THE MOTHERLODE ADVENTURES / NO. 01
Marcia
Mello.
A song in her pocket.
A world in her paintbox.
Music, paintings, and photographs from a life in motion. Pick a doorway. See where it takes you.
Start with a song ↗Take the scenic route.
YOUR
CURIOSITY
BLUES & FOLK ✳ PAINT & PAPER ✳ STREETS & STAGES ✳ THE OUTSIDER INSIDE US ALL
01 / SOUNDTRACK FOR THE JOURNEY
Pull up a chair.
Have a listen.
POWDER TIN PIXIE
Marcia Mello / selections from the archiveNOW EXPLORING
Barcelona Sparrow
Original song excerpts. Choose a track below.
02 / THE WORLD, IN COLOR
Out of the paintbox.
Oaxaca. London. Provincetown. Places become pictures; pictures become another way in.
03 / PEOPLE ALONG THE WAY
A few stops.
A few stories.
A little magic.
From Commercial Street to Portobello Road, the photograph collection follows the music into the street, onto the stage, and into good company.
04 / SOUND & VISION
Let it play.
A performance from the Marcia Mello video archive.
05 / KEEP EXPLORING
Every doorway
leads somewhere.
FROM THE PERFORMANCE ARCHIVE / October 7, 2016 — opening for the Violent Femmes, Orpheum Theatre, Boston.