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Traveling Music 6-8-14

Traveling Music

Shonti Elder

6-8-14

 

Format:

Song Title

Artist / Composer

CD Title

Label

Duration

 

Calling All Angels

k.d. lang, Jane Siberry / Jane Siberry

Recollection

Nonesuch

5:18

 

There Is A Time

Solas / Dillard, Jayne

For Love and Laughter

Compass Records

3:24

 

I Will Set My Ship in Order

Capercaillie featuring Karen Matheson / Capercaillie

Beginner's Guide to Scotland

Nascente

6:04

 

The Great Ships

The Tannahill Weavers / Roy Gullane

Epona

Green Linnet

4:15

 

Across the Western Ocean

The Green Fields of America / Traditional

The Green Fields of America

Compass

4:03

 

Cameron's Caper (instrumental)

(Aberdeen Alternative Festival March / Cameron's Caper)

Alasdair Fraser, Natalie Haas / Alasdair Fraser

In the Moment

5:25

The Queen of Argyll

Silly Wizard / Andy M. Stewart

Beginner's Guide to Scotland

Nascente

2:30

 

The Gallant Hussar

Solas / Traditional

For Love and Laughter

Compass Records

4:40

 

The Cruel Brother

Dick Gaughan / Traditional

Beginner's Guide to Scotland

Nascente

5:37

 

Craigieburn Wood

The Tannahill Weavers / Robert Burns

Epona

Green Linnet

4:39

 

The Glendy Burke

The Green Fields of America / Traditional

The Green Fields of America

Compass

3:57

Shonti was born in India to teacher parents, who named her a common Indian name which means peace. She has degrees from Oberlin, Boston University and UAA. She began at KSKA as a volunteer in 1978 and has had an acoustic music show ever since, during her tenure as board member (and president), and 13 years on staff as first volunteer coordinator and then operations director along with that for five years. Her current volunteer program is Traveling Music. Shonti is also a professional fiddler, and has several CD’s of original music with her friend Will Putman. She lives in the Valley with her husband Bill Frey, and has two musical children, Kluonie and Devin.