The Midnight Special, October 16, 2021

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  1. Traditional: “Midnight Special”; Leadbelly; RCA Victor LPV-505
  2. John Stewart: “Daydream Believer” (Intro); John Stewart; Homecoming HCCD 00750
  3. John Stewart: “Daydream Believer”; John Stewart; Collectors’ Choice Music CCM-406-2
  4. Lula Wiles: “Hometown”; Lula Wiles; What We Will Do/Smithsonian Folkways SFW CD40233
  5. Gina Forsyth: “In Dreams I Go Back Home”; Gina Forsyth; Copper Rooster and Other Tunes & Tales | Waterbug WBG125
  6. The Baileys: “The Homes of Donegal”; The Baileys; Toucan Cove TC 1105
  7. Eric Bibb: “Bring it on Home to Me” (Sam Cooke); Eric Bibb; Home to Me | Earthbeat R2 79793
  8. Irene Kelley: “Carolina Special”; Irene Kelley; IRK Records irenekelley.com [2021]
  9. James Taylor: “Carolina In My Mind”; James Taylor; Warner Bros BS 2979
  10. Andrea Von Kampen: “Carolina”; Andrea Von Kampen; Fantasy FAND01291
  11. Alisa Amador: “Together”; Alisa Amador; alisaamador.com EP
  12. Laura Love: “23 and Me”; Laura Love; lauralovemusic.bandcamp.com [2021]
  13. Patty Larkin: “The Letter”; Patty Larkin; Live in the Square | Philo CD PH 1136
  14. Dar Williams: “If I Wrote You”; Dar Williams; Razor & Tie RT2830-2
  15. Josh White: “Did You Read That Letter”; Josh White; Columbia/Legacy CK 67001
  16. Rhiannon Giddens & Francesco Turrisi: “Going to Write Me a Letter”; Rhiannon Giddens & Francesco Turrisi; Nonesuch 591336-2
  17. Andrew Beyer: “The Midnight Special – Melodica”; Andrew Beyer; Midnight Special Collection AABeyer/MS 005
  18. Anne Hills: “Voice from the Farm”; Anne Hills; Collective Works CW0504
  19. William Daniels & Virginia Vestoff: “Yours, Yours, Yours”; William Daniels & Virginia Vestoff; Sony SK 48215
  20. Leslie Odom, Jr. & Lin-Manuel Miranda: “Dear Theodosia”; Leslie Odom, Jr. & Lin-Manuel Miranda; Atlantic 556345-2 1 of 2
  21. Rachel Bissex: “In White Light”; Rachel Bissex; One Take Productions OTP 002004
  22. Susan Werner: “Still Believe”; Susan Werner; SWerner 002
  23. Mike Ward: “In the Light”; Mike Ward; Psychosongs [2020]
  24. Matthews, Crys: “Exactly Where You Are”; Crys Matthews; crysmatthews.com 700261 485904
  25. Robert Johnson: “Sweet Home Chicago”; Robert Johnson; Martin Scorsese Presents the Blues: Robert Johnson/Columbia Legacy CK90494
  26. Steel Wheels: “Where I’m From”; The Steel Wheels; Big Ring Records CD-BRR-09
  27. Herula, Donna: “Movin’ Back Home; Donna Herula; donnaherula.com DH003
  28. Dean Friedman: “Too Much Stuff”; Dean Friedman; www.deanfriedman.com RLRCD012
  29. Jonathan Pointer: “Yard Sale”; Jonathan Pointer; songs for cheap 001
  30. Lonnie Knight: “Homecoming”; Lonnie Knight; Mosquito Shoals MS82010
  31. Bill Morrissey: “Harry’s Last Call”; Bill Morrissey; Philo 11671 b227 2
  32. Jonas Friddle: “The Midnight Special – fretless banjo”; Jonas Friddle; Midnight Special Collection JFriddle | MS008
  33. Riders in the Sky: “Homecoming Yodel” (Green); Riders in the Sky; MCA MCAD 42338
  34. Jeff Black: “Gold Heart Locket”; Jeff Black; Dualtone LNM 80302-01135-2
  35. Salamander Crossing: “Light in the Window”; Salamander Crossing; Signature Sounds SIG 1244 CD
  36. Michael Hurley: “Letter in Neon”; Michael Hurley; Koch KOC 3-7910-2
  37. Ellen Mcllwaine: “Can’t Find My Way Home” (Winwood); Ellen Mcllwaine; Polydor PD-5021
  38. Juliet Wyers: “Clear”; Juliet Wyers; Juliet Wyers 001
  39. Allison Russell: “Montreal”; Allison Russell; Fantasy FAN01125
  40. Natasha Borzilova: “Dear Diary”; Natasha Borzilova; Hadley HMG1003
  41. Richard Thompson: “Cold Kisses”; Richard Thompson; Capitol CDP 7243 8 33704 2 9
  42. Spencer LaJoye: “House Fires”; Spencer LaJoye; spencerlajoye.com [2021]
  43. Bill Morrissey: “Letter from Heaven”; Bill Morrissey; Philo CD PH 1154
  44. Ben Bedford: “Letters from the Earth”; Ben Bedford; Waterbug Records WBG 124
  45. Townes Van Zandt: “Rex’s Blues”; Townes Van Zandt; Tomato Records TOM-2-7001
  46. Chris Lavancher: “Going Back Home”; Chris Lavancher; Chris Lavancher 191924569459
  47. Laura Love: “I Still Believe (Unplugged)”; Laura Love; Laura Love 88295 68276
  48. Andrew Beyer: “The Midnight Special – cigar box slide”; Andrew Beyer; Midnight Special Collection AABeyer/MS 004

