The Midnight Special, January 6, 2024
Playlist
- Traditional: “Midnight Special”; Leadbelly; Midnight Special; RCA Victor LPV-505
- William Pint & Felicia Dale: “January Man”; Pint & Dale; When I See Winter Return; Waterbug WBG CD 0039
- James Lee Stanley: “Mary January”; James Lee Stanley; Eternal Contradiction; Beachwood BR2473-2
- Terry Klein: Starting at Zero; Terry Klein; Leave the Light On; terrykleinmusic.com 11102023
- Natalia Zukerman & Friends: Brand New Frame; Natalia Zukerman & Friends; Gypsies & Clowns, Disc 2; Weasel Records WSL-1202
- Bert Jansch: Walk Quietly By; Bert Jansch; When the Circus Comes to Town; Cooking Vinyl Cook CD 092
- Mouths of Babes: World Brand New (Greenstein); Mouths of Babes; World Brand New; mouthsofbabes.com pre-release
- Naomi Ashley: Same Mistake; Naomi Ashley; Love Bug; naomiashley.com 7 55491 29642 4
- South For Winter: Fallen Seeds; South For Winter; Luxumbra; southforwintermusic.com 659696527614
- Nefesh Mountain: Tree of Life; Nefesh Mountain; Songs for the Sparrows; Nefesh Mountain 19265064256
- Ewan MacColl & Peggy Seeger: There’s Better Things for You; Ewan MacColl & Peggy Seeger; New Briton Gazette, Vol. 1; Smithsonian Folkways FW 8732
- Jean Redpath: “Open the Door Softly”; Jean Redpath; Think on Me; Jean Redpath JR-108CD
- Richard Thompson: One Door Opens; Richard Thompson; Old Kit Bag; Cooking Vinyl cookcd251
- Tracy Chapman: “New Beginning”; Tracy Chapman; New Beginning; Elektra 7559-61850-2
- Pat Donohue: “This Is the Beginning”; Pat Donohue; Life Stories; Bluesky Records BSR 915
- Jonas Friddle: “The Midnight Special – fretless banjo”; Jonas Friddle; Midnight Special Collection; Midnight Special Collection JFriddle | MS008
- Rays Of Romance: “In the Month of January”; Rays of Romance; Silver Dagger & Other Vehement Valentines; Frequency Glide FGE 003 CD
- Davey O.: A New Season; Davey O.; Some Days; daveyo.com [2023]
- Lou & Peter Berryman: “Resolution #9”; Lou & Peter Berryman; We Don’t Talk About That!; We Don’t Talk About That! Cornbelt/CR800CD
- Ben Gage: Tomorrow; Ben Gage; Same Song; bengagemusic.com 112522
- Ellis Paul: “The World Ain’t Slowin’ Down”; Ellis Paul; Translucent Soul; Translucent Soul | Philo 11671-1200-2
- Dar Williams: The Weight of the World; Dar Williams; Emerald; Dar Williams Records DAR518
- Bernice Johnson Reagon: There’s a New World Coming; Bernice Johnson Reagon; Give Your Hands to Struggle; Smithsonian Folkways SF CD 40049
- Buffalo Rose: New World; Buffalo Rose; Again, Again, Again; Misra Records MSR 130
- Brooks Williams & Aaron Catlow: I’ve Endured (Reed); Brooks Williams & Aaron Catlow; Ready for the Times; Red Guitar, Blue Music RGBM2201C
- Ollabelle: Reach for Love (Leone); Ollabelle; Riverside Battle Songs; Verve Forecast 80006756-02
- Tim O’Brien & the O’Boys: When I Paint My Masterpiece (Bob Dylan); Tim O’Brien & the O’Boys; Oh, Boy! Oh, Boy!; Sugar Hill SH CD 3808
- Dala (Sheila Carabine, Amanda Walther): Life on Earth; Dala (Sheila Carabine, Amanda Walther); Best Day; Compass 7 66397 45822
- Larry Long: One Year After (the War Began); Larry Long; Troubadour; Flying Fish FF70528
- Bobby McFerrin: I Shall Be Released (Bob Dylan); Bobby McFerrin; Spirityouall; Spirityouall | Masterworks 8765 45686
- Travis, Merle: “Midnight Special” Travis picked guitar; Merle Travis; In Boston 1959; Travis Pickin’ | CMH 6255
- Al Rose: Again the Beginner; Al Rose; Again the Beginner; Monkey Holding Peach MHP1053
- Dick Gaughan: “Song of Choice”; Dick Gaughan; Different Kind of Love Song; Different Kind of Love Song/Appleseed 1018
- Allison Russell: The Returner; Allison Russell; The Returner; Fantasy Records 8 88072 52409 5
- Connie Kaldor: Keep Going; Connie Kaldor; Keep Going; Coyote Entertainment GEGCD1080
- Naomi Ashley: Other Side (Ashley/McHugh); Naomi Ashley; Love Bug; naomiashley.com 7 55491 29642 4
- Magpie: Letter to Eve (Seeger); Magpie; Living Planet; Collector 1948CD
- Eliza Gilkyson: Pools of Eden; Eliza Gilkyson; Redemption Road; Musical Transformations MTI CD397
- Joel Mabus: “The Naked Truth”; Joel Mabus; Naked Truth; The Naked Truth | Fossil 288 CD
- Frank Morey: Blame it on the Devil; Frank Morey; Cold in Hand; Indigo Hamlet Music IHM 2002
- Irene Kelley: Satan, Get Behind Me; Irene Kelley; Snow White Memories; IRK Records
- Becky Buller: “Tell the Truth (Shame the Devil)”; Becky Buller w/The Fairfield Four; Distance & Time; Distance & Time | Dark Shadow Recording DSR202002
- Taproot: “Shut the Door”; Taproot; If You Build It; If You Build It Taproot/TR001
- Nina de Vitry: Open (de Vitry/Welch); Nina de Vitry; What You Feel is Real; ninadevitry.com
- Joe Kinosian: What Happens After the End?; Joe Kinosian; What Happens After the End? (single); kinosianandblair.com 2022
- Eric Bibb: “New World Comin’ Through”; Eric Bibb; Good Stuff; Earthbeat R2 75265
- Laura Love: “I Still Believe (Unplugged)”; Laura Love; She Loved Red; Laura Love 88295 68276
- Andrew Beyer: “The Midnight Special – cigar box slide”; Andrew Beyer; Midnight Special Collection; Midnight Special Collection AABeyer/MS 004