06-04-26 Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour #671 is another hour of inventive, dynamic visionary acoustic improvised music brought to you by the Gaea Star Band with Mariam Massaro on vocals, Native flute, acoustic guitar, shruti box, mandolin and ukuleles, Bob Sherwood on piano and Craig Harris on congas and Native drum. Today’s show is recorded live at Singing Brook Studio in Worthington, Massachusetts in late May of 2025 and begins with the energized, uptempo “The Melody Of Life”, an inspiring folk song with an agile, focused vocal from Mariam and an uplifting chordal setup on piano and ukulele. “Faeries Are Laughing” is a mysterious, tribal groove with snaky congas, crisp ukulele, minimalist, rhythmic piano and an evocative, relaxed vocal from Mariam and “Always Filled With Love” is a lush, hallucinogenic raga built on Mariam’s droning shruti box and Craig’s thrumming Native drum. “Lavender Lilacs” is a pretty, swinging folk song with chiming acoustic guitar and another fine, celebratory vocal from Mariam. “It’s Never Too Late” is a mysterious minor ballad with sweetly harmonized acoustic guitar and piano and a lilting, subtle vocal and “Golden Yellow Double Lady Slippers” is a fantastical faerie song that evokes a summer dusk with Mariam’s mysterious vocal and the gorgeous interplay of Mariam’s ancient-sounding mandolin and Bob’s postmodern tone cluster polychords. “Holy Pattern Of Love” continues the instrumental ensemble of the last piece in a stately, solemn frame with gorgeous vocals and rich, spacious piano and we conclude today’s show with a rousing take of Mariam’s classic island song “Pele” from the “Gaea Star Goddesses” LP.
Learn more about Mariam here: http://www.mariammassaro.com
