Reggie Harris and Alastair Moock. RACE AND SONG is an exploration of history and current events through the lens of race that
uses the powerful tool of music. Veteran musicians and storytelling troubadours, Alastair Moock
and Reggie Harris, rely on their years-old friendship to discuss complicated issues of race, class,
gender, and history with intentionality and generosity of spirit. Together in musical conversation,
they open up to each other and frame their lived experiences through music (which always helps
the medicine go down!) and the use of historical and personal photos.
Songs in the program include “Wade in the Water,” “Freight Train,” “It’s a Mighty Long Way,”
“This Little Light of Mine,” and Moock’s own “Be a Pain.” These songs, and the stories behind
them, amplify and give historical context for Moock and Harris’ life stories and perspectives.
Over the past few years, Reggie and Alastair have brought meaningful and accessible
conversations about race to a wide range of audiences in a wide range of spaces. One of their
greatest strengths as a duo is their ability to meet the audience where they are. “Race and Song”
has toured all around the country: to theaters, performing arts centers, houses of worship,
libraries, senior centers, and many, many schools, from elementary through to high school, as
well as colleges and universities.
ABOUT THE ARTISTS
Reggie Harris has traveled the world for over 40 years as a songwriter, storyteller and lecturer
using music and the spoken word to make an impact in education, social and racial justice, the
environment, faith and in human and civil rights. He is a teaching artist in the John F Kennedy
Center’s CETA program, a Woodrow Wilson
Scholar and the Director of Music Education
for the UU Living Legacy Project, leading civil
rights pilgrimages throughout the South. Learn
more at ReggieHarrisMusic.com.
Alastair Moock is an award-winning singersongwriter who has toured throughout the U.S.,
Europe, and Asia. He’s a Grammy nominated
family musician, three time Parents’ Choice
Gold Medal winner, regular performer of
assemblies and residencies for students of all
ages, and co-founder of two antiracist music
organizations: The Opening Doors Project and Family Music Forward. 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.” Learn more at moockmusic.com.