04-06-23 Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour #523 is an hour of visionary acoustic improvisational music brought to you by Mariam Massaro and Bob Sherwood of the Gaea Star Band. Recorded in March of 2023 at Singing Brook Studio in Worthington, Massachusetts, today’s show begins with the compelling “It’s All Inside Of You”, a rockish piece featuring overdubbed vocals and harmonica from Mariam and piano from Bob over a live track of Mariam on vocals and acoustic guitar and Bob on congas. “The Moon Is Rising” is a hypnotic, psychedelic, impressionistic piece featuring a lovely, wintery vocals and plaintive Native flute from Mariam and “Beginning And Ending” is a beautiful, deep folk song driven by Mariam’s bouncing ukulele and Bob’s playful, bright piano figures. “Spring Returns To The Forest” is a drifting, impressionistic tale of the woodlands featuring beautiful, hypnotic Native flute and Celtic harp from Mariam that grows and blooms into a rich, gorgeous, evocative tone poem and Mariam’s droning shruti box becomes the basis for the beautiful, peaceful, surreal “Sailing”, a romantic, evocative piece with stately piano from Bob and a fine vocal from Mariam. “The Medicine Path” is a gentle, lilting folk song driven by Mariam’s chiming acoustic guitar and “She” is a playful blues featuring barrelhouse piano from Bob and sprightly 8-string ukulele from Mariam.
Learn more about Mariam here: http://www.mariammassaro.com
