Peter Mulvey - Monday, May 14, 9pm. Adm: €12

Peter Mulvey is no stranger to Ireland, or to Ballymore; he has been touring here regularly, and to critical acclaim for fifteen years or more. This time, he brings with him a new album: an eclectic collection of influences and styles.

Twenty-odd years on the road, performing songs from his

own catalog and from a vast, varied, and deep well of classic

and obscure covers, has amounted to a distillation process, from which has condensed the pure drop, the good stuff, as it were. 

THE GOOD STUFF, Peter Mulvey’s fifteenth record, is a collection of standards which promptly rejects the accepted definition of “Standard” in favor of a more vivid, open approach. The music of Tom Waits is right there with Duke Ellington; Willie Nelson next to Thelonious Monk; Jolie Holland juxtaposed with Bill Frisell. Mulvey (along with his band, the Crumbling Beauties) address each tune with a true artist’s touch. His mirthful, gravelly baritone is front and

center from moment one, and every track is a master class in restraint, phrasing, and commitment.

What the press say:

Boston Globe: “Peter Mulvey is all substance, which is his style.”
 Mojo (UK): “Singularly gifted.”
Davis Enterprise: “The cream of the crop... sings with a clarity reserved for the likes of legends.”

THE IRISH TIMES: “Peter Mulvey is consistently the most original and dynamic of the US singer-songwriters to tour these shores... A phenomenal performer with huge energy, a quick-fire, quirky take on life, and an extraordinary guitar style... a joy to see.”

Videos: http://www.youtube.com/user/petermulveymusic?ob=0&feature=results_main

Website: http://www.petermulvey.com/