Nellie McKay (pronounced “Mc-EYE”) was born in London, England to a Scottish writer/director, Malcolm McKay, and an American actress, Robin Pappas. At the age of two, after her parents divorced, she moved with her mother to New York City, where they stayed until 1994. After one year in Olympia, Washington, the two returned back East and lived in the Poconos, where McKay spent her high-school years. In 2000, Nellie McKay graduated from Pocono Mountain Senior High School.

We are a bit late with this one. Nellie McKay caught my ear on NPRs “Fresh Air” with Terry Gross interviewing Mckay. Music after awhile can sound too processed. A pop songs formula is obvious and familiar as a Big Mac. There is a sincerity that Nellie McKay preserves both live and in her recordings. Her songs criticize major political players and ideals. From feminism to animal cruelty. “Get Away From Me” was produced by The Beatles sound engineer Geoff Emerick and released by Columbia/Sony Records in February 2004. Ear candy to satisfy the hip-hop, political, jazz, and hippy protestor in us all

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