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Traveling Music: August 25, 2013

Traveling Music

8-25-13

 

Format:

Song Title

Artist / Composer

CD Title

Label

Duration

 

Lilja

Bara Grimsdottir / traditional Icelandic

Nordic Women

www.grappa.no

3:40

 

(Love At First Sight) Ast Vid Fyrstu Syn

Pall Oskar & Monika / Magnus Thor

Acoustic Iceland

Sena

4:31

 

Hja Gothmundi a Glaesivollum (instrumental)

Korka  / traditional Iceland

Bak vith Fjollin

Korka Stef

3:01

 

Asu Kvaethi

Anna Palina & Draupner / traditional

Sagnadans

Dimma, www.dimmaswe.com

3:16

 

(A Sense of Loss) Soknuthur

Johann Helgason

Acoustic Iceland

Sena

3:08

 

Fonix (instrumental, on hardanger fiddle)

Annbjorg Lien / Annbjorg Lien, Bjorn Ole Rasch

Nordic Women

www.grappa.no

4:07

 

Tofu kvaethi

Anna Palina & Draupner / traditional

Sagnadans

Dimma, www.dimmaswe.com

3:59

 

Vegbuinn (The Drifter)

KK /Kristjan Kristhansson

Acoustic Iceland

Sena

3:38

 

Bothunarsalmur (Annunciation Hymn)

Spilmenn Rikinis / from 1594, the Graduale

Ljomalind

www.Smekkleysa.net

3:42

 

Vogguvisur um krumma

Korka  / traditional Iceland

Bak vith Fjollin

Korka Stef

2:26

 

Sofi, Sofi barnith

Heitha Arnadottir  / Heitha Arnadottir. Kari Tryggvason

Nordic Women

www.grappa.no

2:35

 

Mieltani meri ajaa

Suo (means the Marshland)  / Veera Voima, Roope Aarnio, traditional Finnish

Nordic Women

www.grappa.no

6:17

 

 

 

 

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.