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Traveling Music 11-17-13

Traveling Music

Shonti Elder

11-17-13

 

Format:

Song Title

Artist / Composer

CD Title

Label

Duration

 

A Woman's Heart

Eleanor McEvoy with Mary Black / Eleanor McEvoy

A Woman's Heart

Darte

3:46

 

Please Heart, You're Killing Me

Eleanor McEvoy / Eleanor McEvoy, Rodney Crowell

A Woman's Heart / A Decade On

Dara Records

3:38

 

Sonny

Mary Black / R. Hynes

A Woman's Heart

Darte

3:38

 

I Know My Love

The Corrs and The Chieftains / Traditional

A Woman's Heart / A Decade On

Dara Records

3:53

 

Waiting for the Wheel to Turn

Karen Matheson (of Capercaillie) / Karen Matheson

Women of the World Celtic

Putumayo

6:39

 

The Dark Woman of the Glen (instrumental)

Cathal McConnell / Traditional

The Original Transatlantic Sessions

Whirlie Records

2:14

The Lark in the Clear Air

Cara Dillon / Cara Dillon and Sam Lakeman

A Woman's Heart / A Decade On

Dara Records

2:23

 

Bless The Road

Mary Black / Steve Cooney

A Woman's Heart / A Decade On

Dara Records

3:42

 

Treasure Island

Mary Black / John Gorka

Women of the World Celtic

Putumayo

3:12

 

Living in these Troubled Times

Maura O'Connell / Roger Cook, Phil Donnolly, Sam Hogin

A Woman's Heart

Darte

3:16

 

Song for Ireland

Mary Black / Phil & June Colclough

Women of the World Celtic

Putumayo

4:55

 

Turning Away

Dougie MacLean / Dougie MacLean

The Original Transatlantic Sessions

Whirlie Records

4:07

 

Fields of Gold

Eva Cassidy / Sting

A Woman's Heart / A Decade On

Dara Records

4:42

 

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.