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Traveling Music 9-15-19

Traveling Music

Date: 9-15-19

Shonti Elder

Format:  Tune Title

              Performer / Composer

              Album Title

              Recording Company

              Length

Don’t Worry About Me

Frances / Sophi “Frances” Cooke

Things I’ve Never Said

Capitol

3:41

Always the Mountain

Ben Winship / Ben Winship

Toolshed

Snake River Records

5:16

Brothers in Arms

The Sevens / Mark Knopfler

Valiant

www.thesevens.org

4:30

Cloud 9

Frances / Sophi “Frances” Cooke

Things I’ve Never Said

Capitol

3:26

Cherry Tree

Ben Winship / Ben Winship

Acorns

Snake River Records

2:51

Singing Bird

Laurie Lewis / Traditional

Birdsong

www.laurielewis.com

2:54

Asking Us to Dance

Kathy Mattea / Hugh Prestwood

Time Passes By

Mercury

4:22

Cumberland – instrumental

The Sevens / Larry Unger

Valiant

www.thesevens.org

4:10

Fit To Be Tied / Sail Away Ladies

Ben Winship / Ben Winship

Acorns

Snake River Records

3:47

How We Got Up to the Woods Last Year

Brian Miller & Randy Gosa / Traditional

The Falling of the Pine

www.evergreentrad.com

2:52

Where Shall I Fly?

The Sevens / traditional, more lyrics by Pete Sutherland

Valiant

www.thesevens.org

3:30

When the Night Bird Sings

Laurie Lewis / Mark Simos

Birdsong

www.laurielewis.com

4:36

Lily Green

Ben Winship / Ben Winship

Acorns

Snake River Records

3:53

The Heights of Alma

Brian Miller & Randy Gosa / Traditional

The Falling of the Pine

www.evergreentrad.com

4:04

The Cuckoo

The Sevens / Traditional

Valiant

www.thesevens.org

1:20

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.