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Traveling Music 1-26-20

Traveling Music

Date: 1-26-20

Shonti Elder

Format:  Tune Title

              Performer / Composer

              Album Title

              Recording Company

              Length

Sticks That Made Thunder

The Steeldrivers / Mike Henderson, Chris Stapleton

The Steeldrivers

Rounder

4:08

I Shouldn’t Even Be Here

Chris Jones and the Night Drivers / Chris Jones

The Choosing Road

Mountain Home

3:15

Turning Around

Tim O’Brien / Tim O’Brien

Two Journeys

Howdy Skies Records

3:33

Angel On His Shoulder

Laurie Lewis / Laurie Lewis

Seeing Things

Rounder

5:31

If It Hadn’t Been For Love

The Steeldrivers / Mike Henderson, Chris Stapleton

The Steeldrivers

Rounder

3:59

The Holy Well

Tim O’Brien / Tim O’Brien

Two Journeys

Howdy Skies Records

3:15

I’m A Wanderer

Chris Jones and the Night Drivers / Thomm Jutz, Charley Stefl, Jon Weisberger

Made to Move

Mountain Home Music Company

3:31

A Poison Tree

Martha Redbone Roots Project / lyrics William Blake, music Martha Redbone

The Garden of Love, Songs of William Blake

Blackfeet Productions

2:56

Manzanar

Laurie Lewis / Tom Russell

Seeing Things

Rounder

4:42

Hear the Willow Cry

The Steeldrivers / Chris Stapleton, Liz Hengber

The Steeldrivers

Rounder

2:57

Raindrops Fell

Chris Jones and the Night Drivers / Chris Jones

Made to Move

Mountain Home Music Company

3:54

Kiss Me Before I Die

Laurie Lewis / Laurie Lewis

Seeing Things

Rounder

4:15

Drinkin’ Dark Whiskey

The Steeldrivers / Mike Henderson, Chris Stapleton

The Steeldrivers

Rounder

2:53

Two Journeys (Deux Voyages)

Tim O’Brien / Dirk Powell, Christine Balfa

Two Journeys

Howdy Skies Records

4:16

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.