Peter Mulvey

• Acoustic
• Folk
• Guitar
• Singer/Songwriter

Peter Mulvey is a veteran singer and songwriter from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He began his career on the streets of Dublin, Ireland, as a busker, and from there moved on to performing in the subways and streets of Boston, Massachusetts. This led to his first record deal and a leap to full-time national and international touring, beginning in the early Nineties.

Mulvey is an iconoclast within the singer/songwriter world. Restless and inventive, he has made seventeen records, spanning rock and roll, folk, Jazz, spoken word, and Americana. A long-standing gig at the National Youth Science Camp led to a spoken word piece, “Vlad the Astrophysicist”, which became a TEDx talk, and then an illustrated book. In 2007 he began an annual late summer tour by bicycle instead of by car and airplane- the 10th annual bicycle tour will happen this September. He has taught songwriting and guitar workshops at the Swannanoa Gathering and at various folk festivals across the U.S.

Mulvey continues to tour, playing over a hundred shows a year as he has for the past twenty five years. This is the core of what he does: music, in a room, performed for a live audience.

Anand Nayak

• Folk

Anand Nayak is a Grammy-nominated producer, singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist living in Florence, Massachusetts. Anand has been the guitarist for folk band Rani Arbo & daisy mayhem since 2000, performing all over North America on stages large and small. He also performs and has toured with many artists including Polly Fiveash, May Erlewine, Jeffrey Foucault, Lui Collins, Alastair Moock, Heather Maloney, Pamela Means, Cloudbelly, Jim Eagan, Wishbone Zoe, and PBS Kids host Steve Roslonek (aka Stevesongs), along with other acts from the pioneer valley. Anand has produced, tracked or mixed for Rani Arbo & daisy mayhem, The Pixies, Alastair Moock, Stevesongs, Lui Collins, Judith Avers, Adam Dunetz, Maria Sangiolo, Wishbone Zoe, And The Kids and many others.

Almira Ara

• R&B
• Rock
• Singer/Songwriter

Almira Ara is a captivating singer-songwriter whose music seamlessly blends folk traditions with contemporary storytelling. Known for their captivating voice and evocative lyrics, they draw inspiration from their heritage and personal journey to create songs that resonate across generations.