What's not to love about Dave Stringer?  He inhabits a genial spirit, and creates music which never fails to lift my mood.  In my heart there is a special place for him, because many moons ago when the podcast was just starting he kindly invited me to a

A good thing about travelling is I have time to listen to a lot of kirtan on the plane, and this trip there were CDs from a lot of new artists.  It's good to be back home, and back to a regular schedule, and now it's my pleasure to share the music of the

As you know we've been traveling, so this week we have a repeat podcast from July 2009.  We'll be back to a regular schedule starting next week.  Enjoy the flashback.  Namaste. I don’t know if Mother Meera is exactly my guru, but I go to see her whe

The podcast this week comes to you from Cape Cod in October—what more need I say?  The weather is incredible, there's lots of seafood and I’m surrounded by historical stuff—Heaven. The set this week is all Jai Uttal.  His set at Bhakti Fest wa

This week I had the pleasure of interviewing Sridhar, the executive producer of Bhakti Fest.  For those of us who are craving to be back in the Bhav at Joshua Tree--and who don't want to wait until next September--listen for an exciting announcement. Th

I read the word "BhaktiFestified" somewhere recently, and it so perfectly describes how I feel—I’ve had a taste of the Bhav, and now there’s no going back—and whyohwhy would I ever want to? Bhakti Fest is over, but little pieces of it have broken

We're flying out early tomorrow morning, and I'm noticing how very quiet it is ... and how full I am. We've been bathing in a sea of Love for the last four days.  Close your eyes and imagine what that might feel like--then amplify it, and that is the exp

Krishna Das--the big Kahuna.  This was the first time I've been to his kirtan, and it was everything I've heard it would be.  He has a way of drawing you in, making it easy to find Spirit in the singing.  We were on the edges of the crowd tonight (it w

We're back from Bhakti Fest to cool off and rest before seeing Krishna Das tonight.  It's really hot on the festival grounds today, we're being urged to drink lots of water because of the hot & dry high desert environment.  One of the hardest things abo

We got back from Bhakti Fest too late last night for me to post (yawn)--I either have to get fitter or younger, because getting tired is a drag when there's so much fun going on.  Last night was an immensely beautiful evening under the stars in the deser