DAY BY MCKAY:

Nellie McKay On Mountain Stage (NPR, 11/30/09)

New York-based singer, songwriter, pianist and ukulele player
">Nellie McKay has made a name for herself as an uncompromising artist with a remarkably ambitious vision. She burst on the music scene with a double album of original material in 2003 that drew comparisons to everyone from Eminem to Doris Day.

McKay's subsequent output has continued to progress, from the jazzy arrangements of Pretty Little Head to the fun, playful tunes of Obligatory Villagers. McKay has again reinvented herself on her latest album, As Normal as Blueberry Pie: A Tribute to Doris Day.

This appearance marks her fourth performance on Mountain Stage since 2004. Accompanied by the Mountain Stage Band, McKay performs a set of Day favorites, as well as the original song "If I Ever Had a Dream," a tune McKay wrote when she was still a teenager and pulled out for her tribute to Day.