Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour Archives with Mariam Massaro
Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour #132
09-25-14 "Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour #132 opens with Mariam's new "Everyone Is Different", a hypnotizing, circular song which uses an unresolved harmonic scheme to illustrate the lyric. Next up is "Spirits Of The Water" and "Deep Within My Temple" and after the...
Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour #131
09-18-14 "Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour #131 features outstanding improvised vocal work from Mariam Massaro, Sondra Lewis and Amanda Pollock as we drift through Mariam's open-ended songs, "Summer Day", "I'm Waiting For You", "Starry Night" "River, River, River", and a...
Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour #130
09-11-14"Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour #130 features beautiful summer reveries including Mariam's "Windy Day", the "Lovely Day" Suite, the mysterious improvisation "The Ocean", and the classic modal tone poem "Smile". We also revisit a beautiful recording from May,...
Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour #129
09-04-14 "Today on Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour #129 we stand in solidarity with all the people of the world struggling with war, oppression and violent political instability. We sing "Wrap It Up" to our leaders, we reclaim the name "Isis" from the...
Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour #128
08-28-14"Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour #128 features Mariam on acoustic guitar, lead vocals and ukelele, Tom Fair on classical guitar and Nashville guitar, and Bob Sherwood on piano and percussion. Starting in with Mariam's "You Just Never Know", we offer concise (we...
Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour #127
08-21-14 "Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour #127 is a study in textures with Mariam Massaro, Bob Sherwood and Tom Fair switching off between a variety of instruments to create a shifting tapestry of sound. Featuring Mariam's "Reasons", "Arise, Arise", "You Can Always...
Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour #126
08-14-14"On Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour #126 special guest acoustic guitarist Daniel Levine brings sparkling acoustic colors to the usual core of the Gaea Star Band; Mariam Massaro on vocals, flute, acoustic 6- and 12- string guitars, Bob Sherwood on piano and...
Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour #125
08-07-14 "Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour #125 is a very special best-of that features some highlights from the last year-plus, specifically some very impressive performances from some of our guests. Highlighting the mystical raga-steeped drama of Burrie Jenkins, the...
Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour #124
07-31-14"Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour #124 is an hour of groovy summer music and improv made just for you on a July day. With Mariam Massaro on vocals, 6- and 12- string guitars and baritone ukelele, Tom Fair on Nashville guitar and tabla and Bob Sherwood on piano,...
Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour #123
07-24-14 "Today on Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour #123 we are joined by extraordinary UK singer/songwriter Jont. Jont will be familiar to fans of the movie "Wedding Crashers" which features his song "Sweetheart" over the closing credits. His deeply poetic music has...
Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour #122
07-17-14 "Gaea Star Crystal #122 is a heat-hazed summer reverie featuring Mariam Massaro on guitars, ukelele and vocals, Sondra Lewis on percussion and vocals, Craig Harris on congas, Tom Fair on nashville guitar and banjo and Bob Sherwood on piano and percussion. We...
Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour #121
07-10-14 "For Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour #121 we welcome extremely talented and interesting singer/songwriter/guitarist Kurt Henry from Lionsville, New York. Also joining Mariam, Bob, Kurt and Tom for this compelling hour of music are Sondra Lewis on vocals and...
Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour #120
07-03-14 "Gaea Star Band percussionist Craig Harris joins us today as well as singer Amanda Pollock as we spin Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour #120. We begin with the driving improv "Summer Raga" which features Tom Fair and Mariam Massaro on dueling dulcimers, Craig on...
Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour #119
06-23-14 "Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour #119 was taped on a beautiful June 2 at Singing Brook Studio and features guests Ana Wolf on acoustic guitar and Amanda Pollock on vocals and percussion. We begin with the floating, psychedelic improvisation "Crystal Clear...
Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour #118
06-19-14 “Gaea Star Crystal #118 starts with a thorough working-through of Mariam’s beautiful new summer anthem, “Flowers Of Delight” which takes us by surprise with its drifting, evocative beauty. Mariam’s new “Lavender Lilacs” follows, another summer song which is...
Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour #117
“Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour #117 is a remarkable stretch of lazy, aural early summer that wafts in to the sound of singing bluejays and cardinals with Mariam’s “Just This Way” and the two-part improvisation “Bluejay Morning”. The mystical, modal “We Are The Ancient...
Gaea Star Crystal Hour #116
06-05-14 "Gaea Star Crystal Hour #116 is infused with the gentle pleasure of late spring and begins with a trip to the Hawaiian Islands with Mariam's "Liliokuwannahey", featuring Mariam's ukelele and laid-back percussion from Bob Sherwood and Tom Fair's tabla. ...
Gaea Star Crystal Hour #115
05-29-14 "Gaea Star Crystal Hour #115 is recorded on the first hot day of late spring here at Singing Brook Studios in the foothills of the Berkshires. Featuring Mariam Massaro on vocals, guitars, percussion and flutes, Tom Fair on various treated and...
The Gaea Star Crystal Hour #114
05-22-14 "The Gaea Star Crystal Hour #114 Mariam and the band begin with interpreting Mariam's latest songs "Hello", "Happy Day Blues" and "Prayers" into a trance of devotion to spring and to the sun and to our brothers and sisters and to our lovers. A set of songs...
The Gaea Star Crystal Hour #113
05-15-14 "The Gaea Star Crystal Hour #113 takes several interesting turns, featuring improvs and songs by Mariam including "Star Of Love", "Radiant Star", "Pele", "Then You'll Be Free", "Aje", "It's Just That Way". We culminate with a uniquely out-of-sorts and...