The Midnight Special, April 29, 2023

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  1. Traditional: “Midnight Special THEME”; Leadbelly; RCA Victor LPV-505
  2. Studs Terkel: Interview Excerpt 1: “Beginnings”; Studs Terkel w/Harry Belafonte; WFMT 1955-01-06
  3. Harry Belafonte & Millard Thomas: “Shenandoah”; Harry Belafonte w/Millard Thomas, guitar; Greatest Hits (disc 1 of 3) | RCA 07863 67403-2
  4. Studs Terkel: Interview Excerpt 2: “Music of the Caribbean”; Studs Terkel w/Harry Belafonte; WFMT 1955-01-06
  5. Harry Belafonte: The Banana Boat Song (Day-O); Harry Belafonte; Master Works 88697 93951 2
  6. Harry Belafonte: Jamaica Farewell (Burgess); Harry Belafonte; Master Works 88697 93951 2
  7. Studs Terkel: Interview Excerpt 3: “Leadbelly’s Songs”; Studs Terkel w/Harry Belafonte; WFMT 1955-01-06
  8. Harry Belafonte: Sylvie (Campbell/Leadbelly); Harry Belafonte; Master Works 88697 93951 2
  9. Harry Belafonte & Miriam Makeba: My Angel/Malaika (Adam Salim); Harry Belafonte & Miriam Makeba; Masterworks 88697 93951 2
  10. Harry Belafonte: Turn the World Around; Harry Belafonte; Master Works 88697 93951 2
  11. Natalie Merchant: Song of Himself; Natalie Merchant; Nonesuch 75597907858
  12. Ellis Paul: Be The Fire; Ellis Paul; Rosella 195269216900
  13. Fred Eaglesmith: Mighty Big Car; Fred Eaglesmith and the Flying Squirrels; Signature SIG 1265-1
  14. Susan Werner: Big Car; Susan Werner; Susan Werner S. W. 6566134372
  15. Bob Franke: Slow Down; Bob Franke; Daring Records CD 3031
  16. Greg Greenway: Get Out of the Left Lane; Greg Greenway; Sheen of Heat SOH010
  17. Stephen Schuch: Midnight Special (Piano Only); Stephen Schuch; Stephen Schuch [2022]
  18. Eric Clapton & B.B. King: “Key to the Highway” (Bill Broonzy / Charles Seger); Eric Clapton & B.B. King; Reprise 9 47612-2
  19. Rickie Lee Jones: One For My Baby (Arlen/Mercer); Rickie Lee Jones; BMG 538877632
  20. Dan Tyminski: Hey Brother; Dan Tyminski; 8Track Entertainment 8T031023
  21. Lucy Kaplansky: Secret Journey (Sting); Lucy Kaplansky; Red House RHR CD 190
  22. Richard Thompson: When I Get to the Border; Richard and Linda Thompson; Shout Factory 826663-11088 1
  23. Christie McCall: Leap of Faith (Ziegler); Christie McCall; christiemccall.com/ single
  24. Gordon Lightfoot: Carefree Highway; Gordon Lightfoot; Reprise 2237-2
  25. Nanci Griffith feat. James Hooker: “Gulf Coast Highway” (Nanci Griffith, James Hooker, Danny Flowers); Nanci Griffith feat. James Hooker; Rounder 1161-3220-2
  26. Lynn Miles: Highway 105; Lynn Miles; True North Records TND802
  27. Chastity Brown: Wonderment; Chastity Brown; Red House Records CD 320
  28. Bill Staines: “Walker Behind the Wheel”; Bill Staines; Philo CD 1134
  29. Chris Thile & Michael Daves: If I Should Wander Back Tonight; Chris Thile & Michael Daves; Nonesuch 527603-2
  30. Anne Hills: “Follow That Road”; Anne Hills; Angle of the Light/Flying Fish FFCD 70648
  31. Jonas Friddle: “The Midnight Special – fretless banjo”; Jonas Friddle; Midnight Special Collection JFriddle | MS008
  32. Kate & Anna McGarrigle: “Matapedia”; Kate & Anna McGarrigle; Hannibal HNCD 1394
  33. The Small Glories: Time Wanders On; The Small Glories; WFMT 2152020
  34. Pharis & Jason Romero: Lonesome and I’m Going Back Home; Pharis & Jason Romero; Lula LULA1504
  35. Fairport Convention: Wandering Man; Fairport Convention; Woodworm Records 7 4297 2
  36. Vance Gilbert w/Lori McKenna: Hand Back the Keys; Vance Gilbert w/Lori McKenna; vancegilbert.com 05-05-23
  37. Willie Nelson: A Beautiful Time (Camp); Willie Nelson; Sony Legacy 19439953562
  38. Willie Nelson: Tower of Song (Cohen); Willie Nelson; Sony Legacy 19439953562
  39. Willie Nelson: Crazy (Nelson); Willie Nelson; Sugar Hill SUG1072
  40. Willie Nelson & Waylon Jennings: “Mamas, Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys” (Willie Nelson & Waylon Jennings); Willie Nelson & Waylon Jennings; Sony 2008 WN1
  41. Willie Nelson: Uncloudy Day (JK Atwood); Willie Nelson; Sony Legacy C2K 86740
  42. Willie Nelson: Blue Skies; Willie Nelson; Sony Legacy C2K 86740
  43. Willie Nelson: Energy Follows Thought (Nelson/Cannon); Willie Nelson; Columbia/Legacy 19439953562
  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, April 29, 2023

