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While music is too often about money these days, indie singer/songwriter Peter Mulvey shares the true value of art and how that makes it worth all the hard work and tears…..
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The Real Currency of Art [Indie singer/songwriter Peter Mulvey]
While music is too often about money these days, indie singer/songwriter Peter Mulvey shares the true value of art and how that makes it worth all the hard work and tears…..