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Traveling Music 7-8-18

Traveling Music

Date: 7-8-18

Shonti Elder

 

Format:  Tune Title

Performer / Composer

Album Title

Recording Company

Length

 

Rock, Paper, Scissors

Katzenjammer / Robert Ellis Orral

A Kiss Before You Go

Propeller Recordings

3:35

 

The Captain (violin instrumental)

Hanneke Cassel / Hanneke Cassel

Dot the Dragon’s Eyes

Cassel Records

4:36

 

Lady Marlene

Katzenjammer / Solveig Heilo

A Kiss Before You Go

Propeller Recordings

4:37

 

The Farthest Wave

Cathie Ryan / lyrics Cathie Ryan, music by Cathie Ryan and Karine Polwart

The Farthest Wave

Shanachie

3:48

 

Curvaceous Needs

Katzenjammer / lyrics Marianne Sveen, Odd Nordstaga

Rockland

Propellor Recordings

3:26

 

Follow The Heron

Cathie Ryan / Karine Polwart

The Farthest Wave

Shanachie

3:28

 

Lady Grey

Katzenjammer / Marianne Sveen

Rockland

Propellor Recordings

3:18

 

The Important Thing Is / Tidga (violin instrumentals)

Hanneke Cassel / Mike Block, Hanneke Cassel

Dot the Dragon’s Eyes

Cassel Records

4:00

 

I’m A Beauty

Cathie Ryan / Laura Smith

Through Wind and Rain

Mo Leanbh Records

3:08

 

Driving After You

Katzenjammer / Marianne Sveen

Rockland

Propellor Recordings

3:54

 

I Will Dance (When I Walk Away)

Katzenjammer /

A Kiss Before You Go

Propeller Recordings

3:57

 

Be Like The Sea

Cathie Ryan / Cathie Ryan

The Farthest Wave

Shanachie

4:04

 

Dot The Dragon’s Eyes (violin instrumental)

Hanneke Cassel / Hanneke Cassel

Dot the Dragon’s Eyes

Cassel Records

3:49

 

What’s Closest to the Heart?

Cathie Ryan / lyrics Cathie Ryan, music John Doyle

The Farthest Wave

Shanachie

3:25

 

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.