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  1. Traditional: “Midnight Special THEME”; Leadbelly; RCA Victor LPV-505
  2. Studs Terkel: Interview Excerpt 1: “Beginnings”; Studs Terkel w/Harry Belafonte; WFMT 1955-01-06
  3. Harry Belafonte & Millard Thomas: “Shenandoah”; Harry Belafonte w/Millard Thomas, guitar; Greatest Hits (disc 1 of 3) | RCA 07863 67403-2
  4. Studs Terkel: Interview Excerpt 2: “Music of the Caribbean”; Studs Terkel w/Harry Belafonte; WFMT 1955-01-06
  5. Harry Belafonte: The Banana Boat Song (Day-O); Harry Belafonte; Master Works 88697 93951 2
  6. Harry Belafonte: Jamaica Farewell (Burgess); Harry Belafonte; Master Works 88697 93951 2
  7. Studs Terkel: Interview Excerpt 3: “Leadbelly’s Songs”; Studs Terkel w/Harry Belafonte; WFMT 1955-01-06
  8. Harry Belafonte: Sylvie (Campbell/Leadbelly); Harry Belafonte; Master Works 88697 93951 2
  9. Harry Belafonte & Miriam Makeba: My Angel/Malaika (Adam Salim); Harry Belafonte & Miriam Makeba; Masterworks 88697 93951 2
  10. Harry Belafonte: Turn the World Around; Harry Belafonte; Master Works 88697 93951 2
  11. Natalie Merchant: Song of Himself; Natalie Merchant; Nonesuch 75597907858
  12. Ellis Paul: Be The Fire; Ellis Paul; Rosella 195269216900
  13. Fred Eaglesmith: Mighty Big Car; Fred Eaglesmith and the Flying Squirrels; Signature SIG 1265-1
  14. Susan Werner: Big Car; Susan Werner; Susan Werner S. W. 6566134372
  15. Bob Franke: Slow Down; Bob Franke; Daring Records CD 3031
  16. Greg Greenway: Get Out of the Left Lane; Greg Greenway; Sheen of Heat SOH010
  17. Stephen Schuch: Midnight Special (Piano Only); Stephen Schuch; Stephen Schuch [2022]
  18. Eric Clapton & B.B. King: “Key to the Highway” (Bill Broonzy / Charles Seger); Eric Clapton & B.B. King; Reprise 9 47612-2
  19. Rickie Lee Jones: One For My Baby (Arlen/Mercer); Rickie Lee Jones; BMG 538877632
  20. Dan Tyminski: Hey Brother; Dan Tyminski; 8Track Entertainment 8T031023
  21. Lucy Kaplansky: Secret Journey (Sting); Lucy Kaplansky; Red House RHR CD 190
  22. Richard Thompson: When I Get to the Border; Richard and Linda Thompson; Shout Factory 826663-11088 1
  23. Christie McCall: Leap of Faith (Ziegler); Christie McCall; christiemccall.com/ single
  24. Gordon Lightfoot: Carefree Highway; Gordon Lightfoot; Reprise 2237-2
  25. Nanci Griffith feat. James Hooker: “Gulf Coast Highway” (Nanci Griffith, James Hooker, Danny Flowers); Nanci Griffith feat. James Hooker; Rounder 1161-3220-2
  26. Lynn Miles: Highway 105; Lynn Miles; True North Records TND802
  27. Chastity Brown: Wonderment; Chastity Brown; Red House Records CD 320
  28. Bill Staines: “Walker Behind the Wheel”; Bill Staines; Philo CD 1134
  29. Chris Thile & Michael Daves: If I Should Wander Back Tonight; Chris Thile & Michael Daves; Nonesuch 527603-2
  30. Anne Hills: “Follow That Road”; Anne Hills; Angle of the Light/Flying Fish FFCD 70648
  31. Jonas Friddle: “The Midnight Special – fretless banjo”; Jonas Friddle; Midnight Special Collection JFriddle | MS008
  32. Kate & Anna McGarrigle: “Matapedia”; Kate & Anna McGarrigle; Hannibal HNCD 1394
  33. The Small Glories: Time Wanders On; The Small Glories; WFMT 2152020
  34. Pharis & Jason Romero: Lonesome and I’m Going Back Home; Pharis & Jason Romero; Lula LULA1504
  35. Fairport Convention: Wandering Man; Fairport Convention; Woodworm Records 7 4297 2
  36. Vance Gilbert w/Lori McKenna: Hand Back the Keys; Vance Gilbert w/Lori McKenna; vancegilbert.com 05-05-23
  37. Willie Nelson: A Beautiful Time (Camp); Willie Nelson; Sony Legacy 19439953562
  38. Willie Nelson: Tower of Song (Cohen); Willie Nelson; Sony Legacy 19439953562
  39. Willie Nelson: Crazy (Nelson); Willie Nelson; Sugar Hill SUG1072
  40. Willie Nelson & Waylon Jennings: “Mamas, Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys” (Willie Nelson & Waylon Jennings); Willie Nelson & Waylon Jennings; Sony 2008 WN1
  41. Willie Nelson: Uncloudy Day (JK Atwood); Willie Nelson; Sony Legacy C2K 86740
  42. Willie Nelson: Blue Skies; Willie Nelson; Sony Legacy C2K 86740
  43. Willie Nelson: Energy Follows Thought (Nelson/Cannon); Willie Nelson; Columbia/Legacy 19439953562
  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, April 22, 2023

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  1. Traditional: “Midnight Special”; Leadbelly; RCA Victor LPV-505
  2. Dave Carter & Tracy Grammer: “Gentle Arms of Eden”; Dave Carter & Tracy Grammer; Drum Hat Buddha | Signature Sounds SIG 1266
  3. The Chromatics: Habitable Zone; The Chromatics; Kludge CD-260
  4. Matt Lenny & The Breakdown: In The Garden; Matt Lenny & The Breakdown;
  5. Tom Chapin w/Judy Collins: This Pretty Planet; Tom Chapin w/Judy Collins; tomchapin.com 112022
  6. Jesse Winchester: “Defying Gravity”; Jesse Winchester; The Best of Jesse Winchester | Rhino R2 70085
  7. Karan Casey: I Thank My Lucky Stars; Karan Casey; Cadiz/Crow Valley 5391531741292
  8. Windborne: Earth’s Burdens (E. Jones); Windborne; windbornesingers.com none
  9. Ben Bedford: “Letters from the Earth”; Ben Bedford; Waterbug Records WBG 124
  10. Greg Brown: Spring Wind; Greg Brown; Dream Café | Red House RHR CD 47
  11. Cheryl Wheeler: “Quarter Moon”; Cheryl Wheeler; Different Stripe | Philo EMI 116711 217-2
  12. Sultans of String: “The Power of the Land”; Sultans of String feat. Dr. Duke Redbird & Twin Flames; Refuge | Canada Council for the Arts MCK2230
  13. Jake Blount: The Downward Road (J.Williams/trad.); Jake Blount w/Demeanor; Smithsonian Folkways SFW 40247
  14. John McCutcheon: Sorry Land; John McCutcheon; Appalseed Appalseed2022
  15. John Prine: “Paradise”; John Prine; John Prine | Atlantic 19156-2
  16. Joni Mitchell: “Big Yellow Taxi”; Joni Mitchell; Ladies of the Canyon | Reprise 8122797178-3
  17. Jonas Friddle: “The Midnight Special – fretless banjo”; Jonas Friddle; Midnight Special Collection JFriddle | MS008
  18. David Roth: Women Planting Trees; David Roth; Wind River WR4053CD
  19. 10,000 Maniacs: “Let the Mystery Be”; 10,000 Maniacs (Natalie Merchant w/David Byrne); Campfire Songs/Rhino Elektra R2 73900
  20. Windborne: Le Diable et la Fermier; Windborne; windbornesingers.com none
  21. Val Vigoda and Wade Mccollum: Adrift on an Icefield (Milburn/Vigoda); Val Vigoda and Wade Mccollum; Broadway Records BR-CD08017
  22. Val Vigoda and Wade Mccollum: Eye of the Storm; Val Vigoda and Wade Mccollum; Broadway Records BR-CD08017
  23. Bomethius: As Bad As They Say; Bomethius; Jonathan Hodges
  24. Pete Seeger: My Dirty Stream; Pete Seeger; Columbia CK 65287
  25. Brian McGrath: Tea Leaves; Brian McGrath; Brian McGrath
  26. (Loudon Wainwright III): “Hard Day on the Planet”; Loudon Wainwright III; BBC/Fuel Sessions BBC 302 061 054
  27. Original Broadway Cast: The Last Flower; Tom Ewell w/Don Elliott Quartet; Sony 8691 91138-2
  28. John Batdorf: Home Again; John Batdorf; BatMac 8 37101 28835
  29. James Lee Stanley: “Redwood Landing”; James Lee Stanley; Beachwood Without Susie / Beachwood 2019
  30. Bonnie Raitt: “Home”; Bonnie Raitt; Sweet Forgiveness/Warner Bros. R2 78382
  31. Stephen Schuch: Midnight Special (Piano Only); Stephen Schuch; Stephen Schuch [2022]
  32. Diane Patterson: Holy Land; Diane Patterson; dianepatterson.org 1-1-2013
  33. Bill Bourne: Holy Holy; Bill Bourne; Second Story Second SSR#2002
  34. Peter Case: Icewater; Peter Case; Geffen GEFD-24482
  35. Sawyer Fredericks: The Golden Tree; Sawyer Fredericks; Windrake Recordings WREP2023
  36. Emma’s Revolution: Living Planet (Mankita); Emma’s Revolution; Moving Forward MFM1334
  37. Aaron Nathans & Michael G. Ronstadt: A Man and a Whale; Aaron Nathans & Michael G. Ronstadt; Crooked Cyclone 1 95269 21928 4
  38. John Roberts & Tony Barrand: “Jonah and the Grampus” (spoken); John Roberts & Tony Barrand; Golden Hind Music GHM-107
  39. Tim O’Brien: “Out on the Rolling Sea”; Tim O’Brien w/Tracy Nelson; When No One’s Around | Sugar Hill SHCD-3866
  40. Michael Doucet: “Water, Water”; Michael Doucet; Lachere Prise (Let it Go)/Compass 7 4740 2
  41. Darwin Song Project: “Trust in the Rolling Ocean”; Karine Polwart, Stu Hanna, Jez Lowe, Rachael McShane; Shrewsbury 2009 | Shrewsbury Folk Festival SFFCD01
  42. Peter Mayer: Ocean Mary; Peter Mayer; Blue Boat BB1206
  43. Ruthie Foster: “Ocean of Tears” (Sidney Wyche, Theodore McRae); Ruthie Foster; Blue Corn BCM0202
  44. Brother Brothers: Ocean’s Daughter; Brother Brothers; Compass 7 4725 2
  45. Laura Love: “I Still Believe (Unplugged)”; Laura Love; Laura Love 88295 68276
  46. Andrew Beyer: “The Midnight Special – cigar box slide”; Andrew Beyer; Midnight Special Collection AABeyer/MS 004

