The Midnight Special with Marilyn Rea Beyer
 05-30-26 School's out! And the traditional date of Memorial Day.
Hour 1

1. Lead Belly: The Midnight Special THEME | Midnight Special | RCA Victor LPV-505
2. Michael Smith: Sister Clarissa | Love Stories | Flying Fish FFCD 70404
3. David Massengill: Where Did Miss Nancy Sterett Go? | My Home Must Be A Special Place | Gadfly Gad281
4. Julia Crafton: Thoughts from a Bubble | Nothing |juliacrafton.com< 6-2023
5. Cairn to Cairn: What Will I Teach You | Cairn to Cairn | Wenonah 00261 28042
6. Bryan Dagenhart: Teacher (#2) | Popcorn & Other Favorites | none none
7. Robert Klein: Substitute Teacher | Child of the '50s | Rhino R2 70769
8. Leon Rosselson: History Lesson | Perspectives | Gadfly GAD241
9. Pete Seeger: What Did You Learn in School Today? (Paxton) | A Link in the Chain, Disc 2 | Columbia C2K 64772
10. Joe Jencks: What Did You Learn  (Si Kahn) | The Forgotten - Recovered Treasures From the Pen of Si Kahn | Turtle Bear 020118-01
11. Steve Seskin: Don't Laugh at Me | Live, disc 1 | Seskin Records SR 112
12. Brad Yoder: School Together | Folk Alliance Compilation XII (various artists) | Folk Alliance FA012
13. Danny Glover: The Kids in School With Me (Langston Hughes - poem) | This Land is Your Land - Songs of Unity | Music for Little People R2 78142
14. Carla Sciaky: We're Going to Miss You, Mrs. Sciaky | Wishes and Dreams | Alacazam ALA 2006 CD
15. Linda Allen: Why Don't You Sing in the Chorus? | October Roses | OR CD #1004
16. Bill Staines: A Place in the Choir | The First Million Miles | Rounder CD-11560
17. Abigail Lapell: I See Music | Stolen Time | Outside Music OUT9175CD
18. Joe Crookston: I Sing | Darkling & the Bluebird Jubilee | Milagrito rae62011
19. Jonas Friddle: The Midnight Special - fretless banjo | Midnight Special Collection | JFriddle / MS008
Hour 2

20. Andy M. Stewart: By the Hush (traditional) | By the Hush | Highway Records SHY 7018
21. *** Kray Van Kirk: Silence in the Archives | Empire | Kray Van Kirk 1 95269 39920 7
22. Greg Trooper: Everywhere |Everywhere | Koch Records KOC-CD-8011
23. *** Wes Weddell: Remembering Yesterday | The Work, The Hope, The Promise | Dusty Shadows Music DSM 2001
24. *** Darren Flynn: Pinebox | Pinebox - single | darrenaflynnmusic
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25. *** Rags Rosenberg: John Doe | Song of the Bricoleur | Coyote Gulch Records CGR250912
26. Carla Ulbrich: Boy Wonder | Her Fabulous Debut | A Major Record Label AMRLCD 001
27. Don White: Junior High School (spoken word) | More Alive | Lumper Boy 8 14118 01031 4
28. Paul Simon: Kodachrome | There Goes Rhymin' Simon: The Studio Recordings #2  | Warner/R2 78900
29. Kate Campbell: See Rock City |Moonpie Dreams | Compass/7 4238 2
30. Joel Mabus: School for Love | Six of One | Fossil Records Fossil 1301
31. Cliff Eberhardt: School for Love (Eberhardt) | School for Love | Red House Records RHR CD 159
32. Bill Giardini: The Midnight Special - Accordion (Traditional) | Midnight Special Collection | BillGiardini/MS011
Hour 3

33. Chita Rivera, Orig. Broadway Cast: English Teacher (Strouse/Adams) | Chita Rivera, Orig. Broadway Cast Bye Bye Birdie | Columbia OS 2025
34. Hobo Jim: Educated Man | Wilderness Way | Hobo Jim HJM005CD
35. Jean Shepherd: The Human Comedy | Jean Shepherd and other Foibles | Collector's Choice CCM-343-2
36. The Indigo Girls: Driver Education |Poseidon and the Bitter Bug | Vanguard 79896-2
37. Shel Silverstein: Homework Machine | Best of Shel Silverstein: His Words, His Songs, His Friends | Columbia Legacy CK 94722
38. Tom Lehrer: New Math | The Remains of Tom Lehrer, disk 3 | Rhino R2 79831 3
39. The Cactus Blossoms: If I Saw You | One Day | Walkie Talkie Records WT03
40. Cheryl Hoenemeyer: Class Notes |Dark Horse | Sol Records CH 637
41. Chris While & Julie Matthews, ft. Christine Collister: Class Reunion Stages, disc 1 | Fat Cat Records (UK) FATCD 008
42. Pierce Pettis: Little River Canyon | State of Grace | Compass State of Grace / 7 4315 2
43. Dos Boys: My Old $chool (Becker/Fagen/Dos Boys) | Will Sing for Food | Dos Boys DB0784
44. Robert Lopez/Jeff Marx: I Wish I Could Go Back to College (Lopez/Marx) | Avenue Q: Orig. Broadway Cast Recording | Victor 82876-55923-2
45. Katie Dahl: Summer Grass | Seven Stones | Leaky Boat 7 55491 27157 5
46. Rick Fielding: Off to School No More | Acoustic Workshop | Borealis BCD 158
47. David Roth: Thank You, Mr. Ryan | Digging Through My Closet |Folk Era FE1414 CD
48. Laura Love: I Still Believe (Unplugged) | She Loved Red | Laura Love 88295 68276
49. Andrew Beyer: The Midnight Special - cigar box slide | Midnight Special Collection | A thousand thanks to volunteer Karen Rigotti for compiling the playlist!
Marilyn Rea Beyer, Host
WFMT's Folkstage and The Midnight Special


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