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...

05-08-14   "The Gaea Star Crystal Hour #112 displays a narrative bent with an accompanied story by Mariam from her "Awakening the Tribes Of Light" screenplay.  We also feature the multi-movement folk epic "Round And Round", "Dancing As A Faery", "Nurturing Your Light"...

05-01-14 "The Gaea Star Crystal Hour #111 is a loose, spring-soaked workout from Mariam on guitars, ukes and vocals, Tom Fair on his usual multitude of strings and Bob Sherwood on piano, percussion and the odd harmony.  Features Mariam's "Freedom", "I Was Wondering",...

04-24-14  "The Gaea Star Crystal Band #110 we welcome a very special guest; percussionist, author, photographer and educator Craig Harris who has just released his new book, "The Band:  Pioneers Of Americana" with Rowman And Littlefield Publishers.  Craig tells us...

04-17-14 "The Gaea Star Crystal Band #109 features tight ensemble work on the theme of Water on International Water Day from Mariam Massaro on vocals, ukelele and 6 and 12 string acoustic guitar, Bob Sherwood on piano and percussion and Tom Fair on treated Nashville...

04-10-14 "The Gaea Star Crystal Band #108 introduces some interesting, astringent and mysterious tonalities as Mariam Massaro and Tom Fair work with alternative tunings and drone textures against Bob Sherwood's polychromatic piano work.  This mid-March episode opens...

04-03-14 "The Gaea Star Crystal Band #107 "Dameron and Mariam return from Maui this morning and the show is suffused with images of whales, beaches, the ocean, sunrises and sunsets, volcanoes and more manifestations of their visit.  Joined by Tom Fair on guitars and...

03-27-14 "The Gaea Star Crystal Band #106 "On this unusual 106th episode we work with a new and unorthodox guest- a fig tree connected to a device that turns miniscule electrical impulses into musical information.   The device, which originates in Italy's Damanhur...

03-20-14 "The Gaea Star Crystal Band #105 features Mariam on vocals, ukelele and 12-string guitar, Sondra Lewis on vocals and percussion, Dameron Midgett on mandolin and didjeridoo, Tom Fair on Nashville acoustic and guitar synth and Bob Sherwood on piano and congas. ...

03-13-14 "The Gaea Star Crystal Band #104 We welcome singer Amanda Pollock this week on the Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour to join us in a declaration of exploration. Celtic harp, Martin 12-string, guitar synthesizer, grand piano, nashville guitar, dulcimer duet and...

03-06-14 "The Gaea Star Crystal Band #103 "This week we present a fairly spectacular show featuring singer-songwriter A. Burris Jenkins and his twelve-string along with percussionist Bob Adelson.  Burrie joins Mariam, Sondra Lewis, Tom Fair and Bob Sherwood for three...

02-27-14 "The Gaea Star Crystal Band #102 - the latest addition to our musical circle Tom Fair (he of the guitar synthesizer and vedic tunings) continues to help us explore the world of modal harmony and Hindustani scales.  A percussion-heavy session finds Mariam on...

02-20-14 "The Gaea Star Crystal Band #101 hits the sweet spot with an unusually deep and open song cycle from Mariam Massaro, Sondra Lewis and Bob Sherwood.  We welcome guest musician Tom Fair, a guitarist who brings nonstandard tunings and an eastern flair to the...

02-13-14 "The Gaea Star Crystal Band #100 is a stunning reminder of the progress we've made here at the show in the last couple of years in terms of musical facility and wordless communication.  Sondra Lewis joins Mariam Massaro and Bob Sherwood for an hour of...

01-30-14   "The Gaea Star Crystal Band #99 is dedicated and devoted to our friend and colleague, flautist David Morningstar whom we lost unexpectedly and far too soon last month.  We feature reminiscences and words of devotion as well as some of David's playing as...

01-23-14   "The Gaea Star Crystal Band #98 bids a fond farewell to 2013 with a year-end live session at Singing Brook Studios featuring Mariam Massaro, Sondra Lewis (making her first appearance on Dulcimer!), Dameron Midgett and Bob Sherwood.  We premiere Mariam's...

01-16-14   "The Gaea Star Crystal Band #97 opens with a rainy, contemplative improvisation with a visit from Sondra Lewis.  We move through "Every Moment Of My Life", "Twin Flames" and "Rainbows Of Light" before heading into Mariam's epic dulcimer-driven tone story...

01-09-14 "The Gaea Star Crystal Band #96 welcomes winter with a session by the wood stove at Singing Brook Studio as the snow falls.  Mariam, Dameron and Bob work through wintery takes of classics and new songs from Mariam.  Featuring "Snow Queen", "Reflect", "Bluejay...

01-02-14   "The Gaea Star Crystal Band #95 features the core of the Gaea Star Band jamming through several of Mariam's recent compositions including "Growing Into Wonder", "Make A Wish", "Twin Flame", "Gather Together", "A Burning Ember", "Happy With You" and "I Was...

12-26-13-"The Gaea Star Band #94 continues last week's lineup of Mariam, Dameron and Bob strumming around the wood stove at Singing Brook Studio. Songs featured are "Mokumbe", the beautiful new "Rainbows Of Light" and "Spirit Of The Forest" from Mariam's upcoming...