The Midnight Special, April 15, 2023

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  1. Traditional: “Midnight Special”; Leadbelly; RCA Victor LPV-505
  2. Windborne: .4 Cents a Play (trad.); Windborne; windbornesingers.com none
  3. Pete Seeger: Four Pence a Day (trad.); Pete Seeger; Smithsonian Folkways SFW CD 45024
  4. Don White: “One Little Drop”; Don White; Live at the Guthrie Center | donwhite.net 8 14118 01060 4
  5. Windborne: Parcel of Rogues (Trad./Burns/Windborne); Windborne; windbornesingers.com none
  6. Utah Phillips: “Keep your hands in your pockets (spoken)”; Utah Phillips; IWW -1
  7. Dave & Phil Alvin: The Stuff They Call Money (Broonzy); Dave & Phil Alvin; Yep Roc CD-Yep-2384
  8. Windborne: The Trolley Problem (Broonzy/L. Rowan); Windborne; windbornesingers.com 1222022
  9. Grace Morrison: When it Rains; Grace Morrison; gracemorrison.com 1 95269 22537 7
  10. Jake Blount: Didn’t It Rain (Trad.); Jake Blount; Smithsonian Folkways SFW 40247
  11. Windborne: Song of Hard Times (trad.); Windborne; windbornesingers.com none
  12. Steve Goodman: Between the Lines; Steve Goodman; Elektra 7E-1061
  13. David Francey: Paper Boy; David Francey; Laker Music LKR 1002
  14. Steve Key: Welcome to My Real Job; Steve Key; Local Folkel 6688
  15. Windborne: Pie in the Sky (Trad; Hill); Windborne; windbornesingers.com none
  16. Dom Flemons: Big Money Blues; Dom Flemons; Smithsonian Folkways SFW CD 40237
  17. Buist, Sav; Larson, Katie; Sharp, Maia: “Might As Well Be Gold” (Sav Buist, Katie Larson, Maia Sharp); The Accidentals; theaccidentalsmusic.com 1-952-69-07859-1
  18. Jake Blount: They Are Waiting For Me (S. James); Jake Blount; Smithsonian Folkways SFW 40247
  19. John Prine: “You Got Gold”; John Prine; Oh Boy OBR 015CD
  20. Bob Gibson & Bob (Hamilton) Camp: Chicago Cops; Bob Gibson & Bob (Hamilton) Camp; Collectors Choice CD CCM-227-2
  21. Ella Jenkins & Friends: “Down by the Riverside”; Ella Jenkins & Friends; Smithsonian Folkways SFW CD 45082
  22. West, Camille: “The Audit”; Camille West; Mother Tongue MTCD103
  23. Hartford, John: Your Tax Dollars at Work (instrumental); John Hartford; small dog a’barkin’ [1994]
  24. Amythyst Kiah w/Allison Russell: “Polly Ann’s Hammer”; Amythyst Kiah w/Allison Russell; Songs of Our Native Daughters Smithsonian Folkways/SFW CD 40232
  25. Windborne: When I’m Gone (Ochs); Windborne; windbornesingers.com none
  26. Jake Blount: Death Have Mercy (V. Hall); Jake Blount; Smithsonian Folkways SFW 40247

