In his review of the album for Sing Out!, Scott Sheldon wrote "There are no simple songs on Fortune Street; each grapples with hard times, deep feelings, or dramatic moments in history.
[15] With the help of album sales and his crowd funding campaign, Moock has so far been able to send out nearly 3,000 free physical and digital copies to patient families and hospitals around the country.
The album features guest performances from a diverse group of musicians including Sol y Canto, Alisa Amador, Reggie Harris, Mark Erelli, Melanie DeMore, Kris Delmhorst, Rani Arbo, Crys Matthews, Sean Staples, Heather Mae, Boston City Singers, and GRAMMY-nominated producer Anand Nayak.
When too many adults are role modeling the pursuit of fame, fortune, or personal gain, Alastair's songs encourage our kids to pursue goodness, kindness, awareness and courage.
When, a few months later, he received a second Grammy nod for Best Children's Album – alongside four other white artists – he chose to respectfully decline the nomination, citing historical under-representation in the category.
[20] Moock went on to co-found The Opening Doors Project,[21] an organization dedicated to amplifying voices of color and advancing interracial conversations about race through the arts.
Opening Doors has two main branches of programming: The first is a series of community concerts and conversations, which has featured such national artists as Dom Flemons (Carolina Chocolate Drops), Rissi Palmer, Dan Zanes and Claudia Zanes, and Vance Gilbert; the second is a group of educational programs which Moock and his colleagues bring to schools throughout the Northeast and beyond.
Opening Doors’ flagship program, “Race and Song: A Musical Conversation” was co-created by Alastair and his friend of nearly 30 years, Reggie Harris.
Moock is a charter member of The Folk Collective [22] equity group at historic Club Passim in Harvard Square, a Juried Artist with Music to Life,[23] a co-founder of The Melrose Racial Justice Community Coalition in his hometown outside of Boston, and a recipient of the 2024 Phil Ochs Award.
[24] He is also a regular contributor to Boston NPR's online magazine Cognoscenti,[25] where he writes about music, social justice, and his deepest love of all: basketball.