Stenshoel, David Rockne age 71, Minnetonka, September 16, 2021, survived by spouse Gerarda Anne Francis Gomez, son Tom Volander, and siblings and their spouses, Eric Stenshoel and Michael McKee, Peter and Miriam (Olson) Stenshoel and Marit (Stenshoel) and David Greunke. David was passionately creative in both the visual arts and music. He began playing the violin at age ten and found his calling as a professional musician in his 20s, playing violin, tenor saxophone, electric mandolin and gaida. He worked with a wide variety of bands, including Sky King, Infinity Art Unit, Radio Rangers, Jan Reimer Band, Boiled in Lead, You, Me and Betsy, Electric Arab Orchestra, Ethnic Dance Theater, Voices of Sepharad, Yiddishe Folksmenschn, the American Swedish Institute Spelmanslag, Automatix, Shalita, Robayat, Honeysuckle Rose, Intuitive Bikers. Felonious Bosch, Vernon Dixon, Katy and the T-Bergs, and Dusty Drapes and the Dusters. He always shared the musical diversity of his own life with other musicians, introducing them to new styles and genres. In June, 2021, after an operation for oral cancer left him unable to play the violin or saxophone, he taught himself to play the oud and invited fellow musicians to jam with him in his home, creating and sharing the Oud and Hospice Music Sessions on YouTube and continuing the practice of musical cross-pollination that marked his career. A memorial concert to benefit David's family will be held at 2:00 p.m. on October 16, 2021 at the Celtic Junction Arts Center. Details are available at celticjunction.org.

Published on October 3, 2021