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Traveling Music 6-9-19

Traveling Music

Shonti Elder

6-9-19

Format:

Song Title

Artist / Composer

CD Title

Label

Duration

Valley of Strathmore

Jim Malcolm / Andy M. Stewart

The First Cold Day

www.JimMalcolm.com

4:44

This Beggar’s Heart

Maura O’Connell / Darrell Scott

Naked with friends

Sugar Hill

3:40

Jock O’Hazeldean

Hugh Morrison / Traditional

Scotland is Free

www.hughmorrison.com

2:58

Katy Cruel

Linda Thompson with John Doyle, guitar / Traditional

Versatile Heart

Rounder

2:21

The Ditching Boy

Richard and Linda Thompson / Richard Thompson

The End of the Rainbow: An Introduction to Richard and Linda Thompson

Island

3:04

Dimming of the Day

Richard and Linda Thompson / Richard Thompson

The End of the Rainbow: An Introduction to Richard and Linda Thompson

Island

3:50

Catch and Kiss the Romp, Rise Ye Lazy Fellow – instrumentals

Mairearad Green and Mike Vass / traditional

A Day A Month

Mairearadgreen.co.uk

2:12

If I Never Spend a Morning Without You

Andy M. Stewart, Manus Lunny / Andy M. Stewart

At It Again

Green Linnet

5:06

I Don’t Know Why

Marua O’Connell / Shawn Colvin

A Real Life Story

Warner Brothers

3:55

The Bonny Ship the Diamond

Jim Malcolm / Traditional

Sparkling Flash

BeltaneRecords

3:59

The Light Dragoon

Waterson:Carthy / Traditional

Waterson:Carthy

Topic Records

5:08

Sir Patrick Spens

Jim Malcolm / Traditional

Home

Beltane Records

6:18

A Family Tie

Marua O’Connell / Hugh Priestwood

A Real Life Story

Warner Brothers

3:17

When I Get to the Border

Richard and Linda Thompson / Richard Thompson

The End of the Rainbow: An Introduction to Richard and Linda Thompson

Island

3:25

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.