Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour with Mariam Massaro

Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour with Mariam Massaro: #667

Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour #667 is another hour of visionary improvised acoustic played and sung live by The Gaea Star Band featuring Mariam Massaro on vocals, Native flute, double flute, ukulele, acoustic guitar and mandolin, Bob Sherwood on piano and Craig Harris on congas and Native drum. Recorded at the end of April 2026 at Singing Brook Studio in Worthington, Massachusetts, today’s hour begins with the sprightly, gentling rocking “Welcome New Life, Welcome Spring” a fantastical spring song with a soaring vocal from Mariam above throbbing Native drum, chiming ukulele and dancing piano. “Let’s Revel In The Glory” continues today’s joyful celebration of spring, an untamed, forest built on Mariam’s wild, pagan mandolin and Bob’s racing, circular, minimalist piano and “In Search Of The Yellow” is a compelling South Seas maritime tale driven by skipping congas, gentle acoustic guitar and Mariam’s engrossing story told in melody. “Always Blossoming With Peaceful Joy” is another beautiful summer reverie with bittersweet piano and rich acoustic guitar setting up Mariam’s gorgeous, soaring vocal. “If You Knew What Was In Your Heart” is another gentle rocker with a powerful, mantra-like, bluesy coda and “Queen Of Heaven” from Mariam’s “Gaea Star Goddesses” LP is played tightly and with superb energy. “Let Me Love You” from the “Gaea Star Crystal” album is given a lilting, Latin treatment with fine acoustic guitar and vocals from Mariam and racing blues passages from Bob and “Twin Flame”, also from the “Gaea Star Goddesses” LP is presented in all its mystical, waltz-time starry splendor, featuring a darkling, midnight coda. Today’s show finishes with an inspired Latin Jazz take on Mariam’s minor blues “Standing Ones Of Peace” with white hot piano and throbbing Native drum setting up Mariam’s powerful vocal.
Learn more about Mariam here: http://www.mariammassaro.com

Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour with Mariam Massaro: #666

Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour #666 is an hour of inspired, visionary acoustic improvised music featuring the Gaea Star Band with Mariam Massaro on vocals, Native flute, acoustic guitar, ukulele, mandolin and shruti box, Bob Sherwood on piano and Craig Harris on Native drum and congas. Recorded live at Singing Brook Studio in Worthington, Massachusetts in the latter part of April 2026, today’s show begins with the meditative, raga-esque exploration “Opening Wide To Celebrate The Glory”, a spacious, compelling piece with a gorgeous melody. “Let’s Celebrate Life” is a dancing, energetic folk air with a fine vocal from Mariam over the ensemble of ukulele, piano and Native drum and “Filling Our Hearts With The Grace Of Love” is an evocative, whimsical air with a celebratory vocal from Mariam. “Watching It All Go By” is another skipping folk song with a timeless, compelling feel created by Mariam’s chiming mandolin, Craig’s steady congas and Bob’s dancing, shifting, energized piano. “Oh, The Silvery Rays” is a fantastical moon ballad with lush, shifting harmonics supporting Mariam’s drifting, easeful vocal and “Oya Thunderqueen” is a supercharged Bayou blues from Mariam’s “Gaea Star Goddesses” LP, energized and rife with Dr. John-inspired fat-fingered piano from Bob. “Damu The Dragon” is a pretty, beautifully realized hybrid of children’s song and folk fable with the band supporting Mariam’s tale of a baby dragon and we complete today’s show with “Thistle In The Wind”, a simple, inspiring folk blues originally appearing on Mariam’s “For The Children” LP.
Learn more about Mariam here: http://www.mariammassaro.com

Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour with Mariam Massaro: #665

Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour #665 is an hour of dynamic, visionary acoustic improvised music played by The Gaea Star Band with Mariam Massaro on vocals, Native flute, shruti box, mandolin, 6- and 12-string acoustic guitars, ukulele and Tibetan bowls, Bob Sherwood on piano, Craig Harris on congas and Native drum and this week’s special guest guitarist Aramis Esteves on electric and classical guitars. Recorded live at Singing Brook Studio in Worthington, Massachusetts in mid-April of 2026, today’s show begins with the languid, mystical raga “So Alive”, a meditative piece underpinned by Mariam’s chiming DADGAD-tuned Martin 12-string acoustic and featuring fine atmospheric electric guitar textures from Aramis. “A Tiny Whispering From The Depths Of Your Heart” continues the drone vibe with more 12-string from Mariam with languid, imaginative contributions from the ensemble over Craig’s rock steady heartbeat Native drum. Completing today’s tryptich of raga-type pieces is the gorgeously mysterious “Full Moonlight”, a compelling, moving piece that capitalizes on the themes expressed in the first two pieces, bringing the song cycle to a dramatic, concise and powerfully prayerful climax. “Shining Brightly” shakes up today’s mood, showing up as a Led Zeppelin-esque pop rock song down to Mariam’s modal melody and expressive, forward mandolin and the “riff” structure of Bob and Aramis’ Eastern-inflected unisons. The interlocked “There’s A River” and “Everyone Feel All Right” form a contemplative tone poem underpinned by Mariam’s relaxed, droning shruti box and unhurried accompaniment as Aramis puts the electric guitar aside for mellow, whispering nylon string guitar textures. Next, the band picks up Mariam’s powerful “Restonre” from the “Release” LP and converts this environmental anthem into a powerfully restrained earth prayer with a powerful vocal from Mariam accentuated by the tight, dancing framework of Mariam’s acoustic guitar and Aramis’ earthy nylon string. “Your Eyes Shine”, Mariam’s “Smooth Sailin’ Love Songs” LP standout is reimagined as a sultry ballad with a smooth, languid vocal from Mariam over a richly choreographed, varied accompaniment. We complete today’s show with an ambitious, energized take on Mariam’s “We Call In The Elements”, a multi-movement exploration if this rich, elemental piece featuring racing ukulele, tight nylon string guitar, fundamental Native drum and every-mutating, powerfully minimalist piano.
Learn more about Mariam here: http://www.mariammassaro.com

Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour with Mariam Massaro: #664

Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour #664 is an hour of visionary acoustic improvised music played live by The Gaea Star Band with Mariam Massaro on vocals, Native flute, double flute, ukulele, 12-string acoustic guitar, dulcimer,Celtic harp and shruti box, Bob Sherwood on piano and Craig Harris on congas and Native drum. Recorded live at Singing Brook Studio in Worthington, Massachusetts at the end of March 2026, today’s show begins with the meditative raga “Let’s Be Love” featuring Mariam’s rich Martin 12-string before moving into another mystical, drifting 12-string drone piece called “Circle Of Light”, featuring Craig’s heartbeat Native drum and imaginative decoration from Bob on piano. “Take The Time To Bring In The Beauty” is a pretty, gently driving minor folk ballad led by Mariam’s chiming ukulele and opaque, poetic lyric and “Just Around The Bend” is an elegant, unusual, jazzy ballad with imaginative, unusual piano figurations from Bob supporting Mariam’s powerful vocal and Native flute duet. “All Life Unfolds” is a Gaea Star Band favorite by Mariam, a dancing, energized raga built on Mariam’s vintage-sounding dulcimer and featuring rock-steady Native drum, imaginative, wide-ranging piano and an evocative, deeply-felt vocal from Mariam. “Star Ray” is a deeply mysterious, rich, 60s-ish psychedelic-jazz workout with imaginative contributions from the whole ensemble and we close today’s show with a band favorite, Mariam’s “Into The Mystery” from her “For The Children” LP, played with an appealingly florid operatic style.
Learn more about Mariam here: http://www.mariammassaro.com

Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour with Mariam Massaro: #663

Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour #663 is an hour of inspired, intrepid, visionary acoustic improvised music by The Gaea Star Band with Mariam Massaro on vocals, Native flute, 4- and 8-string ukulele, acoustic guitar, Celtic harp, dulcimer and mandolin, Bob Sherwood on piano and dulcimer and Craig Harris on congas and Native drum. Recorded live at Singing Brook Studio in Worthington, Massachusetts at the very end of March 2026, today’s show begins with the powerful, affecting immigrant song “Standing Strong In Front Of The World”, a deep, inspiring prayer that features a soaring Native flute and voice dialog from Mariam and rich, imaginative piano from Bob. Mariam’s chiming, evocative 8-string ukulele forms a rich framework for “Oh, The Queen Moon”, a starry, mesmerizing reel with a beautiful vocal from Mariam over slowly unwinding minimalist piano polyrhythms. “Smile” is the band’s favorite raga, a forest rock song by Mariam from the “For The Children” LP driven powerfully by Craig’s throbbing Native drum and Mariam’s racing, ancient-soiunding dulcimer and “Rainbow In The Sky” is a fantastical fantasy lulled by Mariam’s soaring, melancholy vocal and chiming acoustic guitar. Mariam wields her forward, jangling mandolin for the mysterious, twisting, unusual “Bring In The Beauty”, a gorgeous ballad with a deep heartbeat from Craig and druidic dancing mandolin and piano. “Do The Impossible” appropriately features Bob’s debut on the dulcimer as Mariam builds a compelling chordal framework on the mandolin and delivers a tight modal melody. “Ryalia”, from the “Release” LP is given a tight, jazzy rendition with top notch work from the whole ensemble and we conclude today’s show with “How Do You Feel”, a gentle, bittersweet gospel ballad with skipping, childlike piano, a pretty, expressive melody and Mariam’s overtone-producing double flute framing an innovative, touching arrangement.
Learn more about Mariam here: http://www.mariammassaro.com

Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour with Mariam Massaro: #662

Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour #662 is another hour of visionary acoustic improvised music from The Gaea Star Band with Mariam Massaro on vocals, Native flute, Celtic harp, ukulele, acoustic guitar, shruti box and harmonica, Bob Sherwood on piano and vocals and Craig Harris on congas and Native drum. Recorded live at Singing Brook Studio in Worthington, Massachusetts in mid-March of 2026, today’s show begins with the reverently peaceful “Golden Maiden Of Peace”, a beautiful Native-influenced, atmospheric piece with a fine vocal and inspired Native flute excursions from Mariam. “Whatever It Takes” jazzy, breathless waltz featuring another touching, penetrating vocal from Mariam and swinging, imaginative piano from Bob and “The Greater Ways Of All” begins as a mystical raga built on Mariam’s shruti box drone and soaring Native flute as it slowly builds into a wide-ranging, innovate composition that skirts jazz and classical to support Mariam’s powerful vocal. “I Only Want To Do What My Soul Loves To” grows slowly out of the previous piece and features Mariam’s chiming Celtic harp, throbbing Native drum, restless classical piano and more powerful poetry from Mariam. “Rays Of Light Following Me” is a gorgeous, restless, gospel-inflected ballad that balances uneasily between major and minor to convey the balance of light and dark. “We Call In The Wind” is a classic invocation from Mariam and today we reinvent it in a new key, swirling and languid, an intoxicating blend of congas, restless, inventive piano, chiming mandolin and an unhurried, contemplative vocal. “The Fragrance Of Life” is a compelling, powerful gospel blues number characterized by Mariam’s full-of-feeling harmonica and the authoritatize plagal cadences of Bob’s piano and we complete today’s show with the beautiful “When You Touch Me”, a sweet 50’s inflected song from Mariam’s “Smooth Sailin’ Love Songs” LP featuring tight work from the ensemble as well as background harmonies from Bob.
Learn more about Mariam here: http://www.mariammassaro.com

Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour with Mariam Massaro: #661

Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour #661 is another hour of dynamic, improvised visionary acoustic music played by the Gaea Star Crystal Band featuring Mariam Massaro on vocals, Native flute, nylon-string guitar, banjo, acoustic and Nashville-strung guitars and double flute, Bob Sherwood on piano and Craig Harris on Native drum and congas. Recorded live in mid-March of 2026 at Singing Brook Studio in Worthington, Massachusetts, today’s show begins with the languid, fluid “Path Of Light” a powerful song from Mariam driven by her insistent, tight nylon-string guitar. “Reflect The Light” is another beautifully composed song by Mariam with a fine vocal and tight work from the ensemble and “Ides Of March” is a rich, mystical raga featuring imaginative piano along with Craig’s heartbeat Native drum and Mariam’s chiming Nashville acoustic guitar and questing, narrative vocal. “You Are At Peace” is a racing, rocking folk song featuring Mariam’s banjo and skipping congas from Craig. “Freedom” is a fine protest song from Mariam sung with passion over an assured ensemble of dancing piano, chiming ukulele and throbbing Native drum. “Life Is Like A River” is another rollicking folk song with a clear, wide-eyed vocal from Mariam and “Peace And Love” is a rich, gorgeous ballad featuring a spacious, emotional flute-and-voice dialogue from Mariam and soaring, imaginative piano from Bob. “Standing Ones Of Peace” is a powerful minor blues from Mariam’s “Vision Quest” LP which is given a wistful, jazzy treatment from the band and “Into The Mightly Waves” from the “Release” LP is presented as a passionate, powerful, unhurried ballad with a gorgeous, contemplative vocal from Mariam and receives the almost-an-afterthought coda “Sacred Ground” with Mariam’s tonally rich, overtone-producing double flute center stage over throbbing Native drum and classical piano cadences.
Learn more about Mariam here: http://www.mariammassaro.com

Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour with Mariam Massaro: #660

Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour #660 is another hour of visionary, dynamic improvised acoustic music played by Mariam Massaro and Bob Sherwood of the Gaea Star Band with Mariam on vocals, Native flute, ukulele, shruti box, sitar, acoustic guitar and mandolin and Bob on piano and tablas. Recorded live at Singing Brook Studio in Worthington, Massachusetts in early March of 2026, today’s show begins with the powerful spring anthem “Let’s Weave A Brand-New Story”, a mysterious and energetic raga driven by Mariam’s dancing ukulele and Bob’s imaginative piano. “Oh, The Winds Of Change” is an inspired, spacious piece punctuated by Mariam’s soaring Native flute through a series of powerful movements and “Keep On Loving Life” is a lovely, gentle acoustic guitar ballad with a gorgeous vocal from Mariam atop rolling piano and chiming guitar chords. Mariam strums her evocatively twanging mandolin for the misty, mystical wind song “Where Are We About To Fly?” as Bob composes a bittersweet, melancholic, Prokofiev-like piano motif to support the powerful vocal. For the next suite of improvisations, Mariam strums her exotic, atmospheric sitar, beginning with the dream-like “Maha Lakshmi”, a sweetly droning raga featuring Mariam’s fine vocal and Bob’s propulsive tabla work. Delicate, lyrical Native flute excursions and tabla polyrhythms lead languidly to today’s closer, the gorgeous, powerful, spacious “Nature At Her Best” a sitar raga that grows into a progressive, dynamic piece of modern music with Bob’s insistent, subtly shifting ostinatos and Mariam’s beautifully choreographed vocal-and-Native-flute dialogs.  
Learn more about Mariam here: http://www.mariammassaro.com

Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour with Mariam Massaro: #659

Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour #659 is an hour of visionary, improvised acoustic music played by The Gaea Star Band featuring Mariam Massaro on vocals, Tibetan bowls, Native flute and double flute, Celtic harp, acoustic guitar, ukulele and mandolin, Bob Sherwood on piano and Craig Harris on congas and Native drum. Recorded live at Singing Brook Studio in Worthington, Massachusetts at the beginning of March, 2026, today’s show begins with a quick, concise take of Mariam’s beautiful “I Am Love Unfolding” before downshifting into the powerful, shaded minor raga “Transmutation In The Galina Grove”, an affecting piece with an intriguing lyric from Mariam. “Remolding Our Consciousness” is a driving, groovy jam driven with throbbing Native drum, hypnotic piano, skipping ukulele all supporting a high energy lyric from Mariam. Mariam’s rich, mesmerizing Tibetan crystal bowls form the mold of “Festival”, a mysterious, dynamic tone poem with Mariam shifting from Celtic harp to bowls to Native flute, all tied together with a deeply spiritual lyric. Double flute fanfares bring in the light, childlike vibe of “The Singing Healing Waters”, a pretty forest story that winds together threads of childhood with visions of the transcendent and the origins of our world. Next up is a medley of two fine songs by Mariam played dynamically and confidently by the ensemble of piano, Native drum and ukulele, the powerful gratitude song “One More Day” and the mystical, evocative “This Is The Way”. We finish today’s show with the chiming, fanfare-like mandolin air “Holding Strong As We Sail Along”, an evocative shimmer of a song with a fine vocal to end today’s hour.
Learn more about Mariam here: http://www.mariammassaro.com

Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour with Mariam Massaro: #658

Gaea Star Crystal #658 is an hour of dynamic, improvised visionary acoustic music played by The Gaea Star Band with Mariam Massaro on vocals, Native flute, double flute, kalimba, ukulele, mandolin, acoustic guitar and Tibetan bowls, Bob Sherwood on piano and Craig Harris on Native drum and congas. Recorded live at Singing Brook Studio in Worthington, Massachusetts on a cold, mid-winter afternoon in mid-February of 2026, today’s show begins with “Liberation”, a peaceful, prayerful raga that begins with singing bowls and features kalimba, piano and Native drum supporting Mariam’s message of peace and soaring, echoing Native flute fanfares bring in “Oh, Let’s Revel In Our Own Happiness”, a restless, complexly beautiful song with a fine flute-and-voice conversation over galloping Native drum and evocative, modern minor piano figurations. “Embracing The Grace” is an expansive ballad that features a fine vocal and overtone-producing double flute from Mariam with a beautifully emotional coda and “Fire Horse New Year” is a kinetic, energized minor with a powerful lyric from Mariam about new beginnings over skipping, racing piano, chiming ukulele and fundamental Native drum that resolves into a powerful, mysterious coda. “Isis”, a stately song from Mariam’s “Gaea Star Goddesses” LP is rendered with a reverent, classical approach and “Reborn” from the “Gaea Star Crystal” LP is a racing, breathless minor rocker with fine vocals and a powerful instrumental hook. “Burning Ember” from Mariam’s “Smooth Sailin’ Love Songs” album features another powerful vocal from Mariam and we conclude this week’s show with a mandolin-driven re-imagining of “All Life Unfolds” a powerful, fundamental raga with a British Isles feel.  
Learn more about Mariam here: http://www.mariammassaro.com