midnight Special – cigar box slide”; Andrew Beyer; Midnight Special Collection; Midnight Special Collection AABeyer/MS 004