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Friday Aug 23, 2024
Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour with Mariam Massaro: #585
Friday Aug 23, 2024
Friday Aug 23, 2024
Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour #585 is an hour of visionary acoustic improvised music played by The Gaea Star Band with Mariam Massaro on vocals, Native flute, 12-string acoustic guitar, mandolin, harmonica, Celtic harp and ukulele, Bob Sherwood on piano and percussion, Craig Harris on Native drum and congas and special guest, prominent Turkish folk musician Ludimirra Ozdemir on vocals and oud. Recorded live at Singing Brook Studio in Worthington, Massachusetts, in mid-August of 2024, today’s show begins with the swirling, mystical “It’s Just That Way”, an evocative ode to inevitability driven by Mariam’s chiming mandolin and Bob’s circular piano figures. “Tell Me Your Story” is a beautiful minor key folk ballad featuring a fine vocal from Mariam and upbeat, driving congas from Craig and “Like The River” is a staid, open gospel ballad with a fine vocal from Mariam above Bob’s reverent gospel piano. Ludimirra joins us on his mournful, expressive oud for the droning, mystical “Nectar”, a beautiful nature prayer from Mariam underpinned by her alternate-tuned Martin 12-string guitar. “Dum Gedje Se Irimde” introduces the gorgeous, otherworldly music of Ludimirra to today’s show. The piece is a beautifully overcast ballad placed in an Eastern drone with a fine, poetic vocal. The ensemble again enriches one of Ludimirra’s mystical original pieces, this one entitled “To Practam O Sirimush, Sirimush”. This piece expands and intensifies immeasurably with powerful work from piano, harmonica, congas, 12-string and Native flute. “Let’s All Circle Around The World In Piece” stretches and draws the eastern D drone of the preceding extended modal workout with western harmonic touches and suggestions from Bob’s piano supporting Mariam’s reverent poetry. The ensemble eases into Mariam’s extended coda “To The Oak, Standing So Tall”, a lush, expressive poem carried on light, stretching touches of gossamer from the instrumentalists. We conclude today’s show with the powerful, affecting, piano-led “Yemanja”, a piece that sums up today’s threads and directions using Mariam’s evocative song from her “Gaea Star Goddesses” album.
Learn more about Mariam here: http://www.mariammassaro.com
Friday Aug 16, 2024
Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour with Mariam Massaro: #584
Friday Aug 16, 2024
Friday Aug 16, 2024
Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour #584 is an hour of improvised, visionary acoustic music played by the Gaea Star Band with Mariam Massaro on vocals, Native flute, 4- and 8-string ukuleles, acoustic guitar, nylon string guitar and Celtic harp, Bob Sherwood on piano and Craig Harris on congas and Native drum. Recorded live at Singing Brook Studio in Worthington, Massachusetts in August 2024, today’s show begins with the beautiful, staid love ballad “I’ll Cross The Sea” featuring a fine vocal from Mariam above a tight, precise rhythm track from the ensemble. “Pretty And Pink” brings a playful energy after the dramatic “I’ll Cross The Seal” with dancing piano and ukulele and “Abundance” is a powerful rock song with an energized vocal from Mariam and driving congas from Craig. “You Are At Peace” is a rich ballad that projects a deep longing through aching Native flute passages from Mariam above a delicate, classical structure. “This Is The Way” is among Mariam’s more powerful songs and the band leans into it with power, supporting a deep, evocative, impassioned vocal from Mariam. “My Love For You” is a swirling, impassioned love song built around the chords Mariam caresses from her nylon-string guitar and a wonder-filled piano ostinato from Bob over Craig’s surrounding heartbeat drum. “The Stars Are Calling” is a sparse, formally structured aria for Mariam to express praise to Mother Nature and the starry night and we complete today’s show with the extended tale of “Sparkle The Starfish”, a children’s story from Mariam’s “For The Children” album that is massaged and developed into a progressive musical adventure with powerful contributions from all.
