My feet are dirty (the shoes didn't help), and so is my skirt--and tonight I'm goin' back for more.  Today's lineup was outstanding, and it was so wonderful to connect in person with the beautiful souls who, until now, were only in the ether.  Community

We arrived in Joshua Tree late this afternoon, and went over to Bhakti Fest just as the sun was going down.  We barely had time to see it all, and it's a different world in the dark--very colorful & mysterious. Dave Stringer was introduced by Shiva Rae

This set should be called "The Jewels".  For this last show before the live updates at Bhakti Fest, I asked for suggestions of artists you would consider hidden jewels, your favorite non-headlining kirtan artists playing at the festival next weekend.  

If there's anything I've realized from my time listening to kirtan it's that I can always count on it.  No matter my mood, if I listen to some kirtan it changes for the better.  I've also discovered that it's downright impossible to be in a state of res

Putting the podcast together is a miraculous process--I'm always curious to see what Spirit has planned for the show.   This week, the perfect CD showed up right on schedule and the new songs seemed to reflect what I was thinking but didn't have the wor

I have been playing some serious hooky--and not just because it's August, although that's part of it.  I haven't been wanting to engage too much in my spiritual practice--something none of you can relate to I'm sure.  So I'm using chants to Radhe this w

New World Kirtan is going to Bhakti Fest--that would be four days of kirtan, yoga and workshops in Joshua Tree, CA September 9-12. This blows the door off my imagination, and last year I was just dying to be there.  This year I'm taking recording equipm

'Songs for Sid' originally posted back in December, and was my attempt to express in music my emotional ride with the death of a beloved family dog.  Sid's podcast rated a redux because his presence has been felt recently--my sister's family lost their f

This week I have a very happy announcement--the podcast has been picked up by Spirit Voyage radio, a wonderful internet radio station designed for those of us who can't get enough chant in our lives.  Spirit Voyage is the sponsor of  Spirit Fest--the ve

'Best of Both Worlds' by Ragani was the first kirtan CD I ever bought.  When I was thinking of starting a kirtan podcast, the first call I made was to her.  I was going to take a podcast breather this week for the holiday, but remembered that several w