Cheryl Wheeler is a gifted songwriter with a beautiful voice, a natural story teller with a fantastic sense of humor. Her first concert was to a captive audience: after finding an old toy ukulele in a neighbor’s attic, she serenaded her mother, who was taking a bath at the time. A year later she got a real ukulele, then finally got her first guitar and her first lessons to play it came from a neighbor who also taught a group of boys. Her first public performance was at a hootenanny when she was 12 and she started writing songs when she was 17.

Wheeler's concerts are more like what you would find at a comedy club than expect to find at a folk music concert. After telling a story that has you rolling in the aisles, she'll sing a song that leaves you wiping tears from your eyes. She will go from talking about a serious current event to singing a song that will have you howling with laughter. Her entire concert is an emotional roller coaster, and her funny stories between songs show as much diversity. Each time she tells a story, it will be a little bit different, so even if you've heard it before, you still find yourself laughing. Her panache for comedy is legendary.

Peter Mulvey's new album, The Knuckleball Suite (Signature Sounds), is his ninth solo release and is a collection of 13 new songs that aptly display why he has, over the length of his extensive career, been compared to such heavyweights as Tom Waits, Leonard Cohen, Randy Newman, and others. Collaborating once again with longtime writing partner and producer David "Goody" Goodrich, the album is vibrant, surprising, and in many ways, like a notch falling perfectly into a groove for a musician with a history as rich and diverse as Mulvey's. The Irish Times writes, "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."

A self-described "city kid" from Milwaukee, Wis., he played, wrote, and sang in bands while studying theatre at Marquette University. After graduating, he traveled to Ireland, where he learned the trade of busker on the streets of Dublin. Returning to the U.S. a few years later, he settled in Boston, building an audience through street and subway performing, while also immersing himself in the thriving musical community. Always looking for ways to further immerse himself in language, art, and music, Peter has also scored music for theatre and modern dance, and has had numerous songs featured in film and television, including various WB programs and PBS documentaries.

For tickets visit www.swallowhillmusic.org or call (303) 777-1003. Discounts are available for Swallow Hill members. This press release is available as a RSS Feed at http://www.swallowhillmusic.org/xml/newsroom/rss/SwallowHillNews.xml.

About Swallow Hill Music Association
Helping people make music since 1979 years, Swallow Hill Music Association is one of the largest institutions of its kind in the United States as a source for folk, roots and acoustic music. With more than 2,100 members—some of whom are also volunteers—Swallow Hill provides a place to celebrate music that is rarely heard elsewhere in the Rocky Mountain Region. Three concert venues house more than 150 performances a year, featuring some of the world's great artists as well as up-and-coming new talent. The Julie Davis Music School at Swallow Hill provides a valuable and affordable extra-curricular educational resource to the community with more than 50 music instructors involved in more than 240 adult classes and 70 children's classes annually. A Tier II member of the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District (SCFD), Swallow Hill has won both the Mayor's and Governor's Awards for Excellence in the Arts, countless "Best of Denver" awards, has been recognized by the the North American Folk Alliance, and is one of the most sought-after venues by folk and roots performers in the country.