The Midnight Special, September 26, 2026

By Marilyn Rea Beyer |

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Playlist

  1. Lead Belly: The Midnight Special THEME (excerpt 2); Lead Belly; Midnight Special; RCA Victor LPV-505
  2. The Two Gentlemen Band: Cheese & Crackers; The Two Gentlemen Band; Two At A Time; Bean-Tone Records BTR-001CD
  3. Maeve Higgins: How to Make Friends; Maeve Higgins; A Very Special Woman; bandcamp [2022]
  4. Patty Stevenson & Craig Siemsen: “Pocket Bread and Peanut Butter; Patty Stevenson & Craig Siemsen; One Person; One Person Larrea/PC1281
  5. Raffi: “Peanut Butter Sandwich”; Raffi; Singable Songs for the Very Young; Singable Songs for the Very Young/Troubadour TR-002
  6. David Amram: Louisiana Crawfish Etoufee, ft. Butch Baldassari mandolin; David Amram; Southern Stories; Southern Stories/Chrome Records CR4202
  7. Tom Smith: A Boy and His Frog; Tom Smith; Tom Smith and his Digital Acoustic Compilation; Dodeka DR-10017D
  8. Peter, Paul and Mary: I’m in Love with a Big Blue Frog; Peter, Paul and Mary; The Collection… disc 3; Reader’s Digest OPCD-8505 3 of 4
  9. Michael Smith: The Princess & The Frog; Michael Smith; Such Things are Finely Done; Tales from the Tavern Tales from the Tavern no.019
  10. Felicity Buirski: Rumpelstiltskin; Felicity Buirski; Repairs & Alterations; Run River Records 004UK
  11. Mary Chapin Carpenter: The Bug (Knopfler); Mary Chapin Carpenter; Come On, Come On; Columbia CK 48881
  12. Townes Van Zandt: Pancho & Lefty; Townes Van Zandt; Live at the Old Quarter; Tomato TOM-2-7001
  13. The Hot Club of Cowtown: Billy The Kid; The Hot Club of Cowtown; Wild Kingdom; Gold Strike WR4047CD
  14. Ramblin’ Jack Elliott: Me and Billy the Kid (Ely); Ramblin’ Jack Elliott; Friends of Mine; Hightone Records HCD8089
  15. Joe Ely: I Gotta’ Find Old Joe; Joe Ely; Streets of Sin; Rounder Rounder 011 661 3181-2
  16. Mark Humphreys: Jesus Christ, Joe Walsh, and I (Lorand/Bern); Mark Humphreys; The River Road; Trough Records TRCP 1055
  17. George Ensle: Ode to Jake; George Ensle; Home; Berkalin 7 98576 58122 0
  18. Travis, Merle: “Midnight Special” Travis picked guitar; Merle Travis; In Boston 1959; Travis Pickin’ | CMH 6255
  19. John Prine: Me, Myself, and I; John Prine; Aimless Love; Oh Boy Records OBR 002CD
  20. Steve Goodman: Donald & Lydia (Prine); Steve Goodman; Steve Goodman; Buddah 7446599625 2
  21. Jules Klee: He Don’t Know a Thing; Jules Klee; Roses on My Table; julesklee.com pre-release single
  22. Dave Nachmanoff: Square Peg Blues; Dave Nachmanoff; Snapshots; Troubadour TR004
  23. Eric Brace & Thomm Jutz: Circle and Square; Eric Brace & Thomm Jutz; Circle and Square; Red Beet Records RBRCD0028
  24. Terence Martin: Perfect Fit; Terence Martin; Lost Hills; Good Dog Music 43865
  25. James Curley: Song to Myself; James Curley; Mortal; Sidewalking Crab Records 1 95269 43279 9
  26. John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon: Presidential Debate (NYC 1960); John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon; Great Speeches of the 20th Century, Vol. 1; Rhino Word Beat RWB 70567 1
  27. Lerner & Loewe: Camelot; Richard Burton; Camelot (Original Broadway Cast Recording); Sony Camelot / SK 60542
  28. The Dreamsicles: “Richard Nixon” (Prasada-Rao); Cary Cooper and Tom Prasada-Rao; WFMT’s Folkstage; Folkstage 02-09-08 2 of 2
  29. Susan Werner and Tish Hinojosa: Sisters; Susan Werner and Tish Hinojosa; Halfway to Houston; susanwerner.com 02092024
  30. The Dangling Participles: Widen the Circle; The Dangling Participles; One More Drop; thedanglingparticiples.com 12.2.2022
  31. Scott Cook: A Bigger Tent; Scott Cook; Troubadourly Yours; Groove Revival GRP010
  32. Jonas Friddle: “The Midnight Special – fretless banjo”; Jonas Friddle; Midnight Special Collection; Midnight Special Collection JFriddle | MS008
  33. Ray Bonneville: Two Bends in the Road; Ray Bonneville; Rough Luck; PrimeCD PRIME CD68
  34. Taproot: Around the Next Bend; Taproot; If You Build It; Taproot Music Taproot Music
  35. Sons of Town Hall: Honest Man; Sons of Town Hall; Honest Man; Sons of Town Hall pre-release single
  36. Our Native Daughters: Moon Meets the Sun; Our Native Daughters; Songs of Our Native Daughters; Songs of Our Native Daughters Smithsonian Folkways/SF CD 40232
  37. Emma’s Revolution: Sun and the Wind (Humphries); Emma’s Revolution; Revolutions Per Minute; Moving Forward MFM 1234
  38. The Last Word Quintet: “Lightning and Thunder” (Bob Long); The Last Word Quintet; After the Rain…; After the Rain… | self 1 95269 06843 1
  39. Lara Herscovitch: Mr. Hyde; Lara Herscovitch; Misfit; La Rama Records LRR1606
  40. David Mitchell & Robert Webb: Friends of Dr. Jekyll; David Mitchell & Robert Webb; That Mitchell & Webb Sound, Series Two, disc 2; BBC Audio ISBN 13:978 1846 070716
  41. Bailey Jester: She’s Two of a Kind; Bailey Jester (Jordan & Hines); Travelin’ Show; Johnny Cut BAI 002
  42. The Pairs: Past My Prime; The Pairs; Together on a Rock; thepairsmusic.com 11.2025
  43. Eddie From Ohio: “You & Me In A Rowboat to Rio”; Eddie From Ohio; Portable EFO Show, Disc 1; Virginia Soul Records VSR CD 005
  44. Sons of the Never Wrong: Pull Me Through (Roper); Sons of the Never Wrong; Song of Sons; Waterbug 129 7 53114 01293 5
  45. Rosalie Sorrels: Waltzing With Bears; Rosalie Sorrels; What it Means to Love; Green Linnet GLCD 2113
  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