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Peter Mulvey / About This Artist

Artist Details and Stats:

Hometown: Milwaukee, WI

Label: Signature Sounds, Signature Sounds Recordings

Management: Carol Young

Website: www.petermulvey.com

Genre: Folk

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Folk charts for Milwaukee, WI
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Biography:

Over the past 20 years, Mulvey has pursued an eclectic path as a writer and musician, performing on the streets of Dublin, the subways of Boston and now, touring as a headliner for an audience that stretches around the globe. Whether performing solo, duo (with David Goodrich), or with a band, Mulvey attempts to be the sum of his parts, to draw on all the musical legacies he has studied, to make a fresh, vital moment from everything he and the audience have brought to the table that night. The Irish Times: "Peter Mulvey is a phenomenal performer with huge energy, a quick fire, quirky take on life, and an extraordinary guitar style. A joy to see."

Press:

“The Milwaukee-based singer-songwriter is in the midst of an 1,100-mile bicycle tour. He's riding a recumbent bike to his 10 gigs along the way, with the musicians strapping their guitars to their bikes. He says it's fun to bike to work, even if it is 1,000 miles away.”
Associated Press

“Mulvey’s new album may be his most emotionally affecting. The witty hipster has softened and deepened his tone and worldview.”
Daniel Gewertz - Boston Herald

“Nimble and jazzy at times (particularly on the delightfully verbose "Some People"), wistful and observational at others, Letters manages to engage the listener with a loose grip and subtle sleeve tug.”
Direct Current

“And give him some creative props as well; in an age in which single-song downloads rule, Mulvey's new CD is an integrated song/spoken word narrative.... This album is as thoughtful as it is wise and gentle. ”
Rob Weir - Valley Advocate

“Forget about luxury tour buses, gear-packed vans or private jets. When singer-songwriter Peter Mulvey goes on tour this month, it will all be about pedal power.”
John Sinkevics - Grand Rapids Press-Gazette

“I have written about a slew of talented musicians, had the pleasure of interviewing them and the pleasure of chatting with a couple. In all of these stories however, none has hit me as so profoundly Earth friendly as what Peter Mulvey is doing right now.”
Jenn - Green Leaf Reviewer

“This album is a lrical delight. “Listening to Letters From a Flying Machine" is much like reading one of the great books we find in childhood, the ones that make us forget everything except what is going on in those pages. His chapters, sung or spoken, are maybe like chapters of his book.”
Frank Gutch, Jr. - Folk & Acoustic Music Exchange

“Here, this enormously talented and ambitious singer/songwriter bravely looks for understanding in the tension between opposites: creation and decay; love and the indifference of the universe; time and space on the human scale versus the universal.”
David Kleiner - Minor 7th

"Letters From a Flying Machine" offers a sweet blend of rich acoustic textures and heartfelt lyrics that very likely will win you over. Perhaps best of all, you'll be reminded of the magical powers of letter-writing.
Jim Smith - Six String Sanctuary

“I have a new friend and his name is Uncle Peter. I never expected to make such an acquaintance on a record but that's exactly what happened. I met Uncle Peter while listening to Peter Mulvey's most enjoyable and engaging new CD "Letters from A Flying Machine".”
Barbara Dacey - WMVY.com

“Letters from a Flying Machine is another in a long line of albums from Peter Mulvey that — with its great guitar, folk/rock sensibilities, and simply wonderful music — deserves more than one listen.”
Fitz - Blog Critics