Concert Hour Tuesday - Alastair Moock

His website, moock.com, states, ”There was a time in America when folk music was relevant, edgy, even dangerous – a tool of personal and political expression, at once raw and beautiful. That spirit lives on in the music of Alastair Moock.” Moock occasionally performs with a band or accompanist, but you’re most likely to find him alone on a stage, sitting in a low chair, stomping a booted foot, picking his beaten guitar and growling out some of the most beautifully crafted songs you’re ever likely to hear. Those songs have won Moock top honors at many of the country’s most prestigious contests, including those at the Falcon Ridge, Sisters, and Great Waters folk festivals. 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.”