Learn more about Mariam here: http://www.mariammassaro.com
Friday Aug 09, 2024
Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour with Mariam Massaro: #583
Friday Aug 09, 2024
Friday Aug 09, 2024
Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour #583 is an hour of inspired, visionary acoustic improvised music featuring the Gaea Star Band and special guests with Mariam Massaro on vocals, Native flute, steel-string and nylon-string acoustic guitar, ukulele and shruti box, Bob Sherwood on piano and vocals, Craig Harris on Native drum and congas, Robin Rooney on vocals and djembe and Ludimirra Osdemir on Oud and vocals. Recorded live at Singing Brook Studio in Worthington, Massachusetts in mid-July of 2024, today’s show begins with the hypnotizing “Circle Of Light”, a rich, meditative and poetic piece with fine vocals from Mariam and Robin. “Return” is a lush, spiritual raga based on Mariam’s droning shruti box and decorated with fine harmonic work from Ludimirra and Bob and solid, syncopating drumming from Robin and Craig. “Enjoy Life” is a spirited, mystical, electronic piece with fine Native flute passages from Mariam and affecting Oud playing from Ludimirra. Next we accompany Ludimirra as he presents his gorgeous “Ela Ciozlu Pirim Geldi”, a fantastic original Turkish folk song that seems to cascade languidly as The Gaea Star Band adds touches of flute, piano, percussion. “Serving Eternally” is a powerful raga with a booming pulse and a gorgeous, sweeping melody passed back and forth between Mariam and Robin as Ludimirra improvises mystical melodies that braid craftily through the piece. “Fire In My Belly” and “We Call In The Elements” are spiritual anthems from Mariam’s “Vision Quest” LP and the band presents energized, rich, expansive versions of each with adventurous instrumental features passed back and forth between the players. The ensemble then creates a powerful, hypnotic groove with Bob’s original song “Coming Home”, a beautiful, languid conversation between Bob’s rich voice and Mariam’s soaring Native flute given depth from each player. We complete today’s varied, compelling hour with a lush, mysterious take of Mariam’s “Water” that references the original formalist classical structure before being swept into a rich, eastern-flavored desert rain prayer ballad raga.
Learn more about Mariam here: http://www.mariammassaro.com
Wednesday Jul 24, 2024
Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour with Mariam Massaro: #582
Wednesday Jul 24, 2024
Wednesday Jul 24, 2024
Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour #582 is an hour of visionary acoustic musical improvisation featuring the versatile, multi-talented Gaea Star Band with Mariam Massaro on vocals, acoustic guitar, Native flute, ukulele and percussion, Bob Sherwood on piano and Craig Harris on Native drums and congas. Today’s show was recorded live at Singing Brook Studio in Worthington, Massachusetts in mid-July of 2024 and begins with the sedate, peaceful “Oh Mother Earth, We Love You”, built around Mariam’s ukulele and sinuous vocal and a Gershwinesque piano accompaniment from Bob. “Oh, The Moon And The Stars” begins as a bittersweet folk ballad, spacious and mournful, a prayer to nature in each of Mariam’s elegant couplets and culminates with a gorgeous, languid conversation between Mariam’s vocal and her Native flute. Stepping into a languid blues mode with the shuffling “Oh, The Rain” the band drifts into a Beatlesque groove as Mariam weaves 21st century melodies into the psychedelic brew. “We Are Here Now, Inside Our Body Temple” is an unusual, haunting air with an airy, gossamer vocal from Mariam and “Bless Your Journey” spins an unusual, retro jazz R&B groove from a sparse Native flute and drum intro that culminates in a powerful series of gospel choruses. The band gives Mariam’s “Isis” and “Sail To The Realms” a brisk, airy runthrough with a fine vocal and solid rhythm from all as we finish this week’s installment with the rich, gorgeous, burnished majesty of “Just Abandon All Longings”.
Learn more about Mariam here: http://www.mariammassaro.com
Friday Jul 19, 2024
Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour with Mariam Massaro: #581
Friday Jul 19, 2024
Friday Jul 19, 2024
Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour #581 is an hour of improvised visionary acoustic music featuring the Gaea Star Band with Mariam Massaro on vocals, Native flute, acoustic 6- and 12-string guitars, ukulele, dulcimer, shruti box and mandolin, Bob Sherwood on piano and tambourine, Craig Harris on Native drum and congas and today’s very special guest from Turkey, singer and Oud player Loudingirra Ozdemir. Recorded live at Singing Brook Studio in Worthington, Massachusetts in July 2024, today’s show begins with the peaceful, reverent “Open The Way”, a spacious piece featuring Loudingirra’s Oud and Mariam’s Native flute and vocals in beautiful conversation. “Oya Mama Hey” is a dancing, folky tune featuring Mariam on vocals and mandolin with fine contributions from the ensemble, following which we conduct a fascinating interview with Loudingirra. Next we feature his music with support from the Gaea Star Band, beginning with the powerful, deeply spiritual “Hayat Misin Olummnusin” which translates as “Are You Life Or Death?” “Tum Diherde Gunahkar” is next, which translates as “I Am Placeless” and is a breathless, galloping, impassioned piece with Bob joining Craig on percussion and featuring a peerless vocal from Loudingirra. “There’s A Fine Line” is a gorgeous raga underpinned by Mariam’s rich, sitar-like 12-string drone and beautiful Oud accompaniment and we conclude today’s compelling show with the mysterious, expanding “Sun Is Calling”, a compelling minor piece eased into Eastern spaces with Loudingirra’s modal instrumental work.
