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Traveling Music 5-14-17

Traveling Music

Shonti Elder

5-14-17

Upcoming Concert:

Richard Thompson: Sunday, May 21, 7:30 PM Discovery Theater, PAC

 

Format:

Song Title

Artist / Composer

CD Title

Label

Duration

 

Poor Ditching Boy

Richard and Linda Thompson / Richard Thompson

The End of the Rainbow: An Introduction to Richard and Linda Thompson

Island

3:04

 

Freeborn Man

Paul Brady / Ewan Maccoll

Joy of Living: A Tribute to Ewan MacColl

Compass Records

4:21

 

The Strathspey Set

(Cha Robh Meang Air a Ghille, Kirstie's, Dhannsamaid le Ailean)

Capercaillie  / Trad, D. McKerron, Trad

At The Heart of It All

Vertical Records

4:40

 

Dimming of the Day

Richard and Linda Thompson / Richard Thompson

The End of the Rainbow: An Introduction to Richard and Linda Thompson

Island

3:50

 

The Time is Approaching (instrumental)

Eileen Ivers / Oluf Ring

An Nollaig: An Irish Christmas

Musical Bridge

3:24

 

The Breaking of Omagh Jail

Changeling / Traditional

Live In England

www.madcelts.com

3:38

 

The Father's Song

Martin Simpson / Ewan Maccoll

Joy of Living: A Tribute to Ewan MacColl

Compass Records

3:02

 

The Jura Wedding Reels (instrumentals)

Capercaillie / D. Shaw

At the Heart of It All

Vertical Records

4:50

 

Down Where the Drunkards Roll

Richard and Linda Thompson / Richard Thompson

The End of the Rainbow: An Introduction to Richard and Linda Thompson

Island

4:07

 

The Exile Song

Marry Waterson / Ewan Maccoll

Joy of Living: A Tribute to Ewan MacColl

Compass Records

2:25

 

Shane Crossagh

Changeling / Traditional

Live In England

www.madcelts.com

4:08

 

When I Get to the Border

Richard and Linda Thompson / Richard Thompson

The End of the Rainbow: An Introduction to Richard and Linda Thompson

Island

3:26

 

The Shoals of Herring

Seth Lakeman / Ewan Maccoll

Joy of Living: A Tribute to Ewan MacColl

Compass Records

4:56

 

Never Again

Richard and Linda Thompson / Richard Thompson

The End of the Rainbow: An Introduction to Richard and Linda Thompson

Island

3:12

 

Alone

Kathryn Williams / Ewan Maccoll

Joy of Living: A Tribute to Ewan MacColl

Compass Records

3:23

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.