Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour with Mariam Massaro

Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour with Mariam Massaro

Today on Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour #492 we present an hour of visionary acoustic improvisational music by the Gaea Star Band with Mariam Massaro on vocals, dulcimer, acoustic guitar, 4-and 8-string ukulele, Native flute and harmonica, Bob Sherwood on piano and Craig Harris on Native drums and congas.  Recorded live at Singing Brook Studio in Worthington, Massachusetts in May of 2022, today’s show begins with Mariam on her dulcimer singing the sweeping, evocative “Cooling Rain Storm”, an energized ode to summer rain that features driving congas from Craig and funky, bassline-centered piano from Bob.  “Happy I Am” is a beautiful dulcimer song from Mariam’s “For The Children” album and is expressed here in an intoxicating series of polyrhythms beneath Mariam’s lovely vocal and Native flute.  “Whispering Moon” is a gorgeous, cloudswept midnight song featuring lilting poetry from Mariam leading the band on here ukulele, and “The Essence Of Life” begins with a flurry of expressive Native flute and settles into a pretty, open gospel waltz driven by Bob’s unfolding arpeggios on the piano.  “Feeling Like A Queen” is a slow, driving blues with a fine vocal punctuated by sharp harmonica over a rock-solid rhythm section and “Oh Life How It Changes” is a mystical minor ballad driven along by Mariam’s acoustic guitar and “Dance In Sweet Delight” closes today’s show in a shower of fantastical images from Mariam and a rhythm section imbued with the magic of Mariam’s iridescent 8-string ukulele.
Learn more about Mariam here: http://www.mariammassaro.com

Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour with Mariam Massaro

Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour #491 is an inspired hour of visionary acoustic improvisational music played live by the Gaea Star Band with Mariam Massaro on vocals, Celtic harp, harmonica, ukulele, dulcimer, acoustic guitar and Native flute, Bob Sherwood on piano and Craig Harris on Native drums and congas.  Recorded at Singing Brook Studio in Worthington, Massachusetts in May 2022, today’s show begins with the mystical, spacious “As We Rise Up”, a compelling song that begins with lilting Native flute fanfares before gradually building to a powerful chant.  “To Where We Dwell Eternally” is a bluesy folk song led by Mariam’s plucky ukulele and “Oh May We Find Our Way Through The Passage Of Life” is a minor ballad with a fine vocal from Mariam across a tight, emotional framework from the band.  “Castle In The Sky” is a whispering, stately ballad led by Mariam’s silken acoustic guitar locked with Craig’s conga groove and “Rail Train” is a beautiful epic that features overdubs from the band adding vocals, harmonica, percussion and bass guitar to bring depth to this jazzy exploration.  Today’s show finishes with the chiming “Woody”, an ode to a friendly woodpecker showcasing Mariam’s silvery 8-string ukulele.
Learn more about Mariam here: http://www.mariammassaro.com

Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour with Mariam Massaro

Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour #490
Singing Brook Studio in Worthington brings you another live studio recording of the Gaea Star Band performing visionary acoustic improvisational music with Mariam Massaro on vocals, Native flute, acoustic guitar, ukulele and shruti box, Bob Sherwood on piano and tablas and Craig Harris on congas and Native drums.  Recorded in early May of 2022, Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour #490 begins with the sweet, blossoming, meditative “Oh May The Waters Bless You”, a fundamental groove featuring fine Native flute fanfares and a beautiful vocal from Mariam.  “Let Your Life Sail Along” is a strangely mystical creation evocating mystery and wonder, bouncing on waves of ukulele, congas and imaginative, dancing piano.  “Sailing Through The Flowers” is a profound and deeply affecting raga with the drone provided by Mariam’s shruti box.  Craig and Bob create a mesmerizing framework of congas and tablas for Mariam’s gorgeous Eastern creation.  The band gradually evolves the theme into a series of alternately beautiful and psychedelic variations before shifting into the simple, sedate folk of “I Only Want To Serve In The Light”, a pretty, gospel-influenced air given shape with Mariam’s steady acoustic guitar chording.  “Tiny Slipper In The Sky” is a beautiful midnight moon song with fine vocal work from Mariam and “Open My Heart”, a classic gospel song from Mariam, concludes today’s show on a high note.
Learn more about Mariam here: http://www.mariammassaro.com

Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour with Mariam Massaro

Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour #489 is an hour of visionary acoustic improvisational music recorded live by The Gaea Star Band with Mariam Massaro on vocals, acoustic guitar, harmonica, ukulele and Native flute, Bob Sherwood on piano and Craig Harris on congas and Native drums.  Tracked on May 2, 2022 at Singing Brook Studio in Worthington, Massachusetts, today’s show begins with the lovely, sedate “In The Glory Of The May”, a travelogue of early spring from Mariam with chiming acoustic guitar.  “Follow Your Bliss” is a slinky jazz blues workout featuring wailing harmonica from Mariam and rolling barrelhouse piano from Bob and “The Planets Are Aligning” is a driving minor key folk song carried along by Craig’s steady congas and Mariam’s fiery ukulele.  “Like A Fountain Of Light” is a Native raga featuring flute fanfares from Mariam that gathers into a beautiful, stately ballad with gospel piano from Bob beneath Mariam’s powerful vocal.  “There’s Always Time” is a powerful, mid-tempo song that begins in a very Eastern mode before rolling Westward and “Just Around The Bend” closes today’s show with orchestral flourishes as Mariam strums her 8-string ukulele for this powerful, elemental epic.
Learn more about Mariam here: http://www.mariammassaro.com

Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour with Mariam Massaro

Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour #488 Part Two is an hour of visionary acoustic improvisational music recorded by The Gaea Star Band with Mariam Massaro on vocals, Native flute, dulcimer, ukulele, acoustic guitar and shruti box, Bob Sherwood on piano and tabla and Craig Harris on Native drums and congas.  Recorded live at Singing Brook Studio in Worthington, Massachusetts and mixed at Dragonfly in Cummington, Massachusetts in late April of 2022, today’s show begins with the Earth Day raga “I Hear The River”, a sparse, percussion-rich piece featuring flute fanfares and dulcimer from Mariam.  Mariam strums her baritone ukulele and delivers a fine and evocative vocal on “The Avenue Of Radiance” above a fine rhythm section of piano and congas from Bob and Craig and “We Are Free When We Open Our Eyes” is a lovely, open, naïve piece featuring Mariam’s chiming 8-string ukulele and a sweet, mesmerizing piano figure from Bob.  Mariam provides the drone for “I Remain At Peace” on her shruti box for this Eastern-influenced piece that evolves into a bluesy mantra with heartbeat Native drum from Craig.  “Are You My Angel?” is a folk blues number driven along by Mariam’s acoustic guitar and a rolling bass line from Bob, and Mariam’s “Spirit Of The Forest”, an engaging, open and driving song from the “Vision Quest” CD closes today’s show with a fine, relaxed groove and a fine vocal from Mariam.
Learn more about Mariam here: http://www.mariammassaro.com

Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour with Mariam Massaro

Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour #488 is an hour of visionary acoustic improvisational music recorded live by the Gaea Star Band with Mariam Massaro on vocals, Native flute, acoustic guitar, harmonica and ukulele, Bob Sherwood on piano and Craig Harris on Native drums and congas.  Recorded live at Singing Brook Studio in Worthington Massachusetts in April of 2022, today’s show begins with the staid, mystical “All Good Things Take Time”, a lovely minor air featuring a fine lyric from Mariam and compelling piano inventions from Bob.  “Flowing Fountain” is a beautiful, deeply felt spiritual ballad led by Mariam’s poetry of gratitude to nature as well as her deeply lyrical Native flute work and “Luminous Light” is a sprawling, hypnotic series of musical motifs taken at a quick clip with excellent conga work from Craig supporting Mariam’s moon poetry.  “I’m Here, I’m Listening” begins with harmonica fanfares from Mariam against call-and-response piano from Bob before developing into a steady, majestic gospel ballad and we close today with Mariam’s driving “I’m The Full Moon”, characterized by fine ensemble work by The Gaea Star Band.
Learn more about Mariam here: http://www.mariammassaro.com

Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour with Mariam Massaro

Today on Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour #487 the Gaea Star Band presents an hour of visionary acoustic improvisational music with Mariam Massaro on vocals, Native flute, harmonica, ukulele, kalimba, acoustic guitar and shruti box, Bob Sherwood on piano and Craig Harris on Native drums and congas.  Recorded live at Singing Brook Studio in Worthington, Massachusetts in mid-April of 2022, today’s show begins with the buoyant folk tune “Golden Sun”, a song of praise for Spring led by Mariam’s playful vocal and ukulele.  “Life Is Like A River” is a pretty ballad featuring a fine vocal from Mariam in conversation with her folky, bittersweet harmonica and “Thankful” is a gorgeous, spacious minor ballad with languid, sensuous piano from Bob and lovely Native flute fanfares from Mariam above Craig’s Native drum heartbeat.  “For The Rain” is a profound, aching reflection built around Mariam’s plaintive kalimba with piano filigrees from Bob and steady, fundamental congas from Craig.  Bob shares a new song of his today, the gospel rock “Coming Home” that features fine work from the ensemble under Bob’s deeply felt lyric.  Mariam’s acoustic guitar holds down her classic song “Trust” with authority and power, and the lovely celestial waltz of “Twin Flame” is gorgeously presented here with strong work from the ensemble accompanying Mariam’s beautiful vocal.  We conclude today’s show with the playful “Keeping It Light”, something of a children’s song featuring Mariam’s chiming 8-string ukulele and a buoyant rhythm section from Craig and Bob.
Learn more about Mariam here: http://www.mariammassaro.com

Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour with Mariam Massaro

Today on Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour #486, we present an hour of visionary acoustic improvisational music by the Gaea Star Band with Mariam Massaro on vocals, Native flute, acoustic guitar, ukulele and shruti box, Bob Sherwood on piano and bass guitar and Craig Harris on congas, Native drums and shakers.  Recorded live at Singing Brook Studio in Worthington, Massachusetts in early April 2022, today’s show begins with the sparse, stately “Let’s All Dance Together”, a hypnotic, grooving song with a fine vocal from Mariam and an insistent, infectious piano figure from Bob.  “Oh Salinia, Spirit Beneath” is a lush, sprawling prayer with an evocative vocal from Mariam and “Cinnamon Sky” is a bittersweet folk ballad with an affecting lyric led by Mariam on acoustic guitar.  Mariam holds down the drone on “Mariupol” with her shruti box beneath a beautiful lyric devoted to the spirit of Ukraine with fine work from the whole band.  We play out today’s show with a driving, varied medley of classic “Gaea Star Goddesses” tracks, the sprightly, danceable “Pachamama” and the dark, fundamental funk of “Amaru Machay”.
Learn more about Mariam here: http://www.mariammassaro.com

Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour with Mariam Massaro

Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour #485 is an hour of visionary acoustic improvisational music played and sung by the Gaea Star Band with Mariam Massaro on vocals, Native flute, acoustic guitar and ukulele, Bob Sherwood on piano and Craig Harris on Native drum and congas.  Recorded live at Singing Brook Studio in Worthington, Massachusetts in late March of 2022, today’s show begins with the skipping, pretty song for Ukraine    “Grateful For My Life” before the band moves into the mystical minor ballad “Precious” led by Mariam’s chiming acoustic guitar and a driving conga groove from Craig.  A Native flute fanfare brings in the staid, solemn “The Golden Sunlight”, a gorgeous Native-classical hybrid decorated in Mariam’s mystical melody and lyrical Native flute passages.  Mariam plays her baritone ukulele for the beautiful spring song “The Birch Maiden”, another evocative minor key ballad with alternately authoritative and playful piano from Bob.  The band raises the intensity and tempo to a driving, climactic jazzy coda before moving into “All I Want To Do Now Is Go Deep Within”, a whispering, evocative prayer to the healing power of being engulfed in creativity and “Listen To The Wise Ones” is a modern spiritual that begins with an extended Native flute showcase before moving into a mystical, hypnotic piece featuring bittersweet piano figurations from Bob beneath Mariam’s flute passages.  Eve Cristoph joins us on vocals for this imaginative, extended exploration that eases through several movements and vibes seamlessly.
Learn more about Mariam here: http://www.mariammassaro.com

Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour with Mariam Massaro

Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour #484 is an hour of visionary acoustic improvised music played by The Gaea Star Band featuring Mariam Massaro on vocals, ukulele, acoustic guitar, shruti box and Native flute, Bob Sherwood on piano and tabla and Craig Harris on congas and Native drums.  Recorded live at Singing Brook Studio in Worthington, Massachusetts in March of 2022, today’s show begins with the meditative raga “Beautiful Rays” led by Mariam’s shruti box before easing into the mystical, mysterious “Precious Is The Day”, a languid piece with a fine vocal from Mariam in honor of Ukraine.  “Say Hello To Spring’s Light” is as skipping, ‘50s-influenced song with an evocative vocal from Mariam and imaginative piano work from Bob and “All I Want To Do Is Live In A Pool Of Love” is a lovely, languid meditation characterized by a conversation between Mariam’s inspired vocal and Native flute work.  “Sunset Moonlight” is a beautiful ballad led by Mariam’s chiming 8-string ukulele and “May We Live In Harmony” is a foundational prayer underpinned by Craig’s elemental native drum heartbeat and a trance-like piano ostinato from Bob.  “A Hello To Humanity” today’s closer, is a deeply uplifting folk ballad in a skipping waltz time with a leaping melody from Mariam above Bob’s playful piano.
Learn more about Mariam here: http://www.mariammassaro.com