The Midnight Special, April 8, 2023

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  1. Traditional: “Midnight Special”; Leadbelly; RCA Victor LPV-505
  2. Greg Greenway: That’s Where the Hope Comes From; Greg Greenway; Sheen of Heat SOH010
  3. Rachel Baiman: Winter’s Come and Gone (Welch/Rawlings); Rachel Baiman; rachelbaiman.com 88295 03618
  4. Anne Harris: Lift Every Voice & Sing (Johnson/Johnson); Anne Harris; Rugged Road Records 8 88295 82053 0
  5. The Rankin Family: “Rise Again”; The Rankin Family; Rounder 11661 7028 2
  6. Les Barker: “Mid-life Crocus”; Les Barker; Cat Nav – Songs and Poems of Les Barker | Osmosys OSMO CD 050/051 2 of 2
  7. David Olney: Lilly of the Valley; David Olney; Philo CD PH 1224
  8. Jim Post: Lily White; Jim Post; Flying Fish FF70419Cd
  9. Deidre McCalla: Amaryllis; Deidre McCalla; Maiden Rock Records MRK 5051
  10. Jack Williams: Looking for a Rainbow; Jack Williams; Wind River 195269167318
  11. Michael Johnson: “Looking for Rainbows (without an umbrella)”; Michael Johnson; Red House Records RHR CD 259
  12. Barry Mitteroff and Silk City: “Wizard of Oz Medley”; w/John Gorka, Larry Cohen, Rachel Kalem, Danny Weiss; Silk City | Flying Fish FF 472
  13. Josh White: “Free and Equal Blues” (Harburg/Robinson); Josh White; Smithsonian Folkways SF CD 40081
  14. Jorma Kaukonen: Brother Can You Spare a Dime (Harburg); Jorma Kaukonen; Red House Records RHR CD 282
  15. Erin McKeown: (It’s Only A) Paper Moon (Arlen/Harburg/Rose); Erin McKeown; Nettwerk 0 6700 30564 2 7
  16. Yip Harburg and Sammy Fain: Flahooley; Original Broadway Cast; Angel ZDM 0777 7 64764 2 1
  17. Michael Feinstein: Look to the Rainbow (Harburg/Lane); Michael Feinstein; Elektra/Nonesuch 9 79243-2
  18. Acoustic Eidolon: Somewhere Over the Rainbow (Arlen/Harburg); Acoustic Eidolon; Eidolon EID 801
  19. Windborne: Song of Hard Times (trad.); Windborne; windbornesingers.com none
  20. Richard Thompson: “Pharaoh”; Richard Thompson; Acoustic Classics II | Beeswing Records BSWCD003
  21. Bob Franke: Israelite; Bob Franke; Franke 1
  22. Dailey & Vincent: Moses Smote The Water (trad.); Dailey & Vincent; Rounder Records 11661-0610-2
  23. Kim & Reggie Harris: Walkin’ in the Wilderness; Kim & Reggie Harris; Appleseed APRCD1034
  24. Atwater-Donnelly: We’ll Camp a Little While in the Wilderness; Atwater-Donnelly; Rabbit Island 1007-2
  25. Joe Jencks: Tikkun Olam; Joe Jencks; Turtle Bear Music TBM072707-1
  26. Theodore Bikel: Next Year in Jerusalem; Theodore Bikel; Star ST 119-18
  27. Daniel Janke: Night in the Desert; Daniel Janke; Northern Town Films NTF1235CD
  28. Kate Campbell: The Last Song; Kate Campbell; Eminent EM-25050-2
  29. David Olney: Thirty Coins of Gold; David Olney; Philo CDPH 1204
  30. Burlap to Cashmere: Anybody Out There? (Delopoulos); Burlap to Cashmere; A&M Records 80688590529
  31. Claire Lynch: Who But Man?; Claire Lynch; Thrill Hill single23
  32. Gillian Welch: “By the Mark”; Gillian Welch; Almo Sounds ALM SD 80006
  33. Stephen Schuch: Midnight Special (Piano Only); Stephen Schuch; Stephen Schuch [2022]
  34. Eric Andersen: “Violets of Dawn”; Eric Andersen; Vanguard VMD 79206
  35. Wishing Chair & Kara Barnard: “Wide Sky”; Wishing Chair & Kara Barnard; Dishpan Brigade | Terrakin Records TER0006
  36. Jake Blount: Take Me to the Water / Prayer (B. Jones); Jake Blount w/Mali Obomsawin, Brian Slattery; Smithsonian Folkways SFW 40247
  37. Nickel Creek: Celebrants; Nickel Creek; Repair Records RR04075CD
  38. Buddy Mondlock: Stranger in a Strange Land (acoustic); Buddy Mondlock; Major Bob Major Bob 001 2
  39. Sons of the Never Wrong: “From Where the Strings Descend” (Roper); Sons of the Never Wrong; Songs 3 Records SR3
  40. Darryl Purpose: A Place Where Everyone Sings (Josephs); Darryl Purpose; darrylpurpose.com 962022
  41. (Amy Ray & Emily Saliers): “Feel This Way Again”; Indigo Girls; Rounder 1166100867
  42. Graham Nash: A Better Life; Graham Nash; BMG single
  43. The Byrds: Farther Along (trad.); The Byrds; Columbia/Legacy C2K 89110 2-2
  44. Nitty Gritty Dirt Band w/Larkin Poe: I Shall Be Released; Nitty Gritty Dirt Band w/Larkin Poe; MRI Associated 860008230607
  45. The Rough & Tumble: Carry You; The Rough & Tumble; theroughandtumble.com 1 97545 42169 5
  46. Eliza Gilkyson: Rose of Sharon; Eliza Gilkyson; Musical Transformations MTI CD397
  47. Eric Bibb: “Shingle By Shingle”; Eric Bibb; Good Stuff | Earthbeat R2 75265
  48. 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
  49. Laura Love: “I Still Believe (Unplugged)”; Laura Love; Laura Love 88295 68276
  50. Andrew Beyer: “The Midnight Special – cigar box slide”; Andrew Beyer; Midnight Special Collection AABeyer/MS 004

