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“Alastair Moock displays the gifts the best folk songwriters have: romantic without seeming mawkish,
clever without seeming precious, brooding without seeming self-pitying… This is one of Boston’s best and most adventurous songwriters.”
“A young folkie who sounds just as rough, rootsy, and masculine as the bad boys of the 60s. Moock has a gnarled but pleasing voice and the air of a man who’s hitched from coast to coast… He has become simply one of the top songwriters in the region.”
“Moock’s songs are simple, built on country-blues structures and free of the convoluted metaphors and self-conscious wordplay that clutter so much modern folk music … Every one is a gem.”
“I’ve been listening to one song a day ‘cuz it’s like ice cream or a good novel. Like when I read The Godfather, I wouldn’t read more than two pages ‘cuz I didn’t want to finish it. That CD is a killer — just a total complete motherfucker.”
“With each of his five albums, this Boston-based singer-songwriter has honed his signature ability to write songs that sound joyfully homespun and irreverent while also being painstakingly poetic and intricate. He’s settled nicely into the role of a folkie raconteur, exploring the American vernacular from swing to blues to Appalachian mountain music and fitting each genre to the timeless themes of his lyrics. Those styles also fit perfectly with Alastair’s voice, which is pitched somewhere between a rasp and growl: this is a voice made for vintage-sounding Americana.”
“Moock is an anachronism in the best sense. He’s a young man with the wizened sound of someone much older, often sounding a lot like Steve Forbert in both voice and arrangements, and he mixes his rootsy, confident originals with covers of old songs… Moock knows both his history and how to tell a good story.”
“Moock’s rough voice and easy songs are comforting. Listening to or singing along with him is like falling asleep in the back of your parents’ car, going home.”
2007 Boston Music Award Nominee, Outstanding Singer-Songwriter of the Year
2006 Grassy Hill Kerrville New Folk Competition Finalist
2004 Falcon Ridge Folk Festival Emerging Artist Contest Winner
2004 Great Waters Folk Festival Songwriting Contest Winner
2004 Sisters Folk Festival Songwriting Contest Winner
2004 Telluride Troubadour Competition Honorable Mention
2004 South Florida Folk Festival Songwriting Contest Finalist
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Downloadable Press Release
Alastair Moock is an award-winning singer-songwriter who has toured throughout the U.S., Europe, and Asia, performing at renowned events like the Newport Folk Festival and sharing the stage with acts like Arlo Guthrie, Taj Mahal, Ramblin’ Jack Elliot, and Greg Brown. He’s also a Grammy nominated children’s musician, social justice educator for all ages, and co-founder of The Opening Doors Project, an anti-racist music organization. The Boston Globe calls him “one of the town’s best and most adventurous songwriters” and The Washington Post says “every song is a gem.”
Music
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