The Midnight Special, May 2, 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. Tony Cuffe: “When Rosy May Comes in Wi’ Flowers” (Robert Burns); Tony Cuffe; Complete Songs of Robert Burns; Complete Songs of Robert Burns | Linn Records HONCD 5047
  3. Waterson:Carthy: “May Song”; Norma Waterson, Eliza Carthy, Martin Carthy, Tim Van Eyken; Holy Heathens and the Old Green Man; Topic TSCD562
  4. The Jones Family: Hal-an-tow (Trad.); The Jones Family (Chuck, Brenda Jones & Chenoa Clark); Unquiet; Shambling Gate Records SGR 1616
  5. Cordelia’s Dad: May Blooming Field (Trad.); Cordelia’s Dad; Comet; Omnium OMM 2011D
  6. Salamander Crossing: Five Days In May (Cuddy/Keelor); Salamander Crossing; Bottleneck Dreams; Signature Sounds SIG 1244 CD
  7. Ed Snodderly: The Diamond Stream; Ed Snodderly; Chimney Smoke; Majestic Records MAJ0522
  8. Ed Snodderly (aka ES Pearl): High in the Rhyme, ft. Amythyst Kiah; Ed Snodderly (aka ES Pearl); Baggage Flies Free; Majestic Records/Need to Know Music 5.1.2026
  9. David Olney: Voices on the Water (Olney/Owen); David Olney; The Wheel; Loud House LHR 2003
  10. Maisy Owen: It All Ends the Same; Maisy Owen; Dark on a Sunny Day; Tompkins Square TSQ4136
  11. CornMaiz: Dance A Jig; CornMaiz; CornMaiz String Band: Fresh-picked Kentucky Music; Redbird Records RRCD 2022
  12. Malcolm Holcombe: One Leg at a Time; Malcolm Holcombe; To Drink the Rain; Music Road Records MRR CD 010
  13. Robin Bienemann: The Bug Dance; Robin Bienemann; Friday Night Live; RobinB.org 5.1.2026
  14. Cormac McCarthy: Ain’t No Bee; Cormac McCarthy; Walking with the Shadows; Rakish Tilt Music RTCD 0006
  15. Geoff Bartley: “Welcome to the Spiral Dance”; Geoff Bartley; One Kind Word; Waterbug WBG CD 0046
  16. The Burns Sisters: “Dance Upon This Earth”; The Burns Sisters; In This World; Philo PH 1198 CD
  17. Mark Erelli: Sense of Wonder; Mark Erelli; Lay Your Darkness Down; Soundly Music 6 89176 89418 9
  18. Colby Maddox: “The Midnight Special – fiddle”; Colby Maddox; Midnight Special Collection; Midnight Special Collection CMaddox/MS 009
  19. David Allan Coe: You Never Even Call Me By Name (Goodman); David Allan Coe; The Essential David Allan Coe; Columbia Legacy CK 89073
  20. David Allan Coe: Would You Lay With Me (In a Field of Stone); David Allan Coe; The Essential David Allan Coe; Columbia Legacy CK 89073
  21. David Allan Coe: Willie, Waylon and Me; David Allan Coe; The Essential David Allan Coe; Columbia Legacy CK 89073
  22. Mark Rubin: Horrors of the War; Mark Rubin; Dispatch: Songs from a World Gone Mad; Jew of Oklahoma 4.29.25
  23. Dennis Warner w/James Lee Stanley: Golden Rule; Dennis Warner w/James Lee Stanley; Pilot Me; Pilot Me Main Trail Productions/MTP0814-11
  24. The War and Treaty: From A Distance (Gold); The War and Treaty; More Than a Whisper: Celebrating the Music of Nanci Griffith; Rounder 1166101791
  25. Jake Shimabukuro: I’ll Be There (Davis/Gordy/Hutch/West); Jake Shimabukuro; Travels; Hitchhiker Records EOM-CD-5262
  26. Garnet Rogers: After All (Lawson/G. Rogers); Garnet Rogers; Speaking Softly In the Dark; Snow Goose SGS 1115 CD
  27. The Weavers: Tzena, Tzena, Tzena; The Weavers; Greatest Hits; Vanguard CD 15-16
  28. The Weavers: Last Night I Had the Strangest Dream; The Weavers; Greatest Hits; Vanguard CD 15-16
  29. Pete Seeger: To My Old Brown Earth; Pete Seeger; Pete; Living Music LMUS 0032
  30. Pete Seeger: Step By Step (trad./Waldemar Hille) & Greensleeves (trad.); Pete Seeger; Live in ’65 Disc 2; Appleseed Records APR CD 1118
  31. Larry Long and Pete Seeger: “Well May the World Go” (Pete Seeger); Larry Long and Pete Seeger; Well May the World Go; Smithsonian Folkways SFW CD 40114
  32. Pete Seeger: “Turn, Turn, Turn”; Pete Seeger; Pete Seeger’s Greatest Hits; Columbia / Legacy CK 9416
  33. Pete Seeger: How Can I Keep From Singing? (Lowry); Pete Seeger; Pete; Living Music LMUS 0032
  34. Pete Seeger: “Ode to Joy”; Pete Seeger; Dangerous Songs; Dangerous Songs | Columbia CK 65261
  35. Cheeyang and original cast: Prologue / In The Beginning; Cheeyang and original cast; Legendary: The Myth of Creation; cheeyang.com none
  36. David Broza: What Will You Do?; David Broza; Painted Postcard; Rounder Records 11661-3199-2
  37. Ryan Burns & The Vocal Ghosts: Yang Pu Moving His Family; Ryan Burns & The Vocal Ghosts; The Institute; rburnsmusic.com 5.31.2019
  38. Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer with Chao Tian: Hold Each Other Up; Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer with Chao Tian; From China to Appalachia; Community Music CMCD 217
  39. Hugh Blumenfeld: Talking Island; Hugh Blumenfeld, ft. Lucy Kaplansky; Mozart’s Money; Prime CD PCD 021
  40. Twisted Pine: Papaya; Twisted Pine; Right Now; Right Now Signature / Sig CD 2121
  41. Kamaka Camarillo with Anthony Pfluke: E Mama; Kamaka Camarillo with Anthony Pfluke; World Beach Party; Putumayo 7.5.2025
  42. Girlyman: Bird on the Wire; Girlyman; Little Star; Daemon DAM 19052
  43. Muriel Anderson: Hawaiian Lullaby, ft. Mark Kibbee; Muriel Anderson; Nightlight Daylight; CGD Music CGD2014
  44. Willie Nelson: Dream Chaser (Tomberlin, Nelson, Cannon); Willie Nelson; Dream Chaser; Sony/Legacy 199584314921
  45. Willie Nelson: Crazy (Nelson); Willie Nelson; Crazy, The Demo Sessions; Sugar Hill SUG1072
  46. Willie Nelson: Energy Follows Thought (Nelson/Cannon); Willie Nelson; A Beautiful Time; Columbia/Legacy 19439953562
  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