The Midnight Special, April 1, 2023

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  1. Traditional: “Midnight Special”; Leadbelly; RCA Victor LPV-505
  2. Lou & Peter Berryman: “April May”; Lou & Peter Berryman; What, Again? | Cornbelt CR900
  3. Tom Lehrer: “The Folk Song Army”; Tom Lehrer; The Remains of Tom Lehrer, Disc 3 Rhino R2 79831 1
  4. Steven Wright: Camera; Steven Wright; Comedy Central Records CCR0054
  5. Darryl Purpose: Singer Songwriter Heaven (Faherty); Darryl Purpose; Tangible cardboard
  6. John Prine: Please Don’t Bury Me; John Prine; Red Pajamas Records – RPJ 004
  7. Eddie Izzard: God’s Language; Eddie Izzard; Just for Laughs JfL 2013
  8. Bill Morrissey: “Letter from Heaven”; Bill Morrissey; Philo CD PH 1154
  9. Greg Greenway: Don’t Promise Me; Greg Greenway; Sheen of Heat SOH010
  10. Windborne: “Preacher and the Slave/Pie in the Sky” (trad., Joe Hill); Windborne; Folkstage 07-20-19 1 of 2
  11. Susan Werner: “(Why is Your) Heaven So Small”; Susan Werner; Sleeve Dog Records SW CD001
  12. Mary Beth Carty: Tow Truck Song/Trip to Windsor; Mary Beth Carty; marybethcarty.com MBC002
  13. Chris Stuart & Backcountry: Twenty Naked Pentecostals in a Pontiac; Chris Stuart & Backcountry; Backcountry BCK-837
  14. Luther the Jet: A Conductor on the North Shore Line; Luther the Jet; No Guff NG01
  15. Meredith Moon: Soldier’s Joy (Trad.); Meredith Moon; True North Records TND807
  16. Kenny White: Out of My Element; Kenny White; Wildflower Records WFL 1328
  17. Tom Lehrer: The Elements (live); Tom Lehrer; Rhino R2 79831 2
  18. Kate & Anna McGarrigle: Nacl (Sodium Chloride); Kate & Anna McGarrigle; Hannibal Records HNCD 1417
  19. Andrew Beyer: “The Midnight Special – organ”; Andrew Beyer; Midnight Special Collection AABeyer/MS 008
  20. Nickel Creek: Where the Long Line Leads; Nickel Creek; Repair Records RR04075CD
  21. Steve Goodman: When the Cubs Go Marching In; Steve Goodman; Red Pajamas RPJ-017
  22. Filisko & Noden: Sinkin’ in Love; Filisko & Noden; RootsDuo.com RootsDuo2015
  23. Tom Lehrer: “The Masochism Tango (live)”; Tom Lehrer; The Remains of Tom Lehrer Disc 2 | Rhino R2 79831 2
  24. Daniel Janke: Time You Thief; Daniel Janke; Northern Town Films NTF1235CD
  25. John Bird & John Fortune: The Audition; John Bird & John Fortune; Rhino Records R2 71049
  26. Tom Lehrer: “I Got It From Agnes”; Tom Lehrer; The Remains of Tom Lehrer, Disc 1 Rhino R2 79831 1
  27. Mark Graham & Orville Johnson: Their Brains Were Small and They Died; Mark Graham & Orville Johnson; mongrelfolk.com none
  28. Ben Bedford: Weasle, Fox, Pike, Kite; Ben Bedford; Hopeful Sky
  29. Rhiannon Giddens and Sxip Shirey: “Hen in the Fox House”; Sonic New York; [2020]
  30. Harry Belafonte: Chickens (Hellerman, Carter, DeCormier); Harry Belafonte; RCA Victor 09026-62690-2
  31. Bonnie Koloc: The Hen; Bonnie Koloc; bonniekoloc.com 7 00261 47679 7
  32. CTA: “Intro: Chicago El Train – stop”; CTA announcer; Folksongs of Illinois #4 /Company of Folk COF10-01
  33. Robert Johnson: “Sweet Home Chicago”; Robert Johnson; Martin Scorsese Presents the Blues: Robert Johnson/Columbia Legacy CK90494
  34. Steve Goodman: Election Year Rag; Steve Goodman; Buddha 7446599625 2
  35. CTA: “Closing: Chicago El Train”; CTA announcer; Folksongs of Illinois #4 /Company of Folk COF10-01
  36. The Soggy Bottom Boys ft. Tim Blake Nelson: In the Jailhouse Now (Rodgers); The Soggy Bottom Boys ft. Tim Blake Nelson; Mercury 088 170-069-2
  37. Chita Rivera, et al.: “Cell Block Tango” (Chicago); Chita Rivera, Cheryl Clark, Michon Peacock, Candy Brown, Graciella Daniele, Pamela Sousa; Legends of Broadway: Chita Rivera Sony/BMG
  38. Joel Mabus: April Showers (instrumental); Joel Mabus; Fossil 1605
  39. Robbie Fulks: Longhair Bluegrass; Robbie Fulks; Compass Records 7 4811 2
  40. Todd Snyder: “Vinyl Records”; Todd Snider; New Connection Oh Boy/)BR-023
  41. The Rough & Tumble: Trouble; The Rough & Tumble; theroughandtumble.com 1 97545 42169 5
  42. Diane Taraz: Lookin’ for Trouble (Goodman); Diane Taraz; Beacon Records BCN 10143-2
  43. Joni Mitchell: “Raised on Robbery”; Joni Mitchell; Reprise 8122797178-6
  44. Beth DeSombre: If A Pirate I Must Be; Beth DeSombre; bethdesombre.com BD005
  45. Steve Goodman: “Lincoln Park Pirates”; Steve Goodman; Red Pajamas RPJ-017
  46. Peggy Seeger: The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face (MacColl); Peggy Seeger; Red Grape 3.31.2023
  47. The Smothers Brothers: Mediocre Fred; The Smothers Brothers; Rhino R2 75235
  48. Gordon Bok & Cindy Kallet: Right Said Fred (Dicks/Rudge); Gordon Bok & Cindy Kallet; Timberhead CD008
  49. Blue Highway: Uncle Fred; Blue Highway; Rounder 116 61-0489-2
  50. John Mulaney: The Phone Used to Be A Wooden Box; John Mulaney;
  51. Loudon Wainwright III: You Never Phone; Loudon Wainwright III and Martha Wainwright; Sanctuary NFS 01
  52. Zoe Lewis: Rotary Phone; Zoe Lewis; Dog Called Dog 21681 07612
  53. Zoe Mulford: “One Damn Thing”; Zoe Mulford; Small Brown Birds Azalea/1-7-2017
  54. Steve Gillette & Cindy Mangsen: Now Everything Does (Berryman); Steve Gillette & Cindy Mangsen; Compass Rose CRM-14CD
  55. Laura Love: “I Still Believe (Unplugged)”; Laura Love; Laura Love 88295 68276
  56. Andrew Beyer: “The Midnight Special – cigar box slide”; Andrew Beyer; Midnight Special Collection AABeyer/MS 004

