08-20-20 Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour #406 was taped live at Singing Brook Studio in Worthington, Massachusetts in August 2020 and features live acoustic improvisation with the Gaea Star Band, featuring Mariam Massaro on vocals, native flute, ukulele, acoustic guitar and harmonica, Robin Rooney on djimbe and vocals, Bob Sherwood on piano and Craig Harris on congas and native drums. Our special guest this week is Robin’s son Randy, who features some of his original music as well as adding to the Gaea Star Band tapestry. We begin today’s show with “Owl’s Song”, a lovely, chiming summery folk song driven forward by Mariam’s 8-string ukulele. “Hear It In The River” begins with a native flute fanfare from Mariam and a drum-accompanied poem that builds into a jazzy, progressive groove. Next up we feature a trio of excellent original songs from Randy Rooney, the groovy pop song “You Belong”, the beautiful and stately southern rock of “Cold Breeze” and the funky, upbeat “Something New”. Mariam returns to the lead vocal mic with the deeply mystical trance groove “I Am With The Light” before Randy presents a final song, the progressive-rock “Peak”, a fine performance lit up by Randy’s fiery acoustic guitar work. “Lets Climb The Mountains Of Life” closes the show with a hopeful, assertive raga rock groove that features an inspiring lyric from Mariam.
Learn more about Mariam here: http://www.mariammassaro.com
