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Traveling Music 2-17-18

Traveling Music

Shonti Elder

2-17-18

 

Format:

Song Title

Artist / Composer

CD Title

Label

Duration

 

Take Heart

Stephanie Bissland / Stephanie Bissland

Before the Story Ends

www.stephaniebisslandmusic.com

3:40

 

Ranky Tanky

Ranky Tanky / Traditional

Ranky Tanky

www.rankytanky.com

2:15

 

Friction (A Love Song)

Shonti Elder and Will Putman / Shonti Elder

Homefires

www.shontielder.com

2:49

 

Virginia Reel From Hell Medley; Spotted Pony, Mississippi Reel, Wrystraw (instrumentals)

Peter Ostroushko / Trad., Peter Ostrouchko, Trad.

Heart of the Heartland

Red House Records

5:00

 

The Flame of Love

Jim and Jesse / Jim and Jesse McReynolds

The Jim and Jesse Story

CMH Records

3:02

 

Just a Matter of Time

Stephanie Bissland / John Cafferty, Robert Cotoia

Before the Story Ends

www.stephaniebisslandmusic.com

3:31

 

Born with the Blues

Bert Jansch /  Bert Jansch

When the Circus Comes To Town

True North Records

2:46

 

Daughters and Sons

Tommy Sands / Tommy Sands

Singing of the Times

Green Linnet

3:37

 

Go To Sleep

Ranky Tanky / Traditional

Ranky Tanky

www.rankytanky.com

2:59

 

Waiting on You

Stephanie Bissland / Stephanie Bissland

Before the Story Ends

www.stephaniebisslandmusic.com

3:07

 

Drifting and Dreaming of You

Jim and Jesse / Jim and Jesse McReynolds

The Jim and Jesse Story

CMH Records

2:51

 

You Were Always Alone

Jeff Joad / Jeff Joad

Time for a Change

Relentless Pursuit Records

3:08

 

Bye-Bye Bird (instrumental)

The Improbabillies / Willie Dixon, Sonny Boy Williamson

The Improbabillies

Yodel Ay Hee Records

6:21

 

Walk Quietly By

Bert Jansch /  Bert Jansch

When the Circus Comes To Town

True North Records

2:52

 

Humpty Dumpty Was Pushed

Tommy Sands / Tommy Sands

Singing of the Times

Green Linnet

3:00

 

Special Friend

Stephanie Bissland / Stephanie Bissland

Before the Story Ends

www.stephaniebisslandmusic.com

3:50

 

Goodbye Song

Ranky Tanky / Traditional

Ranky Tanky

www.rankytanky.com

2:43

 

 

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.