The Midnight Special Playlist

Lead Belly: The Midnight Special (theme) Last Sessions Smithsonian Folkways SFCD40068/71

Tim Grimm: Amber Waves (Tim Grimm-Jason Wilber) Farm Songs Vault 009

Buffy Sainte-Marie: America the Beautiful (Samual A. Ward / Katherine Lee Bates, arr.-add.lyric Ste-Marie) Running for the Drum Appleseed APRCD1117

Terri Hendrix: Acre of Land Spiritual Kind Wilory WR30008

Adrienne Young & Little Sadie: Plow to the End of the Row (A.Young-W.Kimbrough) AddieBelle 28092 77777

David Mallett: Don't Ask Me Alright Now North Road NRCD71909

Jeff & Janis: Tsena Tsena (Issachar Miron-Julie Grossman/ Y.Hagiz) At Last self 83707 55242

Beoga: Mary Danced with Soldiers (Paul Kennerley) The Incident Compass 744992

Grace Pettis: Dancing Grace Pettis Blue Rock BRA-CD1020

Good Lovelies: Cheek to Cheek Good Lovelies self GL002

The Steel Wheels: Dance Me Around the Room (Trent Wagler) Red Wing self 00261 29137

Peggy Seeger: I'm Gonna Be an Engineer Period Pieces Tradition TCD 1078

The Four Bitchin' Babes (Deirdre Flint): New Shoes / New Tools Diva Nation Hem & Haw 002

Martyn Joseph: This Being Woman Evolved PipePRCD019

Carol Elizabeth Jones: I've Endured (David & Ola Belle Reed) Cataloochee 5-String 5SP08001

Red Molly: Poor Boy (Jonathan Byrd) James self 84501 27407

Woody Guthrie: Poor Boy My Dusty Road Rounder 1166111622

Mance Lipscomb: Willie Poor Boy The Best of Mance Lipscomb Arhoolie 537

(David) Mitchell & (Robert) Webb w/Olivia Colman and Sarah Hadland: Old Lady Hearings (The Traffic Warden) That Mitchell & Webb Sound, Series Four BBC Audio

The Foremen: Dear Parking Offender (Roy Zimmerman) What's Left? Reprise 946246-2

Conception Corporation: Dunk the Cop (fr. Conception Land) Complete Conception Rhino RHM2 7728

Fiorello! (orig.B'way cast - Pat Stanley): I Love a Cop (Jerry Bock/Sheldon Harnick) Angel ZDM7243 5 65023 2 1

Gordon Bok: The Seals / Captive Water / The Beaches of Lukannon Other Eyes Timberhead Music

Danu: Garech's Wedding (P.Moloney) / Reel Gan Ainm (trad) / Cliffs of GlenColmCille (trad) (all arr.Danu) The Road Less Traveled Shanachie 78057

Solas: Hugo's Big Reel (Seamus Egan) The Turning Tide Compass 7 45302

Shelley Miller: All the Way Down When It's All Gone, You Come Back self MIL0003

Good Lovelies: Down Down Down Good Lovelies self GL002

Grada: Bottom of the Hill Natural Angle Compass 7 45282

June Shellene: We Won't Let It Bring Us Down Wait 'Til Midnight Ends self 02987 02962

Pat Wictor: Flight 1549 Living Ever-Lovin' Live Risky Disc RDR008

Blue Line Riders: I Hate It When That Happens to Me (John Prine) The Postman Delivers: A Tribute to John Prine (compilation) Strobe no#

Dean Milano: Life Is Like a Plastic Model Kit Vestiges Kira 3210

Greg Trafidlo: (Life Is Like a) Grocery Coupon (G.Trafidlo-Ron Sowell) Carved in Song Kira 3456

Pat & Victoria Garvey: Life Is Like a Rand McNally Map Songs: 1965-1971 self no#

The Chieftains w/ Ry Cooder: The Sands of Mexico (Ry Cooder) San Patricio Hear HRM 31321-02

Coco & Lafe: Mexico (A Song for Lance) (Coco Kallis) Uncovered SkyHunter SKIr2009

Steve Earle: Poncho and Lefty (Townes Van Zandt) Townes New West NW6164

The Chieftains w/ Carlos Nunez: Sailing to Mexico (Paddy Moloney) San Patricio Hear HRM 31321-02

Great Big Sea: Rocks of Merasheen (trad,arr.GBS) Fortune's Favour self GBS-0009

Gregory Alan Isakov: That Sea, the Gambler self 20673 30732

James Gordon: At the Whim of the Wind & the Sea My Stars Your Eyes Borealis BCD200

The Once: Sail Away to the Sea (Dave Cousins) The Once self 75020 95722

Bob Zentz: Horizons Folk-Legacy CD-139

Laurie Lewis: Unfinished Life (Kate Wolf) Blossoms Spruce & Maple SMM2005

Red Molly: The Last Call (Anthony da Costa) James self 84501 27407

Gloria Attoun: I'm Finally Here Gloria Attoun CAT 029

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 ( ).

RICH'S PICKS:

Tim Grimm, Grace Pettis, Good Lovelies, Steel Wheels, Martyn Joseph, Red Molly, Carol Elizabeth Jones, Gordon Bok, Solas, Shelley Miller, Grada, June Shellene, Coco & Lafe, Steve Earle, The Chieftains, Great Big Sea, The Once, James Gordon, Bob Zentz, Laurie Lewis

CDs of the week: Red Molly, Grace Pettis

These concerts were mentioned on the program:

The Chieftains at Symphony Center, Michigan near Adams, Sunday March 7 at 3 PM. 312-294-3000

Jeff & Janis at Congregation Ezra-Habonim, 4500 Dempster, Skokie, Sunday, March 7 at 3. 847-675-4141 / email

Dean Milano sings and autographs his book, along with Tricia Alexander, Andrew Calhoun, and Russ & Diane Ward at the Woodstock Folk Festival concert series at Stage Left Cafe, Woodstock Town Square, Woodstock, Sunday, March 7 at 2. 815-479-9933

There's a CD release party for the new John Prine tribute CD The Postman Delivers, featuring over a dozen local artists at The Hideout, 1354 W. Wabansia Ave., Chicago, Sunday, March 7 at 8. 773-278-8784 / web site (All proceed benefit the Cystic Fibrosis Found.)

Tim Grimm & Jan Lucas perform at the Two Way Street Coffee House, 1047 Curtiss, Downers Grove, Friday, March 12 at 8:15. Sparky & Rhonda Rucker at there March 19. 630-969-9720

Shelley Miller performs at an album release party for her new CD at Martyr's, 3855 N. Lincoln, Friday, March 12 at 9. 773-404-9494

David Mallett performs for the Hogeye Folk Arts, Ltd. concert series at the Lake Street Church, Lake & Chicago, Evanston, Saturday, March 13 at 7:30.
John Forster is there March 27. 847-475-6165

Danu performs at the McAninch Arts Center at the College of DuPage, 22nd St. & Park Blvd., Sunday, March 14 at 7.
John Gorka & Susan Werner are there Friday, March 26. 630-942-4000

Great Big Sea, March 19 & 20 at the House of Blues, 329 N. Dearborn Pkwy., Chicago 877-598-8703 / web site

Battlefield Band, along with Liz Carroll at the Old Town School of Folk Music, Friday, 4544 N. Lincoln Ave., Chicago, March 12 at 7 and 10 PM.
Peggy Seeger is there Sunday, March 28. 773-728-6000