02-08-24 Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour #561 is an hour of visionary acoustic improvised music played by The Gaea Star Band with Mariam Massaro on vocals, Native flute, kalimba, acoustic guitar, mandolin and ukulele, Bob Sherwood on piano and Craig Harris on Native drum and congas. Today’s show was recorded live at Singing Brook Studio in Worthington, Massachusetts in late January of 2024 and begins with the stately, solemn “Simply Be”. Mariam’s powerful vocal and lyrical Native flute, Craig’s heartbeat drum and Bob’s imaginative, restless piano make this track compelling and varied. “Oh Holy Ones” is a jazzy, dynamic song with a fine rock vocal from Mariam and “The Candle Of Our Dreams” is a beautiful, mysterious ballad led by Mariam’s bittersweet Gypsy acoustic guitar work. Mariam strums her shimmering 8-string ukulele for the pretty, delicate “Radiant Love”, a gorgeous, 50’s-inflected song with a gorgeous vocal and luxurious floating clouds of piano. “On Wings Of Blue Gossamer” is a spacious, unhurried ballad built on Bob’s Eastern European harmonic scheme and featuring a fine vocal-and-flute conversation from Mariam. “We’re In The Light And The Darkness” is a finely composed, clever piece made evocative with Mariam’s defining, ringing mandolin and fine vocal and “Welcome Home” is an energized blues with racing congas and fiery piano from Bob that gradually coalesces into a stately, inspired gospel ballad. “Just Breathe” is a pretty, light ballad with beautiful vocals from Mariam. We close today with the mysterious, deeply romantic “Twin Flame” from Mariam’s “Gaea Star Goddesses” album and “Lead Me Down”, a plucky island reggae from the “Release” album
Learn more about Mariam here: http://www.mariammassaro.com
