The Midnight Special Playlist

May 27, 2006

Apropos to Memorial Day a program based upon Edgar Lee Masters’ Spoon River Anthology
*All readings and noted music from the Joseph Cates production conceived and directed by Charles Aidman from Columbia OS 2410. All poetry by Edgar Lee Masters, all original songs from the production by Naomi Caryl Hirschhorn (music) and Charles Aidman (lyrics).

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Lead Belly: The Midnight Special (theme) Last Sessions Smithsonian Folkways SFCD-40068/71

Michael Smith & Anne Hills: Spoon River (M.Smith) Paradise Lost & Found Redwing RWMCD 5406

*Naomi Caryl Hirschhorn & Hal Lynch: Spoon River (song)

*Charles Aidman: The Hill

Dave Van Ronk: Please See That My Grave Is Kept Clean (trad) The Folkways Years Smithsonian Folkways CDSF 40041

*Charles Aidman: Tom Beatty

Spider John Koerner: Jack of Diamonds (trad) StarGeezer Red House RHRCD 84

*Charles Aidman: Benjamin Pantier

Ian & Sylvia: Got No More Home Than a Dog (W.C.Handy) The Complete Vanguard Studio Recordings Vanguard 196/99-2

*Joyce Van Patten: Mrs. Benjamine Pantier

Lucy Kaplansky: It Ain’t Me Babe (Bob Dylan) A Nod To Bob Red House RHRCD 154

*Joyce Van Patten: Margaret Fuller Slack

Working (orig.cast-David P. Kelly-Lynne Thigpen): If I Could’ve Been (Micki Grant) Columbia JS 35411

Joel Mabus: Soldier’s Joy (trad) Flatpick & Clawhammer Fossil 793CD

*Charles Aidman: Knowlt Hoheimer

Bob Gibson & Bob Camp: Civil War Trilogy First Batalion (Camp/Shel Silverstein) / Yes I See (trad/arr.Gibson) / Two Brothers (Irving Gordon) Gibson & Camp At the Gate of Horn Collectors' Choice CCM-227-2

*Betty Garrett: Lydia Puckett

*Robert Elston: Fiddler Jones

Garnet Rogers w/ Doug Long: Give the Fiddler a Dram (Dakota Dave Hull/Jerry Holland) Snow Goose SGS 1123CS

*Betty Garrett: Ollie McGee

*Charles Aidman: Fletcher McGee

Mort Shuman: Song For Old Lovers (Jacques Brel-Eric Blau-Mort Shuman) My Death Reprise 6358

*Robert Elston: Lucius Atherton

Naomi Caryl Hirschhorn: Times Are Getting Hard (song)

*Charles Aidman: Eugene Carman

Leo Kottke: From the Cradle To the Grave (Ron Nagle) Greenhouse One Way S21-18457

*Naomi Caryl Hirschhorn & Hal Lynch: The Water Is Wide (song) (trad/Hirschhorn/Aidman)

*Robert Elston & Joyce Van Patten: William and Emily

The Weavers: Kissess Sweeter Than Wine (trad/Lead Belly-Weavers) Wasn’t That a Time Vanguard VCD4-147/50

*Charles Aidman: Roscoe Purkapile

*Betty Garrett: Mrs. Purkapile

Connie Kaldor: Choppy Water (Rocky Marriage Breakdown) Small Café Philo CDPH 1205

Kim & Reggie Harris: Let Me Fly (trad) Steal Away Appleseed APRCD 1022

*Charles Aidman: Shack Dye

*Hal Lynch: Freedom (trad-Hirschhorn-Aidman)

*Betty Garrett: Hannah Armstrong

Phil Ochs: That Was the President I Ain’t Marching Anymore Hannibal HNCD 4422

*Joyce Van Patten: Faith Metheny

Iris DeMent: Let the Mystery Be Infamous Angel Philo CDPH 1138

John Hasbrouck: Down To the River To Pray (trad/arr.Hasbrouck) Some These Days Ruthless Rabbit 1964

Tom Paxton: About the Children The Things I Notice Now Elektra EKS-74043

*Joyce Van Patten: Mrs. Charles Bliss

The Chenille Sisters: I Lie In the Dark (Cheryl Dawdy) True To Life Red House RHRCD 67

*Betty Garrett: Pauline Barrett

Priscilla Herdman: Lies (Stan Rogers) Seasons of Change Flying Fish FF-309

*Robert Elston: The Village Atheist

Kirtana: Why the Sufis Whirl This Embrace Wild Dove WDM104

*Joyce Van Patten: Mabel Osborne

The Beatles: Eleanor Rigby (Lennon/McCartney) 1 Capitol CDP 7243 5 29325 2 8

*Charles Aidman: Franklin Jones

*Naomi Caryl Hirschhorn: In the Night (song)

*Charles Aidman and Company: Dippold the Optician

Tom Russell w/ Iris DeMent: Box of Visions (Russell) The Long Way Around Hightone HCD-8081

*Charles Aidman: Alexander Throckmorton

David Maloney: Icarus (Anne Lister) Reilly & Maloney Backstage Freckle FR01912

*Betty Garrett: Amanda Barker

*Robert Elston: Willard Fluke

A.L. Lloyd: The Unfortunate Rake (trad) Smithsonian Folkways F-3805

*Joyce Van Patten: Lois Spears

Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver: I Feel Happy In My Soul Today (Jamie Dailey/D.Lawson) A School Of Bluegrass Crossroads CR05472

*Robert Elston: Abel Melveny

Zoe Speaks: Power Windows (Mitch Barrett/Carla Gover) Birds Fly South Redbird RRCD 2002

*Charles Aidman: Hod Putt

*Robert Elston: Indignation Jones

*Joyce Van Patten: Lois Spears

Bill Staines: Lovers and Losers The First Million Miles, Volume II Rounder CD 11580

*Charles Aidman: Doctor Meyers

*Betty Garrett: Mrs. Meyers

*Charles Aidman: Willie Metcalf

Pete Seeger: My Old Brown Earth Pete Living Music LMUS 0032

*Naomi Caryl Hirschhorn: I Am, I Am (song)

*Charles Aidman: Barney Hainesfeather

The Klezmer Conservatory Band: Slow Hora / Freylekhs (trad/arr.KCB) Dancing In the Aisles Rounder CD 3155

*Betty Garrett: Lucinda Matlock

Fred Holstein: Hymn Song (I Believe If I Lived My Life Again) (Utah Phillips) Fred Holstein: A Collection Holstein 01

*Robert Elston: Petit, the Poet

Gordon Lightfoot: Leaves of Grass Sunday Concert United Artists UAS 6714

*Joyce Van Patten: Anne Rutledge

*Naomi Caryl Hirschhorn & Hal Lynch: Spoon River (song)

Iris DeMent: Our Town Infamous Angel Philo CDPH 1138

*Charles Aidman: Last Poem (from E.L.Master’s poem: Tomorrow Is My Birthday)

Kim & Reggie Harris and Magpie: When I'm Gone (close) (Phil Ochs) Spoken in Love Longtail LT003-2

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

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