The Midnight Special Playlist

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

The Warrior River Boys: That's What I Like About You (Charles Monroe) New Beginnings Rounder CD0270

Tony Bennett & k.d. lang: Exactly Like You (D.Fields/J.McHugh) A Wonderful World RPM/Columbia CK86734

Tracy Chapman: You're the One Let It Rain Elektra 62803-2

Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys: Roll In My Sweet Baby's Arms (Charles Monroe) Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys: Live Recordings 1956-1969 Smithsonian Folkways SFCD40063

Gibson & Camp: Skillet Good and Greasy (trad) At the Gate of Horn Collectors Choice CCM-227-2

Jim Post: Preacher Went A-Hunting (trad/arr.Post) Jim Post & Friends Flying Fish FF70419

Kendall Morse: About Preachers (trad/Morse) Seagulls and Summer People Folk Legacy FTA-79

Catie Curtis: Preacher From Years To Hours Mongoose MM102CD

Maria Dunn: Distant Whisper From Where I Stand Distant Whisper MARC01

Connie Kaldor: One Of These Days One of These Days Coyote WRC1-1317

Tim Buckley: Coming Home To You Once I Was Fuel 2000 302-061-056-2

Cat Catalani: Full-Time Job to Think About You demo

Alison Krauss & Union Station (Dan Tyminski): The Boy Who Wouldn't Hoe Corn (trad/arr.Krauss) Live (at the Louisville Palace, Louisville) Rounder 11661-0515-2

Pete Seeger: Jim Crack Corn (trad) American Folk, Game & Activity Songs Smithsonian Folkways SFWCD 45056

New Lost City Ramblers: Hot Corn (trad) Volume Three Smithsonian Folkways F-2398

Chicago Bluegrass Band: Shuckin the Corn (Buck Owens) Steel Rails In the Tennessee Night CBGB91

Tom Lewis & Poles Apart: Northwest Passage (Stan Rogers) On, My, Ocean Self-Propelled 76127 16552 (250-357-2334)

The Revels: Rolling Down To Old Maui (trad) Homeward Bound Revels 2002

Tom Lewis & Poles Apart: Leaver Her Johnny (trad) On, My, Ocean Self-Propelled 76127 16552

Nancy White: So Damn Taut Stickers on Fruit Borealis BCD147 (877-530-4288)

Pete Seeger: Never Wed An Old Man (O.J.Abbott) Live at Newport Vanguard VCD 77008

Aoife Clancy: Midlife Crisis (Eddie Dillon) It's About Time Rego R 3017

The Beatles: When I'm Sixty-Four (Paul McCartney) Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band Apple/Polydor CDP746442 2

Greg Brown: Dear Wrinkled Face Over and Under Trailer 20 (319-351-3683)

Guy Clark: Soldier's Joy, 1864 (Guy Clark / Shawn Camp) The Dark Sugar Hill SUG-CD-1070

Aoife Clancy: Mrs. McGrath (trad/arr.A.Clancy-G.Donahue) It's About Time Rego R 3017

Tom Lehrer: So Long, Mom The Remains of Tom Lehrer Rhino R2 79831

Tanglefoot: Old Broken Soldier (Joe Grant / Steve Ritchie) The Music In the Wood Tanglefoot TML14-0896

Colleen McHugh & Linda F. Stormont: Cats Are and People Are Not (Lawrence Jakus / Kenneth Harness) Three Cats and a Girl no label

Les Barker: Guide Cats For the Blind Arovertherapy Mrs Ackroyd DOG 015

Lisa Webb: Fur Balls Are Forever Meow Melodies Lion & Frog

Buffy Sainte-Marie: Little Wheel Spin and Spin (first verse) Vanguard VMD 79211

Suzanne McDermott: Goose Steppin' The Glory Continental Song CSCCD1032

Buffy Sainte-Marie: Little Wheel Spin and Spin (second verse) Vanguard VMD 79211

Firesign Theatre: Unconscious Village: Last Days Sale Rhino R2 75509

Buffy Sainte-Marie: Little Wheel Spin and Spin (third verse) Vanguard VMD 79211

Bob Dylan & Joan Baez: With God On Our Side (Dylan) Newport Broadside 1963 Vanguard VCD 77003

Buffy Sainte-Marie: Little Wheel Spin and Spin (final refrain) Vanguard VMD 79211

Winifred Horan: The Princess and the Frog Just One Wish Shanachie 78051

Niall & Cillian Vallely: Muireann's Jig (N.Vallely) Callan Bridge Compass 7 4348-2

Sue Pyper: Highland Clearance Before You Learn To Fly Pyper CD001

Stan Rogers: Scarborough Settler's Lament (A.Glendenning, PD) For the Family Gadfly

Phil Cooper - Margaret Nelson - Kate Early: Return No More (Robin Williamson) Return No More Porcupine PPCD 2017 (630-584-1262 / email)

Maria Dunn: Shoes of a Man From Where I Stand Distant Whisper MARCD01

Enoch Kent: My Father's Cause I'm a Workin' Chap 2nd AV SAS2005

Vocolot: Guide Me (trad/arr.Ellen Robinson) Heart Beat Oyster OA1119

Leo Kottke: Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring (J.S.Bach) 6 and 12 String Guitar Takoma TAKCD6503-2

Alison Krauss & Union Station: Down To the River To Pray (trad) Live Rounder 11661-0515-2

Kim & Reggie Harris & Magpie: When I'm Gone (Phil Ochs) Spoken in Love Long Tail LT003-2 (PO Box 5467, Takoma Park, MD 20913)

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

RICH'S PICKS:

Aoife Clancy, Nancy White, Guy Clark, Suzanne McDermott, Alison Krauss & Union Station, Vocolot, Sue Pyper, The Revels

These concerts were mentioned on the program:

The Old Town School of Folk Music, 4544 N. Lincoln, 773-728-6000, is outdoing itself with the following concerts:

Sunday, November 17: Paul Brady, Niamh Parsons
Sunday, November 29: Guy Clark, Mary Gauthier
Saturday, November 30: Lee Murdock with the Blue Water Band in the annual Christmas Ship concert.

David Davis & The Warrior River Boys, along with The Chicago Bluegrass Band perform Friday, November 22 at 8 at the American Legion Hall, 1030 Central Streeet, Evanston. 847-251-0574

Cat Cataloni performs Friday, November 22 at 8:45 PM at the Two Way Street Coffee House, 1047 Curtiss, Downers Grove. 630-969-9720

Phil Cooper, Margaret Nelson & Kate Early are in concert at th Cuyler Covenant Church, 1614 W. Byron, Chicago, Saturday, November 23 at 8 in a special benefit to raise money for handicap access for the church. 773-525-2803

Maria Dunn gives a house concert in the home of Peter & Nancy Clark in Oak Park, Sunday, November 24. Phone 708-848-2205 for reservations.

The Heart of Christmas, with Jim, Janet and Angel Post, December 4- January 5 at the new Lakeshore Theater, 3175 N. Broadway, Chicago. 773-472-3492