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Traveling Music 8-23-15

Traveling Music

Shonti Elder

8-23-15

 

Format:

Song Title

Artist / Composer

CD Title

Label

Duration

 

Upcoming Concerts:

Rufus Wainwright concert, Sat. Aug. 29, 7:30 at the Discovery Theater at the PAC

Triple Concert Thursday Sept. 3, 7:30 PM at the Sydney Lawrence Theater at the PAC

Both are Whistling Swan Productions

 

Butter

The Derry Aires / Megon McDonough

Bottoms Up

www.arcticsiren.com

3:03

 

The Road I Go

Cathy Jordan / Brendan Graham, Cathy Jordan

All the Way Home

Blix Street

3:53

 

Planxty Miss Maxwell

The Green Fields of America / O'Carolan

The Green Fields of American

Compass Records

2:20

 

Down by the Tanyard Side

The Green Fields of America / traditional

The Green Fields of American

Compass Records

2:53

 

The Wood Thrush Song

The Derry Aires / Laurie Lewis

Bottoms Up

www.arcticsiren.com

4:16

 

Sean at the Wheel / Life on the Road (instrumental)

Winifred Horan / Bill Black, Winifred Horan

Just One Wish

Shanachie

4:00

 

Meet Me at the Edge

Over the Rhine /

Meet me at the Edge of the World

Over the Rhine

3:48

 

Ould Ballymoe

Cathy Jordan / Traditional

All the Way Home

Blix Street

2:41

 

The Earl of Moray Medley,  The Gift

The Iron Horse / Traditional, Rod Paul

The Collection

Lochshore

5:29

 

A Tune for Nowhere

Richard Shindell / Richard Shindell

Blue Divide

Shanachie

3:40

 

Called Home

Over the Rhine /

Meet me at the Edge of the World

Over the Rhine

3:38

 

The Lark in the Clear Air

Cathy Jordan / Traditional

All the Way Home

Blix Street

3:18

 

Magh Seola (instrumental)

Eileen Ivers / Gerard Fahy

Eileen Ivers

Green Linnet

3:21

 

A Summer Wind, A Cotton Dress

Richard Shindell / Richard Shindell

Blue Divide

Shanachie

3:54

 

Wildflower Bouquet

Over the Rhine /

Meet me at the Edge of the World

Over the Rhine

2:41

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.