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...

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...

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 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...

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. ...

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...

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...

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...