Alastair Moock Family Album Release Show @ Club Passim

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Hours:	3:30pm - 4:30pm
Ages:	Infants, Toddlers, Kids, Teens, Adults
In/Outdoor:	Indoor
Cost:	$$ see below
Category:	Music & Concerts

Boston singer-songwriter Alastair Moock celebrates the release of his new album, A Cow Says Moock, at Club Passim in Harvard Sq. Alastair will be accompanied by members of The Swinging Steaks (who featured on the album) as well as The Fayerweather Street School Chorus.

This is Alastair Moock’s sixth album and his first specifically for kids and families. The album, inspired by the birth of his twin daughters, is clearly a departure for Moock, but longtime fans will not be surprised by this new direction. Alastair has been working with and performing for kids for many years between stints on the road.

Moock is a critically acclaimed singer-songwriter from Boston. Since 1995, he has toured throughout the US and Europe and won top honors at many of the country's most prestigious songwriting contests. In 2007 he was nominated for a Boston Music Award for Outstanding Singer-Songwriter of the Year. 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.”

The songs on A Cow Says Moock blend tradition, tenderness, and inspired silliness. There is a distinct arc to the album – building up and releasing steam as it moves along, and finally giving way to a sweet slumber at the end.

There are four covers on the record – tributes to American musical heroes Woody Guthrie, Huddie (Leadbelly) Ledbetter, Mississippi John Hurt, and Taj Mahal (via a song adapted from Henry Thomas’s earlier version). The seven originals are cut from the same cloth. As silly as they get (and several get awfully silly) or as contemporary the subject matter (particularly in the case of “Two Mommies”), the songs are all painted in the vibrant hues of America’s roots music heritage.

As implied by the album’s subtitle, these songs are intended to be enjoyed by kids (of various ages) and parents alike. It’s clear from the first song that both the humor and the musicality work on multiple levels.

COST

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$10 for adults / $4 for kids / free for kids under 2

WEBSITE

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www.moockmusic.com

LOCATION

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47 Palmer St., Cambridge, MA, 02155 map
Phone: 617-492-7679

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