Alastair Moock’s Pastures of Plenty

Alastair Moock’s *Pastures of Plenty* is a long-running Boston-area songwriting showcase that brings together folk, Americana, roots, blues, and rock musicians to share songs onstage. Moock began the series in 2000 to connect different parts of the local music community, including traditional and contemporary folk artists, roots-rock performers, and musicians from different generations. It has been described by *The Boston Globe* as “the hippest hootenanny in town.”

The series has featured artists including Bill Morrissey, Mark Erelli, Lori McKenna, Barrence Whitfield, Peter Mulvey, Alisa Amador, Vance Gilbert, Ronnie Earl, Crys Matthews, Lisa Loeb, and the Silver Leaf Gospel Singers. Although past editions have appeared at events such as the Newport and Boston Folk Festivals, Club Passim in Cambridge has remained the series’ regular home, with Moock presenting it there each November.

When: Friday, November 6, and Saturday, November 7, 2026.

Friday lineup: Alastair Moock performs with Mercedes Escobar, Eric Royer, Sean Staples, and Paul Kochanski.

Saturday lineup: Alastair Moock performs with Pamela Means, Tim Gearan, Sean Staples, and Paul Kochanski.

Tickets: $40; Passim members pay $35. The listing says all fees are included. It also specifies a $3 processing fee and a $2 preservation fee, with the processing fee waived for tickets purchased at the box office.

Venue: Club Passim, Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Alastair Moock: Moock is an award-winning singer-songwriter, Grammy-nominated family musician, and social justice and songwriting educator. He co-founded The Opening Doors Project, an anti-racist music organization, and has performed across the United States, Europe, and Asia, including at the Newport Folk Festival and Scotland’s Celtic Connections. The *Boston Globe* has called him one of Boston’s best and most adventurous songwriters, while *The Washington Post* praised his songs as “every song a gem.”

Mercedes Escobar: Escobar is a Guatemalan singer-songwriter whose music combines blues and country vocal traditions, guitar-driven Latin American influences, magical-realism-inspired lyrics, and socially conscious themes. She describes the style as “Latin Americana.” Her collaborators have included Gaby Moreno, Rubén Albarrán of Café Tacvba, and Malacates Trébol Shop. She appears on the soundtracks of *Temblores* and *Cadejo Blanco*, for which she also served as music supervisor. Following her 2024 graduation from Berklee College of Music, she began recording a bilingual album co-produced by Grammy-winning artist Gaby Moreno; this performance is billed as an exclusive preview of that project. Escobar has also organized the first Pride event in Antigua Guatemala and served as UN Women Guatemala’s ambassador against violence toward women and girls.

Eric Royer: Royer is a bluegrass banjo player and vocalist who has performed for more than 25 years. He is known for his one-man-band performances and for his work with the Boston-based Resophonics, a Boston Music Award-winning roots and Americana group. He also performs regularly with the Royer Family Band.

Pamela Means: Means is an award-winning Easthampton, Massachusetts-based singer-songwriter, jazz musician, protest songwriter, and artist-activist. A biracial and queer performer, she is known for politically grounded songs and highly forceful guitar playing.

Tim Gearan: Gearan is a fixture of the Boston music scene who has spent more than 25 years performing as a singer-songwriter and guitarist. His music blends Americana, folk, blues, and rock, supported by a warm, raspy baritone and intricate guitar work. A former touring blues guitarist and sideman for Toni Lynn Washington, he has also collaborated with Susan Tedeschi. Gearan is based in Somerville, Massachusetts, where his local residencies have become a staple of the area’s roots-music scene.

Sean Staples: Staples performs in the Americana, bluegrass, folk, and roots traditions as a singer-songwriter.

Paul Kochanski: Kochanski is a Grammy-nominated bassist, guitarist, and songwriter who has worked with Lori McKenna, “Big” Al Anderson, and Ronnie Earl. Originally from Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, he began performing professionally at 14, studied at Berklee College of Music, and became active in Boston’s rock scene. He co-founded the alt-country and Americana band The Swinging Steaks, which released its national debut on Capricorn Records, and has since performed or recorded with many New England singer-songwriters.

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