The Midnight Special, October 9, 2021

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  1. Traditional: “Midnight Special”; Leadbelly; RCA Victor LPV-505
  2. Chris Lavancher: “After the Flood”; Chris LaVancher; chrislavanchermusic.com [2021]
  3. Shemekia Copeland & John Prine: “Great Rain”; Shemekia Copeland; Alligator ALCD 4984
  4. Ladysmith Black Mambazo: “Rain, Rain, Beautiful Rain”; Ladysmith Black Mambazo; Shaka Zulu/Warner LP 9-25582-1
  5. Paul Simon: “Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes”; Paul Simon; Warner Bros [1986]
  6. Jerry Douglas with Mumford & Sons: “The Boxer” (Paul Simon); Jerry Douglas with Mumford & Sons; eOne EOM CD 2128
  7. Barnstar: “Boy in the Bubble” (Paul Simon); Barnstar; wearebarnstar.com [2011]
  8. Paul Simon: “50 Ways to Leave Your Lover”; Paul Simon; Warner Bros. R2 78901
  9. The Beatles: “Hello Little Girl”; The Beatles; Apple CDP 7243 8 34445 2 6
  10. Judy Collins: “In My Life” (John Lennon); Judy Collins; Elektra 62104-2
  11. John Lennon: “Watching the Wheels”; John Lennon; EMI 7243 8 21954 2 9
  12. The John Lennon Song Project: “Julia”; The John Lennon Song Project; Red Engine Records RER006
  13. John Lennon: “Beautiful Boy”; John Lennon; EMI 7243 8 21954 2 9
  14. Dan + Claudia Zanes: “Ki Lè Map Wè Ou Anko? (When Will I See You Again?)”; Dan + Claudia Zanes; Smithsonian SFW 48065
  15. Patti LuPone: “Cock-Eyed Optimist”; Patti LuPone; Matters of the Heart/LayZLay Records VSD 6058
  16. Eric Lambert: “Beating the Odds”; Eric Lambert; ericlambert.com [2021]
  17. Travis, Merle: “Midnight Special” Travis picked guitar; Merle Travis; Travis Pickin’ | CMH 6255
  18. Kitty Donohoe: “Working for Mrs. O’Leary”; Kitty Donohoe; WFMT 11-3-01
  19. Allen Toussaint: “Holy Cow”; Allen Toussaint; Rounder Records 11661-9154-2
  20. Bessie Smith: “Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight”; Bessie Smith; Proper Records Properbox 78 P1411
  21. Salamander Crossing: “Fire in the Sky” (Andrew Kinsey); Salamander Crossing; Signature Sounds SSRC 1228
  22. Red Tail Ring: “Peshtigo”; Red Tail Ring; Red Tail Ring 80074 20002
  23. Darcie Deaville: “Running”; Darcie Deaville; Redwing RWMCD 5405
  24. Old School Freight Train (Jesse Harper): “Run”; Old School Freight Train; Acoustic Disc ACD 61
  25. Kate & Anna McGarrigle: “Matapedia”; Kate & Anna McGarrigle; Hannibal HNCD 1394
  26. Jonathan Edwards: “Right Where I Am”; Jonathan Edwards; Rising Records 207
  27. Penny Nichols: “These Days”; Penny Nichols; Pensongs Productions PSP 005
  28. Keb’ Mo’: “Rock Me on the Water” (Jackson Browne); Keb’ Mo’; Music Road Records MRR CD 018
  29. Ben Harper: “Jamaica Say You Will” (Jackson Browne); Ben Harper; Music Road Records MRR CD 018
  30. Jackson Browne: Intro to Take it Easy; Jackson Browne; Inside Recordings INR5251-2
  31. Jackson Browne: “Take It Easy”; Jackson Browne; Inside Recordings INR5251-2
  32. Bill Giardini: “The Midnight Special – Accordion (short)” (Traditional); Bill Giardini; Midnight Special Collection | Midnight Special Collection BillGiardini/MS011
  33. Tom Rush: “Shadow Dream Song” (Jackson Browne); Tom Rush; Electra 74018-2
  34. Jackson Browne: “Still Looking for Something”; Jackson Browne; Inside Records INR 1119
  35. Studs Terkel & John Prine: Based in Country Music & “Frying Pan”; Studs Terkel & John Prine; Studs Terkel Archives: 1971/75 | WFMT studsterkel.wfmt.com
  36. John Prine & Iris DeMent: “We’re Not the Jet Set” (Bobby Braddock); John Prine & Iris DeMent; Oh Boy OBR-019CD
  37. The Avett Brothers: “Spanish Pipedream” (Blow Up Your TV); The Avett Brothers; Oh Boy OBR-042
  38. John Prine: “All the Best”; John Prine; Oh Boy Records OBR-009 CD
  39. Studs Terkel & John Prine: Farewell & “Flashback Blues”; Studs Terkel & John Prine; Studs Terkel Archives: 1971/75 | WFMT studsterkel.wfmt.com
  40. John Prine: “When I Get to Heaven”; John Prine; Oh Boy Records OBR-046CD
  41. Ina May Wool: “Out Past Yesterday”; Ina May Wool; inamaywool.com [2021]
  42. Joy Harjo: “Creation Story”; Various: Joy Harjo w/Susan M. Williams, John L. Williams; Native American Currents/Silver Wave SD915
  43. Walela: “Bright Morning Stars”; Walela: Rita and Priscilla Coolidge & Laura Satterfield; Unbearable Love | Triloka R- 8063-2
  44. Sharon Burch: “Corn Song”; Sharon Burch; Canyon Records CR-535
  45. Bill Miller: “My People”; Bill Miller; Warner Western 9 45324-2
  46. John McCutcheon (feat. Bill Miller): “Medicine Game”; John McCutcheon (feat. Bill Miller); Appalseed [6.21]
  47. Laura Love: “I Still Believe (Unplugged)”; Laura Love; Laura Love 88295 68276
  48. Andrew Beyer: “The Midnight Special – cigar box slide”; Andrew Beyer; Midnight Special Collection AABeyer/MS 004