The Midnight Special, March 25, 2023

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  1. Traditional: “Midnight Special”; Leadbelly; RCA Victor LPV-505
  2. Jack Williams: Cavewoman Betty; Jack Williams; Wind River WR4047CD
  3. Cosy Sheridan: “Dorothy & Eve”; Cosy Sheridan; Wind River WR4019
  4. Aparna Nancherla: Clothes for Discussion; Aparna Nancherla; Bentzen Ball Records BBR001
  5. Salamander Crossing: Color Outside the Lines; Salamander Crossing; Signature Sounds SSRC 1234
  6. Christine Kane: “She Don’t Like Roses”; Christine Kane; Rain and Mud and Wild and Green | Big Fat Music [2002]
  7. Eric Taylor: Cowgirl’s Heel; Eric Taylor; Blue Ruby BR006
  8. (Connie Kaldor): “Coyote’s Call”; Connie Kaldor; Philo CD PH 1205
  9. Crys Matthews: “For the Women with Steel in Their Bones”; Crys Matthews; Changemakers | crysmatthews.com [2021]
  10. Joy Harjo: “Creation Story”; Joy Harjo w/Susan M. Williams, John L. Williams; Native American Currents/Silver Wave SD915
  11. Keb’ Mo’ feat. Rosanne Cash: Put a Woman in Charge; Keb’ Mo’ feat. Rosanne Cash; Concord CRE01019
  12. Janis Ian: Better Times Will Come; Janis Ian w/John Cowan, Andrea Zonn, Diane Schuur, et al.; Rude Girl RGR101
  13. Raye Zaragoza: “Fight Like A Girl”; Raye Zaragoza; Woman in Color/Rebel River Records www.rayezaragoza.com
  14. Colby Maddox: “The Midnight Special – fiddle”; Colby Maddox; Midnight Special Collection CMaddox/MS 009
  15. Kathy Kallick: “Dark Moon” (Ned Miller); Kathy Kallick; Walkin’ in My Shoes | Live Oak 510
  16. Gene Parsons: “Dark Moon”; Gene Parsons; I Hope They Let Us In | String Bender SBR 002
  17. Mary Gauthier: Dark Enough to See the Stars; Mary Gauthier; In the Black ITBCD008
  18. Gerry O’Beirne: Shades of Gloria; Gerry O’Beirne; WFMT 4.22.2006
  19. Bill McGarvey: Standing Next to Gloria Steinem; Bill McGarvey; Thievery Records THV-22202-5
  20. Annabelle Chvostek Ensemble: Equal Rights; Annabelle Chvostek Ensemble; Borealis BCD221
  21. Ladysmith Black Mambazo: “Hello My Baby”; Ladysmith Black Mambazo; Shaka Zulu | Warner LP 9-25582-1
  22. Miriam Makeba: “Click Song #2”; Miriam Makeba; In Concert! | Reprise RS-6253
  23. Kitty Donohoe: “Working for Mrs. O’Leary”; Kitty Donohoe; WFMT 11-3-01
  24. Sloan Wainwright: “Thinkin’ Outside the Box” (Sloan Wainwright, Stephen Murphy); Sloan Wainwright; sloanwainwright.com [2016]
  25. Ben & Dom: Dance with Your Shadow; Ben & Dom; LaLaLa LLLR02
  26. Bill Bourne: Give It To Me; Bill Bourne; Blue Streak BSCD 97002
  27. Mouths of Babes: Beehive (I. Elizabeth, Kidd); Mouths of Babes; Wide Awake Music WAM0003
  28. Stephen Schuch: Midnight Special (Piano Only); Stephen Schuch; Stephen Schuch [2022]
  29. Lynn Miles: Moody; Lynn Miles; True North TND802
  30. Shemekia Copeland: “I’m Not Like Everybody Else”; Shemekia Copeland; Alligator ALCD 4984
  31. Chic Gamine: “Butterfly Woman”; Chic Gamine; Chic Gamine Chic Gamine/CG0428
  32. Natalie MacMaster & Donnell Leahy ft. Rhiannon Giddens: Woman of the House; Natalie MacMaster & Donnell Leahy ft. Rhiannon Giddens; Linus 270787
  33. Maeve Higgins: A Very Special Woman; Maeve Higgins; bandcamp [2022]
  34. Maeve Higgins: One of the Good Ones; Maeve Higgins; bandcamp [2022]
  35. Toby Marlow, Lucy Moss: The One You’ve Been Waiting For; SIX: Samantha Pauly, Andrea Macasaet, *Brittney Mack, Anna Uzele [oo-ZELL-eh], Adrianna Hicks and *Abby Mueller [mYOO-lur]; Loudmouth/Ex-Wives Ltd. 5.6.22
  36. Al Stewart: “Katherine of Oregon”; Al Stewart; Beach Full of Shells/Appleseed APR CD 1088
  37. Emily Scott Robinson w/Alisa Amador & Violet Bell: Double Double; Emily Scott Robinson w/Alisa Amador & Lizzy Ross; emilyscottrobinson.com ESR2022
  38. Joan Baez: “Simple Twist of Fate” (Bob Dylan); Joan Baez; Complete A&M Recordings/A&M Chronicles B0000828-02 3 of 4
  39. Bob Dylan: “What Was It You Wanted?”; Bob Dylan; Oh, Mercy | Columbia CK 45281 CD
  40. Diana Jones: “Ask a Woman”; Diana Jones; Diana Jones [2021]
  41. Buddy Mondlock: The Woman in the Window; Buddy Mondlock; buddymondlock.com [2023]
  42. (Anais Mitchell): “When the Chips are Down”; Original Cast ft. Lulu Fall, Jessie Shelton & Shaina Taub; Warner 0190295768072
  43. The Heartstrings Project: PM; The Heartstrings Project; heartstringsproject.org 12112020
  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, March 18, 2023

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  1. Traditional: “Midnight Special”; Leadbelly; RCA Victor LPV-505
  2. Kate Campbell: Forty Shades of Green; Kate Campbell; Large River 6 34457 49520 3
  3. Sultans of String: Emerald Swing; Sultans of String; Sultans of String MCK 2050
  4. Mike Ward: There I Was; Mike Ward; Psychosongs 7 55491 26638 0
  5. Emerald Rae: Sugar Baby (trad.); Emerald Rae; Emerald Rae 84501 83487
  6. Dave Van Ronk: “Green, Green, Rocky Road”; Dave Van Ronk; Inside Llewyn Davis | Nonesuch PRO 400209
  7. Small Potatoes: “Avocado”; Small Potatoes; Time Flies Folk Era/FE1427CD
  8. Twisted Pine: Papaya; Twisted Pine; Right Now Signature / Sig CD 2121
  9. David Mallett: Greenin’ Up; David Mallett; Flying Fish CD FF 674
  10. Rosalie Sorrels: Apples and Pears; Rosalie Sorrels; Green Linnet GLCD 2113
  11. The Bothy Band, feat. Triona Ní Dhomhnaill: Do You Love an Apple; The Bothy Band, feat. Triona Ní Dhomhnaill; Green Linnet GLCD 3111
  12. Kate Wolf: “The Lilac and the Apple”; Kate Wolf; Lines on the Paper | Rhino R2 71480
  13. Karan Casey: Return to the Wild; Karan Casey; Cadiz/Crow Valley 5391531741292
  14. Tom Kastle: Winter and Spring; Tom Kastle; Madysen Music MAD12008
  15. Alice DiMicele: Long Dry Winter; Alice DiMicele; Alice Otter AO116
  16. Maxwell Street Klezmer Band: Midnight Special Theme; Maxwell Street Klezmer Band; WFMT Folkstage 12.04.21
  17. Cathy Jordan & Seamie O’Dowd: “I Am of Ireland” (W.B. Yeats and Raymond Driver); Cathy Jordan & Seamie O’Dowd; I Am of Ireland: Yeats in Song | www.yeatsinsong.com 062321
  18. Chris Sherburn & Denny Bartley: “Kilkelly” (Peter Jones); Chris Sherburn & Denny Bartley; Last Night’s Fun | Sound Out Music SOM 002 CD
  19. Mary Black: “The Holy Ground” (Trad.); Mary Black; The Holy Ground | Gift Horse G2-10010 CD
  20. Altan: Dulaman (trad.); Altan; Green Linnet GLCD1137
  21. Nancy White: Gaelic Envy; Nancy White; Borealis BCD 109
  22. Martin Hayes & The Common Ground Ensemble: The Longford Tinker (Trad.); Martin Hayes & The Common Ground Ensemble; 251 Records 3242023
  23. Mary Beth Carty: Oran Boisdale/Fail i Fail O (Trad.); Mary Beth Carty; marybethcarty.com MBC002
  24. Jaimee Harris: The Fair and Dark Haired Lad; Jaimee Harris; Thirty Tigers FNR03573CD
  25. Greg Trooper: “Innisheer”; Greg Trooper and Maura O’Connell; Floating | Sugar Hill SUG-CD-1075
  26. Girlyman: Superior; Girlyman; Daemon DAM 19052
  27. Rachael Sage: “Maybe She’ll Have Cats”; Rachael Sage; Mpress 6 01937 90092 2
  28. Susan Werner Band, feat. Trina Hamlin: Living on Love; Susan Werner Band, feat. Trina Hamlin; Sleeve Dog 8 84501 59423 3
  29. The Quebe Sisters: Medley: Speed the Plow, The Maid Behind the Bar, Temperance Reel (trad.); The Quebe Sisters; Fiddletone Records CD0101
  30. Jim Gaffigan: “Irish Billy Joelle”; Jim Gaffigan; Quality Time | Comedy Dynamics COM 700
  31. Traditional: “Fionnghuala”; RUNA; runamusic [2011]
  32. The OK Factor: Share a Pint; The OK Factor; theokfactor.com 7 89577 78702
  33. Jake Blount: Once There Was No Sun (Trad., arr. B. Jones); Jake Blount; Smithsonian Folkways SFW 40247
  34. Ken Nordine: Green; Ken Nordine; Philips PHM 200-224
  35. Lynn Miles: Gold in the Middle; Lynn Miles; True North TND802
  36. Jim Schwall: Lime Green Leisure Suit; Jim Schwall; Waterbug WBG95
  37. Donna Herula: I Got to Make a Change; Donna Herula; Donna Herula Records DHR02015
  38. John Roberts & Tony Barrand: Lime Juice Ship (Trad.); John Roberts & Tony Barrand; Swallowtail ST-0004
  39. Josh Ritter: “Snow is Gone”; Josh Ritter; Hello Starling | Signature Sounds SIG 1280
  40. New Christy Minstrels: Green, Green; New Christy Minstrels; Sony Music Collectors Choice CCM-042-2
  41. Tom PAXTON: “My Favorite Spring”; Tom Paxton w/John Gorka, Robin & Linda Williams; Live for the Record | Sugar Hill SHCD-1053
  42. Steve Goodman: Red Red Robin; Steve Goodman; Omnivore OVCD 336
  43. Julie Gold: SpringSprang; Julie Gold; Julie Gold 8 84501 50296 2
  44. Ben & Dom: A Song of Two Birds; Ben & Dom; LaLaLa LLLR02
  45. The Heartstrings Project: Bird Song; The Heartstrings Project; heartstringsproject.org 12112020
  46. Ben & Dom: Lullaby for a Grown Man; Ben & Dom; LaLaLa LLLR02
  47. Bruce Cockburn: Us All; Bruce Cockburn; True North Records TND811
  48. Reilly & Maloney: Delicate Balance (Dundee); Reilly & Maloney; Pelican Records RM9042
  49. Laura Love: “I Still Believe (Unplugged)”; Laura Love; Laura Love 88295 68276
  50. Andrew Beyer: “The Midnight Special – cigar box slide”; Andrew Beyer; Midnight Special Collection AABeyer/MS 004

