Nellie McKay
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Nell Marie McKay (born April 13, 1982) is a British-American singer and songwriter.
In 2006, she made her Broadway debut in The Threepenny Opera.
Early life and education
McKay was born in London to an English father, writer-director Malcolm McKay, and American mother Robin Pappas. Alice Clark Platts, author Alice Clark Platts, also has a half-sister. She has dual citizenship. She and her mother, Harlem, New York, worked in Olympia, Washington, and Mount Pocono, Pennsylvania, while growing up. She studied jazz voice at the Manhattan School of Music but did not graduate. Record companies paid attention to her appearances at various New York City music venues, including the Sidewalk Cafe and Joe's Pub.
Personal life
McKay is a vocal feminist and co-author of "Mother of Pearl," a satirical song about feminist topics. She is a vegetarian.
McKay "is a proud member of PETA" (album notes); her song "Columbia Is Bleeding" dealt with Columbia University's cruelty to animals. She wrote a 2004 song ("John John") about her feelings in favour of Democratic presidential candidate Ralph Nader over Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry.
She has appeared at functions for various organizations, including the progressive radio station WBAI, Planned Parenthood, Farm Sanctuary, and the Coalition to Stop Horse-Drawn Carriages. McKay was one of many musicians to write a song in favor of Georgia death row prisoner Troy Davis.
She appeared on The Jimmy Dore Show, a progressive political commentary show on YouTube, in which she performed several of her songs and discussed her political convictions with Dore in 2018. She has also appeared on Dore's live stream as a guest.
Career
In August 2003, Geoff Emerick, the engineer, of McKay's debut album Get Away From Me, took place. Emerick was known as the Beatles' engineer on such albums as Revolver and Abbey Road. The title is a play on Norah Jones' Come Away with Me.
In February 2004, Get Away From Me was released. The album was described as "a tour de force from a sly, articulate performer who seems at ease in any age," by Jon Pareles of The New York Times. The album appeared on several "Best of 2004" lists.
McKay was one of the major breakout performers from the 2004 SXSW Festival and was a finalist in the 2004 Shortlist Music Prize. She toured the northern United States in July 2004 as an opening act on the first half of the Au Naturale tour co-headed by Alanis Morissette and Barenaked Ladies.
Pretty Little Head was first sold in the United States on October 31, 2006 on McKay's own brand, Hungry Mouse, and SpinART Records promoted it.
In the Roundabout Theatre Company's limited-run production of The Threepenny Opera, McKay made her Broadway debut as Polly Peachum, co-starring Alan Cumming, Jim Dale, Cyndi Lauper, and Brian Charles Rooney. She received the Theatre World Award for Outstanding Debut Performance because of her role.
McKay's third full-length studio film debut on September 25, 2007. Obligatory Villagers had two discs each and were the first to be released on record, with only nine tracks (ten if purchased from iTunes).
Normal is Blueberry Pie, her fourth studio album on Verve Records, on October 13, 2009. The album features twelve covers of songs that have been made famous by Day, as well as one original tune. Barnes & Noble released an exclusive edition of "I Want To Be Happy," a bonus track included. "I'll Never Smile Again" was also included in iTunes's exclusive version, with a different bonus track.
Home Sweet Mobile Home, McKay's fifth album, was released on September 28, 2010 with original songs. It was created by McKay and her mother, Robin Pappas, with David Byrne's artistic help.
McKay appeared in the Off-Broadway revue Old Hats in 2013.
McKay's sixth album, My Weekly Reader, a 1960s covers album of songs, was released on March 24, 2015. "Murder in My Heart for the Judge," Moby Grape's "Itchycoo Park," Frank Zappa's "Red Rubber Ball," The Steve Miller Band's "Vival Freaks," The Beatles' "If I Fell," "You've Got a Beautiful Daughter" and Herman's "Mrs. Brown" are among the songs on her list.
Four Scored, Laurie Anderson, Joan Osborne, Suzanne Vega, and the Brooklyn Philharmonic Orchestra performed a single set of reworked songs at the Brooklyn Academy of Music on February 1, 2017.
McKay and violinist Philippe Quint appeared in and contributed to the independent film Downtown Express, directed by David Grubin.