The Midnight Special, October 2, 2021

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  1. Traditional: “Midnight Special”; Leadbelly; RCA Victor LPV-505
  2. Tom Prasada-Rao: “The Year of Losing Things” (TPR & Grace Pettis); Tom Prasada-Rao; Tom Prasada-Rao The Year of Losing Things / 8-15-2020 on FB
  3. Nobody’s Girl (BettySoo, Grace Pettis, Rebecca Loebe): “Waterline”; Nobody’s Girl; Lucky Hound 18
  4. Kat Eggleston: “Go to the Water”; Kat Eggleston; Outside Eden | Waterbug WBG 0028 CD
  5. Mary Lou Fulton: “Sylvie” (Trad.); Mary Lou Fulton; Infinidad 95269 11003
  6. The Kennedys: “Cotton Jenny” (Lightfoot); The Kennedys; Have Harmony Will Travel HHWT 101
  7. Gordon Lightfoot: “Don Quixote”; Gordon Lightfoot; Reprise 2237-2
  8. Gail Finnie Rundlett: “Windmills” (Gordon Bell); Gail Finnie Rundlett; Cedarwood Hill CH100
  9. Last Train Home: “My Sally”; Last Train Home; Adult Swim Records AS 9 CD
  10. Jonathan Byrd: Fiddle and Bow (Whole World Round); Jonathan Byrd; Waitress/self Byrd 001
  11. Ari & Mia: “The Fiddle and the Drum” (Joni Mitchell); Ari & Mia; ariandmiamusic.com 3119
  12. Robin & Linda Williams: “Urge for Going”; Robin & Linda Williams; Red House RHR CD 274
  13. Stan Rogers: “45 Years”; Stan Rogers; Fogarty’s Cove FCM 010D
  14. Cindy Mangsen: “October Roses”; Cindy Mangsen; Redwing RWM CD 5403
  15. Watchhouse (Andrew Marlin & Emily Frantz): “Nightbird”; Watchhouse; Tiptoe Tiger TTM002CD
  16. Jonas Friddle: “The Midnight Special – fretless banjo”; Jonas Friddle; Midnight Special Collection JFriddle | MS008
  17. Harmonious Wail: “Ballgame”; Harmonious Wail; Naxos World 76056-2
  18. Terry Cashman: “Willie, Mickey & The Duke”; Terry Cashman; Rhino R2 70710
  19. Steve Key: “Shoeless Joe Jackson” (Jeff Deitchman); Steve Key; Hungry for Music HFM 005
  20. Sister Wynona Carr: “The Ball Game”; Sister Wynona Carr; Rhino R2 70710
  21. David Olney, John Hadley, Ben Jones: “Heaven’s Game”; David Olney, John Hadley, Ben Jones; Hungry For Music HFM 025
  22. Steve Goodman: “A Dying Cubs Fans Last Request”; Steve Goodman; Omnivore Recordings OVCD-337
  23. Chris Lavancher: “Pickup Baseball”; Chris Lavancher; chrislavanchermusic.com [2021]
  24. Christine Lavin: “Ballad of a Ballgame”; Christine Lavin; Appleseed Recordings APR CD 1079
  25. Janis Ian: “At Seventeen”; Janis Ian; Rude Girl-Columbia/Legacy 88697 561962
  26. David Roth: “Everybody” (Roth/Pyle); David Roth; Wind River Records DRO4003D
  27. Emma’s Revolution: “We Are One”; Emma’s Revolution; emmasrevolution.com [2001]
  28. Rachel Garlin: “Some Weights are Hard to Bear”; Rachel Garlin; Rachel Garlin RGCD8
  29. Peter, Paul & Mary: “Lemon Tree” (Will Holt); Peter, Paul & Mary; Reader’s Digest OPCD-8505 1 of 4
  30. Cosy Sheridan: “Eat the Dandelion”; Cosy Sheridan; cosysheridan.com [2021]
  31. Andrew Beyer: “The Midnight Special – organ”; Andrew Beyer; Midnight Special Collection AABeyer/MS 008
  32. Tom Russell: “October in the Railroad Earth”; Tom Russell; Frontera FR-13
  33. William Burroughs & tomandandy: “Old Western Movies”; William Burroughs & tomandandy; Rykodisc RCD 10329
  34. The Kennedys: “Dharma Café”; The Kennedys; Koch Records KOC-CD-8675
  35. Ina May Wool: “Lincoln on the Streets of New York”; Ina May Wool; inamaywool.com [2021]
  36. Wazir Peacock, Matt & Marshall Jones: “Wade in the Water” (Trad.); Wazir Peacock, Matthew Jones, Marshall Jones; Revolt! in Records 46112
  37. Walter Parks & The Unlawful Assembly: “Georgia Rice”; Walter Parks & The Unlawful Assembly; Atomic Sound 91021
  38. Charlie Mosbrook: “Silhouette in Blue”; Charlie Mosbrook; charliemosbrook.com OMR 007
  39. Sierra Ferrell: “The Sea”; Sierra Ferrell; Rounder 1166101288
  40. Dave Carter & Tracy Grammer: “Love, the Magician”; Dave Carter & Tracy Grammer; Signature Sounds SIG 1266
  41. David Olney, Anana Kaye, Irakli Gabriel: “The Great Manzini”; David Olney, Anana Kaye, Irakli Gabriel; Schoolkids Records SMR-067
  42. Joe Troop: “Horizon”; Joe Troop; Free Dirt DIRT-CD-0103
  43. Dan+Claudia Zanes: “Star Time”; Dan+Claudia Zanes; Smithsonian Folkways SFW45086
  44. Laura Love: “I Still Believe (Unplugged)”; Laura Love; Laura Love 88295 68276
  45. Andrew Beyer: “The Midnight Special – cigar box slide”; Andrew Beyer; Midnight Special Collection AABeyer/MS 004

The Midnight Special, September 25, 2021

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  1. Traditional: “Midnight Special THEME”; Leadbelly; RCA Victor LPV-505
  2. Ian & Sylvia: “Someday Soon” (Ian Tyson); Ian & Sylvia; Vanguard VCD-576
  3. Ramblin’ Jack Elliott: “Interview – excerpt”; Ramblin’ Jack Elliott; Stony Plain SPCD 1322
  4. Ramblin’ Jack Elliott: “Will James” (Ian Tyson); Ramblin’ Jack Elliott; Stony Plain SPCD 1322
  5. Ian & Sylvia: “Four Strong Winds” (Ian Tyson); Ian & Sylvia; Vanguard VCD-576
  6. Paula Cole: “Shenandoah”; Paula Cole; BMG Renew 538668572
  7. Joanne Shenandoah & A. Paul Ortega: “I May Want a Man”; Joanne Shenandoah & A. Paul Ortega; Canyon Records (2) – CR-546
  8. Leyla McCalla: “Lavi Difisil”; Leyla McCalla; Songs of Our Native Daughters Smithsonian Folkways/SF CD 40232
  9. Sons of the Never Wrong: “Oh Chocolay” (Roper); Sons of the Never Wrong; Songs 3 Records SR3
  10. Ian Tyson: “One Morning in May” (Traditional); Ian Tyson; Vanguard 79787-2
  11. Martin Carthy: “The Elfin Knight (Scarborough Fair)” (Traditional); Martin Carthy; Free Reed FRQCD-60
  12. Meg Davis: “The Elf Glade”; Meg Davis; Leelenau Heritage Arts MEG02
  13. De Dannan: “Captain Jack (and the Mermaid)” (Meg Davis); De Dannan; Shanachie 78005
  14. Ralph McTell: “The Mermaid and the Seagull”; Ralph McTell; Castle Music PLS CD 164
  15. The McDades: “Smuggler’s Cove” (Ian Tyson); The McDades; Free Radio Records FRCD-005
  16. Andrew Beyer: “The Midnight Special Solo (Long): Instrumental; Andrew Beyer; Midnight Special Collection AABeyer/MS 007
  17. Josh Ritter: “Bone of Song”; Josh Ritter; Hello Starling Signature/SIG1280
  18. Stephen DiLauro: “Blue Deer”; Stephen DiLauro; American Rivers 2000-101
  19. Martin & Jessica Simpson: “Turtle and the Asp”; Martin & Jessica Simpson; Thunderbird 001
  20. Paul Simon: “Pigs, Sheep and Wolves”; Paul Simon; Warner 78907
  21. Michael Reno Harrell: “Del Rio”; Michael Reno Harrell; Rank Records RR 9910 CD
  22. Cormac McCarthy: “Immigrant Gangster”; Cormac McCarthy; Green Linnet GLCD2122
  23. Ella Jenkins: “Cotton Eye Joe”; Ella Jenkins; Smithsonian Folkways SFW CD 45003
  24. Diana Jones: “Ask a Woman”; Diana Jones; Diana Jones [2021]
  25. Tom Rush: “Duncan and Brady” (Traditional); Tom Rush; Fantasy FCD-24709-2
  26. Slaid Cleaves: “Breakfast in Hell”; Slaid Cleaves; Philo 11671 1225 2
  27. Half the Sky: “Going Forever” (Shaun Coburn); Half the Sky; Down to Earth DTE CD 1002
  28. Steve Goodman: “Rovin’ Cowboy (The Ballad of Dan Moody)” (Michael Smith); Steve Goodman; Elektra 7E-1061
  29. The Highwaymen: “(Ghost) Riders in the Sky”; The Highwaymen; Columbia Legacy 888775100002
  30. Ian Tyson: “Elko Blues/Roan Mare”; Ian Tyson; Vanguard 79533-2
  31. Colby Maddox: “The Midnight Special – fiddle”; Colby Maddox; Midnight Special Collection CMaddox/MS 009
  32. Anne Lister: “Morte d’ Artur”; Anne Lister; Hearthfire HF003CD
  33. Grace Griffith: “Demeter’s Daughter” (Anne Lister); Grace Griffith; Blix Street G2-10028
  34. Cosy Sheridan: “Demeter’s Lost Daughter”; Cosy Sheridan; CMS Records CMS1211
  35. Allison Russell: “Persephone”; Allison Russell; Fantasy FAN01125
  36. Livingston Taylor: “The Dollar Bill Song”; Livingston Taylor; Whistling Dog Music WDM Taylor
  37. Andy Breckman: “Railroad Bill”; Andy Breckman; Gadfly 121089
  38. Dom Flemons: “One Dollar Bill”; Dom Flemons; Smithsonian Folkways Recordings FW CD 40224
  39. The Irish Rovers: “Unicorn” (Shel Silverstein); The Irish Rovers; Columbia Legacy CK 94722
  40. Peter, Paul & Mary: “Puff (The Magic Dragon)”; Peter, Paul & Mary; Reader’s Digest Music OPCD-8505
  41. Shel Silverstein: “The Dragon of Grindly Grun”; Shel Silverstein; Columbia Legacy CK 94722
  42. Archie Campbell: “Rindercella”; Archie Campbell; RCA Victor LSP-3504
  43. The Stairwell Sisters: “Cinderella” (Evie Ladin); The Stairwell Sisters; Yodel-Ay-Hee 069
  44. Aoife O’Donovan: “Briar Rose”; Aoife O’Donovan; Yep Roc Records YEP-2321
  45. Tom Prasada-Rao: “Sleeping Beauty”; Tom Prasada-Rao; isg cd 2011
  46. Laura Love: “I Still Believe (Unplugged)”; Laura Love; Laura Love 88295 68276
  47. Andrew Beyer: “The Midnight Special – cigar box slide”; Andrew Beyer; Midnight Special Collection AABeyer/MS 004

