Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour with Mariam Massaro

Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour with Mariam Massaro

Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour #439 is an hour of acoustic visionary improv music played live by The Gaea Star Band with Mariam Massaro on vocals, acoustic 6- and 12-string guitars, Native flute and ukulele, Robin Rooney on djembe and vocals, Bob Sherwood on piano and Craig Harris on Native drum and congas.  Recorded at Singing Brook Studio in Worthington, Massachusetts in April 2021, todays show begins with the epic, dramatic “Listen To The Call Of Spirit”, a song with a series of movements that take the piece from nursery rhyme to strikingly progressive and dynamic, to funked-out jazz and bossa nova.  Highlights are Mariam’s Native flute passages and Mariam and Robin’s inspired vocals.  “Return” is a song in prayer of the spring and the return of the light led by Mariam’s chiming, silvery 8-string ukulele and “In The Stillness Of My Heart” is a dramatic, beautiful, powerful piece built around a dancing piano motif from Bob.  “Children Of The Stars” and “I’m So Happy I’m Alive are songs from Mariam’s “For The Children” album and are rendered beautifully here with fine vocals from Mariam and Robin.  Mariam strums her chiming 12-string in DADGAD tuning for today’s closer, the deeply meditative raga “Lift Your Spirit Higher”.
Learn more about Mariam here: http://www.mariammassaro.com

Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour with Mariam Massaro

Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour #438 is an hour of live acoustic visionary improv recorded by the Gaea Star Band with Mariam Massaro on vocals, Native flute, ukulele and acoustic guitar, Bob Sherwood on piano and Craig Harris on congas and Native drum.  Recorded on a spring afternoon in April 2021 at Singing Brook Studio in Worthington, Massachusetts, today’s show begins with the mystical, peaceful “Dream On” which highlights Mariam’s beautiful native flute passages and vocals.  “Oh, You Are Light Crystalline Blue” is a jazzy minor folk waltz with imaginative vocals and piano and the beautifully-named “Sailing In The Clear Blue Oceans Of Love” is a lush, whispering track led by Mariam’s acoustic guitar full of wonder and the magic of repetition.  “Hello April Flowers” is a dancing spring anthem driven along by Mariam’s chiming ukulele and skipping, rapid-fire piano filigrees from Bob and “I’m Happy I’m a Dog” is a love song to dogs and their amazing spirits and resilience from a band that loves dogs.  The song has a calm, centered steadiness that recalls the nature of a dog.  We finish today with a smoldering rendition of Mariam’s song “Open Every Day” that is given a propulsive rock groove to support Mariam’s powerful vocal.
Learn more about Mariam here: http://www.mariammassaro.com

Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour with Mariam Massaro

Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour #437 is an hour of visionary acoustic improv music played by the Gaea Star Band with Mariam Massaro on vocals, Native flute, shruti box, acoustic guitar, ukulele and celtic harp, Bob Sherwood on piano and Craig Harris on congas and Native drum.  Recorded live in late March of 2021 at Singing Brook Studio in Worthington, Massachusetts, today’s show begins with a drifting, lilting promise of Spring led by Mariam’s ethereal celtic harp, the meditative “Spring Has Sprung”.  Mariam leads the band into “Place Of Peace” with her strumming ukulele and we built a faintly Eastern sounding folk raga with imaginative vocals from Mariam and a steady, syncopated rhythm from Bob and Craig.  “Stand So Strong” digs deeper into the Indian tradition with a drifting, mysterious soundscape and a meditative lyric from Mariam over her droning shruti box.  Bob gradually introduces a dramatic, compelling piano figure that adorns throughout in the minimalist style.  We shift without pause into an even deeper, more dramatic mode with the driving, mystical “Going Home To The Beauty”.  “There Are Many Ways” is a beautiful, prayerful hymn with an affecting lyric from Mariam and excellent, imaginative accompaniment from all the players as Mariam creates the heartbeat with her acoustic guitar.   The piece gathers slowly in intensity and variety and drives to a dramatic climax.  We finish today with a lovely, gentle, waltz-time rendition of Mariam’s environmental anthem “Restore”.
Learn more about Mariam here: http://www.mariammassaro.com

Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour with Mariam Massaro

Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour #436 is an hour of inspirational, visionary acoustic musical improvisation featuring the Gaea Star Band with Mariam Massaro on vocals, Native flute, harmonica, acoustic guitar and ukulele, Bob Sherwood on piano and vocals and Craig Harris on Native drum and congas.  Recorded live in March of 2021 at Singing Brook Studio in Worthington, Massachusetts, today’s show opens with a tight, driving version of Mariam’s “Vision Quest” song “Standing Ones Of Peace”, a minor blues prayer to the trees with fine blues piano from Bob and beautiful, rocking Native flute from Mariam.  “The Trail Of Light” is a light, steady folk ballad powered by the tight mesh of Mariam’s acoustic guitar and Bob’s piano, and “Pretty Pink All Around” is a swirling, mystical, psychedelic high point with a mesmerizing piano figure from Bob below Mariam’s surreal, prayerful lyric and assertive blues harp.  “Layers” begins with minor Indian implications and cleverly slides into a major folk vamp with a hypnotic, dancing rhythm from Craig as Mariam enumerates the elements of bliss.  “Castle In The Sky” stumbles over an amusing false start before arriving fully formed as a percolating rock ragtime with clever clockwork piano from Bob and an insouciant, bluesy melody from Mariam.  “You’re A Radiant Star” is a deeply affecting, minor key love song with an impassioned, diving melody from Mariam.  Bob delivers his new song “Meaning” with a somber, deeply felt vocal, and also featured are Mariam’s beautiful Native flute passages.  Today’s show finishes with the majestic but understated “I Am The Now”, a tribute and a loving farewell to Mariam’s llama Marona.
Learn more about Mariam here: http://www.mariammassaro.com

Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour with Mariam Massaro

Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour #435 is an hour of live visionary acoustic improv music recorded live by the Gaea Star Band with Mariam Massaro on vocals, acoustic guitar, ukulele, celtic harp, Native flute and shrudi box, Robin Rooney on vocals, djembe and percussion, Bob Sherwood on piano and Craig Harris on congas and Native drums.  Recorded at Singing Brook Studio in Worthington, Massachusetts in March 2021, today’s show begins with the meditative “Ides Of March”, a floating, flowing piece built around Mariam’s celtic harp.  “In The Stillness” is a fun, groovy folk song with chiming ukulele from Mariam over Bob’s bluesy, psychedelic piano.  “In The Darkness” is a night time meditation built around Mariam’s droning shrudi box featuring rich piano passages from Bob and lovely countermelodies from Robin.  “I Hear The River Running” is a majestic minor tone poem driven by Mariam’s chiming acoustic guitar and a hypnotic piano motif from Bob, and we finish today’s show with the evocative and deeply meditative “From The Crystal Blue”.
Learn more about Mariam here: http://www.mariammassaro.com

Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour with Mariam Massaro

Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour #434 was recorded in early March of 2021 and is an hour of visionary acoustic improv music featuring the Gaea Star Band with Mariam Massaro on vocals, Native flute, ukulele, acoustic guitar and shrudi box, Robin Rooney on vocals, percussion, kalimba and djembe, Craig Harris on congas and Native drums and Bob Sherwood on piano and percussion.  Recorded live at Singing Brook Studio in Worthington, Massachusetts, today’s show begins with the sprightly, hopeful spring anthem “Aphrodite Rising” featuring fine vocals from Mariam and Robin.  “Goddess Of The Light” is a sparse, lovely folk ballad with dancing piano figures from Bob and “The Passage of Time” is a powerful Native raga with powerful flute from Mariam and evocative piano from Bob.  Mariam strums her lustrous 8-string ukulele to form the backbone of the lovely ballad “Deliver Me” and “Welcome From The Forest” is a powerful, elemental dance with a syncopated rhythm section and fine native flute from Mariam.  We conclude today with the lush, evocative minor tour de force “The Crystalline Temple”, a mystical piece that supports an adventurous and otherworldly story from Mariam.
Learn more about Mariam here: http://www.mariammassaro.com

Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour with Mariam Massaro

Today on Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour #433 we present an hour of compelling acoustic improvisational music with the Gaea Star Band.  Recorded in early March 2021 at Singing Brook Studio in Worthington, Massachusetts, today’s show features Mariam Massaro on vocals, Native flute, dulcimer and acoustic guitar, Robin Rooney on percussion, djembe and vocals, Bob Sherwood on piano and Craig Harris on congas and Native drums.  We begin the show with the raga-like exploration “Crow Calling Moon”, a mystical night song underpinned by Mariam’s dulcimer and a hypnotic piano motif from Bob.  “Sweet Life Force” is a gorgeous, triumphant gospel song with fine vocals from Mariam and Robin and a moving, elegiac piano part from Bob.  “Oh I Feel The River” is a beautiful minor ballad with a rock ‘n’ roll heart featuring sweeping acoustic guitar from Mariam, and “La Luna Heals In Every Way” is a spacious, evocative moon song with lovely vocals.  We finish today with a trio of renditions of songs from Mariam’s new record “Release”; the lovely and lilting “Into The Mighty Waves” the country rocker “Just Walk Away” and the mystical, gorgeously mysterious and romantic summer song “Flowers Of Delight”.
Learn more about Mariam here: http://www.mariammassaro.com

Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour with Mariam Massaro

Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour #432 is an hour of visionary acoustic improvisational music featuring the Gaea Star Band with Mariam Massaro on vocals, acoustic guitar, Native flute and ukulele, Robin Rooney on vocals and djimbe, Bob Sherwood on piano and Craig Harris on congas and Native drums.  Today’s episode, recorded at Singing Brook Studio in Worthington, Massachusetts in February of 2021, begins with the peaceful, lovely “Winter Beauty”, a lush and verdant song of winter praise.  “Holding On To The Dream” is a groovy Afrocuban improv with funky congas and piano and “Oh, Here Comes The Snow” is a mystical, rain-soaked song led by Mariam’s silvery 8-string ukulele.  “Flowers Of Delight” is a profoundly beautiful song from Mariam’s newly released “Release” album, and “Into The Night Realms” is a deep-night meditation led by an imaginative vocal from Mariam over her caressing acoustic guitar.  We conclude with a trio of songs from Mariam’s albums, the compelling “Sail To The Realms”, the joyous Hawaiian song “Pele” and the deeply affecting “Sail On” from the Vision Quest cd.
Learn more about Mariam here: http://www.mariammassaro.com

Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour with Mariam Massaro

Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour #431 Part Two was recorded in February 2021 at Singing Brook Studio in Worthington, Massachusetts, and is an hour of live improvised acoustic music featuring the Gaea Star Band with Mariam Massaro on vocals, acoustic guitar, ukulele, kalimba and Native flute, Bob Sherwood on piano and Robin Rooney on vocals, djimbe and kalimba.  Today’s show begins with the serene, meditative “Every Moment” with Mariam and Robin’s kalimba rhythms supported by evocative piano from Bob.  “We Are One” is a mystical minor folk song driven by Mariam’s chiming acoustic guitar and “Perhaps We Can Build A Bridge” features a beautiful melody from Mariam and electronically treated piano from Bob.  “Sail To The Realms” is a love song from the “Smooth Sailin’ Love Songs” LP and “The Crystal Ice Queen’s Coming” celebrates winter with a frosty, upbeat rhythm section underpinned by Mariam’s 8-string ukulele.  “The Fires Of Awakening” is a mystical, evocative and driving piece with an inspiring, fiery lyric from Mariam echoed powerfully by Robin that concludes today’s show.
Learn more about Mariam here: http://www.mariammassaro.com

Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour with Mariam Massaro

Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour #431 is an hour of visionary acoustic improv music recorded live by the Gaea Star Band with Mariam Massaro on vocals, Native flute, acoustic guitar and ukuleles, Robin Rooney on djembe, percussion and vocals, Bob Sherwood on piano and Craig Harris on congas and Native drums.  Recorded at Singing Brook Studio in Worthington, Massachusetts in February of 2021, today’s show begins with the positive, propulsive “A New Beginning”, an energizing piece with an inspiring lyric from Mariam.  “Higher And Beyond” follows and is a spacious, driving trancelike number driven by Mariam’s acoustic guitar and fine vocals from Mariam and Robin.  “Freedom” is one of Mariam’s classics, here given a driving, intense treatment and “”Freedom Part Two” extrapolates Mariam’s melody into a lovely, jazzy minor coda with an impassioned message from Mariam and powerful interjections of Native flute.  “Surrender Me” is an uptempo folk song with a beautiful, naïve spirit and fine vocal and instrumental work from the combo and “Ruby Golden Slippers” is an epic tale from Mariam supported by an ambitious, wide-ranging musical backing.  Today’s show concludes with the hypnotic native prayer “Mandia Viyahey” a beautiful, solemn tale featuring minimalist piano and powerful Native drum backing from Craig.
Learn more about Mariam here: http://www.mariammassaro.com