Midnight Special
Apr 29, 2024 12:00 AM β 2:00 AM
Music
"Oh, yeah, that's The Midnight Special."
What do Cheryl Wheeler, Pete Seeger, Christine Lavin, Woody Guthrie, John Gorka, Ani DiFranco, Tom Paxton, Jean Redpath, Bob Newhart, Robin & Linda Williams, Mike Nichols & Elaine May, Odetta, Mitchell & Webb, Carrie Newcomer, Big Bill Broonzy, and Susan Werner have in common?
They and thousands of other traditional and contemporary folk performers, avant-garde singer-songwriters comedians and satirists fill a three hour entertainment that we call The Midnight Special. Original, offbeat, fun, and thought provoking WFMT's The Midnight Special is Chicago's, and through Internet streaming, the world's weekly aberration of folk music and farce, show tunes and satire, madness and escape.
The Midnight Special often airs live performances recorded by WFMT over the past 55 years that are not available commercially, including well-known artists appearing at Chicago area clubs, concert venues, the University of Chicago Folk Festivals and the comedy revues of Chicago's famed Second City.
One of the Frequently Asked Questions is, "If it's the Midnight Special, why doesn't it start at midnight?" That's a good question. It never has.
National (syndicated) Stations
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| Sarah Jarosz Jealous Moon Daniel Tashian, Sarah Jarosz Jealous Moon Rounder 2023
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| 12:09 AM |
| Owen Walsh Kings & Pharaohs Owen M Walsh On My Way O&CO Records 2022
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| 12:13 AM |
| Susan Werner Lake Of Stars Susan Werner Lake Of Stars Sleeve Dog Records 2024
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| 12:17 AM |
| Jonathan Byrd Starlight You Can't Outrun the Radio Waterbug 2014 World
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| 12:24 AM |
| Helen Bonchek Schneyer I Know Moonlight On the Hallelujah Line Folk-Legacy Records 1981
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| 12:30 AM |
| Elexa Dawson Wanderlust Adam Paul Stanley, Conrad Isaac Nelson Wanderlust Turns Out Records 2023
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| 12:38 AM |
| Sandy Cash More Than Meets the Eye More Than Meets the Eye Sandy Cash 2020
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| 12:45 AM |
| Bruce Cockburn The Whole Night Sky The Charity Of Night True North 1996
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| 12:49 AM |
| Bruce Cockburn O Sun by Day O Moon by Night Bruce Cockburn O Sun O Moon True North Records 2023
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| 12:56 AM |
| Val Rosing You Are My Lucky Star Teddy Bearβs Picnic (1930-1938) Vintage Masters Inc. 2011
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| 12:59 AM |
| Kate Campbell Moonpie Dreams Ira Campbell, Kate Campbell, Johnny Pierce Moonpie Dreams Compass Records 1997
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| 1:04 AM |
| Judy Collins The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress Jimmy Webb Original Album Series Elektra 0591 1975
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| 1:08 AM |
| Michael Hurley Mr. Man in the Moon Weatherhole Bellemeade Phonics 1999
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| 1:11 AM |
| Kate Rusby Underneath The Stars Kate Rusby Underneath The Stars Compass Records 2004
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| 1:14 AM |
| Vance Gilbert Icarus By Night Shaking Off Gravity Philo 1998
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| 1:22 AM |
| Musique Γ bouches Au clair de la lune Traditionnel Il est grand temps Independant 2022
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| 1:27 AM |
| Greg Brown Rooty Toot Toot For The Moon Greg Brown One More Goodnight Kiss Red House Records 1995 Rock
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| 1:30 AM |
| Art Garfunkel Medley: Feuilles-Oh/Do Space Men Pass Dead Souls On Their Way To The Moon? Johann Sebastian Bach, Traditional Angel Clare Columbia/Legacy 1973
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| 1:33 AM |
| Mark Graham & Orville Johnson Tap Dancing on the Moon The Kings of Mongrel Folk Mark Graham & Orville Johnson 2001
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| 1:38 AM |
| Ben Bedford The Pilot and the Flying Machine, Part 2 The Pilot and the Flying Machine Waterbug Records 2016
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| 1:41 AM |
| The Wailin' Jennys Starlight Nicky Mehta Firecracker Jericho Beach Music 2006 World
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| 1:46 AM |
| Kim And Reggie Harris Follow The Drinking Gourd Steal Away: Songs Of The Underground Railroad Appleseed 1998 Rock
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| 1:49 AM |
| Laura Love I Still Believe She Loved Red Laura Love 2018
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| 1:58 AM |
| John Pizzarelli Cottontail/Rockin' In Rhythm Edward Kennedy Ellington Rockin' In Rhythm: A Duke Ellington Tribute Telarc 2010 Jazz
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| 1:58 AM |
| Kronos Quartet Mai Nozipo ("Mother Nozipo") Dumisani Maraire Pieces of Africa Nonesuch 1992 Classical
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