The Midnight Special, January 15, 2022

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  1. Traditional: “Midnight Special”; Leadbelly; RCA Victor LPV-505
  2. Pete Seeger: “We Shall Overcome” (from “Link in the Chain”); Pete Seeger; Columbia C2K 64772
  3. Rhiannon Giddens & Francesco Turrisi: “I Shall Not Be Moved”; Rhiannon Giddens & Francesco Turrisi; Nonesuch 075597915730
  4. Lilli Lewis: “My American Heart”; Lilli Lewis (folkrockdiva.com); Louisiana Red Hot Records LRHR 1200
  5. Johnsmith: “My Name is America”; Johnsmith; johnsmithmusic.com [2022]
  6. The Ash Grove Players: “I Ain’t Got No Home/Old Man Trump” (Guthrie); The Ash Grove Players; Single Download Ash Grove Players
  7. Steve Goodman: “Paul Powell”; Steve Goodman; Live: Mandel Hall, U of C, 1977 | WFMT Midnight Special Archives
  8. Phil Ochs: “William Worthy”; Phil Ochs; All the News That’s Fit to Sing | Hannibal HNCD 4427
  9. Billy Bragg: “I Dreamed I Saw Phil Ochs Last Night”; Billy Bragg; Label MM 001
  10. Joan Baez: “Joe Hill” (Earl Robinson/Alfred Hayes); Joan Baez; Cotillion SD 3-500
  11. Utah Phillips: “Keep your hands in your pockets (spoken)”; Utah Phillips; IWW -1
  12. Utah Phillips: “Bread and Roses” (Oppenheim/M. Farina); Utah Phillips; IWW -1
  13. Windborne: “Preacher and the Slave/Pie in the Sky” (trad., Joe Hill); Windborne; Folkstage 07-20-19 1 of 2
  14. Susan Werner: “Snake Oil”; Susan Werner; susanwerner.com susanwerner.com/1 95269 03327 9
  15. Tom Lehrer: “The Folk Song Army”; Tom Lehrer; The Remains of Tom Lehrer, Disc 3 Rhino R2 79831 1
  16. Nancy White: “Stickers on Fruit”; Nancy White; Borealis BCD 147
  17. John Prine: “Your Flag Decal Won’t Get You Into Heaven”; John Prine; Atlantic SD 8296
  18. Andrew Beyer: “The Midnight Special – Melodica”; Andrew Beyer; Midnight Special Collection AABeyer/MS 005
  19. Richie Havens: “Freedom” (trad., Havens); Richie Havens; Cotillion SD 3-500
  20. Martin Luther King: Speech, “I Have a Dream”; Martin Luther King, speaker; 20th Century Fox TFS-3201
  21. Montgomery Delaney: “Walking in the Light”; Montgomery Delaney; Walking in the Light | self ASIN : B01G4CBDLW
  22. Anne Feeney & Chris Chandler: “Have You Been to Jail for Justice?”; Anne Feeney & Chris Chandler; Folkstage 02-05-05
  23. Melanie DeMore: “Intro to One Foot/Lead With Love”; Melanie DeMore w/Alastair Moock; Moockshake Music 00261 48083
  24. Alastair Moock w/Crys Matthews: “One Foot/Lead With Love” (Melanie DeMore); Alastair Moock w/Crys Matthews; Be A Pain | Moockshake Music 00261 48083
  25. Martin Luther King: 1964 Studs Terkel interview; Martin Luther King & Studs Terkel, speakers; WFMT
  26. Don Henry w/Kim Richey: “Beautiful Fool”; Don Henry w/Kim Richey; Freedom Sings | 1st Amendment Center FS 101 CD
  27. Sweet Honey in the Rock: “Breaths”; Sweet Honey in the Rock; Appleseed APR CD 1134 / SR5 CD 003
  28. Josh Ritter & The Milk Carton Kids: “The Gospel of Mary”; Josh Ritter & The Milk Carton Kids; Pytheas Recordings MVPYTH15 5-7-20
  29. Tom Paxton: “Clarissa Jones”; Tom Paxton; Rhino Handmade RHM 7870
  30. Sweet Honey in the Rock: “The Women Gather”; Sweet Honey in the Rock; The Women Gather | Earth Beat R2 73829
  31. Tom Prasada-Rao: “$20 Bill”; Tom Prasada-Rao; Label [2021]
  32. (James Lee Stanley): “Three Monkeys”; James Lee Stanley; Beachwood BR2425 2-CD
  33. Nic Jones: “The Warlike Lads of Russia”; Nic Jones; Mollie Music MMCD02/03
  34. The Capitol Steps: “Putin on the Blitz” excerpt; The Capitol Steps; Capitol Steps CSCD1034
  35. Steve “Q” Quinn: “The Midnight Special – Harmonica Greasy” (Traditional); Steve “Q” Quinn; Midnight Special Collection | Midnight Special Collection SQuinn/MS013
  36. Kate Rusby: “The White Cockade” (Trad.); Kate Rusby; Pure Records/Compass 7 4370 2
  37. Paul Brady: “Arthur McBride”; Paul Brady; Compass 7 4335 2
  38. Larry Kirwan & Black 47: “I Ain’t Marchin’ Anymore” (Ochs); Larry Kirwan & Black 47; Astor Place TCD 4012
  39. Bill Miller: “Tumbleweed” (Miller/Rowan); Bill Miller; Warner Western 9 45324-2
  40. Studs Terkel w/Buffy Sainte-Marie: “Protest Songs” Interview; Studs Terkel w/Buffy Sainte-Marie; Studs Terkel Archives | WFMT
  41. Buffy Sainte-Marie: “Now That the Buffalo’s Gone”; Buffy Sainte-Marie; It’s My Way | Vanguard VMD 79142
  42. Mariee Sioux: “Axemen”; Mariee Sioux; marieesioux.bandcamp.com [2004]
  43. Eric Andersen w/John Sebastian & Artie Traum: “The Dolphins” (Neil); Eric Andersen w/John Sebastian & Artie Traum; Y&T 20 #173
  44. Diana Jones: “The Sea is My Mother”; Diana Jones; Goldmine Records GMR003
  45. Guy Davis: “Flint River Blues”; Guy Davis; M.C. Records MC-0088
  46. Malvina Reynolds: “What Have They Done to the Rain?”; Malvina Reynolds; Smithsonian Folkways SFW CD40124
  47. Lou & Peter Berryman: Why Am I Painting the Living Room?; Lou & Peter Berryman; Cornbelt CR900
  48. Original Cast: “Louder Than Words” (Jonathan Larson); Raul Esparza, Jerry Dixon, Amy Spanger; RCA Victor 09026-63862-2
  49. Bob Dylan: “Blowin’ in the Wind”; Bob Dylan; Columbia CK 8786 CD
  50. Laura Love: “I Still Believe (Unplugged)”; Laura Love; Laura Love 88295 68276
  51. Andrew Beyer: “The Midnight Special – cigar box slide”; Andrew Beyer; Midnight Special Collection AABeyer/MS 004

The Midnight Special, January 8, 2022

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  1. Traditional: “Midnight Special”; Leadbelly; RCA Victor LPV-505
