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Traveling Music 1-13-19

Traveling Music

Date: 1-13-19

Shonti Elder

 

Format:  Tune Title

Performer / Composer

Album Title

Recording Company

Length

 

Da Henne

Claire White with Robbie Leask / Claire White

Lasses Trust In Providence: Shetland Songs and Tunes

www.clairewhite.info

3:01

 

The Bachelor

The Battlefield Band / Traditional

At the Front

Temple Records

2:58

 

Boondock Skank

Old Blind Dogs / Johnny Hardy

Tall Tails

www.oldblinddogs.co.uk

5:53

 

Lord of the May

Archie Fisher / lyrics traditional, music Archi Fisher

A Silent Song

Red House Records

2:57

 

Hands Across the Hills

Claire White with Robbie Leask / Claire White

Lasses Trust In Providence: Shetland Songs and Tunes

www.clairewhite.info

3:47

 

Lloyd’s Whim, The Egg-basket, The Carmarthenshire Hornpipe / Welsh Instrumentals

Crasdant / Traditional

Dwndwr: The Great Noise

Sain

5:29

 

The Battle of Harlaw

The Battlefield Band / Traditional

At the Front

Temple Records

4:00

 

Lass from the Low Country

Archie Fisher / lyrics traditional, music by John Jacob Niles

A Silent Song

Red House Records

3:56

 

Peanut’s Shed

Claire White with Robbie Leask / Claire White

Lasses Trust In Providence: Shetland Songs and Tunes

www.clairewhite.info

2:52

 

Lay Ye Doon Love

Old Blind Dogs / Traditional

Tall Tails

www.oldblinddogs.co.uk

4:22

 

Swing Sling (Bob Buckley’s Hornpipe, Swing Sling) Welsh Instrumentals

Crasdant / Traditional, Andy R. McLaughlin

Dwndwr: The Great Noise

Sain

5:10

 

The Gifts

Archie Fisher / Richard Berman

A Silent Song

Red House Records

3:51

 

Song of Aud the Deep-Minded

Claire White with Robbie Leask / Claire White

Lasses Trust In Providence: Shetland Songs and Tunes

www.clairewhite.info

4:11

 

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.