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Traveling Music 4-1-18

Traveling Music

Date: 4/1/18

Shonti Elder

 

Format:  Tune Title

Performer / Composer

Album Title

Recording Company

Length

 

The Ploughman

Dervish / Traditional

A Celebration!! 1989-2014

www.dervish.ie

2:54

 

Take Her in Your Arms

Andy M. Stewart and Manus Lunny / Andy M. Stewart

Dublin Lady

Green Linnet

4:07

 

Lord Levett

Dervish / Traditional

A Celebration!! 1989-2014

www.dervish.ie

6:09

 

The Great Ships

The Tannahill Weavers / Roy Gullane

Epona

Green Linnet

4:15

 

Red Haired Mary

Dervish / Traditional

A Celebration!! 1989-2014

www.dervish.ie

2:38

 

Keys to the Cellar (Tarbolton Lodge, Keys to the Cellar, Fairly Shot O’Her) instrumentals

Alasdair Fraser, Natalie Haas / Traditional

Abundance

Culburnie Records

4:52

 

A bhean a Ti

Teada / Traditional

Teada

Ceol Records

2:53

 

Heart of the Home

Andy M. Stewart and Manus Lunny / Andy M. Stewart

Dublin Lady

Green Linnet

4:08

 

The Lover’s Token

Dervish / Traditional

The Thrush in the Storm

Whirl

4:40

 

Queen Amongst the Heather

Andy M. Stewart / Traditional

Donegal Rain

Green Linnet

3:54

 

Westlin’ Winds

The Tannahill Weavers / Robert Burns

Epona

Green Linnet

5:00

 

Connie’s Birthday (instrumental)

Alasdair Fraser, Natalie Haas / Alasdair Fraser

Abundance

Culburnie Records

3:27

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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.