Alastair Moock asks, “What Is a Leader?”

Date: February 27, 2020

To honor the power of youth to make positive change, Grammy-nominated Boston songwriter Alastair Moock will release a rootsy and inclusive album called Be a Pain: An Album for Young (and Old) Leaders on April 3rd. Moock and his musical friends will celebrate the release with family shows at the Burren in Somerville, MA, the Boston Public Library, and at Kindiecomm in Philadelphia this spring. The album is available for pre-orders now.

Be a Pain is a rallying cry for young (and old) leaders in these turbulent times. It looks to the heroes of our past (Dr. King, Harvey Milk, Billie Jean King, Pete Seeger, Cesar Chavez, Rosa Parks, Malcolm X) and our present (Malala Yousafzai, the Parkland student protesters, climate change marchers) to encourage kids to move the ball forward.

The album features guest performances from a powerful and diverse group of musicians and change-makers, including Sol y Canto, Alisa Amador, Reggie Harris, Mark Erelli, Crys Matthews, Kris Delmhorst, Melanie DeMore, Rani Arbo, Heather Mae, Sean Staples, youth voices from the Boston City Singers, and Grammy-nominated producer Anand Nayak.

Steeped in various American musical styles from roots rock to bluegrass, blues and gospel, each track offers forward-thinking messages wrapped in rousing beats and layers of vocal and instrumental harmonies.

Alastair Moock will perform a song or two from his new album *Be a Pain*at this year’s Kindiecomm family music conference in Philadelphia on April 4th.

Tags: activism, Children's Music, folk music, leadership

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Andrew Valdini Jun 17, 2020

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