Nellie is a recipient of PETA’s Humanitarian Award and the Humane Society’s Doris Day Music Award in recognition of her dedication to animal rights, Nellie is an annoyingly vocal advocate for feminism, civil rights and other deeply felt progressive ideals. Published By Unart Music Corportation Published By Stage Door Music Pub. She has won a Theatre World Award for her portrayal of Polly Peachum on Broadway in The Threepenny Opera, performed onscreen in the films PS I Love You and Downtown Express, and her music was used in Rumor Has It, Monster-in-Law, PS I Love You, Gasland, bi and Private Life. Record Company United Artists Records, Inc.
NPRs Scott Simon speaks with McKay about her music that she performs alone. On Obligatory Villagers (“a brisk nine-song set that plays like the breathless first act of a stage musical decrying American fascism” – SPIN), local Poconos hometown jazz greats Bob Dorough, Phil Woods, and David Liebman contributed their exceptional talents. Nellie McKay sings melancholy standards about love on her new album: Sister Orchid. The results are beautiful.” – PopMatters), her second collaboration with famed Beatles engineer Geoff Emerick. Sister Orchid is Nellie’s seventh album, starting with Get Away From Me (“a tour de force” – The New York Times), including Normal As Blueberry Pie: A Tribute to Doris Day (“among the killer overhauls of American standards” – The New York Times) and My Weekly Reader, music of the ‘60s (“.kicks serious butt. Like Bleckmann, an inveterate genre- and era-blurring genius, the British-American McKay has shaped a marvellously checkered career: She’s as infatuated with disco, rap and rock as she is with pop and jazz.
If Theo Bleckmann has an equal among fearless vocal adventurers, it is surely Nellie McKay. Nellie McKay is a singer, songwriter and comedian. Sister Orchid - Album by Nellie McKay Spotify Home Search Your Library Create Playlist Liked Songs Privacy Center Privacy Policy Cookies About Ads Your Privacy Choices Cookies English Preview of Spotify Sign up to get unlimited songs and podcasts with occasional ads. Cover of Nellie McKay album Sister Orchid.
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