Learn more about Mariam here: http://www.mariammassaro.com
Friday Jul 12, 2024
Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour with Mariam Massaro: #580
Friday Jul 12, 2024
Friday Jul 12, 2024
Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour #580 is a lush, relaxed midsummer reverie of improvised, visionary acoustic music played by The Gaea Star Band with Mariam Massaro on vocals, Native flute, acoustic steel- and nylon-string guitars, ukulele and mandolin, Bob Sherwood on piano and Craig Harris on Native drum and congas. Recorded live on an early July day in 2024 at Singing Brook Studio in Worthington, Massachusetts, today's show begins with the languid "Layers Upon Layers", a sparse, staid piece with a lovely vocal from Mariam above a relaxed rhythm section and "Celebrate Our Differences" is another languid, easeful piece led by Mariam',s ukulele and a fine, inspiring lyric from Mariam. "Singing In The Wind" is a mysterious forest song with gorgeous Native flute and evocative, repeating piano themes from Bob and "Standing Ones Of Peace" is a prayer to the forest from Mariam's "Vision Quest" album led by Mariam's chiming mandolin, driving congas from Craig and Bob's blues piano figurations. Eastern modes and scales define the mystical tone poem "Beneath The Arbor Of Flowers", a gorgeous, unhurried abstract with a fine vocal from Mariam that rises in tempo and energy into a beautiful pagan dance and "Goddess, Goddess" from the "Release" album is presented as a simple, pretty piece that floats elegantly in a two-chord framework with a gorgeous vocal from Mariam. "Queen Of Love" from the "Gaea Star Goddesses" album and "Thunderbeings" from the "Vision Quest" album are both presented authoritatively, the former a deeply romantic flamenco, the latter a Native anthem to the old growth trees of the forest. "Shamiyaya" is an upbeat island song, the lead single from Mariam's "Release" album and we close today's show with the beautiful lullabye "Night Is Near" from the "Vision Quest" album.
Learn more about Mariam here: http://www.mariammassaro.com
Friday Jul 05, 2024
Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour with Mariam Massaro: #579 Part Two
Friday Jul 05, 2024
Friday Jul 05, 2024
Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour #579 Part Two is an hour of improvised, visionary acoustic music played by the Gaea Star Band with Mariam Massaro on vocals, Native flute, ukulele, marimba, mandolin, Celtic harp, harmonica and acoustic guitar, Bob Sherwood on piano and Craig Harris on congas and Native drum. Recorded live at Singing Brook Studio in Worthington Massachusetts in June of 2024, today’s show begins with a track from Mariam’s “Vision Quest” LP, the inspiring, evocative “Vision Quest” featuring fine percussive marimba from Mariam decorated with Bob’s piano, together suggesting a wide savannah. “Pot Of Gold” is a fine, dancing folk piece built around Mariam’s chiming mandolin and “Are You My Angel?” is a gorgeous minor ballad with soaring Native flute from Mariam in conversation with her fine vocal. “Simply Being Rays Of Light” is a powerful ballad with more compelling Native flute passages, a throbbing heartbeat from Craig and granitic, fundamental piano from Bob and “Summertime” is a rollicking blues with top notch work from the whole ensemble supporting Mariam as she rocks on harmonica. “Solare” is a gorgeous, mysterious prayer to the sun from Mariam’s “Release” LP and the ensemble caresses its graceful contours before rolling into a powerful take of the rocking “Smooth Sailin’ Love Songs” track “Happy With You”. “Chimes Chinking” is a deeply emotional, evocative ballad with a gorgeous vocal from Mariam. “Ladies Of The Lake”, a deeply unusual, innovative song from Mariam’s “Gaea Star Goddesses” LP is attempted by the band here for the first time and the results are rich, mysterious and funky with particular praise for Mariam’s Native flute performance. We finish today with the barrelhouse blues of “A Memory Of Life Divine” featuring fine fat-fingered boogie woogie piano from Bob, rolling, rocking congas from Craig and Mariam’s bluesy vocal and harmonica work.
