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Traveling Music 10-22-17

Traveling Music

Shonti Elder

10-22-17

 

Upcoming Concert: Whiskey Jacks CD Release Party, Saturday Oct. 28,

6-8 Pm, Organic Oasis, Anchorage

Format:

Song Title

Artist / Composer

CD Title

Label

Duration

 

The Ballad of Katie John

Whiskey Jacks / Bruce Batten, Roy Corral

The Ballad of Katie John

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3:42

 

Three Polkas - (instrumental)

Kevin Burke / Harlie Harris, trad., Mick Hanly

Flight of the Green Linnet

Ryko

3:41

 

Treasure Island

Mary Black / John Gorka

Women of the World Celtic

Putumaya

3:12

 

Aililiu Na Gamhna

Solas / Traditional

Sunny Spells and Scatterd Showers

Shanachie

3:36

 

Forfar Sodger

Old Blind Dogs / Traditional

The World's Room

Green Linnet

5:50

 

Cam Ye O'er Frae France?

Shantalla / Traditional, jig by Michael Horgan

Nua Tearainn

Green Linnet

4:43

 

Come Out Ye Black and Tans

Whiskey Jacks / Dominic Behan

Off the Deep End

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3:54

 

There is a Time

Solas / Dillard, Jayne

For Love and Laughter

Compass Records

3:24

 

All of God's Angels

Kate Rusby with Tim O'Brien / Kate Rusby

Sleepless

Compass Records

4:12

 

There Were Roses

Tommy Sands / Tommy Sands

Joyful Noise

Green Linnet

6:18

 

Just You

Solas / Eamon McElholm

Another Day

Shanachie

4:01

 

The Blackbird

Silly Wizard / Andy M. Stewart

Joyful Noise

Green Linnet

7:40

 

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.