  2. The Decemberists: “January Hymn”; The Decemberists; Capitol 50999 9 47547 2 8
  3. William Pint & Felicia Dale: “January Man”; Pint & Dale; Waterbug WBG CD 0039
  4. Rays Of Romance: “In the Month of January”; Rays of Romance; Frequency Glide FGE 003 CD
  5. Trio Globo: “Cold Day In January”; Trio Globo (Eugene Friesen / Howard Levy / Glen Velez); Stonecutter Records 00261 29876
  6. Steve Goodman: “Rovin’ Cowboy” (The Ballad of Dan Moody); Steve Goodman; Words We Can Dance To Electra/7E-1061
  7. Nickeltown: “January Jones”; Nickeltown; Chimney Frog CFM 101 CD
  8. (Traditional): “The Fox”; Nickel Creek; Sugar Hill CD 3909
  9. Laura Cortese: “Where the Fox Hides”; Laura Cortese & The Dance Cards; Compass 7 4752 2
  10. Goodnight Moonshine: “January Skies”; Goodnight Moonshine; Goodnight Moonshine 8 88295 67973 2
  11. Billy Bragg: “January Song”; Billy Bragg; Cooking Vinyl COOKCD580
  12. (Ken Nordine & Jerry Garcia): “I Love a Groove”; Ken Nordine w/Jerry Garcia & David Grisman; Grateful Dead Records GDCD40152
  13. Matt Price: “January Whiskey”; Matt Price; Yellow Tail Records 10021
  14. Rhiannon Giddens & Francesco Turrisi: “Ten Thousand Voices”; Rhiannon Giddens & Francesco Turrisi; Nonesuch 591336-2
  15. Solas (Peggy Seeger): “Song of Choice”; Solas, feat. Karan Casey & Iris DeMent; Words That Remain | Shanachie 78023
  16. Colby Maddox: “The Midnight Special – fiddle”; Colby Maddox; Midnight Special Collection CMaddox/MS 009
  17. Gillian Welch & David Rawlings: “Elvis Presley Blues”; Gillian Welch & David Rawlings; Time (The Revelator)/Acony ACNY 0103
  18. Richard Thompson: “Galway to Graceland” (Live); Richard Thompson; Walking on a Wire 1968-2009 (Disc 3)/Shout Factory 826663-11088 3 of 4
  19. Gary Myrick: “The Ghost of Elvis”; Gary Myrick; Tangible Records TANGIBLE 56818-2
  20. Steve Goodman: “Elvis Imitators” (Smith/Goodman); Steve Goodman; Red Pajamas/Omnivore RPJ 001/OVCD 336
  21. Rod Picott: “I Coulda’ Been the King”; Rod Picott; Welding Rod RP3167
  22. Christine Lavin: “Cold Pizza for Breakfast”; Christine Lavin; The Bellevue Years | Philo 11671 1220 2
  23. Dave Van Ronk: “The Amoeba Hop” (Christine Lavin); Dave Van Ronk; Big League Babe: Songs of Christine Lavin | CD Baby 1800 PrimeCD 037
  24. Four Bitchin’ Babes: “What Was I Thinking?” (Christine Lavin); Four Bitchin’ Babes; Shanachie 8018
  25. Christine Lavin: “The Best Summer”; Christine Lavin; christinelavin.com [2021]
  26. Richie Havens: “My Father’s Shoes” (Cliff Eberhardt); Richie Havens; Forward R2 71735
  27. Cliff Eberhardt: “The High Above and the Down Below”; Cliff Eberhardt; Red House Records RHR CD 199
  28. Buffy Sainte-Marie: “Goodnight” (Cliff Eberhardt); Buffy Sainte-Marie; Chrysalis 0946 3 21920 2 8
  29. Cliff Eberhardt: “Dreams”; Cliff Eberhardt; Tin Pan Ally 1-95269-08022-8
  30. Wiles, Lula: “Oh My God”; Lula Wiles: Eleanor Buckland, Mali Obomsawin, Isa Burke; Smithsonian Folkways (single)
  31. Steve “Q” Quinn: “The Midnight Special – Harmonica Greasy” (Traditional); Steve “Q” Quinn; Midnight Special Collection | Midnight Special Collection SQuinn/MS013
  32. Tom & Dylan May: “Jack London” (C. Kennedy); Tom & Dylan May; Sisters of the Road Cafe 001
  33. James Lee Stanley: “Mary January”; James Lee Stanley; Beachwood BR2473-2
  34. Richard Meyer: “January Cold”; Richard Meyer; Smithsonian Folkways SFW CD 40135 2
  35. John Gorka: “January Floor”; John Gorka; Red House RHR 121
  36. Priscilla Herdman: “January Thaw” (Lui Collins); Priscilla Herdman; Flying Fish FF70230
  37. Bill Staines: “January Snow”; Bill Staines; Rounder CD 11580
  38. Ina May Wool: “January Thaw”; Ina May Wool; Bang Zoom 101
  39. John Prine: “Souvenirs”; John Prine; Atlantic SD 7241
  40. Susan McKeown & Lindsey Horner: “The Winter King”; Susan McKeown & Lindsey Horner; Through the Bitter Frost and Snow | Prime CD PCD 36
  41. Balfa Toujours: “Pa Janvier” (trad.); Balfa Toujours; Rounder Records 11661-6086-2
  42. Guy Davis: “Wintertime Blues”; Guy Davis; Red House RHR CD 80
  43. John Hiatt: “Wintertime Blues”; John Hiatt; New West Records NW6076
  44. Susie Burke & David Surrette: “Give Me Some Hope”; Susie Burke & David Surrette; Madrina Music MM106
  45. Bill Morrissey: “Little Bit of Whiskey”; Bill Morrissey; Philo PH CD 1105
  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, January 1, 2022

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  1. Traditional: “Midnight Special”; Leadbelly; RCA Victor LPV-505
  2. Steve Goodman & David Amram: Midnight Special NYE 1975 – “It’s New Year’s Eve/Let’s Have a Party”; Steve Goodman & David Amram; WFMT
  3. Kat Eggleston: Midnight Special NYE 1997 – The Only Word; Kat Eggleston, Kim & Reggie Harris, James Keelaghan, Anita Silvert; WFMT
  4. Annie Gallup: Midnight Special NYE 1997 – “Sweet Good Nature”; ; WFMT
  5. Kim & Reggie Harris: Midnight Special NYE 1997 – “Hold On”; ; WFMT
  6. Anita Silvert: Midnight Special NYE 1997 – “I’ve Grown About as Much as I Can Handle”; ; WFMT
  7. James Keelaghan: Midnight Special NYE 1997 – “Tomorrow is Another Day”; ; WFMT
  8. Anita Silvert: Midnight Special NYE 1997 – “All Roads Converge”; ; WFMT
  9. Ensemble: Midnight Special NYE 1997 – “When I’m Gone”; Kat Eggleston; WFMT
  10. John McCutcheon and Crys Matthews w/Heather Mae: Midnight Special NYE 2019 – “Clarinet Polka” & “The Only Way Out”; John McCutcheon and Crys Matthews w/Heather Mae; WFMT
