The Midnight Special, August 1, 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. Amy Speace: Dog Days; Amy Speace; Folkstage: Amy Speace w/Megan Palmer and John Abbey; WFMT FS 6-14-2014
  3. Cephas & Wiggins: “Dog Days of August”; Cephas & Wiggins; Classic Harmonica Blues; Smithsonian Folkways SFW CD 40204
  4. The Heists (Erin Heist): Black Dog Blues (Trad.); The Heists (Erin Heist); From the Land of Rusted Dreams; Erin Heist 198003179929
  5. Zoe Lewis: When Dog Meets Wolf; Zoe Lewis; Rotary Phone; Dog Called Dog 21681 07612
  6. Nick Drake: Black Eyed Dog; Nick Drake; Way to Blue; Hannibal HNCD 1386
  7. Christine Collister: Whole Night Sky (Cockburn); Christine Collister; The Dark Gift of Time; Koch KOC CD 8022
  8. Mary Gauthier: Dark Enough to See the Stars; Mary Gauthier; Dark Enough to See the Stars; In the Black ITBCD008
  9. Connie Kaldor: A Poodle in Paris (live); Connie Kaldor w/Paul & Gabriel Campagne; Folkstage – Connie Kaldor Fox Valley Festival Preview 8.31.2024 (excerpt); WFMT 8.31.2024
  10. Dan Pelletier: Aces the Dog; Dan Pelletier; My Freakin’ Heart; Dan Pelletier 00261 39364
  11. Kevin Kling: Dogs; Kevin Kling; Stories Off the Shallow End; East Side Digital ESD 81592 MRBCOLL
  12. Martha Wainwright: One of Us (M. Wainwright/Hansard); Martha Wainwright; Goodnight City; PIAS COOPD345CD
  13. Celtic Thunder: Falling Slowly (Hansard); Celtic Thunder; Voyage; Decca BOO16471-02
  14. Josh Ritter: Stars in the Crown; Josh Ritter; Heaven, Or Someplace as Nice; Pythias CD-PYTH-017
  15. Glen Hansard: This Gift (bonus track); Glen Hansard; Rhythm and Repose; Anti-Records 87203-2
  16. Jonas Friddle: “The Midnight Special – fretless banjo”; Jonas Friddle; Midnight Special Collection; Midnight Special Collection JFriddle | MS008
  17. Gina Forsyth: Radio Star; Gina Forsyth; Folkstage: Gina Forsyth 2014; WFMT FS 9-6-2014
  18. Love Canon: “Video Killed the Radio Star” (Trevor Horn, Geoff Downes and Bruce Woolley); Love Canon; Love Canon, Vol. 2; Love Canon, Vol. 2 | self-released [2012]
  19. Kevin Burke & Open House, ft. Mark Graham: The Classical Greek (Graham); Kevin Burke & Open House; Second Story; Green Linnet GLCD 1144
  20. Fendrick & Peck: Odysseus; Fendrick & Peck; Make Your Way In; Fendrick & Peck 7.27.2018
  21. Studs Terkel: “Interview with Ramblin’ Jack Elliott”; Studs Terkel & Jack Elliott; Studs Terkel Archives: 04-01-1961; WFMT [1961]
  22. Ramblin’ Jack Elliott: Rock Island Line (trad.); Ramblin’ Jack Elliott; The Lost Topic Tapes: Isle of Wight 1957; Hightone Records HCD8176
  23. Ramblin’ Jack Elliott: Will James; Ramblin’ Jack Elliott; South Coast; Red House Records RHRCD059
  24. Ramblin’ Jack Elliott: “Interview – excerpt”; Ramblin’ Jack Elliott; The Gift: A Tribute to Ian Tyson; Stony Plain SPCD 1322
  25. South For Winter: Souls Lost in the Dark; South For Winter; Of Sea and Sky; southforwintermusic.com 05162024
  26. Simon & Garfunkel: My Little Town; Simon & Garfunkel; Still Crazy After All These Years (Paul Simon: The Studio Recordings) Disc 3; Warner Bros R2 78901
  27. Chris Vallillo: Forgottonia; Chris Vallillo; Forgottonia; Gin Ridge Music GR 1015
  28. Andrew Beyer: “The Midnight Special – organ”; Andrew Beyer; Midnight Special Collection; Midnight Special Collection AABeyer/MS 008
  29. David Mitchell & Robert Webb: Whose Pet is This? The Mystery of the Loch Ness Monster; David Mitchell & Robert Webb, feat. Olivia Coleman and James Bachman; That Mitchell & Webb Sound, Series 5, Disc 2; BBC ISBN 781785 290299 2 of 3
  30. Kevin Burke & Open House, ft. Mark Graham: Hoof and Mouth – instrumental (Graham); Kevin Burke & Open House; Hoof And Mouth; Green Linnet GLCD 1169
  31. Uncle Bonsai: The Monster in the Closet; Uncle Bonsai; The Family Feast; Yellow Tail Records YT10029
  32. Tipps & Obermiller: Fresh Hell; Tipps & Obermiller; Little Kid Heart; Tipps & Obermiller 8 4512105171 1
  33. Richard Meyer: “The Black Swan”; Richard Meyer; Good Life!; Shanachie 8003 CD
  34. Zoe Mulford: Coyote Wings; Zoe Mulford; Coyote Wings; Azalea Records ACCD – 1205
  35. Lou & Peter Berryman: “The Dupsha Dove”; Lou & Peter Berryman; House Concert; House Concert | Cornbelt CR 12
  36. Maya de Vitry: Coin in Your Soul; Maya de Vitry; All My Faith; Mad Maker Studios mms006
  37. Jill Sobule: Nothing Natural; Jill Sobule; Underdog Victorious; Artemis Records ATM-CD-51563
  38. Jeff Tweedy & Trampled By Turtles: Love is Everywhere (Tweedy); Jeff Tweedy & Trampled By Turtles; single; Thirty Tigers 7.1.2026
  39. Milk Carton Kids: My Place Among the Stones; Milk Carton Kids; Lost Cause Lover Fool; Far Cry Records FCR00009LP
  40. Ryan Burns & The Vocal Ghosts: Let It Out Again; Ryan Burns & The Vocal Ghosts; Just Keep Growing; rburnsmusic.com 991048084919
  41. Jeff Black: “How to Save the World”; Jeff Black; A Walk In the Sun; Lotos Nile 8 58732 96639 5
  42. Laura Love: I Still Believe (Unplugged); Laura Love; She Loved Red; Laura Love 88295 68276
  43. Andrew Beyer: “The Midnight Special – cigar box slide”; Andrew Beyer; Midnight Special Collection; Midnight Special Collection AABeyer/MS 004