Making his name as part of jazzy, world music, ambient-experimentalists Portico
Quartet, Nick Mulvey went solo in 2011 and redefined himself as a twinkly
fingered, acoustic guitarist with globe-trotting tastes and earnest, soulful
songwriting. Born in Cambridge on November 4, 1984, he grew up listening to his
sister's Portishead and Massive Attack tapes and played drums and piano before
taking to the guitar in his late teens, naturally picking up a loose, flexible,
self-taught style that drew inspiration from Paul Simon and Joni Mitchell.
A desire to travel, allied to his love...