The Midnight Special, August 22, 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. Malvina Reynolds: Little Boxes; Malvina Reynolds; Ear to the Ground; Smithsonian Folkways SFW CD40124
  3. Tamara: I Live in a Square; Tamara; a little space left; Montauk Daisy 1
  4. The Band: The Shape I’m In; The Band; Greatest Hits (ReMasters); Capitol 72435-24941-2-5
  5. John Wort Hannam: “Round & Round”; John Wort Hannam; Long Haul; Black Hen Music BHCD00095
  6. Phil Ochs: “Outside a Small Circle of Friends”; Phil Ochs; Farewells & Fantasies disc 3; Farewells & Fantasies | Elektra Traditions Rhino R2 73518
  7. Hart Rouge: Lifting My Heart (Forbes); Hart Rouge; Beaupre’s Home; Red House Records RHR CD 102
  8. Spider John Koerner: “Jack of Diamonds”; Spider John Koerner; Stargeezer; Red House Stargeezer / RHR CD 84
  9. Zoe Mulford: Ace of Spades; Zoe Mulford; Bonfires; Azalea City ACCD-0906
  10. Rod Abernethy: Just Around the Corner; Rod Abernethy; Normal Isn’t Normal Anymore; rodabernethy.com 85218 00669
  11. Carrie Newcomer: Shape of a Perfect Arc; Carrie Newcomer; A Great Wild Mercy; Available Light Records ALR07
  12. Scott Cook: From Here on the Curve; Scott Cook; Troubadourly Yours; scottcook.net 8.18.2026
  13. West Texas Exiles: Circles in the Yard; West Texas Exiles; 8000 Days; Floating Mesa Records FMR001CD
  14. Pete Seeger: From Way Up Here (Tchaikovsky, Seeger, Reynolds); Pete Seeger; God Bless the Grass; Columbia CL2432
  15. Billy Strings: Burn the Other End; Billy Strings; So Much For Goodbyes; Reprise 8.28.2026
  16. Pentagle: Light Flight; Pentagle; The Essential Guide to Folk, Disc 2; Union Square Productions ESGCD313-2
  17. Malvina Reynolds: Wheel (Reynolds); Malvina Reynolds; Artichokes, Griddle Cakes And Other Good Things; Pacific Cascade LPL 7018
  18. The Malvinas: God Bless The Grass (Reynolds); The Malvinas; God Bless the Grass; Soona Songs SS 020
  19. Reggie Harris: “It Isn’t Nice” (Malvina Reynolds); Reggie Harris; On Solid Ground; On Solid Ground | self released RHM 002
  20. Robert Ellis: Sing Along; Robert Ellis; The Lights from the Chemical Plant; New West NW6266
  21. Malvina Reynolds: Sing Along; Malvina Reynolds; Another Country Heard From; Smithsonian Folkways F-2524
  22. Nanci Griffith: Turn Around; Nanci Griffith; Other Voices, Other Rooms; Elektra 9 61464-2
  23. Kray Van Kirk: The Machineries of Joy; Kray Van Kirk; The Road to Elfland; Digital Penguin DigiPen2015
  24. Jason Wilber: Living in Space; Jason Wilber; Time Traveler; WilberTone Records WTR-011
  25. Pete Seeger: “Martian Love Song”; Pete Seeger; Gazette, Vol. 1; Smithsonian Folkways Gazette, Vol. 1
  26. Claudia Schmidt: Wings of Wonder; Claudia Schmidt; Reimagining; claudiaschmidt.com 2022
  27. Joy Clark: Shimmering; Joy Clark; Tell It To The Wind; Righteous Babe RBR121D
  28. Mean Mary: “What About Today?” (Mary James); Mean Mary; Alone; Alone | Woodrock Records WDRK 43021
  29. Jonas Friddle: Jubilee (Trad.); Jonas Friddle; When the Water Was the Sky; jonasfriddle1.bandcamp.com 6.13.2024
  30. John McCutcheon: Wheels/Tim the Turncoat (N. Petty/Trad.); John McCutcheon; Sprout Wings & Fly; Rounder CD 0406
  31. Andrew Beyer: “The Midnight Special – organ”; Andrew Beyer; Midnight Special Collection; Midnight Special Collection AABeyer/MS 008
  32. Tret Fure: In This Circle; Tret Fure; Roses in November; Tomboy Girl Records 2018 83108
  33. The Last Word Quintet: Circle of Doors (Day/Smith); The Last Word Quintet; Falling to Earth; Origin Records ORIGIN 82889
  34. James Lee Stanley & Cliff Eberhardt: Strange Days (The Doors); James Lee Stanley & Cliff Eberhardt; All Wood and Doors; Beachwood Recordings 7 33086 20103 9
  35. Cloudstreet: The Ballad of the Shape of Things (Harnick); Cloudstreet; Clouds on the Road; Cloudstreet CDST05
  36. Darren Flynn: Pinebox; Darren Flynn; Pinebox – single; darrenaflynnmusic 6.12.2026
  37. Storyhill: Shapeshifter; Storyhill; Where to Begin; Story Hills SHR 1914
  38. Austin Lounge Lizards: Golden Triangle; Austin Lounge Lizards; Tales from the Black Saloon; Watermelon 1000-CD
  39. Ronnie Drew: The Auld Triangle (Shannon); Ronnie Drew; 20 Famous Irish Ballads, 1997 (various); ARC EUCD 1399
  40. Edwards, Sherman: Molasses to Rum (Sherman Edwards); Original Broadway Cast; 1776; Sony Classical SK48215
  41. Mahalia Jackson: A Rusty Old Halo; Mahalia Jackson and the Falls-Jones Ensemble; Gospels, Spirituals and Hymns; Columbia/Legacy C2K 47083
  42. Sons of the Never Wrong: Circle of Gold; Sons of the Never Wrong; Church of the Never Wrong; Waterbug WBG103
  43. Gillian Welch: Red Clay Halo; Gillian Welch; Time (the Revelator); Acony ACNY 0103
  44. Trapezoid: Tell Me How; Trapezoid; Moon Run; Narada CD 3011
  45. Jesse Welles: This and Not Some Other Way; Jesse Welles; Masks Off; jessewellesmusics.bandcamp.com 6.12.2026
  46. Harry Chapin: Circle; Harry Chapin; Story of a Life (compilation); Elektra Traditions Rhino R2 75875
  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