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PETER MULVEY
Notes From Elsewhere Signature Records ****

If you love the acoustic guitar and take great pleasure in listening to a man or a woman at one with their instrument, then look no further. And if you relish the idea of a favoured performer shedding the clothes of production arrangements for the simple presentation of voice, guitar and song, then, equally,

look no further. And if the above interests you but you've never heard of Milwaukee-born Peter Mulvey in his 13 years of performing - which began, incidentally, in Ireland - then it is about time you did. This re-recording of tracks from past albums is the perfect place to start. This is music at its most basic and most compelling. Mulvey's playing is sensational, elegant, full of flourish, detail and power, a myriad of styles adapted to suit the range of his intense Americana songs. www.petermulvey.com

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