The Midnight Special Playlist

Lead Belly: The Midnight Special Last Sessions SMITHSONIAN FOLKWAYS SFCD-40068/71

Artisan: Go With a Smile On My Face (Brian Bedford) Dancing With Words Boing 0007

Liz Masterson & Sean Blackburn: Smile and Drive Your Blues Away (Scanlon/McBride) Double Feature - Swingtime Cowgirl Western Serenade WSM101-2 (303-832-6614)

Judy Garland: When You're Smiling (L.Shay/M.Fisher/J.Goodwin) The Judy Garland Deluxe Set Capitol STCL 2988

Tom Dundee: When You Smile A Delicate Balance Freckle 01901

Tom Paxton: And Then You Smiled Something In My Life MAM AS-R-1012

Burl Ives: Big Rock Candy Mountain (trad/arr.Siegmeister) Sings For Fun Decca DL 8248

Riders in the Sky: There's a Great Big Candy Roundup (L.Robino/J.Estella/D.Manning) Saddle Pals Rounder 8011

Allan Sherman: The Continental (The Painless Dentist Song) (Conrad/Magidson) My Name Is Allan Warner Bros W 1604

Nichols & May: Second Piano Concerto (The Dentist) Improvisations To Music Mercury 314 558 455-2

Fred Koller: Dentist Blues Songs From the Night Before Alcazar 107 (PO Box 429, Waterbury, VT 05676)

Tim O'Brien: Ireland's Green Shore The Crossing Alula ALU-1014 (800-932-5852)

Karan Casey: Shamrock Shore (trad) Songlines Shanachie 78007

Dana Robinson: Pat Do This (trad) The Trade Threshold TM006 (800-BUY-MY-CD)

Pete Seeger: No Irish Need Apply (trad) Songs For Political Action Bear Family BCD 15 720JL

Tim O'Brien: Talkin' Cavan The Crossing Alula ALU-1014

Lunasa: Goodbye Miss Goodavich (D.Hennessy)/ Rosie's Reel (K.Crawford) Otherworld Green Linnet GLCD 1200

Kathryn Tickell: The Wedding (Tickell) / Because he was a bonny lad (trad) Debateable Lands Park Records PRKCD50

Manus McGuire: Molly at the Fair / The Pride of Rathmore (trad) Saffron and Blue Green Linnet GLCD 1206

Christine Lavin: Katy Says Today Is the Best Day Of My Whole Entire Life Compass Philo CDPH 1142

John Forster: Bye Bye Future Entering Marion Philo CDPH 1164

Tom Paxton: Little Lost Child How Come the Sun Reprise RS 6443

Tom Rush: Child's Song (Murray McLauchlin) The Very Best of Tom Rush Columbia Legacy CK 65860

Don White: Psycho Mom & Dad Radio Favorites private CD

Modern Man: Inappropriate Singing Styles / Life Sucks (R.Carlson) The Wide Album Inverted Turtle no# (203-366-3277 or email

Austin Lounge Lizards: Grunge Song (T.Bowman/B.Deniger/P.Pare) Never an Adult Moment Sugar Hill SUG-CD-3918

George Burns: In the Beginning / With a Little Help From My Friends (L.Fallon //Lennon/McCartney) Golden Throats 4: Celebrities Butcher the Beatles Rhino R2 72593

Dave Moore: Mr. Music Breaking Down To 3 Red House RHRCD 132

Sandy Paton: I Never Go To Work (trad) The Many Sides of Sandy Paton Elektra ELK 148

Julie Gold: Temporary Song Try Love Gadfly 263 (888-9GADLFY)

Lou & Peter Berryman: Hard Work and Perseverance We Don't Talk About That! Cornbelt CR800

Josh White: Nine-Foot Shovel (trad) Songs For Political Action Bear Family BCD 15 720JL

Mississippi State Prisoners: Early In the Morning (trad) Negro Prison Songs Tradition TLP 1020

Phil Ochs: Links On The Chain Farewells & Fantasies Rhino R2 73518

Gerard Hoffnung: The Bricklayer Timeless Hoffnung BBC REB 87M (not available)

Martyn Joseph: One of Us (Eric Bazilian) Far From Silent Pipe 190198 2

Dar Williams: Calling the Moon The Green World Razor and Tie 7930182856-2

Mollie O'Brien: When I've Got the Moon (Harry Hipkins/Lisa Aschmann) Things I Gave Away Sugar Hill SUG-CD-3919

Erica Wheeler: Goodnight Moon The Harvest Signature Sounds SSRC 1237

Tom Rush: The Circle Game (Joni Mitchell) The Circle Game Elektra EKS-74018

Mike Jordan: Bottom Lands Through the Window Prairie Schooner PSC-701

Tim O'Brien: Wandering The Crossing Alula ALU-1014

Tom Paxton: Ramblin' Boy The Best of Tom Paxton Rhino R2 73515

Anita Silvert: All Roads Converge Midwest Girl Balancing Act BAM-003 P.O Box 512, Yardley, PA 19067 (215-369-0220) or email

Performer is composer unless otherwise noted. Song is album title unless otherwise noted. Album titles are in italics, composers in parens ( ).

RICH'S PICKS:

Dar Williams, Dana Robinson, Mollie O'Brien, Tim O'Brien

These concerts were mentioned on the program:

The Fox Valley Folk Festival, Sunday & Monday, September 3 & 4, on Island Park in Geneva. 630-897-3655

Tim O'Brien, with Kevin Burke, Dirk Powell, Darrell Scott, John Williams, Mark Schatz, and Karan Casey at the Irish American Heritage Center, Knox and Wilson, Chicago.

Club 47 Revisited with Tom Paxton, Christine Lavin, Tom Rush and John Forster at the Old Town School of Folk Music on Lincoln, Saturday, September 9 at 7 and 10. 773-728-6000

Celtic Fest at the Petrillo Music Shell in Grant Park, Columbus & Jackson, features Johnny Cunningham, Kevin Burke, Christian LaMaitre, Lunasa, Battlefield Band, Milladoiro, Temptest, and others, Saturday and Sunday, September 16-17. 312-744-3315