The Midnight Special with Marilyn Rea Beyer 02-28-26
Theme: Marching to the Beat of a Different Drum
Next Week: Spring Member Drive & Women's History/The Telephone
*** New or notable
HOUR 1
Lead Belly: The Midnight Special THEME (excerpt 1)| RCA Victor LPV-505
*** Paula Boggs Band, ft. Valerie June and Blind Boys of Alabama: Ain't Gonna' Let Nobody Turn Me 'Round (trad.) | Sumatra | paulaboggsband.net 3.27.2026
Lori McKenna: Ruby's Shoes | Paper Wings and Halo | Catalyst/Gyrox CAT 5003
Paul Simon: Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes (Simon/Shabalala) | Graceland | Warner Bros [1986]
Megon McDonough: Walkin' After Midnight (Hecht/Block) | The Patsy Project | Megon McDonough ASIN: B000VDDI6O
Connie Kaldor: I Go Out Walking | Gentle of Heart | Coyote Entertainment CTE CD 884 163-906
*** Sabine McCalla: I Went to the Levee | Don't Call Me Baby | Garhole Records GRH-029
Woody Pines: (Without My) Walking Stick (Irving Berlin) | Woody Pines | Muddy 888295 23757 4
David Olney: Walk Downtown | High, Wide & Lonesome | Philo CD PH 1177
Marc Cohn: Walking in Memphis | The Very Best of Marc Cohen | Rhino R2 77627
Deidre McCalla: One Foot | Endless Grace | Maiden Rock Records MRK 5051
Michael Veitch: One Step Beyond | Best of Many Days | Burt Street 1011
Jeff Black: Always on my Way Back Home | A Walk In the Sun | Lotos Nile 8 58732 96639 5
Darryl Purpose: I Can Get There From Here | A Crooked Line | Tangible 56819
*** Sam Berquist: Envy Blues | Devils & Doves | samberquist.com 3.13.2026
Steve Q Quinn: The Midnight Special - Harmonica Gritty (Traditional) | Midnight Special Collection
HOUR 2
Phil Ochs: I Ain't Marchin' Anymore | I Ain't Marchin' Anymore | Hannibal HNCD-4422
Aaron Kelly: Walkin' Down the Walls of Jericho (Reisdorf/Kelly) | Alive at the Farm | Make Empathy Great Again MEGA 10022020
Crys Matthews: Sleeves Up! (single) | Apple Music 1.19.2025
Reggie Harris: Let's Meet Up Early | On Solid Ground | ReggieHarrisMusic.com RHM002
Annie & Rod Capps: Walking Through | When They Fall | Yellow Room YRR022
Tricia Alexander: I Will Walk (Chinese Proverb) | We Are The People | Rampur Music Tricia Alexander 2014
James Keelaghan: Walk On (Keelaghan/MacLellan) | Second Hand | Borealis BCD276
Susan Hagan: Marchin' On (single)
David Wilcox: We Make the Way by Walking | The View from the Edge | Freshly Baked Records 002
Sons of the Never Wrong: Teva (Roper) | One if By Hand | Gadfly 268
Patty Griffin w/Regina McCrary & Mike Farris: Wade In the Water
Patty Griffin w/Regina McCrary & Mike Farris | Downtown Church | Credential Recordings 5099969344329
Altan: The Barley and the Rye (Trad.) | Donegal | Compass 7-4828-2
Deb Talan: Tell Your Story Walking | A Bird Flies Out | DTM03
The Early Risers: Walking (Storrow) | Making Life Sweet | Itchy Sabot Records ISR009
*** Al Rose: Nothing is Normal | Nothing is Normal (single) | alrosemusic.com 2.27.2026
Travis, Merle: Midnight Special Travis picked guitar | In Boston 1959 | Travis Pickin' | CMH 6255
HOUR 3
Cephas & Wiggins: Step it Up and Go | Richmond Blues | Smithsonian Folkways SFW CD 40179
*** Sam Berquist: Goin' Out Walkin' | Devils & Doves | samberquist.com 3.13.2026
Greg Brown: Two Little Feet | Further In | Red House Records RHR CD 88
Joy Clark: One Step in the Right Direction | Tell It To The Wind | Righteous Babe RBR121D
Alastair Moock w/Crys Matthews: One Foot/Lead With Love (Melanie DeMore) | Be A Pain | Moockshake Music 00261 48083
Phil Ochs: Power and the Glory | All The News That Fit to Sing | Hannibal HNCD 4427
Jerry Jeff Walker: Dust on my Boots | Driftin' Way of Life | Vanguard VSD-6521
Judy Collins: Thirsty Boots (Eric Andersen) | Fifth Album | Elektra 7300-2
Vance Gilbert: Walk Slowly With Me | Mother of Trouble | vancegilbert.com 05-05-23
Ruthie Foster: Death Came A-Knockin' | Runaway Soul | Blue Corn BCM0202
Nell Foote w/Jim Kweskin and Band: The Lone Pilgrim (White) | Never Too Late: Duets with My Friends | StorySound Records 161-057
Eric Bibb: Lonesome Valley (Trad.) | An Evening with Eric Bibb | M.C. Records MC-0059
Steve Goodman: You Better Get It While You Can | Santa Ana Winds ( 1988/2019 Reissue) | Omnivore Recordings OVCD-344
Preservation Hall Jazz Band w/Walter Wolfman Washington & Theresa Andersson: When The Saints Go Marchin' In | Goin' Home (Tribute to Fats Domino) disc 2 | Vanguard 225/26-2
Laura Love: I Still Believe (Unplugged) | She Loved Red | Laura Love 88295 68276
Andrew Beyer: The Midnight Special - cigar box slide | Midnight Special Collection

Best wishes and good cheer to our pal and longtime volunteer, Karen Rigotti!

Marilyn Rea Beyer
Host, The Midnight Special and Folkstage
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