The Midnight Special, May 23, 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. Dervish: Land of My Other ft. Sister Sadie (The Breath); Dervish; The Great Irish Songbook, Vol. 2; Rough Trade LPDTRD00171
  3. Andy Cohen + Eleanor Ellis + William Lee Ellis: I’m Goin’ Home (Patton); Andy Cohen + Eleanor Ellis + William Lee Ellis; Whistlin’ Past the Graveyard; Riverlark Music RL-23
  4. Cosy Sheridan w/Charlie Koch: One Way Ticket Heaven Bound; Cosy Sheridan w/Charlie Koch; Breathing Room; cosysheridan.com 1 95269 380302 2
  5. Beth Nielsen Chapman: Life Holds On; Beth Nielsen Chapman; Greatest Hits; Reprise 9 47302-2
  6. Bill Jones: “Blood for Gold & Universal Soldier” (Trad./Buffy Sainte-Marie); Bill Jones; Turn to Me; Turn to Me | Compass 7 4338 2
  7. Iain Matthews & Elliott Murphy: The Ballad of The Soldier’s Wife; Iain Matthews & Elliott Murphy; La Terre Commune; Eminent EM 25070-2
  8. Sweet Honey in the Rock: Wanting Memories (Barnwell); Sweet Honey in the Rock; Still on the Journey: The 20th Anniversary Album; EarthBeat! 9 42536-2
  9. Antsy McClain: Everyone’s a Household Name; Antsy McClain; The Indelible Man; Unhitched unhitched.com 2023
  10. Michael Smith: Famous in France; Michael Smith; Folkstage: Michael Smith 1-25-03; WFMT Folkstage 1-25-03
  11. Susan Werner: “Movie of My Life” (bonus track); Susan Werner; Time Between Trains; Bottom Line BLine 63440-47305-2
  12. Dan Tyminski: Hey Brother; Dan Tyminski; God Fearing Heathen; 8Track Entertainment 8T031023
  13. Crys Matthews: Citizen (Guthrie/Hoffman/Matthews); Crys Matthews; Citizen – single; Shamus Records Matthews 4.28.2026A
  14. Heather Maloney: A Hard Rain’s Gonna Fall; Heather Maloney; Just Enough Sun; Signature SIG 2092
  15. Owen Walsh: The Midnight Special (Trad.); Owen Walsh; The Midnight Special “exclusive”; single 1.31.2024
  16. Eric Noden: Blues Will Find You; Eric Noden; The Original; Diving Duck Records DD10024
  17. Joe Filisko & Eric Noden: As We Are Now; Joe Filisko & Eric Noden; Destination Unknown; Filisko & Noden Filisko & Noden 2018
  18. Joe Filisko & Eric Noden: Four Letter F Word; Joe Filisko & Eric Noden; Destination Unknown; Filisko & Noden Filisko & Noden 2018
  19. Sanctified Grumblers: Keep Your Porchlight Low; Sanctified Grumblers; No Lie; sanctifiedgrumblers.com SG 0001
  20. Christina Eltrevoog: Bushels; Christina Eltrevoog; Bushels (single); Christina Eltrevoog 4.1.2025
  21. Jacob Furr: Mockingbird; Jacob Furr; Trails & Traces; jacobfurr.bandcamp.com 9-16-2014
  22. Harvey Andrews: Hello Hans; Harvey Andrews; 25 Years on the Road; Aris/Hypertension Music 883 249/HYCD 200 105
  23. Alexis Galperine & Guillaume Palissy: Chanson de Craonne – Adieu La Vie (Traditional); Alexis Galperine & Guillaume Palissy; Lettres du front – Melodies de la grande guerre; Corelia B001M5HKYG
  24. Emmylou Harris & Linda Ronstadt: 1917; Emmylou Harris & Linda Ronstadt; Western Wall/The Tucson Sessions; Asylum 62408-2
  25. Louie Lou Louis: Monstre de Saint-Remy; Louie Lou Louis; Moonlit Dream; Louis Apollon Music 1 9526934359 0
  26. Sam Bush: Ballad for a Soldier (L. Russell); Sam Bush; Laps in Seven; Sugar Hill SUG-CD-4013
  27. Greg Greenway: A Song for Soldiers; Greg Greenway; Weightless; Sheen of Heat SOH004
  28. Daniel Boling: Send the Old Men to Fight; Daniel Boling; It Matters; Berkalin Records BLK 10081
  29. Colby Maddox: “The Midnight Special – fiddle”; Colby Maddox; Midnight Special Collection; Midnight Special Collection CMaddox/MS 009
  30. Cosy Sheridan: George and His 88 Keys; Cosy Sheridan; Grand Design; BWE 0165 CD
  31. Willie Nelson: I Don’t Think I’ve Cried Today (Tomberlin, Nelson, Cannon); Willie Nelson; Dream Chaser; Sony/Legacy 199584314921
  32. David Stoddard: Still Small Voice; David Stoddard; Get Off My Lawn; David Stoddard 2008
  33. Karen Mal: Mercury’s Wings; Karen Mal; Mercury’s Wings; Waterbug Records WBG0062
  34. Kenny White: “Letter From X-Ray”; Kenny White; Single; Kenny White [2006]
  35. Eric Bibb, Rory Block & Maria Muldaur: “Lean On Me” (Withers); Eric Bibb, Rory Block & Maria Muldaur; Sisters & Brothers; Telarc CD-83588
  36. Raye Zaragoza: Hold That Spirit; Raye Zaragoza; Hold That Spirit; Rebel River Records 80823
  37. Darrell Scott & Tim O’Brien: “Fiddler Jones”; Darrell Scott & Tim O’Brien; Memories and Moments; Full Skies 94504 79904
  38. (Jay Ungar, arr. Buddy Greene): “Ashokan Farewell”; Buddy Greene w/Stuart Duncan on fiddle; Harmonica Anthology; Rufus RMCD 195317
  39. Jeff Black: “Sunday Best”; Jeff Black; B-Sides and Confessions; Dualtone 80302-01135-2
  40. Tom Paxton: Letters from Joe (a capella); Tom Paxton; Together; Appalsongs Appalsongs 2023-2
  41. Robin & Linda Williams: “Keep the Home Fires Burning” (Novello/Ford); Robin & Linda Williams; Visions of Love; Visions of Love/Sugar Hill SUG-CD-1068
  42. Pete Seeger & Lorre Wyatt: Keep the Flame Alive; Pete Seeger & Lorre Wyatt; A More Perfect Union; Appleseed APR CD 1130
  43. Crys Matthews: Last Night I Had the Strangest Dream (McCurdy); Crys Matthews; Last Night I Had the Strangest Dream – single; Shamus Records Matthews 4.28.2026B
  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