The Midnight Special, April 18, 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. Lou & Peter Berryman: Here’s to Mother Nature; Lou & Peter Berryman; Cow Imagination; Cornbelt CR700
  3. Bill Evans: Mother Nature’s Son – instrumental (Lennon/McCartney); Bill Evans; In Good Company; Native and Fine 906-9
  4. Jake Blount: Take Me to the Water / Prayer (B. Jones); Jake Blount w/Mali Obomsawin, Brian Slattery; The New Faith; Smithsonian Folkways SFW 40247
  5. Peter Mayer: Ocean Mary; Peter Mayer; Earth Town Square; Blue Boat BB1206
  6. Ruthie Foster: “Ocean of Tears” (Sidney Wyche, Theodore McRae); Ruthie Foster; Runaway Soul; Blue Corn BCM0202
  7. Brother Brothers: Ocean’s Daughter; Brother Brothers; Some People I Know; Compass 7 4725 2
  8. Dennis Warner: Mother Earth (Kaz); Dennis Warner; Live! Vol. 1; Rockhouse Productions RHP-5045-06
  9. Joy Harjo: “Creation Story”; Joy Harjo w/Susan & John L. Williams; Native American Currents; Native American Currents/Silver Wave SD915
  10. Ronnie McCoury, et al.: Man Gave Names to All the Animals (Dylan); Ronnie McCoury, et al.; Little Mo’ McCoury; McCoury Music MCM 0007
  11. Scott Cook and The Long Weekends: The Kid With the Comic Book (Mills); Scott Cook and The Long Weekends; Go Long; Groove Revival CRP007
  12. Sally Rogers & Claudia Schmidt: “Quetico” (Claudia Schmidt & Bob Gibson); Sally Rogers & Claudia Schmidt; Closing the Distance; Flying Fish FF CD 70425
  13. Jonas Friddle: When the Water Was the Sky; Jonas Friddle; When the Water Was the Sky; jonasfriddle1.bandcamp.com 6.13.2024
  14. Joy Williams: When Creation was Young; Joy Williams; Front Porch; Thirty Tigers 62212CD
  15. David Singley: Paradise; David Singley; Fools & Mystics; Wren Sing Productions 7 98576 30019 7
  16. Jonas Friddle: “The Midnight Special – fretless banjo”; Jonas Friddle; Midnight Special Collection; Midnight Special Collection JFriddle | MS008
  17. Guy Clark: “The Cape”; Guy Clark; Songs and Stories; Songs and Stories Dualtone
  18. Bob Newhart: “Superman and the Dry Cleaner”; Bob Newhart; The Windmills are Weakening; Collector’s Choice CCM-2047
  19. Lissa Schneckenberger: “You Don’t Mess Around With Jim” (Croce); Lissa Schneckenberger; Covers; Footprint Records FR 2013
  20. Joe Crookston: Superman; Joe Crookston; Folkstage: Joe Crookston 2006; WFMT
  21. David Mitchell & Robert Webb: Geoff is Not Superman; David Mitchell & Robert Webb; That Mitchell & Webb Sound: Series Four, Disc 3; BBC Audio ISBN 978 1408 410141
  22. Lucy Kaplansky: I’m Looking Through You (Lennon/McCartney); Lucy Kaplansky; Reunion; Red House Records RHR CD 255
  23. The Last Word Quintet: Dream of Flying (Day/Smith); The Last Word Quintet; Falling to Earth; Origin Records ORIGIN 82889
  24. No Fuss and Feathers: Superman; No Fuss and Feathers; WFMT’s Folkstage; Folkstage 03-19-2016 2 of 2
  25. Chris Acker: Title Track; Chris Acker; Odd, Ordinary, and Otherwise; bandcamp.com 8 77746 00338 7
  26. Donna Adler: Chance of Tears (Dundee); Donna Adler; Stories to Keep; Grace Street Music 7 00261 34446 1
  27. Billy Bragg: Song of the Iceberg; Billy Bragg; No One Knows Nothing/Song of the Iceberg 7″ Vinyl; Cooking Vinyl
  28. Les Barker: “Have You Got Any News of the Iceberg?”; Les Barker; Up the Creek Without a Poodle; Mrs. Ackroyd Records Up the Creek Without a Poodle / DOG012
  29. Chris Chandler: Breakfast Cereal Killer; Chris Chandler; The Song Poets (Various); Prime CD PCD 46
  30. Andrew Beyer: “The Midnight Special – organ”; Andrew Beyer; Midnight Special Collection; Midnight Special Collection AABeyer/MS 008
  31. Willie Nelson: Still Learning How to Fly (Crowell); Willie Nelson; Oh, What a Beautiful World; Legacy 1 980287282 9
  32. Della Mae: Little Bird; Della Mae; Magic Accident; Compass 7 4864 2
  33. Nefesh Mountain: A Sparrow’s Song; Nefesh Mountain; Songs for the Sparrows; Nefesh Mountain 19265064256
  34. Abigail Lapell: Sewage; Abigail Lapell; Stolen Time; Outside Music OUT9175CD
  35. (Loudon Wainwright III): “Hard Day on the Planet”; Loudon Wainwright III; BBC Sessions; BBC/Fuel Sessions BBC 302 061 054
  36. The Chromatics: Habitable Zone; The Chromatics; more songs from BaltiCom, disc 1 (various artists); Kludge CD-260
  37. Dave Carter & Tracy Grammer: “Gentle Arms of Eden”; Dave Carter & Tracy Grammer; Drum Hat Buddha; Drum Hat Buddha | Signature Sounds SIG 1266
  38. Hudost: Fire of Eden, ft. SistaStrings; Hudost; The Monkey in the Crown; Open Sesame Music none
  39. Kim Beggs: House for Slaughter (Beggs/S. Kilgore); Kim Beggs; Beneath Your Skin; kimbeggs.com KBCD007
  40. Joni Mitchell: “Big Yellow Taxi”; Joni Mitchell; Ladies of the Canyon; Ladies of the Canyon | Reprise 8122797178-3
  41. Linda Tillery & the Cultural Heritage Choir: Ain’t No More Cane on dis Brazos (trad., arr. Tillery); Linda Tillery & the Cultural Heritage Choir; Say Yo’ Business; Earth Beat R2 76762
  42. Mason Via: See It While You Can; Mason Via; See It While You Can (single); masonvia.com 2.6.2026
  43. Freyda & Acoustic AttaTude: “Garden of Mysteries”; Freyda & Acoustic AttaTude; Midnight at Cabell Hall; Red House RHR CD 55
  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