The Midnight Special, September 18, 2021

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  1. Traditional: “Midnight Special”; Leadbelly; RCA Victor LPV-505
  2. Eva Cassidy: “Autumn Leaves”; Eva Cassidy; Songbird Blix Street/G2 10045
  3. Bob Dylan: “Make You Feel My Love”; Bob Dylan; Columbia CK 68556 CD
  4. Tekla Waterfield: “Come On Jane!”; Tekla Waterfield; teklawaterfield.com 92421
  5. The Mammals: “Maple Leaf” (Michael Merenda/Ruth Ungar); The Mammals; Humble Abode HAM 106
  6. Donna Martin: “Lost in September”; Donna Martin; Oasis AC02
  7. Cosy Sheridan: “Where Have You Gone, Bluebird?”; Cosy Sheridan; cosysheridan.com [2021]
  8. Heather Styka: “Birch Log”; Heather Styka; Kite Stripe KSR03
  9. Terence Martin: “This House”; Terence Martin; Dogtown ddd
  10. Erica Wheeler: “Autumn”; Erica Wheeler; Signature Sound SSRC 1237
  11. Mike Ward: “Why Can’t That Be Enough?”; Mike Ward; The Darkness and the Light | Psychosongs [2021]
  12. Lotte Lenya: “September Song”; Lotte Lenya; Sony Classical MHK 60647
  13. Kate Wolf: “September Song”; Kate Wolf; Rhino R2 71481
  14. Karyn Ann: “Wasting Time”; Karyn Ann; Karyn Ann [2021]
  15. Steve “Q” Quinn: “The Midnight Special – Harmonica Gritty” (Traditional); Steve “Q” Quinn; Midnight Special Collection | Midnight Special Collection SQuinn/MS012
  16. James Keelaghan: “Cold Missouri Waters”; James Keelaghan; Green Linnet GL CD 2120
  17. James Kahn: “Risin’ of the Sea”; James Kahn; James Kahn [2021]
  18. Dean Stevens: “Salmon River”; Dean Stevens; Muse Association 001
  19. National Lampoon: “Monolithic Oil”; National Lampoon; Uproar Entertainment UP3844-2
  20. John Prine: “Paradise”; John Prine; John Prine | Atlantic 19156-2
  21. Chris Acker: “Walking”; Chris Acker; bandcamp.com 8 77746 00338 7
  22. Odetta: “Joshua” (Fit the Battle of Jericho); Odetta; Ryko TCD 1085 1 of 2
  23. Bob Gibson & Joan Baez: “We Are Crossing Jordan River”; Bob Gibson & Joan Baez; Vanguard VCDCD3-125/27
  24. Allison Russell: “Hy-Brasil”; Allison Russell; Fantasy FAN01125
  25. Amythyst Kiah: “Ballad of Lost”; Amythyst Kiah w/Amy Ray; Rounder warystrangestore.amythystkiah.com
  26. Andrew Bird & Jimbo Mathus: “Sweet Oblivion”; Andrew Bird & Jimbo Mathus; These 13 | Thirty Tigers 55684CD
  27. Eddie From Ohio: “Gravity”; Eddie From Ohio; Virginia Soul Records VSR CD 004
  28. Donna Herula: “Jackson” (Lucinda Williams); Donna Herula w/Tony Nardiello; donnaherula.com DH003
  29. Colby Maddox: “The Midnight Special – fiddle”; Colby Maddox; Midnight Special Collection CMaddox/MS 009
  30. The Kinks: “Autumn Almanac”; The Kinks; Reprise 0647
  31. Marilyn Rea Beyer (Ray Bradbury): “Dandelion Wine” (Excerpt); Marilyn Rea Beyer; Doubleday 0-553-27753-7
  32. Greg Brown: “Canned Goods”; Greg Brown; One More Goodnight Kiss Radish 931
  33. Jacques Brel: “Ne Me Quitte pas”; Jacques Brel; Barclay 543625-2
  34. Erin McKeown: “Switch Shadows”; Erin McKeown; TVP Records [2021]
  35. Dan+Claudia Zanes: “Long Hot Summer Nights”; Dan+Claudia Zanes; Smithsonian Folkways SFW45086
  36. Les Barker: “Chronology”; Les Barker; Mrs. Ackroyd Records DOG 015
  37. Jud Caswell: “Blackberry Time”; Jud Caswell; WFMT 04-28-07 – 2
  38. Anne Hills: “First Day of Autumn”; Anne Hills; Redwing MCD 5402
  39. Cheryl Wheeler: “75 Septembers”; Cheryl Wheeler; Philo CD PH 1152
  40. Jerry Orbach: “Try To Remember”; Jerry Orbach; Polydor 821 943 2 Y 1
  41. RPR (Joe Crookston): “Fall Down as the Rain”; RPR (Joe Crookston); rprmusic.com 6 79444 00371 9
  42. Pete Nelson: “When You Dream”; Pete Nelson; download [2021]
  43. Laura Love: “I Still Believe (Unplugged)”; Laura Love; Laura Love 88295 68276
  44. Andrew Beyer: “The Midnight Special – cigar box slide”; Andrew Beyer; Midnight Special Collection AABeyer/MS 004