  11. Tim Grimm, Sonia, Joe Jencks, Mari Black + Cast of Jacques Brel…: Midnight Special NYE – “Midnight Madness/Auld Lang Syne/If We Only Have Love (Brel)”; Tim Grimm, Sonia, Joe Jencks, Mari Black + Cast of Jacques Brel…; WFMT
  12. Bill Giardini: “The Midnight Special – Accordion” (Traditional); Bill Giardini; Midnight Special Collection | Midnight Special Collection BillGiardini/MS011
  13. James Lee Stanley: “New Year’s Song”; James Lee Stanley; Midnight Special New Year’s Eve Show – 2014 digital download 12.20.2020
  14. Allison Russell: “Little Rebirth”; Allison Russell; Fantasy FAN01125
  15. (Greg Greenway): “Every Little Day”; Greg Greenway; Face Productions SOH003
  16. Steve Tilston: “Mirror Dance”; Steve Tilston; Market Square Music MSMCD124
  17. Denice Franke: “Dance to the Moon”; duet: Denice Franke & Eric Taylor; Comfort | Certain Records DF003
  18. Elena Moon Park: “Flower Dance”; Elena Moon Park; Unhurried Journey | moonpark music moonpark music 001
  19. Kenita R. Miller (Mama), Phillip Boykin (Tonton) & company: “We Dance”; New Broadway Cast; Once on This Island/Broadway Records BR-CD09318
  20. Della Mae: “First Song Dancer”; Della Mae; Headlight | Rounder 1166100770
  21. (Amy Ray & Emily Saliers): “Feel This Way Again”; Indigo Girls; Rounder 1166100867
  22. Brother Brothers: “On The Road Again”; Brother Brothers; Calla Lily | Compass 7 4757 2
  23. Pete Seeger: “Quiet Joys of Brotherhood” (Richard Fariña); Pete Seeger; Columbia CK 65287
  24. Robin & Linda Williams: “A Better Day A-Comin’”; Robin & Linda Williams; Oakenwold Recordings 001
  25. Tekla Waterfield & Jeff Fielder: “Better Days”; Tekla Waterfield & Jeff Fielder; teklawaterfield.com [2021]
  26. Ruthie Foster Big Band: “Brand New Day”; Ruthie Foster Big Band; Live at the Paramount | Blue Corn Music BCM2001
  27. Ollabelle: “Before This Time”; Ollabelle; Columbia CK 90572
  28. Steve “Q” Quinn: “The Midnight Special – Harmonica Gritty” (Traditional); Steve “Q” Quinn; Midnight Special Collection | Midnight Special Collection SQuinn/MS012
  29. Leonard Cohen: “First We Take Manhattan”; Leonard Cohen; Columbia I’m Your Man / CK 44191
  30. Cliff Eberhardt: “The Long Goodbye”; Cliff Eberhardt; Red House RHR CD 129
  31. Erin McKeown: “Get Happy” (Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler); Erin McKeown; Sing You Sinners | Nettwerk 0 6700 30564 2 7
  32. Yvonne Elliman, Michael Jason, Chorus: “Could We Start Again, Please?”; Yvonne Elliman, Michael Jason, Chorus; Jesus Christ Superstar Orig. Broadway Cast | Decca DL7-1503
  33. Paul Kelly & Paul Grabowsky: “If I Could Start Today Again”; Paul Kelly & Paul Grabowsky; Please Leave Your Light On Cooking Vinyl/GAWD031CD
  34. Tracy Chapman: “New Beginning”; Tracy Chapman; Elektra 7559-61850-2
  35. The Folkaltones: “One Door Opens”; The Folkaltones (Miriam Rosenblum, Hal Aqua, Carla Sciaky); Propinquity Tuning Up / Propinquity
  36. The Waymores: “Bright New World”; The Waymores; Waymores 00261 35267
  37. Spencer LaJoye: “Where the Air is Clearest”; Spencer LaJoye; spencerlajoye.com [2021]
  38. Eric Bibb: “New World Comin’ Through”; Eric Bibb; Good Stuff | Earthbeat R2 75265
  39. Edie Carey: “One Shot Deal”; Edie Carey; Another Kind of Fire | Carey 50185-2
  40. Ellis Paul: “The Day After Everything Changed”; Ellis Paul; BW The Day After Everything Changed / BW0010
  41. Pat Donohue: “This Is the Beginning”; Pat Donohue; Bluesky Records BSR 915
  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, December 4, 2021

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  1. Traditional: “Midnight Special”; Leadbelly; RCA Victor LPV-505
  2. Patty Larkin: “Tango”; Patty Larkin; Tango | High Street HS 72902 10312-2
  3. Aztec Two-Step: “Baking”; Aztec Two-Step; self [1972]
  4. Golden Bough: “Mrs. Fogarty’s Christmas Cake” (C. Frank Horn); Golden Bough; Christmas in a Celtic Land | Arc Music EUCD 1409
  5. Bettman & Halpin: “A Fruitcake for All Seasons”; Bettman & Halpin; self FLRCD-606
  6. Bill Bourne: “Pie and Ice Cream”; Bill Bourne; Cordova Bay CBR-0452
  7. John Fogerty: “Rhubarb Pie”; John Fogerty; Geffen B0003257-02
  8. Jack Hardy: “Blackberry Pie”; Jack Hardy; Prime CD PCD 53
  9. Judy Collins: “Cook With Honey”; Judy Collins; Elektra 75053-2
  10. Jackie Washington: “I Like Pie, I Like Cake”; Jackie Washington; borealis cd 112
  11. Jack Williams: “Mama Lou”; Jack Williams; Wind River WR4046CD
  12. Larry Groce: “Junk Food Junkie”; Larry Groce; Rhino R2 70743 1 of 2
  13. Jimmy Webb w/Brian Wilson: “MacArthur Park”; Jimmy Webb w/Brian Wilson; Entertainment One EOM-CD-2395
  14. Scott Alarik: “Logan English”; Scott Alarik; CD Freedom cdfreedom 30
  15. Cry, Cry, Cry: “By Way of Sorrow” (Julie Miller); Lucy Kaplansky, Richard Shindell, Dar Williams; Razor & Tie R&T 793018240-2
  16. Andrew Beyer: “The Midnight Special – Melodica”; Andrew Beyer; Midnight Special Collection AABeyer/MS 005
  17. Ralph McTell: “Streets of London”; Ralph McTell; Pulse OLS CD 164
  18. Ralph McTell: “Hands of Joseph”; Ralph McTell; From Clare to Here | Red House RHR CD86
  19. Nanci Griffith: “From Clare to Here” (McTell); Nanci Griffith; Elektra 9 61464-2
  20. Bill Staines: “River”; Bill Staines; Going to the West | Red House RHR CD 56
  21. Peter Mulvey: “River” (Mitchell); Peter Mulvey; Signature Sounds SIG 1268
