Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour with Mariam Massaro

Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour with Mariam Massaro

Today on Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour #387, the Gaea Star Band spin a series of magical improvisations and songs by Mariam Massaro with Mariam on vocals, native flute, 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 on a windy March day, today’s show begins in mesmerizing fashion with the rocking “Slow Right Down”, a message from Mariam to live at a less frenetic pace.  From a bluesy first section driven by Mariam’s ukulele and Bob’s jazzy piano, we move into an extended call-and-response section between Mariam’s plaintive native flute and vocals over a rock steady rhythm from Craig and Bob’s left hand.  “It’s Coming Around” is a lovely folk-like ballad driven by imaginative, ever-unfurling piano from Bob and featuring an exquisite melody from Mariam.  Following the extended soul coda “Oh The Light” we move into the epic “The Dragon Has Landed”, a mysterious tale supported with fine, detailed work from the whole band.  “Moody Melody” is a gorgeous, minimal piece, half sunlight, half moonlight and “Mermaids Gathering” is built on a lush, mesmerizing eastern motif from Bob and features mermaid tales from Mariam.  “Many Seeds Have Fallen” is a fine folk song from Mariam’s “Vision Quest” CD and we finish today with the evocative, minor key “Something Amazing”, an acoustic guitar based piece with a soothing sweep.
Learn more about Mariam here: http://www.mariammassaro.com

Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour with Mariam Massaro

Gaea Star Crystal Radio #386 Part Two is an hour of visionary improvised music performed live by the Gaea Star Band with Mariam Massaro on vocals, native flute, acoustic guitar, ukulele and shrudi box, Bob Sherwood on piano and Craig Harris on congas and native drums.  Taped at Singing Brook Studio in Worthington Massachusetts in March 2020, today’s show begins with the mystical, powerful “Soldaygo”, a lush, dramatic piece led by Mariam’s acoustic guitar.  “Morning Star Is Rising” is a pretty, gentle folk ballad with a large gospel influence and a beautiful lyric and melody from Mariam and “Before The Fire” begins with native flute fanfares from Mariam and electronically enhanced piano from Bob and settles into a relaxed and deeply reverent meditation with an evocative vocal from Mariam.  “Into The Forest” is an understated prayer of praise and reverence to nature driven by Mariam’s 8 string ukulele and gradually enriched with beautiful piano figurations from Bob and a steady conga groove from Craig.  Mariam picks up her tenor ukulele for “Faces In The Sky” is a drifting, psychedelic ode to a gentle late winter snowfall that evokes peace and the gradual quickening of nature.  The band drifts without break into the mystical and unhurried “Hail To The Holy Ways”, a lush and peaceful ballad that yields to “The Mermaids Are Unfurling”, a pretty, gentle tone poem in praise of celebrating peace and unity among all people.  A gradual rise in intensity and the introduction of an ominous and unsettled theme on the piano brings today’s show to a dramatic finale.
Learn more about Mariam here: http://www.mariammassaro.com

Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour with Mariam Massaro

Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour #385 was recorded live at Singing Brook Studio in Worthington Massachusetts on a rainy February afternoon and features Mariam Massaro on vocals, native flute, celtic harp, ukulele and acoustic guitar and Bob Sherwood on piano.  Today’s show begins with the laid-back, hopeful groove of “Hello, Hello Springtime”, a shifting, evocative piece that features an elegiac, impassioned lyric from Mariam as well as her lyrical native flute over Bob’s powerful piano motif.  “To The Glory Of The Early Morning” shifts from a languid, gospel-influenced introduction to a latin-jazz flavored vamp as Bob takes the lead with a series of Brazilian motifs that return continually to a powerful, simple refrain.  “Who Are We Becoming?” is a gorgeous, sprightly song built around Mariam’s impassioned, visionary lyric and melody.  Led by Mariam’s acoustic guitar, the piece wafts delicately, gradually gathering intensity, driven by a powerful, sensual lyric.  “Ripples Of Light” is a dreamy, evocative ballad led by Mariam’s 8 string ukulele.  The last half of the show is taken up by selections from Mariam’s albums, beginning with the dulcimer-driven “Smile” and “Happy I Am” from the “For The Children” album and we conclude with Mariam’s epic love ballad “Oh Great Lover”.
Learn more about Mariam here: http://www.mariammassaro.com

Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour with Mariam Massaro

Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour #384 is an hour of visionary acoustic improivisational music recorded at Singing Brook Studio in Worthington MA and features the Gaea Star Band with Mariam Massaro on vocals, native flute, ukulele, celtic harp and acoustic guitar, Craig Harris on congas and native drums and Bob Sherwood on piano and percussion.  We begin today with the serious driving groove of "It’s Coming Around The Bend", a driving, hypnotic piece led by excellent native flute work from Mariam.  "All Aboard The Dream Time Train" retains the groove of the first number and drives along over a steady native drum groove from Craig and "Nothing More Important Than To Care" is an ode to compassion built on a mystical piano figure from Bob.  "Thank You For The Blessings Of The Loving Ways" features Mariam's celtic harp supporting a fine, lustrous melody from Mariam.  "Let’s Sail On A Crystal Dragon Dream Throne" rides a lush groove driven by Mariam's ukulele and gorgeous vocal and we finish today's show with a fine, sprightly take of Mariam's pretty "Shamiyaya".
Learn more about Mariam here: http://www.mariammassaro.com

Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour with Mariam Massaro

Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour #383 was recorded live at Singing Brook Studio in Worthington, Massachusetts in April 2020 and features the Gaea Star Band with Mariam Massaro on vocals, ukuleles and native flute, Bob Sherwood on piano and Craig Harris on congas and native drums.  Today we begin with skipping, beautiful, light “In The Night Of The Shadows”, a lovely evocation of hope driven by Mariam’s chiming 8-string ukulele and Bob’s dancing, naive piano figures.  “Amininia” is a rich minor ballad with a lyric based on Mariam’s recent book, “Gaea Star Crystal:  Awakening The Tribes Of Light” and “Honoring Mother Earth” is a lush, mystical piece opened with native flute fanfares from Mariam and kept to a pregnant whisper throughout.  “Finding The Way In” is a dark and mysterious groove led by Mariam’s tenor ukulele and “Roses In The Garden” expresses springtime joy with a tightly wound, minimalist groove bolstered by Craig’s relentless conga figurations.
Learn more about Mariam here: http://www.mariammassaro.com

Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour with Mariam Massaro

Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour #382 is an hour of visionary acoustic musical improvisation recorded live by The Gaea Star Band featuring Mariam Massaro on vocals, acoustic guitar, ukulele and native flute, Craig Harris on congas and native drums and Bob Sherwood on piano and bass guitar.  Recorded in February 2020 and Singing Brook Studio in Worthington, Massachusetts, today’s show begins with the gorgeous, lively “Soldaygo”, led by Mariam’s inspired vocal and dancing piano from Bob.  Next up is the mystical “Morning Star Rising”, introduced by Mariam’s native flute, followed by the gospel influenced “Arise”, a prayer to releasing all which does not serve.  “I’ll Lead You Along” is a steady, driving piece filled with prayerful native flute and elegiac piano.  “Pure White All Over” is a winter prayer with a reggae feel which features Mariam on piano as Bob moves to the bass guitar, and “Beloved” is a minor folk ballad led by Mariam’s driving acoustic guitar.  Today’s final number is the sprightly, hopeful  “Crystal Boat Painted Blue” led by Mariam’s ukulele and steady conga grooves from Craig.
Learn more about Mariam here: http://www.mariammassaro.com

Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour with Mariam Massaro

Today on Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour #381 we present an hour of visionary acoustic improv music recorded at Singing Brook Studio 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 drums.  We begin with the lovely and contemplative “I Sing, I Dance In The Glory” which features a lush vocal from Mariam and a lovely series of piano figures from Bob.  “31 Years For WiseWays Herbals” celebrates Mariam’s herbal company, reflecting on the celebration at Singing Bridge Performing Arts Lodge, and “Water From The Sky” is a beautiful, mystical raga in praise of the rain.  “Feeling Grateful” is a gentle ballad of praise driven by Mariam’s pretty, relaxed ukulele figures.  We devote the last section of today’s show to interpretations of Mariam’s songs from her CDs, with fine renditions of “I Was Wondering” from the “Smooth Sailin’ Love Songs” CD, “Sail To The Realms” from the “Gaea Star Crystal” CD, “Crystal Ice Queen” from the “Gaea Star Goddesses” CD, and “Gather Together”, also from the “Gaea Star Crystal” CD.
Learn more about Mariam here: http://www.mariammassaro.com

Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour with Mariam Massaro

Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour #380 is an hour of visionary improvised music and songs by Mariam Massaro and features the Gaea Star Band with Mariam on vocals, celtic harp, native flute, acoustic guitar and 8-string ukulele, Craig Harris on congas and drums and Bob Sherwood on piano.  Recorded at Singing Brook Studio in Worthington, Massachusetts, today’s episode of the Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour begins with a pretty folk song from Mariam called “Waiting For Spring” featuring her lyrical native flute.  The lush, minor ballad “We’re The Ones Who Care For Each Other” follows, and then the hypnotic, minimalist “She’s Touching Down”.  “Happy Go Lucky” is a light Hawaiian folk song with a ragtime bent, and Let’s Make A Wish” is a jazzy, mesmerizing soul improv with adventurous piano from Bob.  “Following The Path” is a pretty, austere piece led by Mariam’s chiming ukuelele and “Simply Enjoy” is a languid, prayerful narrative with lush, electronically enhanced piano and throbbing drums from Craig.  We close with another folk ballad from Mariam, the clear-eyed “Sometimes Life”.
Learn more about Mariam here: http://www.mariammassaro.com

Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour with Mariam Massaro

Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour #379 features songs and improvised acoustic music from The Gaea Star Band with Mariam Massaro on vocals, native flute, acoustic guitar, ukulele and dulcimer, Bob Sherwood on piano and Craig Harris on congas.  We begin with the shaded, bluesy “Love Is For All” an ode to love and devotion featuring Mariam’s visionary lyrics and sweeping native flute.  “Majesty” flares from the embers of the first piece, beautifully melancholy in tone, again decorated with long, hypnotic native flute passages.  A fanfare of distant dulcimer announce the enchanted folk song “Moonlight Symphony”, a magical, dancing piece devoted to the music of the night featuring flurrying, Chopin-inspired piano from Bob.  A coda built around a lush, romantic chord sequence wraps up the piece with flourishes of piano electronics.  “Where Are We Going” is built around Mariam’s stately ukulele and introduces minimalist gospel piano and percolating congas into an airy, gorgeous song devoted to the mystery of the future.  Mariam plays acoustic guitar for “Everything Melts Away”, a vast, floating song that celebrates life and the transience of life with a beautiful ache.  “Lavender Lilacs” a pretty folk song we first explored in 2013 returns in a fine version that blooms around a lively, vivid conga figure.  Closing today is a gorgeous, rich version of Mariam’s sun prayer “Solare” driven by Mariam’s flamenco guitar and dramatic piano and congas.
Learn more about Mariam here: http://www.mariammassaro.com

Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour with Mariam Massaro

Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour #378
Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour was taped in January 2020 at Singing Brook Studio in Worthington, Massachusetts and features the Gaea Star Band with Mariam Massaro on vocals, native flute, acoustic guitar and ukulele, Craig Harris on congas and balaphone and Bob Sherwood on piano.  Today’s opener is Mariam’s charming study in nostalgia“I Wanna Go Back To That Way” featuring her acoustic guitar, rock-steady conga work from Craig and racing, minimalist piano from Bob.  A second, more stately iteration expands the narrative both lyrically and musically.  “Concentration Leads To Liberation” is an elemental piece with evocative words from Mariam and swirling, hypnotic accompaniment from the band.  Soaring native flute opens the next piece, the ravishing ballad “Let’s All Just Settle Down” featuring a narrative between Mariam’s questing, inspiring lyric and her native flute.  This beautiful and sprawling piece weaves through a series of movements and variations where the only constant is the expression of love.  Mariam picks up her ukelele for the jazzy waltz “Magnificent Moonlight” which features bursts of blues and modern classical piano from Bob supported by the driving, solid rhythm section of congas and uke.  Mariam’s beautiful and mysterious raga “Do You Hear The Whisper Of The Forest” flows in the lush languor of Mariam’s ukulele, Craig’s very cool balaphone track and interstellar piano from Bob.  “Just Drifting Away” and “Are We Ever Going To Grow Up” close the show with languid vocals and vast, open piano figures.
Learn more about Mariam here: http://www.mariammassaro.com