The Midnight Special, September 11, 2021

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  1. Traditional: “Midnight Special”; Leadbelly; RCA Victor LPV-505
  2. Patty Griffin: “Dear Old Friend”; Patty Griffin; 181CD 181
  3. David Baerwald: “If Wishes Were Horses”; David Baerwald; 181CD 181
  4. Paul Robeson: “Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child” (Traditional); Paul Robeson; Vanguard VCD 117/18
  5. Bruce Cockburn: “Whole Night Sky”; Bruce Cockburn; Charity of Night | Rykodisc RCD 10366
  6. Kaia Kater: “Starry Day”; Kaia Kater; Smithsonian Folkways SFW CD 40234
  7. Jack Hardy: “On a Clear Day”; Jack Hardy; Conscious Records 001
  8. Michael Veitch: “One Step Beyond”; Michael Veitch; Best of Many Days/Burt Street 1011
  9. Wendy Beckerman: “You Never Know”; Wendy Beckerman; Conscious Records 001
  10. Caroline Aiken: “Ground Zero”; Caroline Aiken; Silverwolf SWCD 1007
  11. Rod MacDonald: “American Jerusalem”; Rod MacDonald; Smithsonian Folkways SFW CD 40135 ½
  12. Don McLean: “Babylon”; Don McLean, vocals; American Pie/Capitol 72435-84279-2-9
  13. Susan Werner: “(Why is Your) Heaven So Small”; Susan Werner; Sleeve Dog Records SW CD001
  14. Dougie MacLean: “Who Am I”; Dougie MacLean; Dunkeld Records DUNCD026
  15. Iain Matthews: “Trail of the Survivor” (Dougie MacLean); Iain Matthews; Tangible CD 56813-2
  16. George Winston: “Remembrance”; George Winston; Windham Hill 01934-11624-2
  17. Tom Paxton: “The Bravest”; Tom Paxton; Appleseed APR CD 1069
  18. The Lone Bellow: “Dust Settles”; The Lone Bellow; Half Moon Light/Dualtone 803020198920
  19. Eric Taylor: “Two Fires”; Eric Taylor; Koch CD 8026
  20. Nanci Griffith: “Ghost in the Music” (Nanci Griffith/Eric Taylor); Nanci Griffith; Philo PH-1096
  21. Nanci Griffith w/Emmylou Harris: “Goodnight New York” (Julie Gold); Nanci Griffith w/Emmylou Harris; Rounder 1161-3220-2
  22. Gove Scrivenor: “Shine On”; Gove Scrivenor; Shine On | Compass 7 4254 2
  23. Kitty Donohoe: “There Are No Words”; Kitty Donohoe; Roheen Records RR007
  24. Mahalia Jackson: “Beautiful Tomorrow”; Mahalia Jackson; Apollo Sessions Vol II (1946-51)/Pair PCD-2-1346
  25. Larry Long and Pete Seeger: “Well May the World Go” (Pete Seeger); Larry Long and Pete Seeger; Smithsonian Folkways SFW CD 40114
  26. Lissa Schneckenberger: “Bedlam Blues”; Lissa Schneckenberger; download [2021]
  27. Jeff Black: “How to Save the World”; Jeff Black; Lotos Nile 8 58732 96639 5
  28. Scott Cook: “Passing Through”; Scott Cook; Canada Council for the Arts Tangle of Souls / 76868 22515
  29. Mike Scott: “Bring ’em All In”; Mike Scott (of the Waterboys); Bring ’em All In/Chrysalis 7243 8 35200
  30. Jonas Friddle: “The Midnight Special – fretless banjo”; Jonas Friddle; Midnight Special Collection JFriddle | MS008
  31. Cosy Sheridan: “How We Come Apart”; Cosy Sheridan; cosysheridan.com [2021]
  32. Graham Sharp: “Coming Back to Life”; Graham Sharp; Yep Roc Records YEP 2796
  33. Terry Callier: “TimePeace / No One has to Tell You / Build a World of Love”; Terry Callier; Verve Forecast 314 537 317-2
  34. Tom Prasada-Rao: “Higher Love” (Steve Winwood, Will Jennings); Tom Prasada-Rao; tomprasadarao.com [2021]
  35. Stuart Kabak: “Towers of Love”; Stuart Kabak; Stuart Kabak [2021]
  36. Robert Bidney: “Their Memory Survives”; Robert Bidney; download [2021]
  37. Allison Russell: “Little Rebirth”; Allison Russell; Fantasy FAN01125
  38. Betty Soo: “Still Small Voice”; Betty Soo; Betty Soo 001
  39. Carrie Newcomer: “I Will Sing a New Song”; Carrie Newcomer; Available Light [2021]
  40. Stan Rogers: “Mary Ellen Carter”; Stan Rogers; Home in Halifax | Fogarty’s Cove FCM 010D
  41. Company: “If We Only Have Love”; Original Broadway Cast; Jacques Brel Is Alive and Well and Living in Paris | Sony Classical/Columbia/Legacy SK 89998
  42. Laura Love: “I Still Believe (Unplugged)”; Laura Love; Laura Love 88295 68276
  43. Andrew Beyer: “The Midnight Special – cigar box slide”; Andrew Beyer; Midnight Special Collection AABeyer/MS 004

