The Midnight Special, August 8, 2026

By Marilyn Rea Beyer |

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Playlist

  1. Lead Belly: Midnight Special (Trad.); Leadbelly; Midnight Special; RCA Victor LPV-505
  2. John McCutcheon: Meteors / The Perseid; John McCutcheon; Supper’s on the Table; Rounder Heritage 1166-11612-2
  3. Suzanne Buirgy: Shooting Stars; Suzanne Buirgy; Small World; Attune Records 20903-2
  4. Kevin So: Shooting Star; Kevin So; Individual; Kevin So KS-6997 CD
  5. Susan Werner: Lake of Stars; Susan Werner; Halfway to Houston; susanwerner.com 2092024
  6. Kate Rusby: Underneath the Stars; Kate Rusby; Underneath the Stars; Pure Records/Compass 7 4370 2
  7. Mary Gauthier: Our Lady of the Shooting Stars; Mary Gauthier; Drag Queens in Limousines; In the Black Records 41962
  8. Harry Chapin: Shooting Star; Harry Chapin; Verities & Balderdash; Elektra 1012-2
  9. Guy Davis: Shooting Star; Guy Davis; Skunkmello; Red House Records RHR CD 192
  10. Zoe Mulford: Our Lady of the Highway; Zoe Mulford; Purple Piano – EP; Azalea City Recordings ACCD-2304
  11. Jimmy LaFave: The Great Night; Jimmy LaFave; Road Novel; Bohemia Beat BB0007
  12. House of Hamill: Shine; House of Hamill; Wildfire; Smokejumper Records 8012024
  13. Joy Clark: Shine; Joy Clark; Folkstage: WFF Preview (2025); WFMT FS 07192025
  14. Jack Nolan w/Justin Weaver: Saving It Up For A Sunnier Day; Jack Nolan w/Justin Weaver; Tell It to the Birds – EP; Sugar Lodge 11.7.2026
  15. Steve “Q” Quinn: “The Midnight Special – Harmonica Greasy” (Traditional); Steve “Q” Quinn; Midnight Special Collection; Midnight Special Collection | Midnight Special Collection SQuinn/MS013
  16. Steven Goodman: “Take Me Out to the Ballgame”; Steve Goodman; No Big Surprise: The Steve Goodman Anthology; Red Pajamas RPJ008CD 1/2
  17. Terry Cashman: Talkin’ Baseball (Cubs Version); Terry Cashman; Midnight Special Singles; Lifesong LS-45104CC A
  18. Jean Shepard: “Balls” (full version); Jean Shepherd; Jean Shepherd and Other Foibles; WFMT Collectors’ Choice Music CCM-343-2
  19. Heidi Muller: “I Like Baseball”; Heidi Muller; Giving Back; Cascadia CM103
  20. Chuck Brodsky: Disco Demolition Night (live); Chuck Brodsky; Baseball Ballads 2; Chuck Brodsky Records CB 025
  21. Matt Watroba w/The Yellow Room Gang: They Used to Play Baseball Here [Tiger Stadium]; Yellow Room Gang; Happy New Day; Yellow Room Gang YRR009
  22. Tim Griffin: Poisoned Apples (Don Neill); Tim Griffin; The Pegasus Nominees, Vol. 1; Prometheus Music PM-1009
  23. Pres. Harry S. Truman: The First Atomic Bomb Attack on Japan; Pres. Harry S. Truman; Great Speeches of the 20th Century, Box 2; Rhino RWB 70567 2
  24. Tom Lehrer: We Will All Go Together; Tom Lehrer; The Remains of Tom Lehrer, Disc 3; Rhino 79831 3
  25. Jeff Black: “Until I Learn How to Fly”; Jeff Black; A Walk In the Sun; A Walk In the Sun | Lotos Nile 8 58732 96639 5
  26. Ellis Paul & Vance Gilbert: What Do I Want? What Do I Need? (Black); Ellis Paul & Vance Gilbert; Side of the Road; Philo Records 1167-1239-2
  27. Jeff Black: Same Old River; Jeff Black; B Sides and Confessions, Vol. 1; Dualtone 80302-01135-2
  28. Jeff Black: Sing Together (In Memory of Pete Seeger); Jeff Black; Folklore; Lotos Nile Records LNCD 0010
  29. Jonas Friddle: “The Midnight Special – fretless banjo”; Jonas Friddle; Midnight Special Collection; Midnight Special Collection JFriddle | MS008
  30. Milk Carton Kids: Star Shine; Milk Carton Kids; I Only See The Moon; Far Cry Records FCR00005CD
  31. Maya de Vitry: Confidence of the Sun; Maya de Vitry; All My Faith; Mad Maker Studio mms006
  32. Sons of the Never Wrong: Comet; Sons of the Never Wrong; One if By Hand; Gadfly Records Gadfly 268
  33. Claudia Schmidt: The Moon Winked at Hale-Bopp; Claudia Schmidt; Wings of Wonder; Red House Records RHR CD 144
  34. Loreena McKennitt: “Moon Cradle”; Loreena McKennitt; Parallel Dreams; Quinlan Road quinlan CD 103
  35. The Flatlanders: Down in the Light of the Melon Moon; The Flatlanders; Now Again; New West NW6040
  36. Kelly Hunt: Fingernail Moon; Kelly Hunt; Even the Sparrow; Rare Bird RBR001
  37. Kate Waters: Next Right Thing, ft. David Burchfield; Kate Waters; Some Comfort; katewaters.com 8.22.2026
  38. Kate MacLeod & Mind the Gap: I Will Sing My Heart Out, ft. Paul Hammerton; Kate MacLeod & Mind the Gap; Home Brewed; Courier Music 8.11.2026
  39. Big Benny Bailey: Bottom of a Grave – single; Big Benny Bailey; Business Spice; Thirty Tigers 9.18.2026
  40. Geoff Bartley: Let Falling Stars; Geoff Bartley; One Kind Word; Waterbug WBG CD 0046
  41. Lance Cowan: Closer to Truth (Mallett); Lance Cowan; The Air That You Breathe; Patio Records 7 85104 73148 6
  42. David Mallett: Hope for One and All; David Mallett; …in the falling dark; Vanguard 79480-2
  43. Laura Love: I Still Believe (Unplugged); Laura Love; She Loved Red; Laura Love 88295 68276
  44. Andrew Beyer: “The Midnight Special – cigar box slide”; Andrew Beyer; Midnight Special Collection; Midnight Special Collection AABeyer/MS 004