Learn more about Mariam here: http://www.mariammassaro.com
Friday Jun 28, 2024
Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour with Mariam Massaro: #579 Part One
Friday Jun 28, 2024
Friday Jun 28, 2024
Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour #579 is another hour of improvised visionary acoustic music brought to you by The Gaea Star Band with Mariam Massaro on vocals, Native flute, acoustic guitar, nylon string guitar and mandolin, Bob Sherwood on piano and Craig Harris on congas and Native drum. Recorded live at Singing Brook Studio in Worthington, Massachusetts in June of 2024, today’s show begins with the energized blues of “Oya Thunderqueen” which transitions into the equally bluesy “Woody”, a light-hearted ode to woodpeckers and the onset of summer. The Path Of Light” is a beautiful, rich folk song led by Mariam’s whispery, expressive nylon-string guitar and “Make The Best” is a reggae-folk song with a fine lyric from Mariam over a tight rhythm section of nylon string guitar, congas and piano. “Open The Way” is a lush, expansive exploration with fine, soaring vocals and psychedelic Native flute from Mariam and a clever piano framework from Bob and “Calling In The Sweetness” serves as a lovely, hushed coda with beautiful, echoing vocals from Mariam and powerful, expansive Native flute passages. “Life Is Like A River” is a fine, upbeat folk song led by Mariam’s chiming mandolin and fine rhythm work from Craig and Bob and “Moon Queen” is a gorgeous, prayerful ode to the moon that flows and ebbs with fine Native flute, imaginative piano development, and psychedelic electronic treatments. “Sweet Mother Earth” is a pretty, lilting minor folk song with fine vocals and caressing congas, and we wrap today’s show with a pair of Mariam’s songs from her “Vision Quest” album, the airy, bittersweet waltz “Rainbows” and a hushed, appealingly understated take of “ Spirit Of Air”.
Learn more about Mariam here: http://www.mariammassaro.com
Friday Jun 21, 2024
Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour with Mariam Massaro: #578
Friday Jun 21, 2024
Friday Jun 21, 2024
Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour #578 is an hour of expansive, evocative, visionary acoustic improvised music played by the Gaea Star Band with Mariam Massaro on vocals, Native flute, acoustic guitar, shruti box, mandolin, nylon string 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 June 2024, today’s show begins with the staid, whispering, lovely “Roses” before sliding smoothly into the hushed raga “Deep Down”, a pretty piece with imaginative piano over Mariam’s shruti box drone that slowly expands into a powerful, melodic coda. “Come Along” is a pretty, open, harmonically innovative piece featuring powerful vocals and Native flute from Mariam and clever chord clusters from Bob and “Peace Prevailing” is a mysterious, minor folk song built upon Mariam’s clear, open ukulele and Craig’s tightly defined congas. “Life Holds Us In An Embrace” has the imprimatur of ancient British Isles folk music harmonically and sonically with Mariam’s chiming mandolin and Bob’s obsessive ostinato. “Gathering In The Forces Of Love” is a beautiful, mysterious drone piece given variety and contrast with Mariam’s sweeping melody and Bob’s imaginative piano directions and “River Flowing By” is a widescreen, spacious piece that begins with a trademark Native flute fanfare over Native drum until electronically treated piano enters and supports a powerful duet between Mariam’s lilting melody and Native flute work. Today’s show concludes with the Verdian gospel song “Sing Down The Walls” from Mariam’s “Gaea Star Crystal” album from 2009.
Learn more about Mariam here: http://www.mariammassaro.com
Friday Jun 14, 2024
Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour with Mariam Massaro
Friday Jun 14, 2024
Friday Jun 14, 2024
Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour #577 is an hour of visionary acoustic improvised music recorded live by The Gaea Star Band with Mariam Massaro on vocals, Native flute, classical guitar, dulcimer and mandolin, Bob Sherwood on piano and bass guitar and Craig Harris on Native drum and congas. Recorded at Singing Brook Studio in Worthington, Massachusetts in June of 2024, today’s show begins with the beautiful, mystical “Sail On”, a beautiful waltz originally recorded for Mariam’s “Vision Quest” album in 2014. “Leonardo” is a sprightly, bouncing folk gospel song celebrating Mariam’s nylon string guitar of the same name and “You’re The One” is an inspiring pop song from Mariam’s “Gaea Star Crystal” album. “I Was Wondering” is a clever, crafty country rock song from the “Smooth Sailin’ Love Songs” album, given an energized, inspired airing on today’s show. “This Is The Way” is a lush, evocative minor key rock song enhanced with overdubs featuring Native flute, Native drum and bass guitar. Mariam wields her chiming mandolin for the summery, psychedelic “Double Winged Dragonfly”, a pretty song with a fine vocal from Mariam, austere, modern chording from Bob and steady congas from Craig. “Happy I Am”, “Smile” and “Gypsy” close today’s show with energized, expanded and inspired renditions of these numbers from Mariam’s “For The Children” album.
Learn more about Mariam here: http://www.mariammassaro.com