The Midnight Special, September 4, 2021

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  1. Traditional: “Midnight Special”; Leadbelly; RCA Victor LPV-505
  2. Michael Smith: “Sister Clarissa”; Michael Smith; Flying Fish FFCD 70404
  3. Joe Jencks: “What Did You Learn?” (Si Kahn); Joe Jencks; Turtle Bear 020118-01
  4. Carrie Newcomer: “Like Molly Brown”; Carrie Newcomer; Available Light Records ALR06
  5. Betsy Rose: “Read My Lips”; Betsy Rose; Kaleidescope K-43
  6. Steve Seskin: “Don’t Laugh at Me”; Steve Seskin; Seskin Records SR 112
  7. Harry Chapin: “Flowers are Red (Live)”; Harry Chapin; Elektra/Rhino R2 75875
  8. Dick Gaughan: “Waist Deep in the Big Muddy”; Dick Gaughan; Appleseed 1016 CD
  9. Roberts & Barrand: “Ford O’ Kabul River” (Peter Bellamy & Rudyard Kipling); Roberts & Barrand; CD Baby [2008]
  10. Holly Near: “I Ain’t Afraid”; Holly Near; hollynear.com [2000]
  11. The Kennedys: “Stand”; The Kennedys; Stand Koch / DOC-CD-8675
  12. Small Potatoes: “1000 Candles, 1000 Cranes”; Small Potatoes; smallpotatoesmusic.com [2000]
  13. Full cast: “Better World / Lonesome Valley” medley; Lisa Asher, Berwick Haynes, Sam Misner, Matt Mueller, and Megan Smith; Woody Guthrie’s American Song Freight & Salvage Coffeehouse and American Song Productions
  14. Emma’s Revolution: “Peace, Salaam, Shalom”; Emma’s Revolution; emmasrevolution.com [2001]
  15. Colby Maddox: “The Midnight Special – fiddle”; Colby Maddox; Midnight Special Collection CMaddox/MS 009
  16. Tom Prasada-Rao: “10,000 Sorrows”; Tom Prasada-Rao; Tom Prasada-Rao 10,000 Sorrows/Youtube 3.15.2020
  17. Leonard Cohen: “Who By Fire”; Leonard Cohen; Best of Leonard Cohen Columbia/CD34077
  18. Sloan Wainwright: “This I Know” (Sloan Wainwright, Stephen Murphy); Sloan Wainwright; sloanwainwright.com [2016]
  19. Ken Nordine: “Confessions of 13-04-1920”; Ken Nordine; Geffen B0005171-02
  20. Jim Infantino: “Stress”; Jim Infantino; Gadfly CD 209
  21. Alisa Amador: “Slow Down”; Alisa Amador; Alisa Amador [2021]
  22. John McCutcheon: “Farmer”; John McCutcheon; Appalseed [2021]
  23. Merle Travis: Intro & “Sixteen Tons”; Merle Travis; Rounder Records 82161-0451-2
  24. Malcolm Holcombe: “Money Train”; Malcolm Holcombe; Need to Know Music 2019+
  25. Storyhill: “Lay Down Your Weary Tune” (Bob Dylan); Storyhill; Red House Records RHC CD 246
  26. Joni Mitchell: “Carey”; Joni Mitchell; Reprise 8122797178-4
  27. Indigo Girls: “Get Out the Map”; Indigo Girls; Epic EK 67891
  28. Cheryl Wheeler: “Summer’s Almost Over”; Cheryl Wheeler; Philo Defying Gravity / 11671-1240-2
  29. Christine Lavin: “The Best Summer”; Christine Lavin; christinelavin.com [2021]
  30. Travis, Merle: “Midnight Special” Travis picked guitar; Merle Travis; Travis Pickin’ | CMH 6255
  31. Peggy Seeger: “Intro/I’m Gonna Be An Engineer”; Peggy Seeger; WFMT [1999]
  32. Cosy Sheridan: “The Little Train”; Cosy Sheridan; Bonneville Worldwide Entertainment BWE 0165
  33. Kate McDonnell: “Ballad of a Bad Girl”; Kate McDonnell; Dog-Eared Discs 7-00261-48550-8
  34. Rev. Gary Davis: “Bad Company”; Rev. Gary Davis; Pure Religion & Bad Company/Smithsonian SFW40035/FL 125
  35. David Mitchell & Robert Webb: “Pact with the Devil”; David Mitchell & Robert Webb; That Mitchell & Webb Sound, Series Two, Disc 3 | BBC Audio ISBN 13:978 1846 070716
  36. Jaspar Lepak: “Why Should the Devil”; Jaspar Lepak; Desert Ghost | jasparlepak.com 98576 08749
  37. Kristin Lems: “But for the Grace of Jane”; Kristin Lems; Kristen Lems [2020]
  38. Susie Burke: “Song of Bernadette” (Leonard Cohen); Susie Burke; Madrina Music MM#101CD
  39. The Malvinas: “Saint Anthony” (Gina Forsyth); The Malvinas; 3-Legged Dog MALV1116
  40. Sons of the Never Wrong: “Saints and The Martyrs” (Demel/Roper); Sons of the Never Wrong; Songs 3 Records SR3
  41. Josh Ritter: “Wings”; Josh Ritter; Signature SIG1280
  42. Chris Stuart & Backcountry: “Saints and Strangers”; Chris Stuart & Backcountry; Backcountry BCK-837
  43. David Francey: “Saints and Sinners”; David Francey; Laker LKR 1001
  44. Laura Love: “I Still Believe (Unplugged)”; Laura Love; Laura Love 88295 68276
  45. Andrew Beyer: “The Midnight Special – cigar box slide”; Andrew Beyer; Midnight Special Collection AABeyer/MS 004

The Midnight Special, August 28, 2021

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  1. Sam Bush: “Every Day I Write The Book” (Elvis Costello); Sam Bush; The Other Side of the Mountain | Compass 7 4347 2
  2. Patty Larkin: “The Book I’m Not Reading”; Patty Larkin; Perishable Fruit |High Street Records 72902-10354-2
  3. Woody Guthrie: “Tom Joad, Part 1”; Woody Guthrie; Dust Bowl Ballads | RCA Victor/Buddha 74465 99724 2
  4. Old Town School of Folk Music cast: “When We Get to California” (Michael Smith); Old Town School of Folk Music cast; The Grapes of Wrath | WFMT Folkstage 02/28/03 Disc 1 of 2
  5. Woody Guthrie: “Tom Joad, Part 2”; Woody Guthrie; Dust Bowl Ballads | RCA Victor/Buddha 74465 99724 2
  6. Solas: “The Ghost of Tom Joad” (Bruce Springsteen); Solas, feat. Mairead Phelan; The Turning Tide | Compass Records 7 4530 2
  7. Shawn Mullins: “Twin Rocks, Oregon”; Shawn Mullins; Sony Legacy B00000AG6W
  8. Dala: “Virginia Woolf” (Walther/Carabine/Wolf); Dala: Amanda Walther, Sheila Carabine; Best Day | Campus Music 7 66397 45822
  9. Joni Mitchell: “Judgement of the Moon & Stars”; Joni Mitchell; For the Roses | Reprise 8122797178-5
  10. Phil Ochs: “The Highwayman” (Alfred Noyes); Phil Ochs; There But For Fortune | Elektra 9 60832-2
  11. Orig. Broadway Cast: “Brush Up Your Shakespeare” (Cole Porter); Orig. Broadway Cast feat. Jack Diamond & Harry Clark; Kiss Me Kate | Angel ZDM 0777 7 64760 2 5
  12. Cliff Eberhardt: “Romeo & Juliet” (Mark Knopfler); Cliff Eberhardt; Mona Lisa Café | Shanachie 8017
  13. Andy Griffith: “Romeo & Juliet”; Andy Griffith; American Original | Capitol CDP 0777 7 98476 2 4
  14. Andrew Beyer: “The Midnight Special Solo (Short)” Instrumental; Andrew Beyer; Midnight Special Collection AABeyer/MS 006
  15. Les Barker: “The Author’s Story”; Les Barker; A Cardi and a Bloke | Mrs. Ackroyd Records DOG 011
  16. Dick Gaughan: “Now Westlin Winds” (Robert Burns, 1783); Dick Gaughan; Handful of Earth | Green Linnet GLCD 3062
  17. Rise: “Green Grow the Rashes-o” (Robert Burns, 1783); Rise; Posing as Human | Orissor Productions OP 2010
  18. Brina: “The Slave’s Lament” (Robert Burns, 1792); Brina; Jamaica Sings Burns | Label Record ID
  19. (Win Stracke): “The First Baseball Game”; Win Stracke; Flair S-912
  20. Abbot & Costello: “Who’s on First?”; Abott & Costello; Rhino 70710
  21. Heidi Muller: “I Like Baseball”; Heidi Muller; Cascadia CM103
  22. Jean Shepard: “Balls” (full version); Jean Shepherd; WFMT Collectors’ Choice Music CCM-343-2
  23. Stormy Weather: “The Land of Wrigley”; Stormy Weather; Rhino R2 70701
  24. (Broadway Cast): “T-E-A-M”; Original Broadway cast; Decca Broadway 012 159 851-2
  25. Steven Goodman: “Take Me Out to the Ballgame”; Steve Goodman; Red Pajamas RPJ008CD 1/2
  26. Robert Frost: “Mending Wall”; Robert Frost; soundmark itunes [2014]
  27. Joe Crookston: “Mending Walls”; Joe Crookston; Milagrito Records jbjo78
  28. Steve “Q” Quinn: “The Midnight Special – Harmonica Greasy” (Traditional); Steve “Q” Quinn; Midnight Special Collection | Midnight Special Collection SQuinn/MS013
  29. Barbara Saint John: “Emily”; Barbara Saint John; Emily | Mystic Pilgrim 002
  30. Pete Morton: “I’m In Love With Emily Dickinson”; Pete Morton; Flying an Unknown Flag | Harbourtown HARCD 048
  31. Steve Goodman: “Moby Book”; Steve Goodman; Jessie’s Jig & Other Favorites/Red Pajamas RPJ-010CD
  32. Peter Paul & Mary: “If I Had My Way” (Rev. Gary Davis); Peter Paul & Mary; Peter, Paul & Mary | Warner Bros. 1449-2
  33. Curtis & Loretta: “Finnegan’s Wake” (Trad. Irish); Curtis & Loretta; Sit Down Beside Me | Haymarket Music HM-106
  34. Joan Baez: “From Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man” (James Joyce); Joan Baez (spoken), Peter Schickele a.k.a. PDQ Bach (orchestration); Baptism | Vanguard 79721-2
  35. Chris Thile, Sean Watkins: “Eveline”; Nickel Creek; Why Should the Fire Die? | Sugar Hill Records SUG-CD-3990
  36. Cheryl Wheeler: “Half a Book”; Cheryl Wheeler; Alcazar ALC105
  37. Rick Fielding: “Birth of Robin Hood”; Rick Fielding; Folk Legacy CD 123
  38. Peter Mulvey: “The Trouble With Poets” (Mulvey & Goodrich); Peter Mulvey; Notes from Elsewhere | Signature Sounds Sig 2008
  39. Lawrence Ferlinghetti: “See It Was Like This”; Lawrence Ferlinghetti; Poets Read Their Works | Shout! Factory D4K 10029
  40. Aztec Two-Step: “The Persecution and Restoration of Dean Moriarty”; Aztec Two-Step; Aztec Two-Step (1971-1972) | self-released CD reissue
  41. Eric Taylor: “Dean Moriarty”; Eric Taylor; Eric Taylor | Watermelon CD 1040
  42. Carrie Newcomer: “Writing a Better Story”; Carrie Newcomer; The Point of Arrival | Available Light Records ALR05
  43. Laura Love: “I Still Believe (Unplugged)”; Laura Love; Laura Love 88295 68276
  44. Merle Travis: “Midnight Special” Travis picked guitar; Merle Travis; Travis Pickin’ | CMH 6255

