10-27-22 Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour #506 is an hour of acoustic visionary improvisational music played by the Gaea Star Band with Mariam Massaro on vocals, Native flute, Celtic harp, acoustic guitar and 4- and 8-string ukulele, Bob Sherwood on piano and Craig Harris on congas and Native drums. Recorded live at Singing Brook Studio in Worthington, Massachusetts, in October of 2022, today’s episode begins with the meditative “Witness”, a gorgeous, languid piece built on Bob’s circular chords and Mariam’s evocative poetry and soaring Native flute. “In The Comfort Of The Stillness” is a lovely minor folk ballad built around Mariam’s acoustic guitar and flowing lyrics and “Brilliant In The Light” segues into a sparse, bittersweet tone poem that floats in stillness, filled with gentle space and Mariam’s hypnotic vocal. Mariam plays her chiming 8-string ukulele for the gorgeous, spiraling “The Open Window”, a pretty, delicate love song and “Visitation From Heaven” arrives on a cloud of swirling piano and ukulele until it solidifies into a pretty, open groove with Craig’s steady conga work. “Celebrate The Forest” is a gentle, mystical prayer of gratitude, full of striking images of nature and “Angels And Eagles” closes today’s hour with a sparse, evocative, whispering tone poem built around Mariam’s caressing Celtic harp.
Learn more about Mariam here: http://www.mariammassaro.com
