Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour with Mariam Massaro

Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour with Mariam Massaro

Today on Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour #467 the Gaea Star Band presents an hour of acoustic visionary improv music featuring Mariam Massaro on vocals, Native flute, acoustic guitar and ukulele, Bob Sherwood on piano and Craig Harris on Native drums and congas.  Recorded live at Singing Brook Studio in Worthington Massachusetts in the beginning of November 2021, today’s show begins with the mystical and energized “Rivers Running Pure”, a sprawling, ambitious and constantly evolving piece featuring three main movements.  Part Two is as Native flute fanfare from Mariam above swirling piano and Part Three, or “What A Lovely Way” features a gorgeous vocal from Mariam above beautiful, evocative piano themes from Bob.  “It’s Just The Time” is a brooding minor ballad led by Mariam’s ukulele that develops into a powerful prayer and “Every Day” is a lilting folk tune featuring a fine, simple melody from Mariam over imaginative backing from Craig and Bob with Mariam’s chiming 8-string ukulele dancing tirelessly.  Mariam plays her hushed, intense acoustic guitar on “Treasures”, a mysterious, relentless song that rises to an intense crescendo with Bob’s assertive, hypnotic piano figures.  We finish today’s show with the beautiful and classically formal “We Are The Ancient Ones” featuring beautiful, soaring Native flute passages from Mariam over a dusty, timeworn piano backing from Bob.
Learn more about Mariam here: http://www.mariammassaro.com

Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour with Mariam Massaro

Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour #466 is an hour of acoustic visionary acoustic improv music featuring the Gaea Star Band with Mariam Massaro on vocals, Native flute, Celtic harp, acoustic guitar, ukulele and dulcimer, Bob Sherwood on piano and Craig Harris on Native drums and congas.  Recorded live at Singing Brook Studio in Worthington, Massachusetts, in October of 2021, today’s show begins with the lovely, meditative “Make The Best”, a soft folk ballad with a fine melody and Native flute passages from Mariam.  “It’s Just That Way” picks up the tempo and continues the folk theme, this time with Mariam on ukulele over a skipping groove from Craig, and “Sweet La Luna” is something of a Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour staple, and ode the the moon, this time presented in a gentle folk frame with gospel piano from Bob and a deeply affecting melody from Mariam.  “Jophie Swinging In The Banyan Tree” is a pretty, melodic representation of a certain monkey driven by Mariam’s acoustic guitar and the steady, earthy pulse of Craig’s Native drum.  “May I Embrace Every Moment With Grace” is a gentle, lilting prayer to acceptance with a lush, Eastern melody from Mariam over a stately rhythm from the band and “Oh, May We All Be Grateful” is a sprawling, adventurous raga with gorgeous Native flute passages from Mariam and mystical piano figures from Bob.  We finish today’s show with “Oh, Sweetly”, a deeply peaceful meditation from the band featuring fanfares from Mariam’s lyrical native flute.
Learn more about Mariam here: http://www.mariammassaro.com

Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour with Mariam Massaro

Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour #465 was recorded live at Singing Brook Studios in Worthington, Massachusetts in October of 2021 and is an hour of visionary acoustic improv music featuring the Gaea Star Band with Mariam Massaro on vocals, Native flute, ukulele, dulcimer and acoustic guitar, Bob Sherwood on piano and Craig Harris on Native drums and congas.  Today’s first piece is the compelling “The Way To Freedom”, a powerful prayer to freedom featuring imaginative work from the band and a fine vocal from Mariam.  “Far And Wide” is a lush minor ballad led by Mariam’s acoustic guitar and Craig’s steady congas in consort, and “Wash It All Away” is a beautiful, swirling piece featuring dynamic, emotional Native flute and vocals from Mariam and imaginative, shifting piano from Bob as it evolves into a stately gospel coda.  “Facing The West In The Night” is a gorgeous, sedate prayer to the half moon with a fine vocal from Mariam and “Every Day Is The Perfect Day” is a playful, childlike prayer given a bouncing, upbeat groove with Mariam’s 8-string ukulele and Craig’s congas as it slowly evolves into a jazzy, minimalist groove with imaginative piano figurations from Bob.  “Put A Smile In Your Heart Today” is a fine, dancing folk song driven by Mariam’s chiming 9-string uke as Bob evolves a series of piano motifs that enrich the soundstage with gradual, patient shifts.
Learn more about Mariam here: http://www.mariammassaro.com

Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour with Mariam Massaro

Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour #464 is an hour of visionary improvisational music featuring the Gaea Star Band with Mariam Massaro on vocals, Native flute, Celtic harp, acoustic guitar and ukulele, Bob Sherwood on piano and Craig Harris on congas and Native drums.  Recorded live at Singing Brook Studio in Worthington Massachusetts in September 2021, today’s show begins with the meditative, zen-like chant “In A Thousand Directions”, featuring a peaceful recital from Mariam, before moving into the folk blues of “Sometimes”, an upbeat song with a ragtime component.  “Standing Like A Tree” is a gypsy dance driven by Mariam’s chiming ukulele and Bob’s Eastern Europe piano figurations.  “Step On The Button To Change The World” is a meditation on visualizing change in the world and in our lives sung to a hypnotic, classically-influenced piano accompaniment and liberally adorned with excellent Native flute from Mariam.  The band eases into the meditative “Oh May We Never Turn Away From Our Grace” before downshifting into the whispering, echoing “Salamini”, a haunting piece with a surreal, graceful vocal from Mariam as well as more mesmerizing flute passages.  “Oh The Rain” is a gorgeous, somber minor ballad led by Mariam’s acoustic guitar and steady Native pulses from Craig.  Bob develops a funky left-hand figure and adds bluesy lead piano to the mix.  “Pele”, the rousing Hawaiian track from Mariam’s “Gaea Star Goddesses” cd is given a supertight, energized reading and we conclude today’s show with the achingly beautiful ballad “We’re All Right”.
Learn more about Mariam here: http://www.mariammassaro.com

Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour with Mariam Massaro

Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour #463 is an hour of visionary acoustic improvisational music featuring the Gaea Star Band with Mariam Massaro on vocals, Native flute, acoustic guitar, shruti box, harmonica, ukulele and kalimba, Bob Sherwood on piano and Craig Harris on congas and Native drums.  Today’s episode was recorded live in September 2021 at Singing Brook Studio in Worthington, Massachusetts, and begins with the floating, mystical “Hold The Light”, a beautiful, serene peace featuring lyrical native flute and a fine vocal from Mariam.  Mariam strums her ukulele for the evocative, peaceful twilight song “Serenading”, a song in praise of the last days of summer suspended in minimalist piano and steady congas.  Mariam’s shruti box provides the drone for the raga “Restore Your Vision” and the gorgeous “Oh The Fireflies” is another paean to the end of summer that drifts on Mariam’s shimmering acoustic guitar and jazzy piano from Bob.  “Achineayo” is a gentle blues with lyrical harmonica from Mariam and fundamental Native drum from Craig over Bob’s rolling gospel piano.  We complete today’s show with the percolating “If Only” a song of love and longing with a gospel feel.
Learn more about Mariam here: http://www.mariammassaro.com

Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour with Mariam Massaro

Today on Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour #462 the Gaea Star Band is joined by a favorite guest, New York blues and jazz singer Ptah Brown for an hour of improvised music and songs featuring Mariam Massaro on vocals, Native flute, acoustic guitar, celtic harp, ukulele and harmonica, Bob Sherwood on piano, Craig Harris on congas and Native drums and Ptah contributing her powerful voice.  Recorded live at Singing Brook Studio in Worthington, Massachusetts in September of 2021, today’s show begins with the dramatic “Green Dancing Trees”, a driving gypsy autumn song from Mariam with powerful backing from the band and fine countervocals from the singular Ptah.  “Rialiya” from Mariam’s “Release” album is given a powerful reading with driving percussion from Craig and powerful vocals from Mariam and Ptah before the band eases into the classic “Tracks Of My Tears” to support a powerful, affecting vocal from Ptah.  Mariam begins the next exploration with a plaintive, extended fanfare on Native flute as Bob sets up a compelling fusion framework for what slowly collects into the lush, mystical “Luna”, a swirling, majestic piece that features fine work from each member of the ensemble.  Mariam’s classic “I’m The Full Moon” from her 2012 album “Gaea Star Goddesses” is expressed with power and precision before the band slides into Mariam’s beautiful, tropical song “Islands”, a funky Hawaiian groove featuring Mariam’s 8-string ukulele.  Blues is the game for the last segment of today’s show with Ptah cutting loose on two powerful, improvised blues vamps as Bob digs deep into the 20th century to bring a powerful authenticity to Ptah’s vocal adventures.
Learn more about Mariam here: http://www.mariammassaro.com

Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour with Mariam Massaro

Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour #461 is an hour of visionary acoustic improv music brought to you from Singing Brook Studio in Worthington, Massachusetts.  Featuring the Gaea Star Band with Mariam Massaro on vocals, Native flute, Celtic Harp, harmonica, shruti box, acoustic guitar and ukulele, Bob Sherwood on piano and Craig Harris on Native drums and congas, today’s show begins with a bucolic flute fanfare that leads into the plaintive “Hold The Light”, a drifting, hypnotic piece amply decorated with Mariam’s lyrical flute passages.  “As The Days Unravel” is a bittersweet, jazzy goodbye to summer with a fine vocal from Mariam and imaginative, dynamic piano from Bob and “Restore You Vision Within” is a somber, intense raga with a visionary vocal from Mariam in praise of self-restoration.  “Fireflies” is a nighttime ballad to Mother Nature that feels like a dark walk in an August forest, driven by Mariam’s insistent guitar and fine, hypnotic congas from Craig.  “To The Healing Force” is a triumphant gospel song with soulful vocals and harmonica from Mariam and bluesy, ragtime piano from Bob and we conclude today’s hour-long journey with the plaintive love ballad “If Only”, a drifting, trancing summer dance with a gorgeous lyric and melody from Mariam over her dancing ukulele.
Learn more about Mariam here: http://www.mariammassaro.com

Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour with Mariam Massaro

Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour #460 is an hour of improvised acoustic music played live by Mariam Massaro on vocals, celtic harp, shruti box, Native flute, 8-string ukulele and acoustic 12-string guitar and Bob Sherwood on piano and tabla.  Recorded at Singing Brook Studio in Worthington, Massachusetts, today’s unusually relaxed and subtle series of songs begins with the relaxing and evocative “Oh The Rain”, a whispered tone poem underpinned by Mariam’s floating Celtic harp and expressive piano from Bob.  “Resonation” is a raga driven by Mariam’s alternately-tuned 12-string guitar, an exploration of peace and truth, and “Slip Through The Portal Of Light” is another drone-based exploration, this time built upon Mariam’s shruti box and Bob’s minimalist, subcontinental piano.  “Oh Mother (O Madre)” is a simple, beautiful folk song underpinned by chiming 8-string ukulele from Mariam and Bob’s open, expressive piano.  Featuring an intuitive, lovely melody from Mariam, this charming piece gives way to “We Call In The Elements” from the “Vision Quest” CD, presented powerfully and with a driving, elemental edge.
Learn more about Mariam here: http://www.mariammassaro.com

Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour with Mariam Massaro

Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour #459 is an hour of visionary acoustic improv music featuring Mariam Massaro and Bob Sherwood on vocals, Native flute, celtic harp, 12-string acoustic guitar, shruti box and ukulele and piano respectively.  Recorded live at Singing Brook Studio in Worthington, Massachusetts in August 2021, today’s inspiring show begins with the expansive, hypnotic “A Fine Mist Of Melodies” a drifting journey featuring beautiful vocals and native flute from Mariam and evocative piano from Bob.  “Let The Voice Of Creation” is a mystical raga underpinned by Mariam’s acoustic 12-string guitar and “Blue Moon” is another drone-based piece with Mariam on shruti box as Bob weaves a darkling, shaded piano motif around Mariam’s lovely vocal and Native flute runs.  Mariam drives “Oh Mother”, a beautiful and expansive folk song, with her chiming 8-string ukulele on this inspiring and gorgeous little song.  Today’s show completes with Mariam’s Earth anthem, “We Call In The Elements”, here given a spirited and driving reading driven by Mariam’s insistent, tight ukulele.
Learn more about Mariam here: http://www.mariammassaro.com

Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour with Mariam Massaro

Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour #458 is an hour of live visionary acoustic improv music recorded by the Gaea Star Band with Mariam Massaro on vocals, dulcimer, Native flute and ukulele, Bob Sherwood on piano and Craig Harris on congas and Native drums.  Recorded at Singing Brook Studio in Worthington, Massachusetts in August 2021, today’s sultry hour begins with the mystical raga-like “In A Beautiful Way”, an evocative piece wishing peace for the world distinguished by Mariam’s soaring vocals, lyrical native flute and the steady drone of her dulcimer.  A second movement follows, releasing the energy to make space for a hypnotizingly lovely vocal from Mariam.  “My Divine Sojourn” is a pretty period piece, a bouncing ragtime song with a bluesy vocal from Mariam and “Pillars Of Light” is a whispering gospel ballad led by minimalist piano from Bob and Mariam’s chiming ukulele.  Following a beautiful flute segment we ease into the gentle “I Am With All This Wonderful Serenity”, an expansive ballad held in place by a sedate, steady conga groove from Craig.  We slowly slide into a second, again more laid back movement, “Twilight Transformation”, to showcase Mariam’s gorgeous melody before bringing today’s varied, rich show in for a landing with the dancing, shifting “To The Moon”.
Learn more about Mariam here: http://www.mariammassaro.com