  22. The Byrds: “So You Want to Be a Rock n’ Roll Star” (Hillman, McGunn); The Byrds; Columbia Legacy CK 65637
  23. Chris Hillman: “When I Get A Little Money” (Barrow); Chris Hillman; Rounder 1166100249
  24. Ian & Sylvia: “Satisfied Mind” (Rhodes/Hayes); Ian & Sylvia; Vanguard 196/99-2 3/4
  25. Peter, Paul and Mary: “Light One Candle”; Peter, Paul and Mary; No Easy Walk to Freedom | Gold Castle 171 001-2 GC
  26. Amy Carol Webb: “Ma’oz Tsur” (Trad.); Amy Carol Webb; Breaking Light | Zebra Z2010
  27. Rachael Sage: “Beginning”; Rachael Sage; Mpress MP6336-2
  28. Kate & Anna McGarrigle w/Ian Vincent Dow: “Counting Stars”; Kate & Anna McGarrigle w/Ian Vincent Dow; NONESUCH 79925-2
  29. Maria Muldaur: “Cool River” (McGarrigle/Bean); Maria Muldaur; Reprise MS 2194
  30. Kate & Anna McGarrigle: “Goin’ Back to Harlan”; Kate & Anna McGarrigle; Matapedia/Hannibal HNCD 1394
  31. Anna McGarrigle and Phillipe Tatartcheff: “Forever and the Same”; Anna McGarrigle and Phillipe Tatartcheff; Hannibal HNCD 1417
  32. Travis, Merle: “Midnight Special” Travis picked guitar; Merle Travis; Travis Pickin’ | CMH 6255
  33. Eric Bibb: “Light Was Worth the Candle”; Eric Bibb; Painting Signs | Earthbeat R2 74382
  34. Harry Chapin: “Taxi”; Harry Chapin; Elektra 75023-2
  35. Beckie Menzie & Tom Michael: “Mr. Tanner” (Chapin); Beckie Menzie & Tom Michael; WFMT 121209
  36. Blind of Boys of Alabama: “Last Month of the Year” (Vera Hall); Blind Boys of Alabama; Go Tell it on the Mountain | Real World Records 72435 90600 2 6
  37. Natalie MacMaster: “Get Me Through December” (Sampson/Lavery); Natalie MacMaster feat. Alison Krauss; In My Hands | Rounder 11661 7025-2
  38. Merle Haggard: “If We Make it Through December”; Merle Haggard; Moneyland | McCoury Music MCM 0005
  39. Natalie Hemby: “Last Resort” (Hemby/Beyer); Natalie Hemby; Fantasy 01265
  40. Chaise Lounge: “Trimming the Tree”; Chaise Lounge; Out Under the Sky | Modern Songbook MSR-015
  41. Zoe Mulford: “Gonna Wear Red”; Zoe Mulford; Roadside Saints | Azalea ACCD-0604
  42. New Grange: “Shalom Aleichem/Breakin’ Up Christmas”; New Grange: Philip Aaberg, Darol Anger, Alison Brown, Mike Marshall, Tim O’Brien, Todd Phillips; Christmas Heritage | KOCH KOC CD 8030
  43. Loreena McKennitt: “The Gloucestershire Wassail” (Trad.); Loreena McKennitt; Quinlan Road B0012096-02
  44. Susan McKeown & Lindsey Horner: “Bold Orion on the Rise”; Susan McKeown & Lindsey Horner; PRIME CD PCD 36
  45. Valerie Thompson: “In the Cold, Cold Night” (Jack White); Valerie Thompson; Hark: Wintery Songs in Eleventy Part Harmony | Epoisse
  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, November 27, 2021

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  1. Traditional: “Midnight Special”; Leadbelly; RCA Victor LPV-505
  2. Dave Frishberg: “I Want to Be a Sideman”; Dave Frishberg; Arbors Records 19291
  3. Blossom Dearie: “I’m Hip” (D. Frishberg, R. Dorough); Blossom Dearie; Verve 440 065 334-2
  4. Amy Helm: “Long Daddy Green” (D. Frishberg, B. Dearie); Amy Helm; Yep Rock YEP-2643
  5. Dave Frishberg: “Do You Miss New York?”; Dave Frishberg; Arbors Records Do You Miss New York? / 19291
  6. Dave Frishberg: “Van Lingle Mungo”; Dave Frishberg; Rhino R2 70710
  7. Ronnie McCoury: “You’ve Got a Friend in Me” (R. Newman); Ronnie McCoury; McCoury Music MCM 0007
  8. Beckie Menzie: “Real Emotional Girl” (R. Newman); Beckie Menzie; BeMe Music BEMEMUSIC003
  9. Odetta: “Mama Told Me Not to Come” (R. Newman); Odetta; Polydor 24-4048
  10. Judy Collins: “Feels Like Home” (R. Newman); Judy Collins w/Jackson Browne; Wildflower CLO 0032
  11. Martin Simpson: “Louisiana, 1927” (R. Newman); Martin Simpson; Topic/ Compass 7 4466 2
  12. Tret Fure: Louder Than the Guns; Tret Fure; Tomboy Girl Records [2021]
  13. (Jay Ungar, arr. Buddy Greene): “Ashokan Farewell”; Buddy Greene w/Stuart Duncan on fiddle; Rufus RMCD 195317
  14. Traditional: Spiritual, “Down by the Riverside”; Pete Seeger, voice & g; Smithsonian/Folkways 40096
  15. Bob Gibson: “Lula Gal”; Bob Gibson; Riverside RVCD-9909-2
  16. Laurel Premo: “Hop High” (Trad.); Laurel Premo; Free Dirt LPS-CD-0211
  17. Jake Blount (Trad./Dink Roberts): “Roustabout”; Jake Blount; Spider Tales DIRT-CD-0097
  18. Jonas Friddle: “The Midnight Special – fretless banjo”; Jonas Friddle; Midnight Special Collection JFriddle | MS008
  19. Mickey Calin & The Jets: Orig. Broadway Cast: “Cool”; Mickey Calin & The Jets (Orig. Broadway Cast); Masterworks Broadway West Side Story /88691 94841 2
  20. Stephen Sondheim: “Bobby, Baby” from Company; Original Broadway Cast; Company Sony/SK 65283
  21. Angela Lansbury: “Everything’s Coming Up Roses” (Jule Styne and Stephen Sondheim); Angela Lansbury; RCA 09026-63805-2
  22. Bernadette Peters & Mandy Patinkin: “Move On” (Sondheim); Bernadette Peters & Mandy Patinkin; RCA Victor 60359-2-RCDJ
  23. Judy Collins: “Send in the Clowns” (Sondheim); Judy Collins; Elektra 62104-1
  24. Zero Mostel/Orig. Broadway Cast: “Prologue – Tradition” (Bock & Harnick); Zero Mostel/Orig. Broadway Cast; RCA RCD1-7060
  25. Sara Thomsen and Paula Pedersen: “Hanerot Halalu”; Sara Thomsen & Paula Pederson; Winter Wanderings | sarathomsen.com sarathomsen.com
  26. Bud & Travis: “Delia’s Gone” (Trad.); Bud & Travis; Sony RD-046-2
  27. Rabbi Joe Black w/Maxwell St. Klezmer Band: “Ocho Kandelikas” (Flory Jagoda); Rabbi Joe Black w/Maxwell St. Klezmer Band; Eight Nights of Joy | URJ Books and Music 951304
