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Mick Flannery was back in Northport village on Friday November 8, 2013 - at Bru na bo with special guest/friend, Nashville's Casey Black to open the evening. Listen here

The Suns About to Rise -      Road - Written by Nick Drake. I created this using video of my children - mostly for my own enjoyment. Road was recording use DAW multitrack on an IPhone 5

Capture of Mellish 12 November 1776, Dept of Naval Revolutionary War Ship Print Some (Men) may be familiar with this print if they've used the urinal at Elijah Churchill's. Tim came across the print a few years back and as it represents an interesting story and is loosely connected to our band he framed it and hung it in the john. The painting is part of a collection of original artwork by water color in the Bailey Collection. It was a momentous event in that  " Jones noted that "this Prize is I believe the most Valuable ship that hath been taken by the American Arms . . the clothing on board of her is the last intended to be sent out for Canada this season . . . I will not loose Sight of a prize of such importance but will sink her rather than suffer her to fall into their hands." Jones reported over sixty prisoners, of whom forty were soldiers and sailors. The value of the cargo was reputed to be £60000, an astounding figure. A London paper later gave the

A little about us mellish has been making music for quite some time, originally forming in 1995.  We evolved much the same way most bands do. We started out playing for friends and local parties and shortly graduated to paying gigs.  Huntington Village gave way to New York City gigs which we enjoyed very much. We were fortunate to play The Mercury Lounge, Arlene Grocery, Meow Mix, Opium Den and The Bitter End many times. Nowadays we play a lot less due to life's persistent calling. We like to think we make  those infrequent gigs very special. We've always meshed well.  One of us always seems to have a response to where the other is attempting to go creatively.  We are blessed in that music happens to us very naturally - Its unforced.  There are definite influences to our sound - we like to think we are influenced by a lifetime of listening intently. We strive to keep the material fresh. Although we don’t get the opportunity to work as much as we'd like - there is a

Robert Bresson A Passion for Film Tony Pipolo Written in engaging, highly readable prose Provides an expansive perspective on the great director's life and work: first study to probe the heavily biographical elements of Bresson's ouvre, showing how the two are inextricably linked. Tony's opening statements at the his Book release December 17, 2009 at the  Anthology Film Archives  32 Second Avenue New York, NY 10003  were very informative. Click here to listen   Buy the book

Buy Tickets for the Sept 13th Show mellish will be performing at the Rockwood Music Hall September 13th at 9 pm. You can purchase tickets in advance by clicking here . We will be playing stage 3 and splitting the evening with our friend Michael Brunnock. The show will go till 11 pm or so. Michael was instrumental in landing the gig at Rockwoods so a big thanks goes out to Mic. Please spread the word as we would love to fill the venue. There is a small cover at the door and a $10 minimum bar tab. Rockwood is located at 196 Allen Street (right off E Houston street). Hope to see you there! Some photo's at Rockwood. Animal Collective Augustana Chris Dallman Chrissie Hynde Eddie Vedder LP Alternative Guitar Festival Ben Sollee