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MP3 Alastair Moock - A Cow Says Moock
11 MP3 Songs in this album (38:02) !
Related styles: Kids/Family: General Children''s Music, Folk: Children''s Folk, Mood: Fun
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"I can''t stop singing these songs! This is a CD you''re definitely going to want to check out"
- Boston Children''s https://www.tradebit.com
A Cow Says Moock 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. For many years, between stints on the road, Moock has worked with and performed for kids. .
In 2002, he brought his roots hootenanny, Pastures of Plenty, to the family stage at the Newport Folk Festival. For the last several years, he has been doing educational performances and workshops on Woody Guthrie and songwriting at schools from Massachusetts to Poland.
“Alastair Moock is not only a font of musical knowledge, he presents the material in a way that engages the children he''s working with and makes them want to return to the well....”
- Lisa Murdock, Education and Outreach Coordinator, Passim Folk Music and Cultural Center
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 Amerian 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.
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Alastair Moock is a critically acclaimed singer and 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, 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.”
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