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Traveling Music 2-7-16

Traveling Music

Shonti Elder

2-7-16

 

Format:

Song Title

Artist / Composer

CD Title

Label

Duration

 

Love and Freedom

Cathie Ryan / Mary Brooksbank

The Music of What Happens

Shanachie

2:49

 

Long Beating Wing

Gerry O'Bierne / Gerry O'Bierne

Half Moon Bay

www.gerryobierne.com

4:43

 

St. Brendan's Fair Isle

Mick Moloney & Eugene O'Donnell / Jimmy Driftwood

Uncommon Bonds

Green Linnet

4:01

 

Star of the County Down

Myriad / Traditional

Myriad Live: Song of the Isles

Nomad Music

5:31

 

I'm Going Back

Cathie Ryan / Cathie Ryan

The Music of What Happens

Shanachie

4:36

 

Tarbolton Lodge (cello instrumental)

Abby Newton / Traditional

Crossing to Scotland

Culburnie

3:43

The Galbally Farmer

3 Way Street (Mick Moloney, Eugene O'Donnell, Seamus Egan) / Traditional

3 Way Street

Green Linnet

2:26

 

Hector the Hero (flute instrumental)

Laurence Nugent / J. Scott Skinner

Two for Two

Shanachie

3:20

 

At the Foot of Knocknarea

Cathie Ryan / Cathie Ryan

The Music of What Happens

Shanachie

4:03

 

The Shades of Gloria

Gerry O'Bierne / Gerry O'Bierne

Half Moon Bay

www.gerryobierne.com

5:18

 

Citi na gCumann

Ciaran O Gealbhain, Alec Finn / traditional

Colm Murphy: The Irish Drum

Gael-Linn

2:22

 

Leaving Uist (flute instrumental)

Fred Morrison / Fred Morrison

Outlands

www.fredmorrison.com

4:10

 

Paddy's Green Shamrock Shore

Myriad / Traditional

Myriad Live: Song of the Isles

Nomad Music

5:39

 

Dans an Dro

Laurence Nugent / traditional Breton

Two for Two

Shanachie

2:01

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.