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Traveling Music 1-18-15

Traveling Music

Shonti Elder

1-18-15

 

Format:

Song Title

Artist / Composer

CD Title

Label

Duration

 

Things I Haven't Done

John Cowan / Bruce Coughlin

Sixty

www.johncowan.com

3:00

 

Black Waters

JohnMcCutcheon and others / Jean Ritchie

Dear Jean; Artists Celebrate Jean Ritchie

Compass Records

5:32

 

Why Are You Crying?

John Cowan / Rick Roberts

Sixty

www.johncowan.com

2:52

 

West Virginia Mine Disaster

Susie Glaze / Jean Ritchie

Dear Jean; Artists Celebrate Jean Ritchie

Compass Records

2:52

 

Down By the Creek

The Creekwalkers / David Thompson

Slow Motion Sky

Snake River Records, www.thecreekwalkers.com

3:28

 

Young Man Who Wouldn't Raise Corn

Peggy Seeger / Traditional

Dear Jean; Artists Celebrate Jean Ritchie

Compass Records

2:32

 

Snow Angels

The Creekwalkers / David Thompson

Slow Motion Sky

Snake River Records, www.thecreekwalkers.com

4:13

 

Rising From the Ashes

John Cowan / John McPhee, Andre Pessis

Sixty

www.johncowan.com

4:07

 

Blue Diamond Mines

Riki Schneyer / Jean Ritchie

Dear Jean; Artists Celebrate Jean Ritchie

Compass Records

6:19

 

Let Them Sleep

The Creekwalkers / David Thompson

Slow Motion Sky

Snake River Records, www.thecreekwalkers.com

4:17

 

Happiness

John Cowan / Paul Buchanan

Sixty

www.johncowan.com

4:42

 

Pretty Betty Martin

Kathy Reid-Naiman / Traditional

Dear Jean; Artists Celebrate Jean Ritchie

Compass Records

2:24

 

Feel Like Going Home

John Cowan / Charlie Rich

Sixty

www.johncowan.com

3:54

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.