Esther Golton is a multi-instrumentalist and singer-songwriter living in Talkeetna, Alaska. She has independently produced two full-length CDs: a lyrically rich collection of songs titled Unfinished Houses, and most recently, Aurora Borealis: Conversations with Alaska's Northern Lights, an album of exquisitely beautiful flute-dulcimer instrumentals.

Classical music permeated Esther's early life in the Philadelphia area. In high school, she began improvising on flute and piano, eventually ...