By virtue of a post elsewhere by Clement, I learned of a musician named Nellie McKay. Clement was listening to a surround disc of hers but I had no music so I went to YouTube. In glorious medium fidelity audio I enjoyed a few videos. Hard to say what her style is except eclectic. She plays keyboards, uklele, guitar, writes & sings. She can do jazz lounge standards but also has put out a CD covering Doris Day songs(really) and what hope to hear soon a CD of great 70's music.
There is QQ Poll thread started for her some time ago with only a few votes. Elmer had a great post about actually seeing her live. Cai had the most critical post of her & I might agree with some of what says if I only had music as first exposure. Maybe like Ricki Lee Jones trying too hard. But when see a face & performance with the tunes it makes all the difference.
The 1st vid is an NPR production evidently a series called Tiny Desk Concerts. Sorta like a corona era at home performance except she & her band mates are crowded within a 6 foot square:
The next one is a more standard performance in San Francisco at a venue called The Independent.
I started with a 1st listen to Amonnia Avenue & finished with Nellie. It was like the perfect first date I never had but always wanted.
There is QQ Poll thread started for her some time ago with only a few votes. Elmer had a great post about actually seeing her live. Cai had the most critical post of her & I might agree with some of what says if I only had music as first exposure. Maybe like Ricki Lee Jones trying too hard. But when see a face & performance with the tunes it makes all the difference.
The 1st vid is an NPR production evidently a series called Tiny Desk Concerts. Sorta like a corona era at home performance except she & her band mates are crowded within a 6 foot square:
The next one is a more standard performance in San Francisco at a venue called The Independent.
I started with a 1st listen to Amonnia Avenue & finished with Nellie. It was like the perfect first date I never had but always wanted.
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