The Midnight Special, April 11, 2026

By Marilyn Rea Beyer |

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  1. Lead Belly: The Midnight Special THEME (excerpt 1); Lead Belly; Midnight Special; RCA Victor LPV-505
  2. Lynne Hanson: Just a Poet; Lynne Hanson; Just a Poet; lynnehanson.com 198500129779
  3. Peter Mulvey: The Trouble With Poets (Mulvey & Goodrich); Peter Mulvey; Notes from Elsewhere; Signature Sounds Sig 2008
  4. Anne Harris: Wine and Poetry; Anne Harris; Wine and Poetry; Rugged Road Records [2005]
  5. The Dangling Participles: Poetry in a Bottle; The Dangling Participles; One More Drop; thedanglingparticiples.com 12.2.2022
  6. Jonas Friddle: Two Tin Cans and a Fishing Line; Jonas Friddle; When the Water Was the Sky; jonasfriddle.com 2933919
  7. Robin Bienemann: Hey Haikuer; Robin Bienemann; Animal Communicator; self [2021]
  8. Gwendolyn Brooks: We Real Cool; Gwendolyn Brooks; Poetry on Record: 98 Poets Read Their Work 1888-2006 Disk 2; Shout Factory D4K10029 -2
  9. Paul Geremia: Evil World Blues; Paul Geremia; Love, Murder & Mosquitos; Red House Records RHR CD 172
  10. The Jolly Bankers: Ways of the Gangsters (Traditional/Hughes); The Jolly Bankers; Death and Taxes; Jolly Bankers CD001
  11. Andrienne Young & Little Sadie: Blinded By Stars (Randall/Young); Andrienne Young & Little Sadie; Plow to the End of the Row; Addiebelle Music 8 28092 77777 4
  12. Tim Grimm: Broken Truth; Tim Grimm; single; Vault Records 4.5.24
  13. Carl Sandburg: The People, Yes (excerpt w/intro); Carl Sandburg; Poetry on Record: Poets Read Their Works, disc 1; Shout! Factory D4K 10029
  14. David Berkeley: Oh My America; David Berkeley; ; Self published 10172025
  15. Crys Matthews: Changemakers; Crys Matthews; Changemakers; crysmatthews.com 700261485904
  16. Stephen Schuch: Midnight Special (Piano Only); Stephen Schuch; single; Stephen Schuch [2022]
  17. Sol y Canto: Horizonte Adentro; Sol y Canto; En Tu Obita; solycanto.com 9.20.2024
  18. Kristin Chenoweth: I’m A Stranger Here Myself (Nash/Weil); Kristin Chenoweth; Let Yourself Go; Sony Classical Sony Sk89384
  19. Pat Humphries: Swimming to the Other Side; Pat Humphries; Same Rain; Moving Forward Music MFM 360
  20. Willy Porter: Breathe; Willy Porter; High Wire Live; Six Degrees 657036 1094-2
  21. Kray Van Kirk: Turtle Joe; Kray Van Kirk; Empire; Kray Van Kirk 1 95269 39920 7
  22. Lance Brown: Broke Down Poet; Lance Brown; Too Busy to Work; self DEP-024
  23. Annie Gallup: The Poet’s Advice to His Younger Self (Jensen/Gallup); Annie Gallup; Did You Hear the Red-Winged Blackbird?; anniegallup.com none
  24. Rosalie Sorrels: Hi-Fi Stereo Color TV (Cohen/Ungar); Rosalie Sorrels; What Does It Mean to Love; Green Linnet GLCD 2113
  25. Les Barker: Mono; Les Barker; Arovertherapy; Arovertherapy | Mrs. Ackroyd Records DOG 015
  26. Natalie Merchant w/The Klezmatics: The Dancing Bear (Paine/Merchant); Natalie Merchant w/The Klezmatics; Leave Your Sleep; Nonesuch 522301-2
  27. Anne Heaton: Selkie; Anne Heaton; Dora: Poems by Claire Clube / Music by Anne Heaton; AnneHeaton.com 53688 10072
  28. Christine Lavin: The Voice on the Relaxation Tape; Christine Lavin; The Song Poets (Various); Prime CD PCD 46
  29. Lawrence Ferlinghetti: “See It Was Like This”; Lawrence Ferlinghetti; Poetry on Record: Poets Read Their Works, disc 2; Poets Read Their Works | Shout! Factory D4K 10029
  30. Aztec Two-Step: “The Persecution and Restoration of Dean Moriarty”; Aztec Two-Step; Aztec Two-Step (1971-1972); Aztec Two-Step (1971-1972) | self-released CD reissue
  31. Bill Giardini: “The Midnight Special – Accordion” (Traditional); Bill Giardini; Midnight Special Collection; Midnight Special Collection | Midnight Special Collection BillGiardini/MS011
  32. Sons of the Never Wrong: Waterfall; Sons of the Never Wrong; Feather and the Starry Crown; Sons 3 Records SR 4
  33. Cris Williamson: Waterfall; Cris Williamson; The Changer and the Changed; Olivia Records ORCD904
  34. Trillium: Over the Waterfall/Blackberry Blossom (trad.); Trillium; Over the Waterfall; Trillium Trillium001
  35. Billy Kelly: Some People; Billy Kelly; True Irish Ghost Stories; billykellymusic.com 198500095135
  36. Leo Kottke & Mike Gordon: “How Many People Are You?”; Leo Kottke & Mike Gordon; NOON; NOON ATO Records/8.28.20
  37. Steve Poltz: Hairlift; Steve Poltz; Joy Ride; Red House Records CD332
  38. Michael Hurley: Your Old Gear Box; Michael Hurley; Weatherhole; Weatherhole | Field Recordings FLD 151
  39. Jake Shimabukuro/Marilyn Rea Beyer: Celtic Tune (Shimabukuro)/Suddenly 70 (Beyer); Jake Shimabukuro/Marilyn Rea Beyer; The Nashville Sessions/The Midnight Special; JS Records / WFMT 89577 75852 / MRB
  40. Della Mae: Magic Accident; Della Mae; Magic Accident; Compass 7 4864 2
  41. Annie & Rod Capps: Splinter; Annie & Rod Capps; Never Done; Yellow Room Records YRR027
  42. Josh White: Trouble; Josh White; Chain Gang Songs; Collectables COL-CD-7789
  43. Langston Hughes: Weary Blues; Langston Hughes; Poetry on Record: 98 Poets Read Their Work 1888-2006 Disk 1; Shout Factory D4K10029
  44. Queen Esther and Apollo Theatre Cast: A Dream Deferred (Mark/Hughes); Queen Esther and Apollo Theatre Cast; Harlem Song; Columbia Sony CK 86886
  45. Sara Thomsen: We Are Each Other’s Light; Sara Thomsen; Here and Gone; sarathomsen.com 1 95269 39908 5
  46. Chuck Brodsky: We Are Each Other’s Angels; Chuck Brodsky; Two Sets (disc 2); Waterbug Records WBG – 84
  47. Laura Love: I Still Believe (Unplugged); Laura Love; She Loved Red; Laura Love 88295 68276
  48. Andrew Beyer: “The Midnight Special – cigar box slide”; Andrew Beyer; Midnight Special Collection; Midnight Special Collection AABeyer/MS 004