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Traveling Music 9-7-14

Traveling Music

Shonti Elder

9-7-14

 

Format:

Song Title

Artist / Composer

CD Title

Label

Duration

 

By Way of Sorrow

Richard Shindell, Dar Williams, Lucy Kaplansky / Julie Williams

Cry,Cry, Cry

Razor and Tie

3:04

 

Oh Sweet Longing

Darrell Scott / Darrell Scott

A Crooked Road

Full Light Records

6:53

 

Where Shall I Fly?

The Sevens / Traditional, lyrics Pete Sutherland

Valiant

Newgrange Records

3:30

 

Dance of the North

Joanne Shenandoah / Traditional

The Best of Joanne Shenandoah

Silver Wave Records

5:56

 

Northern Cross

Richard Shindell, Dar Williams, Lucy Kaplansky / Dar Williams

Cry,Cry, Cry

Razor and Tie

3:01

 

I Truly Understand

The Sevens / Traditional

Celtic Groove Band

Newgrange Records

3:18

Fenario

Richard Shindell / Richard Shindell

Vuelta

Map

5:17

 

A Crooked Road

Darrell Scott / Darrell Scott

A Crooked Road

Full Light Records

4:12

 

The Deer Dance

Joanne Shenandoah / Traditional

The Best of Joanne Shenandoah

Silver Wave Records

3:59

 

Speaking with the Angel

Richard Shindell, Dar Williams, Lucy Kaplansky / Ron Sexsmith

Cry,Cry, Cry

Razor and Tie

4:03

 

Redigan's / Dark Hollow

The Sevens / Laay Redigan, Traditional

Celtic Groove Band

Newgrange Records

3:52

 

Valley Forge (instrumental on banjo uke)

The Sevens / Traditional

Valiant

Newgrange Records

2:39

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.