The Midnight Special, August 21, 2021

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  1. Traditional: “Midnight Special”; Leadbelly; RCA Victor LPV-505
  2. The Rankin Family: “Mull River Shuffle”; The Rankin Family; Rounder 11661 7028 2
  3. Maria Gillard: “Old Cape Cod” (Rothrock, Yakus, Jeffrey); Maria Gillard; Gizzy Music [2000]
  4. Sweet Honey in the Rock: “Cape Fear River Chant”; Sweet Honey in the Rock; Flying Fish FFCD 667/668
  5. Heather Pierson: “Miami”; Heather Pierson; Vessel Records VSL012
  6. Jesse Winchester: “Biloxi”; Jesse Winchester; Best of Jesse Winchester/Rhino R2 70085
  7. Guy Clark: “South Coast of Texas”; Guy Clark; Philo PH 1184/85
  8. Kate McDonnell: “Car Broke Down on Memory Lane”; Kate McDonnell; Broken Bones | Waterbug WBG0020
  9. Kate McDonnell: “Malibu”; Kate McDonnell; Dog-Eared Discs 7-00261-48550-8
  10. Sons of the Never Wrong: “Three Good Reasons” (Bruce Roper); Sons of the Never Wrong; Waterbug WBG0018
  11. Sons of the Never Wrong: “Blessed Little Let It Be” (Bruce Roper); Sons of the Never Wrong; Songs 3 Records SR3
  12. Carrie Newcomer: “Birds on a Telephone Wire”; Carrie Newcomer; Visions and Dreams Windchime/CD Wind 103
  13. Carrie Newcomer: “Throwing Rocks at the Moon”; Carrie Newcomer; Available Light Records ALR06
  14. Colby Maddox: “The Midnight Special – fiddle”; Colby Maddox; Midnight Special Collection CMaddox/MS 009
  15. James Carter & the Prisoners: “Po Lazarus” (Trad. collected by Alan Lomax); James Carter & the Prisoners; Mercury 088 170-069-2
  16. Wild Carrot & the Roots Band: “Blackbird” (Lennon/McCartney); Wild Carrot & the Roots Band; Chocolate Dog CDM001
  17. Laura Love: “The Heart of Nat Turner”; Laura Love; https://lauralovemusic.bandcamp.com/ [2021]
  18. Al Day: “Frank & Red”; Al Day; Al Day 01
  19. The Last Word Quintet: “Saving Grace”; The Last Word Quintet; Last Word Quintet The Last Word Quintet Live at Studio 5 / CD2020
  20. Bonnie Koloc: “Mama Chicago”; Bonnie Koloc; Flying Fish FF70437CD
  21. Bonnie Koloc: “Two Black Guitars”; Bonnie Koloc; Bonnie Koloc 7 00261 35795 9
  22. Simon & Garfunkel: “Bye Bye Love” (Bryant, Felice & Boudleaux); Simon & Garfunkel; Columbia/Legacy 88697 82724 2
  23. Paul Simon: “Questions for the Angels”; Paul Simon; Columbia/Legacy 19075841442
  24. Anne Hills: “Woman of a Calm Heart”; Anne Hills; Flying Fish FF-70464
  25. Anne Hills: “Accidental August” (Anne Hills/Al Power); Anne Hills; Hand & Heart Music HHM2021
  26. Ella Jenkins: “A West African Chant”; Ella Jenkins; Scholastic SC 7638
  27. Ella Jenkins & Friends: “Down by the Riverside”; Ella Jenkins & Friends; Smithsonian Folkways SFW CD 45082
  28. Merle Travis: “Midnight Special” Travis picked guitar; Merle Travis; Travis Pickin’ | CMH 6255
  29. Susan Werner: “So Heavy”; Susan Werner; SWerner 001 CD
  30. Susan Werner: “To Be There”; Susan Werner; susanwerner.com 1 95269 03327 9
  31. Andrew Bird’s Bowl of Fire: “Vidalia”; Andrew Bird’s Bowl of Fire; Rykodisc RCD 10398
  32. Andrew Bird & Jimbo Mathus: “Red Velvet Rope”; Andrew Bird & Jimbo Mathus; These 13 | Thirty Tigers 55684CD
  33. Siegel-Schwall Band: “Good Time Band” (Corky Siegel); Siegel-Schwall Band; Varese Sarabande VSD 6006
  34. Corky Siegel & Chamber Blues: “Twisted”; Corky Siegel & Chamber Blues; EXTRAVAGANZA (pre-release) | corkymusic.com [2021]
  35. Lou & Peter Berryman: “We Strolled on the Beach” (Marilyn Rea Beyer); Lou & Peter Berryman; Cornfed CR10
  36. Buddy Mondlock: “Santa Monica Pier” (Christine Lavin); Buddy Mondlock; Prime CD 39
  37. Sally Rogers & Claudia Schmidt: “Quetico” (Claudia Schmidt & Bob Gibson); Sally Rogers & Claudia Schmidt; Flying Fish FF CD 70425
  38. Claudia Schmidt: “Eastern Shore”; Claudia Schmidt; Slow Steady Heart/claudiaschmidt.com 7 00261 480053
  39. Peter Mulvey: “On the Way Up”; Peter Mulvey; Eastern Front EFR-CD-109
  40. Peter Mulvey with Sista Strings: “Bicycle”; Peter Mulvey with Sista Strings; Live at the Cafe Carpe | Righteous Babe RBR100-D
  41. Joe Jencks: “The Highway”; Joe Jencks; Turtle Bear Music TBM 1395-1
  42. Joe Jencks: “I’m a Stranger in This Land” (Si Kahn); Joe Jencks; Turtle Bear 020118-01
  43. Laura Love: “I Still Believe (Unplugged)”; Laura Love; Laura Love 88295 68276
  44. Andrew Beyer: “The Midnight Special – cigar box slide”; Andrew Beyer; Midnight Special Collection AABeyer/MS 004