The Midnight Special, March 11, 2023

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  1. Traditional: “Midnight Special”; Leadbelly; RCA Victor LPV-505
  2. The Duhks: Love is the Seventh Wave; The Duhks feat. Jessee Havey; The Duhks | Sugar Hill SUG-CD-3997
  3. Elena Moon Park: “Count the Waves” (Trad. Indonesian); Elena Moon Park with Peni Candra Rini & friends; Unhurried Journey | moonpark music 001
  4. Ella Jenkins: You Look So Sweet; Ella Jenkins; Smithsonian SF CD45031
  5. Judy Small: Daughters of the Second Wave; Judy Small; Crafty Maids CMM010
  6. Dana Cooper: Traveler Too; Dana Cooper; dog Eared Music
  7. Great Big Sea: Goin’ Up; Great Big Sea; Sire Sire 31023
  8. Loudon Wainwright III & Iris Dement: Pack Up Your Sorrows (Marden); Loudon Wainwright III & Iris DeMent; Astor Place TCD 4012
  9. Robert Earl Keen: Feelin’ Good Again; Robert Earl Keen; Dualtone DUA-1787 1 of 2
  10. Ben Crofut & Chris Brubeck: “San Francisco Bay Blues”; Ben Crofut & Chris Brubeck; Red, White & Blues | Troy 085 CD
  11. Gail Finnie (Rundlett): Banks of the Sacramento (Trad.); Gail Finnie (Rundlett); Cedarwood Hill CH002
  12. Laura Love: Aha Me Riddle I Day; Laura Love; Mercury 314 588 866-2
  13. Sam Bush with John Cowan: Crossing the Transippi; Sam Bush with John Cowan; Sugar Hill SHCD-3876
  14. Braden Gates: “Song for the Line Cook”; Braden Gates; Kitchen Days/Borealis BCD267
  15. Ian F. Benzie: I’se The B’y (Trad.); Ian F. Benzie; Lochshore CDLDL1307
  16. Tom & Chris Kastle: “Dance, Boatman, Dance” (Daniel Decatur Emmet); Tom & Chris Kastle; Sextent Music SX0002A
  17. Sam Pacetti: “Shawnee Town”; Sam Pacetti; Solitary Travel | Waterbug WBG 0033 CD
  18. Andrew Beyer: “The Midnight Special – organ”; Andrew Beyer; Midnight Special Collection AABeyer/MS 008
  19. The Therapy Sisters: I Worry; The Therapy Sisters; Clinical Records CR2004
  20. Mel Brooks: High Anxiety; Mel Brooks; Asylum Records E-45458
  21. Bobby McFerrin: Don’t Worry, Be Happy; Bobby McFerrin; Capitol Records 724385332920
  22. Bobby McFerrin: Whole World (Trad.); Bobby McFerrin feat. Esperanza Spaulding; Spirityouall | Masterworks 8765 45686
  23. Bobby McFerrin: “I Shall Be Released” (Bob Dylan); Bobby McFerrin; Spirityouall | Masterworks 8765 45686
  24. Norman Blake: Flower From the Fields of Alabama; Norman Blake; Shanachie 6053
  25. Norman & Nancy Blake: Forked Deer (trad.); Norman & Nancy Blake; Shanachie 6020
  26. Norman & Nancy Blake: Precious Memories (Faires); Norman & Nancy Blake; Dualtone 80302-01160-2
  27. Peter Keane: Poor Jessie; Peter Keane; Flying Fish FF CD 652
  28. Mississippi John Hurt: Avalon Blues; Mississippi John Hurt; Columbia CK 64986
  29. Tom Paxton: “Did You Hear John Hurt?”; Tom Paxton w/Steve Goodman; New Songs from the Briarpatch | Vanguard VSD 79395
  30. Dan Zanes & Elizabeth Mitchell w/You Are My Flower: My Creole Belle (Hurt); Dan Zanes & Elizabeth Mitchell w/You Are My Flower; Festival Five Records F5R019
  31. Joe Jencks: When The Moon Rises Over Skibbereen; Joe Jencks; Turtle Bear Music TBM 080122-01
  32. John Gorka: “Branching Out”; John Gorka; Red House RHR 47189
  33. Black Umfolosi: Reason to Believe; Black Umfolosi; Jensen Music Int’l [2021]
  34. Stephen Schuch: Midnight Special (Piano Only); Stephen Schuch; Stephen Schuch [2022]
  35. Susie Burke & David Surette: A Healing in this Night; Susie Burke & David Surette; Madrina Music MM 103
  36. Wiles, Lula: “In Dreams”; Lula Wiles: Eleanor Buckland, Mali Obomsawin, Isa Burke; Smithsonian Folkways (single)
  37. Eddie From Ohio: Quick; Eddie From Ohio; Virginia Soul VSR 007
  38. (Jon Gailmor): “Out on a Limb”; Jon Gailmor; Softwood SWD 1995-CD
  39. (Michael Smith): “Last Days of Pompeii”; Michael Smith; Flying Fish FFCD 70404
  40. Jaimee Harris: Sam’s; Jaimee Harris; Thirty Tigers FNR03573CD
  41. Cyril Tawney: Sammy’s Bar – Introduction; Cyril Tawney; ADA Recordings ADA109CD
  42. Cyril Tawney: Sammy’s Bar; Cyril Tawney; ADA Recordings ADA109CD
  43. Mary Hopkin: “Those Were the Days” (Boris Fomin, Gene Raskin); Mary Hopkin; Apple Records 1801
  44. Dan Navarro: Sleep Tonight; Dan Navarro; Red Hen EGG19
  45. Brother Brothers: You Can Close Your Eyes; Brother Brothers (Adam & David Moss); Compass 7-4798-2
  46. Bill Caddick: Custard Creams (Caddick/Barker); Bill Caddick; Osmosys CD 020/21 1 0f 2
  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, March 4, 2023

