Bunnell presents Peter Mulvey in concert at Bunnell broadcast live on KBBI AM890 Friday, October 20th, at 7pm. Come join our live studio audience! In-person audiences must be seated at 6:45 for the show to go on air at 7pm.
Peter Mulvey has been a songwriter, road-dog, raconteur, and almost-poet since before he can remember. In 1989 he spent a year in Ireland, busking on the streets of Dublin and hitchhiking to whatever gigs he could find. Back stateside, he spent a couple years gigging through the bars of his native Midwest before taking off for Boston, where he returned to subway busking and coffeehouses. Small shows led to larger shows, which eventually led to regional and then national touring. The wheels have not stopped since.
Twenty albums, one illustrated book, thousands of live performances, a TEDx talk, a decades-long association with the National Youth Science Camp, opening tours and gigs for luminaries such as Ani DiFranco, Greg Brown, Emmylou Harris and Chuck Prophet, appearances on NPR,an annual autumn tour by bicycle, emceeing festivals, hosting his own Lamplighter Sessions for years in Boston and in Wisconsin... he has built his life's work on collaboration, on an instinct for the eclectic and the vital.
Bunnell Arts by Air began as a Covid-relief program in 2020 funded by the Alaska Community Foundation to support musicians and connect community at a time when concerts and gatherings of all kinds were not possible. The program continued with ACF AKCanDo and Homer Foundation funding in 2021-2022.
Bunnell seeks support for this innovative program of concerts featuring Alaska musicians broadcast live from Bunnell on KBBI AM 890 and kbbi.org. This program expands audiences across Alaska and beyond for musicians, especially physically isolated and geographically remote audiences. If you are interested in sponsoring Bunnell Arts By Air for one concert or one year please contact brianna@bunnellarts.org.
Bunnell Street Arts Center's mission is to spark artistic inquiry, innovation and equity to strengthen the physical, social and economic fabric of Alaska.