The Midnight Special, August 14, 2021

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  1. Traditional: “Midnight Special”; Leadbelly; RCA Victor LPV-505
  2. Richie Havens: “Freedom” (trad., Havens); Richie Havens; Cotillion SD 3-500
  3. Ravi Shankar: “Raga Miniature”; Ravi Shankar; Columbia Legacy 82876 71610 2
  4. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young: “Suite: Judy Blue Eyes” (Stephen Stills); Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young; Cotillion SD 3-500
  5. John Sebastian: “I Had a Dream”; John Sebastian; Cotillion SD 3-500
  6. Joan Baez: “Joe Hill” (Earl Robinson/Alfred Hayes); Joan Baez; Cotillion SD 3-500
  7. Studs Terkel & Janis Joplin: “Janis Joplin talks with Studs Terkel: Aragon Ballroom”; Studs Terkel & Janis Joplin; WFMT December 31, 1969
  8. Janis Joplin: “Kozmic Blues” (Live at Woodstock 8/16-17/1969); Janis Joplin; Columbia Legacy C2K 87131
  9. Cephas & Wiggins: “Dog Days of August”; Cephas & Wiggins; Smithsonian Folkways SFW CD 40204
  10. Bob Newhart: “A Friend With a Dog”; Bob Newhart; Collectors’ Choice Music CCM 2045
  11. Livingston Taylor: “Get Out of Bed”; Livingston Taylor; Mercury B0004006-02
  12. James Taylor: “Shower the People”; James Taylor; Warner Bros BS 2979
  13. Kate Taylor: “Beams of the Queen” (Isaac Taylor); Kate Taylor; Red House Records RHR332
  14. Bill Giardini: “The Midnight Special – Accordion” (Traditional); Bill Giardini; Midnight Special Collection | Midnight Special Collection BillGiardini/MS011
  15. Ann Miller: “Too Darn Hot”; Ann Miller; Rhino R2 72182 – 6
  16. Eilen Jewell: “Too Hot to Sleep”; Eilen Jewell; Signature Sounds Recordings SIG 2006
  17. The Lovin’ Spoonful: “Summer in the City” (John Sebastian, Mark Sebastian, Steve Boone); The Lovin’ Spoonful; Buddha BMG 74465 99732 2
  18. The Geyer Street Sheiks: “Dance Around in Your Bones” (Kahn, Gus and Donaldson, Walter); The Geyer Street Sheiks; B-Jam BJR 101
  19. Big Smith: “12-inch, 3-speed, Oscillating Fan” (Scott Young); Big Smith; Big Smith Records/CD Baby 7127
  20. Tim Grimm: “Blame it on the Dog” (Tim Grimm; Jan Lucas); Tim Grimm; Cavalier Recordings CR255610
  21. The Squirrel Hillbillies: “Fat Cat Skinny Cat” (Gary Crouth and Jenny Wolsk); The Squirrel Hillbillies; squirrelhillbillies.com [2020]
  22. Joel Mabus: “Kitty Ditty”; Joel Mabus; Blue Night BNR-228
  23. Effron White: “Cattitude”; Effron White; Blue Night BNR-228
  24. Gamble Rogers: “Dogs and Dawgs”; Gamble Rogers; Oklawaha 1004
  25. Lonnie Pitchford: “Old Dog Blue” (Traditional); Lonnie Pitchford; Smithsonian Folkways SFW 40085
  26. Anne Hills & Cindy Mangsen feat. Mark Graham: “Old Blue” (Traditional); Anne Hills & Cindy Mangsen feat. Mark Graham; Flying Fish FFCD FF671
  27. Amy White & Al Pettaway: “The Best Dog” (Amy White); Amy White & Al Pettaway; Home Sweet Home, Songs of Love, Loss and Belonging | AlandAmy.com
  28. Laura Love: “Why Don’t You?”; Laura Love; lauralovemusic.bandcamp.com [2021]
  29. Bruce Cockburn: “Festival of Friends”; Bruce Cockburn; Rounder 11661-3206-2
  30. Jonas Friddle: “The Midnight Special – fretless banjo”; Jonas Friddle; Midnight Special Collection JFriddle | MS008
  31. Nanci Griffith: “Love at the Five & Dime”; Nanci Griffith; MCA Records MCA-42255
  32. Nanci Griffith: “Roseville Fair” (Bill Staines); Nanci Griffith; Once in a Very Blue Moon | Philo PH-1096
  33. Nanci Griffith feat. James Hooker: “Gulf Coast Highway” (Nanci Griffith, James Hooker, Danny Flowers); Nanci Griffith feat. James Hooker; Rounder 1161-3220-2
  34. Joe Filisko & Eric Noden: “Fat Cats and Thin Dogs” (Eric Noden); Joe Filisko & Eric Noden; rootsduo.com [2012]
  35. Charlie Morris: “The Man Who Stole the Dish of Gold Wherein the Dog Ate”; Charlie Morris; Blues Pages 6 9286700212 1
  36. Annie Gallup: “Who Hurt You?”; Annie Gallup; Gallway Bay 793447427027
  37. Susan Werner: “Stray Dogs”; Susan Werner; Susan Werner 8 88295 61199 2
  38. Switchback: “Dog Days” (McCormack, Martin; FitzGerald, Brian); Switchback; Waygood WG110113
  39. The 5th Dimension: “Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In” (Rado/Ragni/MacDermott); The 5th Dimension; single 45RPM | Liberty LBF 15193
  40. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young: “Woodstock”; Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young; Atlantic SD 7200
  41. Heather Malone + Darlingside: “No Shortcuts”; Heather Malone + Darlingside; Signature SIG 2063
  42. David Crosby: “I Won’t Stay Long” (James Raymond); David Crosby; Three Blind Mice/BMG [2021]
  43. Laura Love: “I Still Believe (Unplugged)”; Laura Love; Laura Love 88295 68276
  44. Andrew Beyer: “The Midnight Special – cigar box slide”; Andrew Beyer; Midnight Special Collection AABeyer/MS 004