  28. Ian Robb, Ann Downey, Shelley Posen: “On Chanukah” (Nutall/Posen); Ian Robb, Ann Downey, Shelley Posen; Digital download | welldonemusic.shelleypose.com welldonemusic.shelleypose.com
  29. The Maple Street Project: “A Light on the Hill” (Mel Green); The Maple Street Project; Tuesday Records MSP002
  30. Rick Moranis: “My Mother’s Brisket”; Rick Moranis; My Mother’s Brisket | Warner Music Nashville 535492-2
  31. Rabbi Joe Black w/Maxwell St. Klezmer Band: “Yodel Dreidel” (Joe Black); Rabbi Joe Black w/Maxwell St. Klezmer Band; Eight Nights of Joy | URJ Books and Music 951304
  32. Ella Jenkins: “I Got a Harmonica for Hanukkah”; Ella Jenkins; WFMT Folkstage 10-29-05 1 of 3
  33. Herdman, Hills & Mangsen: “Hot Buttered Rum” (Tommy Thompson); Herdman, Hills & Mangsen; Gadfly Records 235
  34. Steve “Q” Quinn: “The Midnight Special – Harmonica Greasy” (Traditional); Steve “Q” Quinn; Midnight Special Collection | Midnight Special Collection SQuinn/MS013
  35. Bill & The Belles: “Good Friends are Hard to Find”; Bill & The Belles; billandthebelles.com [2021]
  36. John Prine: “Hello in There”; John Prine; OBR 040
  37. David Roth: “May the Light of Love”; David Roth; Folk Era FE 1410 CD
  38. Jack Hardy: “I Oughta’ Know”; Jack Hardy; PRIME CD PCD69
  39. Kate MacLeod & the Pancakes: “Forget Me Nots” (Jack Hardy); Kate MacLeod & the Pancakes; Waterbug Records WBG0063
  40. Lui Collins: “Tinker’s Coin” (Jack Hardy); Lui Collins; Philo PH 1077
  41. The Village Dudes: “Ten to One” (Jack Hardy); The Village Dudes; Blue Flute Music bfm 110
  42. Laurie Lewis: “Christmas Time’s a Comin'”; Laurie Lewis; Signature Sounds Recordings SIG 1251
  43. Lee Murdock: “The Christmas Ship”; Lee Murdock; Fertile Ground | Depot DEP009CD
  44. David Massengill: “Number One In America”; David Massengill; Massengill No. 1
  45. Darryl Purpose: “You Must Go Home for Christmas”; Darryl Purpose; Same River Twice | Tangible tangible cardboard
  46. Rani Arbo & Daisy Mayhem: “Maybe This Christmas” (Ron Sexsmith); Rani Arbo & Daisy Mayhem; Signature SIG 0111
  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, November 20, 2021

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  1. Traditional: “Midnight Special”; Leadbelly; RCA Victor LPV-505
  2. Tret Fure: “Old Tin Cup”; Tret Fure; Tomboy girl 83109
  3. Rachel Bissex: “Dancing With My Mother”; Rachel Bissex; Alcazar ALC 121
  4. Diane Taraz: “Raisin Pie”; Diane Taraz; Shoes that Fit Like Sand/Beacon 10127-2
  5. Vance Gilbert: “Pie & Whiskey”; Vance Gilbert; Good Good Man | Disismye Music 01/24
  6. Lui Collins: “Making Pies” (Patty Griffin); Lui Collins; Waterbug WBG 69
  7. Tom Pacheco: “Annie’s Homemade Pies”; Tom Pacheco; Frog’s Claw Recordings 6 34479 88183
  8. Zoe Lewis: “Pies for the Public”; Zoe Lewis; Dog Called Dog 001
  9. Nancy Moran: “Harold’s Pies”; Nancy Moran; Azalea Az 624 CD
  10. Helena Bonham Carter: “Worst Pies In London” (Sondheim); Helena Bonham Carter; Nonesuch 368572-2
  11. Suzie Vinnick: “Oreo Cookie Blues”; Suzie Vinnick; Suzie Vinnick SV004
  12. Sons of the Never Wrong: “Everybody’s Gotta'”; Sons of the Never Wrong; Gadfly 282
  13. Jonas Friddle: “Cookie Jar”; Jonas Friddle w/Anna Jacobson; Bare Handed Productions 88295 85639
  14. Don McLean: “American Pie”; Don McLean; Capitol 72435-84279-2-9
  15. Jonas Friddle: “The Midnight Special – fretless banjo”; Jonas Friddle; Midnight Special Collection JFriddle | MS008
  16. Arlo Guthrie: “Alice’s Restaurant Massacre”; Arlo Guthrie; Warner Bros. 3117-2 CD
  17. Bonnie Koloc w/Elliott Delman: “Burgundy Wine” (Carpenter); Bonnie Koloc w/Elliott Delman; WFMT 10.29.05
  18. Muriel Anderson: “Mansikka (instrumental)”; Muriel Anderson; self CGD2020
  19. Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer: “Orange Cocoa Cake” (Berryman); Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer; One Meat Ball: The Album, The Cookbooklet Appleseed/APR CD 1096
  20. Sara Grey: “Cranberry Song”; Sara Grey; Waterbug CD 0044
  21. Lou & Peter Berryman: “Uncle Dave’s Grace”; Lou & Peter Berryman; House Concert | Cornbelt CR 12
  22. Hamilton Camp: “Blame It on the Turkeys” (Camp and Brent); Hamilton Camp; WFMT Recording
  23. Heather Styka: “Brooklyn”; Heather Styka; Kite Stripe Records KSR03
  24. Rufus Wainwright: “Cigarettes and Chocolate Milk”; Rufus Wainwright; Rufus Wainwright 0044-50369-2
  25. Jim Kweskin: “Java Jive” (Oakland/Drake); Jim Kweskin; Mountain Railroad MR 52782
  26. The Yellow Room Gang: “The Package of Cookies” (Matt Watroba); The Yellow Room Gang; Yellow Room Records YRR018
  27. Bill Giardini: “The Midnight Special – Accordion” (Traditional); Bill Giardini; Midnight Special Collection | Midnight Special Collection BillGiardini/MS011
  28. Kim & Reggie Harris, Rabbi Jonathan Kligler, et al.: “The New Colossus/Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor/Motherless Child”; Ellen Jahoda, Kim & Reggie Harris, Rabbi Jonathan Kligler; Appleseed Records 0611587108425
  29. Jean Redpath: “Sonny’s Dream” (Hynes); Jean Redpath; Philo CD 1131
  30. Malcolm MacWatt: “Letter from San Francisco”; Malcolm MacWatt; Need to Know Music NTKBB2021MM
  31. AHI: “On Your Way”; AHI (pronounced “eye”); Thirty Tigers 30808CD
  32. Kevin So: “Just Like You (I’m an American)”; Kevin So; Wing Bone WBCD 6978 2
