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Traveling Music 9-2-18

Traveling Music

Date:9-2-18

Shonti Elder

 

Format:  Tune Title

Performer / Composer

Album Title

Recording Company

Length

 

Where Are You (Tonight I Wonder)

Hannah Rarity / Andy M. Stewart

Neath the Gloaming Star

www.hannahrarity.com

5:03

 

The Braes of Castle Grant, Captain Horne, The Apple Tree – instrumentals

Alasdair Fraser / D. MacDonald, Trad, Trad.

Portrait of a Scottish Fiddler

Culburnie Records

4:10

 

A Dream, A Dream, A Dream

Bert Jansch / Bert Jansch

Rosemary Lane

BMG

2:40

 

Wander Through This Land

Hannah Rarity / Hannah Rarity

Neath the Gloaming Star

www.hannahrarity.com

4:11

 

Rain on Rannoch - instrumental

Alisdair Fraser / Alisdair Fraser

Dawn Dance

Culburnie Records

4:44

 

Daddy

Cathie Ryan / Cathie Ryan

Through Wind and Rain

www.moleanbhrecords.com

4:10

 

Bird Song

Bert Jansch / Bert Jansch

Rosemary Lane

BMG

2:56

 

Alison Cross

Hannah Rarity / Traditional

Neath the Gloaming Star

www.hannahrarity.com

3:53

 

What’s Closest to the Heart

Cathie Ryan / lyrics Cathie Ryan, music John Doyle

The Farthest Wave

Shanachie

3:25

 

Independence Trail / Galen’s Arrival - instrumental

Alisdair Fraser / Alisdair Fraser

Dawn Dance

Culburnie Records

6:21

 

Braw Sailin’ on the Sea

Hannah Rarity / Traditional

Neath the Gloaming Star

www.hannahrarity.com

4:40

 

Free Rein - instrumental

Alisdair Fraser / Alisdair Fraser

Dawn Dance

Culburnie Records

3:17

 

Erin Go Bragh

Hannah Rarity / Traditional

Neath the Gloaming Star

www.hannahrarity.com

4:40

 

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.