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Traveling Music 9-20-15

Traveling Music

Shonti Elder

9-20-15

 

Format:

Song Title

Artist / Composer

CD Title

Label

Duration

 

Hallowell

Kristin Andreassen, Ruth Ungar, Aoife O'Donovan / Kristin Andreassen

Sometimes Why

www.sometimeswhy.us

3:42

 

Saucy Sailor

The Wailin' Jennys / Traditional

40 Days

www.thewailinjennys.com

3:10

 

This Train

The Wayfaring Strangers / Traditional

This Train

Rounder

3:34

 

So Happy I'll Be

Rhonda Vincent and the Rage / Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs

Ragin' Live

Rounder

3:08

 

Go On Traveling

The Mammals / Michael Merenda

Rock That Babe

Signature Sounds

3:08

 

Row Him Home

The Wailin' Jennys / Nicky Mehta

The Wailin' Jennys

www.thewailinjennys.com

3:55

 

Trying To Remember What City I Know You From

Kristin Andreassen, Ruth Ungar, Aoife O'Donovan / M. Merenda

Sometimes Why

www.sometimeswhy.us

2:40

 

Don't This Road Look Rough and Rocky?

The Wayfaring Strangers / Traditional

This Train

Rounder

5:03

 

Bluegrass Express

Rhonda Vincent and the Rage / Bobby Osborne

Ragin' Live

Rounder

2:31

 

Glory Bound

The Wailin' Jennys / Ruth Moody

Live at the Mauch Chunk Opera House

Red House Records

4:18

 

The Last Best Place

Rhonda Vincent and the Rage / Steve Leslie, Christi Baker, Shari Baker

Ragin' Live

Rounder

4:17

 

Chan Chan (featured in Buena Vista Social Club)

The Mammals / Compay Segunda

Rock That Babe

Signature Sounds

6:25

 

Suns' Gonna Rise

The Wailin' Jennys / Ruth Moody

The Wailin' Jennys

www.thewailinjennys.com

4:28

 

Lazy John

The Wayfaring Strangers / Traditional

This Train

Rounder

2:20

 

Bring Me Li'l Water

Wailin' Jennys / John Lomax, Huddie Ledbetter

The Wailin' Jennys

www.thewailinjennys.com

2:20

 

The Parting Glass

The Wailin' Jennys / Traditional

40 Days

www.thewailinjennys.com

2:18

 

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.