  33. Elena Moon Park: “Unhurried Journey”; Elena Moon Park with Elizabeth Mitchell, vocals; Unhurried Journey | moonpark music 001
  34. Diana Jones: “Love Song to a Bird”; Diana Jones; Goldmine Records GMR003
  35. Bill Miller: “Reservation Road”; Bill Miller; Warner Western 9 45324-2
  36. Various/John Gorka: “Bracero” (Phil Ochs); Various/John Gorka; Appleseed CD-SB71176
  37. Judy Collins: “Deportee/Plane Wreck at Los Gatos Canyon” (Guthrie/Hoffman); Judy Collins; Wildflower Records WFL 1301-2
  38. Anne Harris: “Vauban”; Anne Harris; Rugged Road Records [2008]
  39. Reggie Harris & Greg Greenway: “Mighty Long Way”; Reggie Harris & Greg Greenway; self-released DTTS 01
  40. Valdy: “Chocolate Goodnight”; Valdy; Classic Collection | A&M cd9147
  41. Laura Love: “I Still Believe (Unplugged)”; Laura Love; Laura Love 88295 68276

The Midnight Special, November 13, 2021

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  1. Traditional: “Midnight Special”; Leadbelly; RCA Victor LPV-505
  2. The Barn Birds: “Autumn” (Jonathan Byrd & Chris Kokesh); The Barn Birds; Waterbug WBG112
  3. Eva Cassidy: “Autumn Leaves”; Eva Cassidy; Songbird Blix Street/G2 10045
  4. Anne Hills: “When the Frost is on the Punkin…”; Anne Hills; Collective Works CW0504
  5. Robbie Ellis: “Pumpkins”; Robbie Ellis; Pumpkins/RobbieEllis.net RE 001
  6. Herdman, Hills & Mangsen: “More Wood”; Herdman, Hills & Mangsen; Voices of Winter/Gadfly Gadfly 235
  7. Kate Wolf: “Brother Warrior”; Kate Wolf; Rhino R271487
  8. Gordon Lightfoot: “Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald”; Gordon Lightfoot; Gordon Lightfoot Songbook/Rhino R2 75802 3 of 4
  9. Hungrytown: “November Song”; Hungrytown; Listen Here! Records LH501
  10. Trapezoid: “Old Wood”; Trapezoid; Azure ZD 53001-2
  11. Spark & Whisper: “We Autumn Leaves” (Anita Sandwina); Spark & Whisper; Spark & Whisper 00261 38519
  12. Tret Fure: “Roses in November”; Tret Fure; Tomboy Girl Records 2018 83108
  13. Members of the Ojibwe/Cherokee nation: “A Warrior Sleeps”; Members of the Ojibwe/Cherokee nation; Arbor Records Ltd/ARC Music EUCD 2660
  14. Anne Harris: “Over” (Markus James); Anne Harris feat. Markus James; single | anneharris.com [2021]
  15. Steve “Q” Quinn: “The Midnight Special – Harmonica Gritty” (Traditional); Steve “Q” Quinn; Midnight Special Collection | Midnight Special Collection SQuinn/MS012
  16. Tom Russell: “Veteran’s Day”; Tom Russell; Hightone HCD###
  17. Buffy Sainte-Marie: “Universal Soldier”; Buffy Sainte-Marie; Vanguard VMD 79142
  18. John Prine: “Great Society Conflict Veteran’s Blues”; John Prine; Oh Boy OBR-040
  19. Arlo Guthrie: “When a Soldier Makes it Home”; Arlo Guthrie; Rising Son RSR0009CD
  20. AHI: “Lift Me Again”; AHI (pronounced “eye”); Thirty Tigers 30808CD
  21. Robin & Linda Williams: “Keep the Home Fires Burning”; Robin & Linda Williams; Visions of Love/Sugar Hill SUG-CD-1068
  22. Mae Robertson: “There’s A Long, Long Trail”; Mae Robertson; Lyric Partners 5505-2
  23. Judy Garland: “How ‘Ya Gonna Keep ‘Em Down on the Farm?”; Judy Garland; Turner Classic Movies R272204
  24. Chuck Rosenberg, Saul Broudy, Bull Durham, et al.: “Played Around and Stayed Around Vietnam Too Long” (Clayton, The Weavers, et al.); Chuck Rosenberg, Saul Broudy, Bull Durham, et al.; Flying Fish FF70552
  25. The Staples Singers: “A Hard Rain’s Gonna Fall” (Dylan); The Staples Singers; Fantasy 9423
  26. Nanci Griffith: “Traveling Through This Part of You”; Nanci Griffith; Elektra 62660-2
  27. Kenny White: “Letter From X-Ray”; Kenny White; Kenny White [2006]
  28. Darrell Scott: “Invisible Man”; Darrell Scott; Invisible Man/Full Light FLR-0601
  29. Travis, Merle: “Midnight Special” Travis picked guitar; Merle Travis; Travis Pickin’ | CMH 6255
  30. Judy Collins: “Turn! Turn! Turn!”; Judy Collins; Judy Collins #3 | Wildflower Records WFL 1301-2
  31. Kaia Kater: “Harvest and the Plough”; Kaia Kater; Kingswood Records, LLC KWR1602
  32. Leo Kottke & Mike Gordon: “Peel”; Leo Kottke & Mike Gordon; NOON ATO Records/8.28.20
  33. Various: “Oaikoi-Harvest Ceremony-Ga (Festival/Ceremony)”; various; Buddha BDJ5 – 1
  34. Shel Silverstein: “The Changing of the Seasons”; Shel Silverstein; Cadet LP 4054
  35. Second Opinion: “Put Another Log on the Fire” (Shel Silverstein); Second Opinion – Betsy Clinton, Pat Madden-Roth, Sally Potter; Just a Little Bit Closer | SecOp SecOp 001
  36. Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee: “Picking My Tomatoes”; Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee; JSP Records JSP7721 A
  37. Guy Clark: “Homegrown Tomatoes”; Guy Clark; Craftsman/Philo PH 1184/85
  38. Bill & the Belles: “Corn Shuckin’ Song”; Bill & the Belles; billandthebelles.com [2021]
  39. Bua: “An Spealadoir (The Harvest)”; Bua; Mad River Records MRCD 1016
  40. Eric Taylor: “Tractor Song”; Eric Taylor; Eric Taylor/Watermelon CD 1040
  41. Kieran Kane, Kevin Welch, Fats Kaplan: “To the Harvest Look Ahead”; Kieran Kane, Kevin Welch, Fats Kaplan; Compass Records 7 4429 2
  42. Nanci Griffith: “Trouble in the Fields”; Nanci Griffith; Elektra 62418-2
  43. Rose Cousins: “Farmer’s Wife”; Rose Cousins; Old Farm Pony 6 23339 17392 6
  44. John McCutcheon: “One Hundred Years”; John McCutcheon; Cabin Fever | folkmusic.com Appalsongs B08C24B3Q6
  45. Robert Frost: “The Road Not Taken”; Robert Frost; Shout Factory D4K10029 Disk 1 of 4
  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, November 6, 2021