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  1. Odetta: “The Midnight Special”; Odetta; Ryko TCD 1085 2 of 2
  2. Peggy Seeger: The Invisible Woman; Peggy Seeger; Red Grape RGPSCD4
  3. Ray Wylie Hubbard: The Beauty Way (Gilkyson/Andes); Ray Wylie Hubbard; Philo 11671-1244-2
  4. Rachael Sage: Bravery’s On Fire (acoustic); Rachael Sage; MPress Records MP8138-2
  5. Buddy Mondlock: Filament; Buddy Mondlock; buddymondlock.com [2023]
  6. Janis Joplin: Mercedes Benz; Janis Joplin; Columbia C2K 90282
  7. Aly Bain & Phil Cunningham: The Pearl; Aly Bain & Phil Cunningham; Green Linnet GLCD 3107
  8. Janis Ian: “At Seventeen”; Janis Ian; Rude Girl-Columbia/Legacy 88697 561962
  9. Antje Duvekot: Glamourous Girls; Antje Duvekot; duvekot 7 86851-3153-2 5
  10. Dirk Powell: “I Ain’t Playing Pretty Polly”; Dirk Powell; When I Wait For You Compass / 7 4766 2
  11. Reggie Garrett: Stagecoach Mary; Reggie Garrett; Wonder Dog wdr 2200101
  12. Willie Nelson: Beautiful Annabel Lee (Howard); Willie Nelson; Legacy Records 196588003622
  13. Anne Heaton: “Selkie”; Anne Heaton; AnneHeaton.com 53688 10072
  14. Plainsong: “Sweet Amelia” (Andy Roberts, Iain Matthews); Plainsong; Mesa Records R2 79065
  15. Crys Matthews: “Sister’s Keeper”; Crys Matthews; crysmatthews.com 1.22.22
  16. Travis, Merle: “Midnight Special” Travis picked guitar; Merle Travis; Travis Pickin’ | CMH 6255
  17. Joni Mitchell: Both Sides Now (orchestral version); Joni Mitchell; Reprise 9362-47620-9
  18. Richard and Robert Sherman: Sister Suffragette (Sherman); Glynnis Johns, Original Cast; Walt Disney Records 60615-7
  19. Giuseppi Operti, adapt. Thomas Baker: Amazons March; Cincinnati’s University Singers; New World 80221-2 80221-2
  20. Barbra Streisand: Don’t Rain on My Parade; Barbra Streisand; Angel ZDM 7 64661 2
  21. Lou & Peter Berryman: “The February March”; Lou & Peter Berryman; What Again? | Cornbelt CR900
  22. Bob Gibson: “To Morrow”; Bob Gibson; Stops Along the Way/B*G Records B*G 1004 CD
  23. George Carlin: “Some Werds”; George Carlin; Midnight Special Collection Vol 3 of 15
  24. Yosh & Yimmy: McKinley Farm; Yosh & Yimmy; yoshandyimmy.com 7 55491 23683 3
  25. John Gorka: The Ballad of Iris & Pearl; John Gorka; Red House Records RHR CD 306
  26. Kate Campbell: Wild Iris; Kate Campbell; Compass 7 4255 2
  27. Shemekia Copeland: “She Don’t Wear Pink”; Shemekia Copeland; Uncivil War/Alligator 5001
  28. Wendy & DB: Women of the Blues; Wendy & DB feat. Ivy Ford, Anne Harris; Tigerlily Music 9232022
  29. Neal & Leandra: “Rock in the River”; Neal & Leandra; Accidental Dreams Red House/RHR CD 85
  30. Rani Arbo & Daisy Mayhem: “Red Rocking Chair”; Rani Arbo & Daisy Mayhem; Gambling Eden Signature/SIG 1278
  31. Four Bitchin’ Babes: Don’t Mess With Me, I’m Somebody’s Mother (Fingerett); Four Bitchin’ Babes; Shanachie Shanachie 8039
  32. Steve “Q” Quinn: “The Midnight Special – Harmonica Greasy” (Traditional); Steve “Q” Quinn; Midnight Special Collection | Midnight Special Collection SQuinn/MS013
  33. Ray Charles: “Georgia on My Mind”; Ray Charles; Standards | Rhino R2 75210
  34. Reggie Garrett: Ballade de Stace “A”; Reggie Garrett; Wonder Dog wdr 2200101
  35. Pete Seeger w/Ramblin’ Jack Elliott: Belle Starr (Guthrie); Pete Seeger w/Ramblin’ Jack Elliott; Columbia C2K 64772
  36. Mark Knopfler & Emmylou Harris: Belle Starr (Harris); Mark Knopfler & Emmylou Harris; Warner/Nonesuch 44144-2
  37. First Aid Kit: Emmylou; First Aid Kit; Witchita WEBB320CD
  38. Janis Ian: Boots Like Emmylou’s; Janis Ian; Windham Hill 01934 11498 2
  39. Liz Callaway & Ann Hampton Callaway: These Boots Are Made for Walkin’; Liz Callaway & Ann Hampton Callaway; PS Classics PS-1199
  40. Jonas Friddle: Bootstraps; Jonas Friddle; jonasfriddle.com 1162023
  41. Bob Dylan: “Just Like a Woman” (Bob Dylan); Nina Simone; Legacy 82876 85174 2
  42. Janis Ian: “Nina”; Janis Ian; Rude Girl RGR101
  43. Steve Goodman & Jethro Burns: Don’t Let the Stars Get In Your Eyeballs; Steve Goodman & Jethro Burns; Red Pajamas RPJ008CD 1/2
  44. Sandy Cash: “More Than Meets the Eye”; Sandy Cash; More Than Meets the Eye EP/bandcamp sandycash.com
  45. Tim Grimm: The Little In-Between; Tim Grimm; Vault Records 18
  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