Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour with Mariam Massaro

Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour with Mariam Massaro: #628

Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour #628 is an hour of visionary acoustic improvised music played by The Gaea Star Band with Mariam Massaro on vocals, ukulele, acoustic guitar, mandolin and Native flute, Bob Sherwood on piano and Craig Harris on Native drum and congas. Recorded live on a sultry July day in 2025 at Singing Brook Studio in Worthington, Massachusetts. Today’s show begins with the appropriately summery “Double Winged Dragonfly”, a sun-soaked summer dusk song with an appealingly languid, drifting structure. “Celebrate Diversity” is a development of our first piece with a gorgeous Native flute coda and a fine, inspiring lyric from Mariam and “Bring It All Back” is a light, skipping folk song led by Mariam’s rustic mandolin and bluesy piano from Bob. “Queens Of The Forest” is a lush, languid, mysterious ballad with gorgeous vocals and slowly unfurling, drifting piano and “Let’s Embrace Our Grace” is a beautifully developed piece with a fine vocal, driving congas and a graceful power. “Circle Of Light”, originally recorded for Mariam’s “Gaea Star Crystal” album is stretched and repurposed into a sprightly, minimalist modern gospel song. We complete today’s hour with “A Bevy Of Goddesses”, a summer forest tale told by Mariam in conversation with her soaring Native flute, fundamental Native drum and emotional, R&B-inflected piano from Bob.   
Learn more about Mariam here: http://www.mariammassaro.com

Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour with Mariam Massaro: #627

Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour #627 is an hour of inspired, visionary acoustic improvised music played by The Gaea Star Band with Mariam Massaro on vocals, Native flute, shruti box, 4- and 8-string ukulele, acoustic guitar and dulcimer, Bob Sherwood on piano and Craig Harris in Native drum and congas. Recorded live at the end of June 2025 at Singing Brook Studio in Worthington, Massachusetts, today’s summery session begins with the reverent, impressionistic “Orange Rays”, an affecting, powerful raga featuring a dynamic chord setup and fine vocals and Native flute passages. “Summer Nights” is a dancing gospel-folk reel driven by Mariam’s chiming 8-string ukulele “Oscar”, dynamic congas from Craig and Bob’s minimalist, assertive piano. “We Are Spirits United” is a sprawling, trance-like minor folk song with a gorgeous, languid vocal from Mariam and “Crystalline Temples” is a fantastical journey through the many crystals of the Earth, a powerful lecture from Mariam in the form of a beautiful, solemn song with heartbeat Native drum and driving piano and ukulele rhythm. “We Know” is today’s dulcimer summer song, a steadily building run through the forest that turns into a joyful, abandoned sprint liberally decorated with kinetic, powerful Native flute work from Mariam. “Shamiyaya” from the “Release” LP is presented in a driving, virtuoso pop performance with a fine vocal and tight ukulele chords and we close today’s show with the earthy blues of “Transform”, a rock-R&B workout with rocking vocals and barrelhouse piano.
Learn more about Mariam here: http://www.mariammassaro.com

Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour with Mariam Massaro: #626

Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour #626 is an hour of sinuous, dynamic acoustic improvised music played by The Gaea Star Band with Mariam Massaro on vocals, Native flute, dulcimer, harmonica, shruti box, acoustic guitar and ukulele, Bob Sherwood on piano and Craig Harris on congas and Native drum. Recorded live on a hot June day in 2025 at Singing Brook Studio in Worthington, Massachusetts, today’s show begins with the upbeat, shimmering “May The Floodgates of Love Open Wide”, a breathless, energized song driven by Mariam’s chiming dulcimer, imaginative piano and throbbing congas. “All Life Unfolds” is a powerful, mysterious drone song with an ancient British Isles vibe, Mariam’s fundamental message supported by heartbeat Native drum, imaginative piano and tight, racing dulcimer work. “One More Day” is a powerful raga version of the track from Mariam’s “Release” album that features powerful vocals and soaring Native flute lines interspersed over wide-ranging classical piano figurations. “Going Down To The River” is a hallucinogenic summer ballad featuring a fine melody and imaginative, intense work from the ensemble and “Amaru Machay” is a powerful, spiritual song by Mariam about an ancient Andean cave rendered in a funky Afro-Cuban frame. “Painty The Turtle” is another relaxed, summery narrative about a little turtle and her babies at Singing Brook Farm and “Reborn”, a favorite Mariam song of the band’s is a rocking, acoustic-guitar driven requiem with powerful lyrics. “Salamini” is a mystical, delicate ballad with a gorgeous vocal from Mariam and liquid, shimmering piano and “Summer Solstice” is a gently percolating, bluesy summer dream that showcases the ensemble’s laid-back side. Today’s show ends with the dreamy “Make A Difference”, an affecting minor ballad with earthy Native drum, chiming acoustic guitar, circular, imaginative piano and a lilting, gentle melody from Mariam.
Learn more about Mariam here: http://www.mariammassaro.com

Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour with Mariam Massaro: #625

Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour #625 is an hour of visionary acoustic improvised music played by The Gaea Star Band with Mariam Massaro on vocals, Native flute, kalimba, acoustic guitar, mandolin and ukulele, Bob Sherwood on piano and Craig Harris on Native drum and congas. Today’s show was recorded live at Singing Brook Studio in Worthington, Massachusetts in June of 2025 and begins with the stately, solemn “Wake Up To All That You See”. Mariam’s powerful vocal and lyrical Native flute, Craig’s heartbeat drum and Bob’s imaginative, restless piano make this track compelling and varied. “Make The Best Of Where You Are” is a jazzy, dynamic song with a fine rock vocal from Mariam and “Finish What You Started” is a beautiful, mysterious ballad led by Mariam’s bittersweet Gypsy acoustic guitar work. Mariam strums her shimmering 8-string ukulele for the pretty, delicate “Sail Into The Realms Of Pure Love”, a gorgeous, 50’s-inflected song with a gorgeous vocal and luxurious floating clouds of piano. “Dance Along The River Of Life” is a spacious, unhurried ballad built on Bob’s Eastern European harmonic scheme and featuring a fine vocal-and-flute conversation from Mariam. “Ryalia” is a finely composed, clever piece made evocative with Mariam’s defining, ringing mandolin and fine vocal and “Open Every Day” is an energized blues with racing congas and fiery piano from Bob that gradually coalesces into a stately, inspired gospel ballad. We close today with the mysterious “Let’s Write The Story Again”, a lovely piece with a fine vocal from Mariam above ukulele, heartbeat Native drum and racing, circular piano. 
Learn more about Mariam here: http://www.mariammassaro.com

Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour with Mariam Massaro: #624

Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour #624 is an hour of dynamic, wide-ranging visionary acoustic improvisational music played by the Gaea Star Band with Mariam Massaro on vocals, Native flute, harmonica, 4- and 8-string ukuleles, Celtic harp and standard and Nashville-strung acoustic guitars, Bob Sherwood on piano and bass guitar and Craig Harris on congas and Native drum. Recorded live at Singing Brook Studio in Worthington, Massachusetts in early June of 2025, today’s how begins with the meditative, relaxed “Let’s Flow On”, a spacious song characterized by Mariam’s high-string acoustic guitar and flowing piano from Bob. “Celebrate Wonder” is a beautiful, reverent raga-like piece with soaring Native flute and beautiful vocals from Mariam and “Behold The Mystery” is a mysterious, mystical piece built around Mariam’s chiming Celtic harp and prayerful vocal and Native flute. “Oh The Flower Of Life” is a pretty, delicate, harmonically austere song featuring Mariam’s crystalline 8-string ukulele and a mesmerizing conga performance from Craig and “On A Mission Of Greatness Serving Unflinchingly” is a bluesy manifesto featuring rocking overdubs of bass guitar, Native drum, harmony vocals and rasping blues harmonica. “Flowers Of Delight” is a lush, unhurried re-imagining of Mariam’s beautiful, reverent track from her “Release” LP and we finish today’s hour with the hard-rocking, harmonically mysterious, shaded weather adventure story “Froggies On The Road”.
Learn more about Mariam here: http://www.mariammassaro.com

Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour with Mariam Massaro: #623

Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour #623 is a compelling hour of improvised visionary acoustic music played by the Gaea Star Band with Mariam Massaro on vocals, Native flute, 4- ad 8-string ukuleles and acoustic guitar, Bob Sherwood on piano and Craig Harris on Native drum and congas. Recorded live at Singing Brook Studio in Worthington, Massachusetts in early June of 2025, today’s show begins with the pretty, pastoral “It’s A Brand-New Day To Reach Out”, an upbeat folk song driven by clever, busy piano from Bob and tight, driving rhythmic 8-string ukulele from Mariam supporting her wide-ranging, expressive vocal. “As We Sail Along” is a sparse, spacious folk rock workout featuring another virtuosic improv-heavy vocal from Mariam before morphing into a lengthy, gorgeous art-rock workout with exemplary work from the whole combo. “Rays Of Light” is a pretty, bucolic folk waltz providing a stage for Mariam’s powerful melody and “Back Us Up Oh Angels” is a swinging, eccentric blues with fat-fingered piano from Bob, rolling train congas from Craig supporting Mariam’s hyper-energized blues vocal, “Gather Together” is a stately, formal opera-like peace with throbbing heartbeat drums from Craig, instrumental in creating the modern classical by-way-of-Native vibe of this affecting song. “The Mystery Of Life” is a relaxed, hallucinatory cloud of a song with an evocative, vulnerable, almost child-like melody from Mariam and “May Abundance Keep On Flowing” has an Eastern European feel with an arrangement of ukulele, congas, piano and Mariam’s shaded, minor vocal melody. “Let The Voice Of Creation Sing Through All Nations” is a beautiful, inspired folk song from Mariam with a classic, deeply emotional construction and we finish today’s show with the wide-ranging “Keep On Going Around and Around With Your Floodgates Open”, a folk-rock journey that opens with virtuosic, dancing Native flute and moves through gospel, jazz and soul before closing with a gorgeous extended coda in which Mariam soars free on her Native flute.
Learn more about Mariam here: http://www.mariammassaro.com

Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour with Mariam Massaro: #622

Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour #622 is an hour of visionary acoustic improvised music and songs by Mariam Massaro played by The Gaea Star Band with Mariam on vocals, acoustic guitar, 4- and 8-string ukulele, 6- and 12-string guitar, crystal bowl, Native flute and harmonica, Bob Sherwood on piano and Craig Harris on congas and Native drum. Recorded live at Singing Brook Studio in Worthington, Massachusetts in late May of 2025, today’s show begins with the sweet, legato “Healing Ways Of Peace”, a languid, hallucinogenic song with a powerful vocal from Mariam and “Sail With Me” follows, an austere and meditative prayer lifted on wings of Native flute, crystal bowl, throbbing Native drum and bittersweet piano. “Dancing On This Holy Ground” wafts in on clouds of chiming 12-string guitar, a beautiful, mysterious raga that builds and evolves into a gorgeous classic art song with intense, powerful piano work from Bob and a soaring, declaratory, narrative vocal from Mariam. “Oh The Wind Went Away Today” is a playful, skipping upbeat folk song powered by Mariam’s sweet 8-string ukulele “Oscar”, grooving congas from Craig and imaginative piano from Bob that veers from baroque to blues to country as the piece morphs through contrasting sections. “Restore” is a beautiful prayer to the planet from Mariam’s “Vision Quest” LP and “Shamiyaya” is one of Mariam’s finer island songs given an emotional, rich reading from the band today. Today’s show completes with an inspiring, powerful version of Mariam’s song “Flowers Of Delight” from the “Release” LP, here re-imagined as a flowing ballad in major and featuring a fine, far-ranging, evocative vocal from Mariam.
Learn more about Mariam here: http://www.mariammassaro.com

Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour with Mariam Massaro: #621

Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour #621 is an hour of visionary acoustic improv music recorded by the Gaea Star Band with Mariam Massaro on vocals, Native flute, harmonica, shruti box, ukulele and sitar, Bob Sherwood on piano and tabla and Craig Harris on congas and Native drums.  Recorded live at Singing Brook Studio in Worthington Massachusetts in May 2025, today’s show begins with the grooving rainy spring celebration “For The Cool Down”, a rocking workout driven by Craig and Bob on Native drums and tabla supporting Mariam’s evocative lyric and fine, energized native flute.  Bob moves to the piano to lay down a simple funk left hand as Mariam steps into the space with ever-more assertive flute passages.  Pretty, open piano and bluesy harmonica introduce the lovely “I Am That I Am”, a gorgeous ballad underpinned by Mariam’s droning shruti box and “Wind Whistling Through The Window” is a peaceful study of a drifting day with a lovely vocal from Mariam over a fine backdrop of piano, congas and ukulele.  “Day Lilies Rising High” is another spring celebration, this team featuring rolling, bluesy piano from Bob and a lovely tale of magic realism from Mariam.  “I Am Healed by the Peaceful Morning” is a drifting, psychedelic dream with an insistent gospel motif from Bob underpinning a lovely lyric of praise from Mariam.  Mariam plays her beautiful 8 string ukulele for the dreamy “Golden Sun” is a celebration of Mother Earth in high summer, and drifts along with pretty piano ostinatos under Mariam’s evocative vocal.  We finish today’s show with an expansive raga called “The Mystery Of Life” as Mariam plays her sitar at the center of a percussion-rich dancelike piece.
Learn more about Mariam here: http://www.mariammassaro.com

Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour with Mariam Massaro: #620

Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour #620 is an hour of compelling, virtuoso visionary acoustic improvised music play by The Gaea Star Band with Mariam Massaro on vocals, acoustic guitar, dulcimer, Native flute and 4- and 8-string ukuleles, Bob Sherwood on piano and Craig Harris in congas and Native drum. Recorded live at Singing Brook Studio in Worthington, Massachusetts in mid-May of 2025, today’s show begins with the mystical, mysterious “Misty Love”, a careening rocker with fine work from the ensemble on congas, ukulele and piano and “Woody On The Roof” is a charming folk ballad about the woodpecker on Mariam’s roof. “Calling In The Ones” is a reverent, evocative minor ballad that grows into a rich, soul-influence workout with gorgeous Native flute passages and rich piano and “Calling In The Girls” is a rollicking, ancient-sounding fundamental folk ballad about the frogs in the spring pond shot through with the energy of Mariam’s dancing dulcimer and vocal. “Full Moon Part Two” is a beautiful, strange moon song replete with lunar chords and Mariam’s expressive vocal and “Old Friends” is a pretty, driving folk song with another fine vocal from Mariam and galloping Native drum from Craig. “To The Vision” is fantastical, imaginative, compelling rock song, the fine ensemble work featuring Native drum, exploratory piano and soaring Native flute setting the stage for Mariam’s powerful, narrative lyric. We close today with two covers from Mariam’s albums, the first a spirited, tight take of “I’m The Full Moon” from the “Gaea Star Goddesses” LP and the gorgeous lullaby “Night Is Near” from the “For The Children” LP.
Learn more about Mariam here: http://www.mariammassaro.com

Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour with Mariam Massaro: #619

Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour #619 is an hour of visionary, acoustic improvised music played by The Gaea Star Band with Mariam Massaro on vocals, Native flute, acoustic guitar, 4- and 8-string ukulele and harmonica, Bob Sherwood on piano and Craig Harris on congas and Native drum. Recorded live at Singing Brook Studio in early May of 2025, today’s show begins with the bittersweet, bucolic folk of “Welcome May”, a pretty, acoustic guitar-driven song before moving on to peaceful, meditative “As We Sail Along In The Beauty”, another acoustic guitar song with a lovely vocal from Mariam and imaginative piano cadences from Bob. “Remembering To Dream Your Life Into Existence” grows from a plaintive Native flute fanfare into a lovely, stately theme, Mariam’s beautiful Native flute and affecting vocal floating over Craig’s fundamental Native drum heartbeat. “Circle In The Sky” is a skipping blues workout with rocking harmonica from Mariam over Bob’s Ray Charles-esque blues aerobics. “Gather Together” from Mariam’s “Release” LP is reimagined as an energized waltz and “Restore”, also from the same album is reworked into a driving minor rock piece with driving congas, imaginative piano and a fine vocal from Mariam. “Circle Of Light”, also from the “Release” album is given an infusion of live energy as Mariam’s chiming 8-string ukulele creates a mood of lightness and celebration and “Home” completes today’s show with a flourish, fine vocals, dancing piano and chiming 8-string ukulele.
Learn more about Mariam here: http://www.mariammassaro.com