03-12-26 Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour #659 is an hour of visionary, improvised acoustic music played by The Gaea Star Band featuring Mariam Massaro on vocals, Tibetan bowls, Native flute and double flute, Celtic harp, acoustic guitar, ukulele and mandolin, Bob Sherwood on piano and Craig Harris on congas and Native drum. Recorded live at Singing Brook Studio in Worthington, Massachusetts at the beginning of March, 2026, today’s show begins with a quick, concise take of Mariam’s beautiful “I Am Love Unfolding” before downshifting into the powerful, shaded minor raga “Transmutation In The Galina Grove”, an affecting piece with an intriguing lyric from Mariam. “Remolding Our Consciousness” is a driving, groovy jam driven with throbbing Native drum, hypnotic piano, skipping ukulele all supporting a high energy lyric from Mariam. Mariam’s rich, mesmerizing Tibetan crystal bowls form the mold of “Festival”, a mysterious, dynamic tone poem with Mariam shifting from Celtic harp to bowls to Native flute, all tied together with a deeply spiritual lyric. Double flute fanfares bring in the light, childlike vibe of “The Singing Healing Waters”, a pretty forest story that winds together threads of childhood with visions of the transcendent and the origins of our world. Next up is a medley of two fine songs by Mariam played dynamically and confidently by the ensemble of piano, Native drum and ukulele, the powerful gratitude song “One More Day” and the mystical, evocative “This Is The Way”. We finish today’s show with the chiming, fanfare-like mandolin air “Holding Strong As We Sail Along”, an evocative shimmer of a song with a fine vocal to end today’s hour.
Learn more about Mariam here: http://www.mariammassaro.com
