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Traveling Music 10-4-15

Traveling Music

Shonti Elder

10-4-15

 

Upcoming concerts:

John Sebastian in concert Friday, Oct. 9, 7:30 PM Glenn Massay Theater, Palmer and Saturday, Oct. 10, 7:30 PM, PAC Discovery Theater

and Martha Redbone, Friday, Oct. 9, PAC, Discovery Theater

 

Format:

Song Title

Artist / Composer

CD Title

Label

Duration

 

Darling Be Home Soon

Lovin' Spoonful / John Sebastian

The Official Collection

Buddha Records

3:36

 

Lonely one in this town

John Sebastian, David Grisman / Traditional

Satisfied

Acoustic Disc

3:55

 

Summer in the City

Lovin' Spoonful / John Sebastian, Mark Sebastian, Steve Boone

The Official Collection

Buddha Records

2:42

 

Sarspaparilla

Martha Redbone / Martha Redbone, Aaron Whitby

Home of the Brave

www.martharedbone.com

3:21

 

Strings of Your Heart

John Sebastian, David Grisman / John Sebastian

Satisfied

Acoustic Disc

3:18

 

Ghost of Tom Joad

Solas / Bruce Springsteen

The Turning Tide

Compass Records

4:57

 

Girl in the War

Solas / Josh Ritter

The Turning Tide

Compass Records

4:14

 

Underdog

Martha Redbone / Martha Redbone, Aaron Whitby

Home of the Brave

www.martharedbone.com

4:33

 

Coconut Grove

John Sebastian, David Grisman / John Sebastian, Yanoysky

Satisfied

Acoustic Disc

5:18

 

Wiseman's (mandolin instrumental)

John McCusker / John McCusker

Goodnight Ginger

Compass Records

3:56

 

The Ditching Boy

Solas / Richard Thompson

The Turning Tide

Compass Records

3:47

 

Walk Right Back (instrumental)

John Sebastian, David Grisman / S. Curtis

Satisfied

Acoustic Disc

4:44

 

Tomhnahuric (Hill of the Fairies)

Bruce MacGregor / Bruce MacGregor

Loch Ness

Blazin Fiddles

2:14

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.