The Midnight Special, June 20, 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. David Mallett: Summer of My Dreams; David Mallett; Parallel Lives; Flying Fish FF CD 670
  3. Hungrytown: Late New England (Afternoon in June); Hungrytown; Circus for Sale; Big Stir Records BSR-0105
  4. Rupert Wates: When Summer Comes Again; Rupert Wates; Full Circle; Bite Music BR12114
  5. Peter Joly: God In Love In June; Peter Joly; Peter Joly; peterjoly.bandcamp.com
  6. Jim Infantino: “Stress”; Jim Infantino; World of Particulars; Gadfly CD 209
  7. Lou & Peter Berryman: “We Strolled on the Beach”; Lou & Peter Berryman; Double Yodel; Cornfed CR10
  8. Leanne Morgan: Miracle Suit; Leanne Morgan; So Yummy; Dry Bar Comedy/Comedy Dynamics 10.22.2021
  9. Jenny Bienemann: The Beach; Jenny Bienemann; Heading Slowly Toward the Beginning; jennybienemann.com 00261 36316
  10. The Lovin’ Spoonful: Rain on the Roof; The Lovin’ Spoonful; Hums of the Lovin’ Spoonful; Kama Sutra/Buddha BMG 74465 99732 2 74465 99732 2
  11. Jenny Reynolds: Listening to the Rain; Jenny Reynolds; Willow & Stone; jennyreynolds 1 95269 41253 1
  12. Wendy & DB: Sunny Side Up; Wendy & DB; Get Your Sunny Side Up; Tigerlily Records 195269 36061 0
  13. Pharis & Jason Romero: These Are the Days; Pharis & Jason Romero; These Are the Days That Turn Into Years; Lula Records LULA 2607
  14. Cris Williamson & Teresa Trull: Shady Glen (Trull); Cris Williamson & Teresa Trull; Country Blessed; Second Wave Records CD 22013
  15. Barbara Higbie: Open Eyes; Barbara Higbie; Signs of Life; Windham Hill Records WD-1090-CD
  16. Annie & Rod Capps: Pardon My Dust; Annie & Rod Capps; Never Done; Yellow Room Records YRR027
  17. Richard Shindell: “Summer Wind, Cotton Dress”; Richard Shindell; Blue Divide; Blue Divide Shanachie/8014
  18. Owen Walsh: The Midnight Special (Trad.); Owen Walsh; The Midnight Special “exclusive”; single 1.31.2024
  19. Taproot: “Me and My Dad” (Deborah Silverstein); Taproot; If You Build It; If You Build It Taproot/TR001
  20. Oscar Brown, Jr.: Dat Dere (Timmons/Brown); Oscar Brown, Jr.; Sin & Soul; Columbia CS8377
  21. Kyle Hazard: What It Takes to Make It Home; Kyle Hazard; Exclusive to MS / unreleased; Kyle Hazard 6.15.2026
  22. Dana “Short Order” Cooke: “My Father’s Bald”; Dana “Short Order” Cooke; Wildman; Spike CD-000001A
  23. Uncle Bonsai: “I Am My Dad” (Andrew Ratshin); Uncle Bonsai; But I’m Happy Now; Yellow Tail YT-10004
  24. Guy Clark: “The Randall Knife”; Guy Clark; Songs and Stories; Dualtone [2011]
  25. Meklit & The Kronos Quartet: “The President Sang Amazing Grace”; Meklit & The Kronos Quartet; Long Time Passing: Kronos Quartet & Friends Celebrate Pete Seeger; Smithsonian Folkways SFW-40240
  26. Big Bill Broonzy: “This Train”; Big Bill Broonzy; Big Bill Broonzy Sings Folk Songs; Big Bill Broonzy Sings Folk Songs | Smithsonian Folkways FA 2328/CD SF 40023
  27. Small Potatoes: I Brought My Father With Me (M. Smith); Small Potatoes; Time Flies; Folk Era FE1427CD
  28. Steve Goodman: “My Old Man”; Steve Goodman; Say It In Private; Red Pajamas RPJ-012CD
  29. James Curley: Goodman’s Shoes; James Curley; There Used to Be a Train; Sidewalking Crab 00261 39321
  30. Jeremy Facknitz: Longest Shortest; Jeremy Facknitz; From Those Sweet Ashes; jeremyfacknitz.com
  31. Richard Berman: How Old Is Your Boy?; Richard Berman; Storied Lives; ARIES CD 0004
  32. Andrew Beyer: “The Midnight Special Solo (Long): Instrumental; Andrew Beyer; Midnight Special Collection; Midnight Special Collection AABeyer/MS 007
  33. Cubanisms: Summertime/Blue Skies; Cubanisms; Acento Cubano; www.cubanismsband.com 191924330219
  34. Meg Davis: Upon a Summer’s Sky; Meg Davis; Music of Wonderland; Meg Music Meg01
  35. Kathy Mattea: Innocent Years (Mattea/Vezner/Barris); Kathy Mattea; Innocent Years; Mercury 088 170 130 2
  36. Milk Carton Kids: Blue Water; Milk Carton Kids; Lost Cause Lover Fool; Far Cry Records FCR00009LP
  37. Jonas Friddle, ft. Anna Jacobson: June Bug; Jonas Friddle, ft. Anna Jacobson; single; jonasfriddle.com 6.6.2025
  38. Dana Robinson: “Lazy June”; Dana Robinson; Midnight Salvage; Alcazar Alc 131 CD
  39. Hugh Blumenfeld: Waiting for the Good Humor Man; Hugh Blumenfeld; Mozart’s Money; Prime CD PCD 021
  40. Sons of the Never Wrong: Teva (Roper); Sons of the Never Wrong; One if By Hand; Gadfly Gadfly 268
  41. Coco & Lafe: “Ocean Beach”; Coco & Lafe; Cafe Loco; Skyhunter Cafe Loco / SKY 2008
  42. Sam Robbins: Piles of Sand; Sam Robbins; So Much I Still Don’t See; Nine Athens Music 1 95269 34658 4
  43. Rachael Sage: Canopy; Rachael Sage; Canopy; MPress Records MP2772-1
  44. Annie Gallup: Nightclothes; Annie Gallup; Nightclothes; Gallway Bay Music GBM26
  45. Peter Mulvey & Jenna Nichols w/Ross Bellenoit: Good Night; Peter Mulvey & Jenna Nichols w/Ross Bellenoit; Floyd Mercantile; Righteous Babe Records RBR 130-D
  46. Laura Love: I Still Believe (Unplugged); Laura Love; She Loved Red; Laura Love 88295 68276
  47. Andrew Beyer: “The Midnight Special – cigar box slide”; Andrew Beyer; Midnight Special Collection; Midnight Special Collection AABeyer/MS 004