The Back Spasm — What Worked
In the last podcast I shared that I was suffering through another back spasm, and since then many of you have written about back spasms with your stories and suggestions. Thank you for taking the time to share these with me — so many people suffer from this ailment. I...
Fresh Tracks 31
This episode is a Fresh Tracks set, but it should be called The Return of the Back Spasm ... Ugh. Although it's been going on for several weeks the spasm hasn't been as bad this time and I learned a few things from the last one -- I'll tell you about the journey in...
Lovelight! A Conversation With Wynne Paris
This week’s podcast is an interview with Wynne Paris, director & producer of the Lovelight Yoga & Arts Festival, held in Darlington, Maryland August 26-28. There’s lots going on, and the kirtan lineup is stellar, starting with Krishna Das and Trevor Hall. The venue...
Let’s Play Kirtan!
When I was looking over the results of the recent New World Kirtan listener survey I noticed lots of interest in local kirtan, and several of you expressed an interest in starting a band in your community. This week’s podcast will help you get started. Here's a link...
Where Is Western Kirtan Headed? Conversations With Kirtan Leaders, Part 3.
This podcast is the third and last of the series about where Western kirtan is headed, and features the second part of my conversation with Jai Uttal & Ben Leinbach that began in Part 2. We'll also talk with Nina Rao, and she’ll tell us her view of the current kirtan...
Where Is Western Kirtan Headed? Conversations With Kirtan Leaders, Part 2.
The next two podcasts will be released back to back, and they continue the conversation about where Western kirtan is headed. Creative artists today are facing unprecedented challenges, and our kirtan musicians are being deprived of income because of the growth of...
A Conversation With David Newman (Durga Das)
There’s nothing better than a good blast of Bhakti love, and the Hanuman Festival next weekend would be the perfect place to get you some. It’s happening June 9-12 in Boulder, CO and in this week’s show we talk to David Newman who is headlining. It’s always a pleasure...
Fresh Tracks Redux 2
I don't repeat podcasts very often, but the Fresh Tracks shows are an exception. Fresh Tracks are podcasts with all new chants, and sometimes I bring them back because so often they deserve another listen. This week's show posted about a year ago, and it has some of...
Where Is Western Kirtan Headed? Conversations with Kirtan Leaders.
This week’s show begins a series of interviews on where Western kirtan is headed. The topic is serendipitous, and came about because of a conversation I had several months ago with Dave Stringer & Madi Das -- I was interviewing them because their CD ‘Bhakti Without...
The Gayatri Mantra
This week's New World Kirtan Podcast explores the deeper meaning of the Gayatri Mantra, one of the oldest & most powerful mantras in existence. Here’s a simple translation: "O Divine Mother, our hearts are filled with darkness. Please make this darkness distant from...