The Midnight Special, August 29, 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. Tanglefoot: Summer Ghosts; Tanglefoot; Agnes on the Cow Catcher; Borealis BCD143
  3. Hana Zara and the Old-Time Pharmaceuticals: Belvelly Keep (DiSimio); Hana Zara and the Old-Time Pharmaceuticals; Crossing Faire; People of Orphalese Hudson Hardin July Aug
  4. Christine Lavin: The Best Summer; Christine Lavin; single; christinelavin.com [2021]
  5. Lucy Kaplansky: Last Days of Summer; Lucy Kaplansky; Last Days of Summer; Lucyricky Records lucykaplansky.com
  6. Ben Gage: Tomorrow; Ben Gage; Same Song; bengagemusic.com 112522
  7. The Nields: You Don’t Have That Kind of Time; The Nields; XVII; Mercy House 7 0026141870 4
  8. Jesse Welles: Siddhartha; Jesse Welles; Masks Off; jessewellesmusics.bandcamp.com 6.12.2026
  9. Ranky Tanky: Be Alright; Ranky Tanky; This Village; Ranky Tanky LLC 7 5095801353 8
  10. Barry Gray & Isabel Valls: Carnival Ride; Barry Gray & Isabel Valls; Carnival Ride; Guide Time Records barryandisabel.com
  11. Jeff Black: Carnival Song; Jeff Black; Birmingham Road; Dualtone 80302-01135-2
  12. Collide: American Circus; Collide; American Circus; collideduo.com 1 9526942283 7
  13. Mama’s Broke: Build It Up; Mama’s Broke; Reunion; Free Dirt CD0131
  14. Rhiannon Giddens: Carolina Rain; Rhiannon Giddens; Hope is the Thing With Feathers; Nonesuch 9.18.2026 rels
  15. Dan Bern: Let Your Worries Be As Few As Mine; Dan Bern; Wilderness Song; danbern.com none
  16. Jud Caswell: “Blackberry Time”; Jud Caswell; Folkstage 04-28-07, disc 2; WFMT 04-28-07 – 2
  17. Owen Walsh: The Midnight Special (Trad.); Owen Walsh; The Midnight Special “exclusive”; single 1.31.2024
  18. Wes Weddell: When the Tide is Out; Wes Weddell; The Work, The Hope, The Promise; Dusty Shadows Music DSM 2001
  19. Ruth Theodore: Brighton Stones; Ruth Theodore; I Am I Am; Righteous Babe Records 259029E
  20. Jimmie Dale Gilmore: “Just a Wave” (Butch Hancock); Jimmie Dale Gilmore; Spinning Around the Sun; Elektra 9 61502-2
  21. McKain Lakey: Cicadas in the Trees; McKain Lakey; Somewhere; mckainlakey.com 7 55491 19329
  22. Sue Fink: “Hymn of the Cicada”; Sue Fink; Cicada Suite (2-song EP); suefink.com [2021]
  23. Elise Witt: “Como la Cigarra (Like the Cicada)”; Elise Witt; Valise; EM World Records EMW – 1011
  24. Naomi Ashley: Love Bug; Naomi Ashley; Love Bug; naomiashley.com 7 55491 29642 4
  25. Cicone, Epstein, McMillan & Ruggles: My Sweet Honeydew (a cappella); Cicone, Epstein, McMillan & Ruggles; Hudson Harding Folk Now – Songs for These Times (July Aug 2026); Head of the Meadow single
  26. The Volo Bogtrotters: Down Where the Watermelon Grows; The Volo Bogtrotters; Old Time String Band w/Vocal Accompaniments; Marimac 9067D
  27. John Prine: Spanish Pipedream; John Prine; John Prine; Atlantic 19156-2
  28. Guy Clark: “Homegrown Tomatoes”; Guy Clark; Craftsman; Craftsman/Philo PH 1184/85
  29. Billy Walsh: August Song; Billy Walsh; Widdershins; Billy Walsh 1-2003
  30. The Flatlanders: Down in the Light of the Melon Moon; The Flatlanders; Now Again; New West NW6040
  31. Erin McKeown: (It’s Only A) Paper Moon (Arlen/Harburg/Rose); Erin McKeown; Sing You Sinners; Nettwerk 0 6700 30564 2 7
  32. Andrew Beyer: “The Midnight Special – organ”; Andrew Beyer; Midnight Special Collection; Midnight Special Collection AABeyer/MS 008
  33. Dolly Parton: Coat of Many Colors; Dolly Parton; Coat of Many Colors (re-release); RCA Nashville/Legacy 82876 81242 2
  34. Dolly Parton: Little Sparrow; Dolly Parton; Little Sparrow; Little Sparrow | Sugar Hill SUG-CD-3927
  35. Dolly Parton: My Tennessee Mountain Home; Dolly Parton; My Tennessee Mountain Home; RCA Nashville/Legacy 82876 81529 2
  36. Dolly Parton: “Old Black Kettle”; Dolly Parton; My Tennessee Mountain Home; “Old Black Kettle” RCA Nashville Legacy/828276 81529 2
  37. Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt & Emmylou Harris: After the Gold Rush (N. Young); Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt & Emmylou Harris; Trio II; Asylum 62275-2
  38. Dean Milano: Take the Blue Highway; Dean Milano; Songs About Stuff; Kira Records Kira 2906
  39. Charlie Berens: Driving in the Midwest; Charlie Berens; Midwest Goodbye; Spoke AV 9.15.2023
  40. Zoe Speaks: “Power Windows”; Zoe Speaks; Birds Fly South; Redbird Records RRCD 2002
  41. Eric Taylor: “Blue Piano”; Eric Taylor; Scuffletown; Emminent Scuffletown / EM-26001-2
  42. Justin Hurwitz: “La La Land”; Emma Stone, voice; Orch/Tim Davies; La La Land (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack); Interscope B0025620-02
  43. Justin Hurwitz: “La La Land”; Emma Stone, voice; Orch/Tim Davies; La La Land (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack); Interscope B0025620-02
  44. Louise Coombe: Paris; Louise Coombe; Paris; Zoe Cat 3.2025
  45. Vince Guaraldi: Cast Your Fate to the Wind (Take 3); Vince Guaraldi; Jazz Impressions of Black Orpheus (various); Fantasy 3337
  46. Fairport Convention: “Farewell, Farewell” (Richard Thompson); Fairport Convention feat. Sandy Denny; Liege & Lief; Liege & Lief | A&M CD 4257
  47. Sons of the Never Wrong: Fare Thee Well (Owen’s Song); Sons of the Never Wrong; Feather and the Starry Crown; Sons 3 Records SR 4
  48. Laura Love: I Still Believe (Unplugged); Laura Love; She Loved Red; Laura Love 88295 68276
  49. Andrew Beyer: “The Midnight Special – cigar box slide”; Andrew Beyer; Midnight Special Collection; Midnight Special Collection AABeyer/MS 004