Calling Out to Hungry Hearts, Words & Music by Krishna Das
This week at the top of the podcast we have the recipe for a yummy tulsi chai tea concentrate that you can make either iced or hot -- SO good on a cold morning. It's based on the bulk tulsi teas from Organic India, I use the Tulsi Chai Masala & sometimes the Tulsi...
Dance Dance Evolution 2
Dance Dance Evolution. Because every once in a while you just want to dance your way into the Lightness of Being. Until next week dear friends.
Darshan: Visions of the Deities through Sacred Chant with Ian Boccio
I met Blue Spirit Wheel's Ian Boccio when he came through town several years ago setting up the band's first tour. We had coffee, and have been friends ever since. Based in Atlanta, Ian is the creative director of the annual ChantLanta Sacred Music Festival and a...
Fresh Tracks 25
This is our TWENTY FIFTH Fresh Tracks set. I find that a bit hard to believe, hence the shouting. What a musical feast that number 25 represents! For the artists a cornucopia of hopes, dreams, and development -- both spiritual & musical. For us an always changing...
Let’s Play Kirtan III
The 'Let's Play Kirtan' series is for those of you who have an instrument and would like to accompany yourself as you chant. The chants in the sets are ones our band covers, and below you'll find a link to the charts so you can accompany yourself or put your own...
Surprise Package
One of the best things about 5-years of producing the podcast is the huge file I've accumulated of my all-time favorite kirtan chants. The show this week features some of these chants -- the ones that play in the background as I drive my car or cook dinner, even as I...
Donna De Lory Live at Bhakti Fest West 2014
This week we have the second of the sets recorded at Bhakti Fest West 2014 -- Donna De Lory's Sunday evening dance party that ended the festival. The mood goes from danceable to exquisite -- the duets with Hans Christian -- back to danceable then more exquisite -- the...
A Conversation With Donna De Lory
I'm almost finished listening to the recordings made at this year's Bhakti Fest, and I'm happy to let you know that Donna De Lory's great set at this year's festival will be our podcast for next week. As a companion to that show I thought you might enjoy a re-run of a...
Memories of Bhakti Fest West 2014
This week's podcast is very different from our usual Bhakti Fest wrap-up, and it's because this year I had a very different experience at the festival. All weekend I recorded live updates from Bhakti Fest for Soul Traveller Radio, an Internet radio station based in...
Bhakti Fest West 2014 Sampler
At long last the time has come to pack our bags and head to Joshua Tree, CA for Bhakti Fest. For a lot of us who go to the festival it's an annual pilgrimage, a chance to connect with old friends and make new ones. It has always been a special time for me -- there's...