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  1. Traditional: “Midnight Special”; Leadbelly; RCA Victor LPV-505
  2. John Prine: “All the Best”; John Prine; Oh Boy Records OBR-009 CD
  3. Lisa Moscatiello: “Now Be Thankful” (Thompson); Lisa Moscatiello; Folk Era FE1448CD
  4. George Burns: “In the Beginning/With a Little Help from My Friends”; George Burns; Golden Throats 4: Celebrities Butcher the Songs of the Beatles | Rhino R2 72593
  5. Studs Terkel: “Nichols & May Interview excerpt”; Studs Terkel w/Mike Nichols & Elaine May; WFMT [5/29/58]
  6. Mike Nichols and Elaine May: “Mother and Son”; Mike Nichols and Elaine May; Mercury 314 532 373-2
  7. Joel Mabus: “The Druggist”; Joel Mabus; Rhyme Schemes | Fossil 1097 CD
  8. Studs Terkel: “Back in those early days…”; Studs Terkel; WFMT [1990]
  9. Mike Nichols and Elaine May: “Telephone”; Mike Nichols and Elaine May; Mercury 314 532 373-2
  10. Garnet Rogers: “Phone Booth”; Garnet Rogers; Snowgoose SGS 1125
  11. Joan Baez: “Diamonds and Rust”; Joan Baez; Complete A&M Recordings (4) | A & M Chronicles B0000828-02
  12. Stan Rogers: “Bluenose”; Stan Rogers; Borealis Records BCD215
  13. Tim Grimm: “Over Hill and Dale”; Tim Grimm; Vault Records VR013
  14. Tyrone Cotton, Dawn Landes, et al.: “What Would Odysseus Do?”; Tyrone Cotton, Dawn Landes, et al.; dawnlandes.com LAND012
  15. Janis Ian: “I’m Still Standing”; Janis Ian; Rude Girl pre-release single
  16. Bill Giardini: “The Midnight Special – Accordion” (Traditional); Bill Giardini; Midnight Special Collection | Midnight Special Collection BillGiardini/MS011
  17. Norm MacDonald: “Television (excerpt)”; Norm MacDonald; Just for Laughs [1986]
  18. The Avett Brothers: “Spanish Pipedream” (Blow Up Your TV); The Avett Brothers; Oh Boy OBR-042
  19. Joni Mitchell: “You Turn Me On, I’m a Radio”; Joni Mitchell; The Studio Albums 1968-1979, Disc 5/Rhino UPC: 081227971786
  20. Barnstar!: “Carey” (Mitchell); Barnstar!; Signature Sounds SIG2072
  21. David Roth: “Does Joni Mitchell Ever Mow the Lawn?”; David Roth; Wind River WR4053CD
  22. Joni Mitchell: “My Old Man”; Joni Mitchell; Reprise 81227978-4
  23. Lara Herscovitch: “Shine Sister Shine”; Lara Herscovitch; Highway Philosophers laraherscovitch.com
  24. Joy Harjo: “Rainbow Gratitude”; Joy Harjo; joyharjo.com 8 84501 37020 2
  25. Livingston Taylor: “Good Friends”; Livingston Taylor; Hip-O/Mercury B0004006-02
  26. Candice Agree: “Mike Nichols story”; Candice Agree; WFMT
  27. Candice Agree: “Announcers Audition”; Candice Agree; WFMT
  28. The Bills: “Happy Be”; The Bills; Borealis BCD239
  29. Walter Parks & The Unlawful Assembly: “Shoulder It”; Walter Parks & The Unlawful Assembly; Atomic Sound 91021
  30. Jesse Winchester: “That’s What Makes You Strong”; Jesse Winchester; Sugar Hill SH CD 1062
  31. Chris Smither: “Thanks to You” (Winchester); Chris Smither; Hightone HCD 8077
  32. Steve “Q” Quinn: “The Midnight Special – Harmonica Greasy” (Traditional); Steve “Q” Quinn; Midnight Special Collection | Midnight Special Collection SQuinn/MS013
  33. Billy Strings: “This Old World”; Billy Strings; Rounder 1166101423
  34. Fred Neil: “The Dolphins”; Fred Neil; Rhino R2 74264
  35. Terry Callier: “Lean On Me”; Terry Callier; Dedicated 610702-44020-2 6
  36. Eric Bibb, Rory Block & Maria Muldaur: “Lean On Me” (Withers); Eric Bibb, Rory Block & Maria Muldaur; Telarc CD-83588
  37. Honest Mechanik: “Under the Weight”; Honest Mechanik; honestmechanik.com [2021]
  38. The W Lovers: “Don’t Forget the Stars Are for Wishing On”; The W Lovers; thewlovers.com [2021]
  39. Spencer LaJoye: “Breathing”; Spencer LaJoye; spencerlajoye.com [2021]
  40. Fleming Brown & Studs Terkel: “Fleming Brown discusses the Midnight Special”; Fleming Brown & Studs Terkel; WFMT [1962]
  41. Second City Players: “Scene Without a Name”; Second City Players; Mercury OCM 2201
  42. Simon & Garfunkel: “Mrs. Robinson”; Simon & Garfunkel; The Simon & Garfunkel Collection | CBS Sony 35DP 13
  43. Carly Simon: “Let the River Run”; Carly Simon; Arista 8287659429 2 RE
  44. Tim Smith: “Tennessee Waltz” (King/Stewart); Tim Smith; TRS Records CD-7002
  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, October 30, 2021

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  1. Traditional: “Midnight Special”; Leadbelly; RCA Victor LPV-505
  2. Fairport Convention: “Tam Lin” (Trad.); Fairport Convention; A&M CD 4257
  3. Archie Fisher: “Witch of the West-mer-lands”; Archie Fisher; Folk-Legacy CD-61
  4. The Waybacks: “Black Cat” (James Nash); The Waybacks; Compass Records 7 4474 2
  5. Monty Python: “Witch Burning”; Monty Python; Arista/Legacy 88697 08408 2
  6. Mala Oreen: “Ghost Cat”; Mala Oreen; Tourbo 065
  7. Mary Stribling: “Big Iguana”; Mary Stribling with Combo Amazo; Big Iguana/Mondo Blondo MBCD 102
  8. Kim Kuzma: “Windmills of Your Mind” (LeGrand/Bergman); Kim Kuzma; Independent (no label) [2015]
  9. Jud Caswell: “Chasing the Leaves”; Jud Caswell; Alderdown ALD1501
  10. Johanna Gorman-Baer & Disa Carneol: “Terror Time” (Ewan MacColl); Johanna Gorman-Baer & Disa Carneol; Folklore Village 50-1
  11. Josh Ritter: “Silverblade”; Josh Ritter; Pytheas Recordings CD-PYTH-14
  12. Chris Stuart & Backcountry: “The Crime at Quiet Dell”; Chris Stuart & Backcountry; Backcountry Music BCK-842
  13. Grace Griffith: “Hills of Shiloh” (James Friedman, Shel Silverstein); Grace Griffith; Blix Street G2-10085
