Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour with Mariam Massaro: #607

Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour #607 is an hour of fresh, inventive visionary acoustic improvised music played by the Gaea Star Band with Mariam Massaro on vocals, Native flute, acoustic guitar, harmonica, ukulele and mandolin, Bob Sherwood on piano and Craig Harris on congas and Native drum. Recorded live at Singing Brook Studio in Worthington, Massachusetts at the beginning of February 2025, today’s show begins with the upbeat, vintage folk of “Around The Bend”, a pretty, whimsical song with a fine vocal and chiming ukulele from Mariam. “In The Grand Splendor Of Creation” is a pretty piece build on a pretty, bittersweet chord scheme and featuring a touching, rich and emotional vocal from Mariam over a pretty instrumental bed of ukulele, piano and congas and “May We All Hear Our Spirit Singing Out” is a rich, classically-leaning musical piece framing a gorgeous vocal and Native flute conversation from Mariam above Craig’s thrumming Native drum heartbeat. The Gaea Star Band goes hard blues on the swaggering “Feel The Wind” with a fine vocal and visceral harmonica from Mariam and fat-fingered Chicago-flavored piano from Bob. “Step On The Button” is a lush, circular slice of minimalism with a ‘60s feel and a joyful, playful vocal from Mariam and “Change The World” weaves funk, Native American music, fusion, blues and visionary poetry into a rich, propulsive epic polished with another fine vocal from Mariam. “If You Know What Was In Your Heart” is an achingly pretty ballad with a haunting ‘50s feel and we complete today’s show with the airy, prayerful “Do You Remember You’re From The Starts Above?”, a gorgeous, love-filled island folk song driven along by Mariam’s relaxed ukulele. Learn more about Mariam here: http://www.mariammassaro.com