  14. Jake Blount: “The Angels Done Bowed Down” (source unknown); Jake Blount; Spider Tales DIRT-CD-0097
  15. Jonas Friddle: “The Midnight Special – fretless banjo”; Jonas Friddle; Midnight Special Collection JFriddle | MS008
  16. Michael Smith: “Panther in Michigan”; Michael Smith; Flying Fish FF94
  17. Michael Smith: “Love Letter to a Fish”; Sue Demel, voice & g; WFMT (70 Essential Years)
  18. Sons of the Never Wrong: “Muddy, Muddy River”; Sons of the Never Wrong; We Three Sons SR3
  19. The ZIM Band: “Look at What the Cat Drug In”; The ZIM Band; thezimband.com [2021]
  20. Trout Fishing in America: “The Cat Came Back”; Trout Fishing in America; Big Trouble | Trout TRT 7CD
  21. Allison Russell: “Nightflyer”; Allison Russell; Fantasy FAN01125
  22. Joe Crookston: “Darkling and the Bluebird (Fear & Transcend)”; Joe Crookston; Darkling & The BlueBird Jubilee/milagrito rae62011
  23. Judy Henske: “High Flying Bird”; Judy Henske; Collectors’ Choice Music CCM-269-2
  24. Dom Flemons: “Tyin’ Knots in the Devil’s Tail”; Dom Flemons; Smithsonian Folkways Recordings FW CD 40224
  25. Anne Heaton: “Selkie”; Anne Heaton; AnneHeaton.com 53688 10072
  26. Diana Jones: “The Sea is My Mother”; Diana Jones; Goldmine Records GMR003
  27. Andrew Beyer: “The Midnight Special – Melodica”; Andrew Beyer; Midnight Special Collection AABeyer/MS 005
  28. Ken Nordine, narr., w/Billy Vaughan Orch.: “The Shifting Whispering Sands”; Ken Nordine, narr., w/Billy Vaughan Orch.; Dot 45-15409
  29. Johnny Cash: “Ghost Riders in the Sky”; Johnny Cash; Silver/Columbia Legacy CK 86791
  30. Kris Delmhorst: “Horses in the Sky”; Kris Delmhorst; CEN 01
  31. Neal & Leandra: “Wild Horses”; Neal & Leandra; Red House RHR CD 85
  32. Bob Elliott & Ray Goulding: “Komodo Dragon”; Bob Elliott & Ray Goulding; Rhino R2 71617 – 1
  33. Mary Stribling: “Mister Komodo”; Mary Stribling with Combo Amazo; Mondo Blondo CD 103
  34. Ray Lambiase: “A Dragon in My Wagon”; Ray Lambiase; Raytone Records RT5120
  35. Jamie O’Reilly: “Wolves in the Winter”; Jamie O’Reilly; J. O’Reilly Productions JO002
  36. Peter Spencer: “Wolverine”; Peter Spencer; Autumnsongs Recordings 2000
  37. Laura Cortese: “Where the Fox Hides”; Laura Cortese & The Dance Cards; Compass 7 4752 2
  38. Taproot: “Away Ye Merry Lasses”; Taproot; Grand Design TR002
  39. Sloan Wainwright: “Hard Candy”; Sloan Wainwright; Red Maple Tree | self [2020]
  40. Capathia Jenkins & Louis Rosen: “Many Ghosts at the Party”; Capathia Jenkins & Louis Rosen; RoseCap 1001
  41. Watchhouse (Andrew Marlin & Emily Frantz): “Nightbird”; Watchhouse; Tiptoe Tiger TTM002CD
  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, October 23, 2021

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  1. Traditional: “Midnight Special”; Leadbelly; RCA Victor LPV-505
  2. Sons of the Never Wrong: “From Where the Strings Descend” (Roper); Sons of the Never Wrong; Songs 3 Records SR3
  3. Judy Collins (Bricusse/Newley): Pure Imagination; Judy Collins; Wildflower Records WFL-1336
  4. Lara Herscovitch: “Shine Sister Shine”; Lara Herscovitch; Highway Philosophers laraherscovitch.com
  5. Steve Goodman: Between the Lines; Steve Goodman; Elektra 7E-1061
  6. Guy Davis: “Be Ready When I Call You”; Guy Davis; M.C. Records MC-0088
  7. Allison Russell: “Persephone”; Allison Russell; Fantasy FAN01125
  8. Cris Williamson: Waterfall; Cris Williamson; Olivia Records ORCD904
  9. Diana Jones: “Ask a Woman”; Diana Jones; Diana Jones [2021]
  10. Raye Zaragoza: “Fight Like A Girl”; Raye Zaragoza; Woman in Color/Rebel River Records www.rayezaragoza.com
  11. Jake Blount (Trad./Dink Roberts): “Roustabout”; Jake Blount; Spider Tales DIRT-CD-0097
  12. Allison Russell: “Hy-Brasil”; Allison Russell; Fantasy FAN01125
  13. Spencer LaJoye: “Where the Air is Cleanest”; Spencer LaJoye; spencerlajoye.com [2021]
  14. Vance Gilbert: “King of Rome”; Vance Gilbert; Philo CD PH 1156
  15. Sons of the Never Wrong: “Higher Ground” (Roper); Sons of the Never Wrong; Songs 3 Records SR3
  16. Guy Davis: “I’ve Looked Around”; Guy Davis; M.C. Records MC-0088
  17. Diana Jones: “We Believe You”; Diana Jones; Goldmine Records GMR003
  18. Crys Matthews: “Call Them In”; Crys Matthews; Single Honoring John Lewis | self released [2021]
  19. Susan Werner: “To Be There”; Susan Werner; susanwerner.com 1 95269 03327 9
  20. Paul Brady (Dino Valenti): “Let’s Get Together”; Paul Brady; Astor Place TCD 4012
  21. Phil Ochs: “I’m Going to Say It Now”; Phil Ochs; There But For Fortune | Elektra 9 60832-2
  22. Chicago Blues Posse w/Melva LeBlanc: “This Little Light of Mine”; Chicago Blues Posse w/Melva LeBlanc; Kingafrow | 1 95269 01510 7
  23. Jonathan Edwards: “50 Years”; Jonathan Edwards; Rising Records 207
  24. Carrie Newcomer: “I Will Sing a New Song”; Carrie Newcomer; Available Light [2021]
  25. Guy Davis: “I Thought I Heard the Devil Call My Name”; Guy Davis; M.C. Records MC-0088
  26. James McCandless: “Beat the Devil”; James McCandless; Sea of Freedom St. Christopher/CD 4001
  27. Diana Jones: “Love Song to a Bird”; Diana Jones; Goldmine Records GMR003
  28. Allison Russell: “Little Rebirth”; Allison Russell; Fantasy FAN01125
  29. Sons of the Never Wrong: “In The End” (Lader); Sons of the Never Wrong; Songs 3 Records SR3
  30. Laura Love: “I Still Believe (Unplugged)”; Laura Love; Laura Love 88295 68276