Joanna Newsom

Categories: Entertainment | Music | Classical

- Birth date: January 18, 1982
- Birth place: Nevada City, California
- Years active: 2004 - Present
- Record labels: Drag City
- Instruments: Harp, Harpsichord, Piano
- Her EP, Joanna Newsom and the Ys Street Band, is a play on Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band

Joanna Newsom is a singer-songwriter from California who released her debut album in 2004. Her music is influenced by her training not only as a classical harpist, but also from her collegiate studies in musical composition and creative writing. Consequently, her music often contains poetic and fantastically themed lyrics accompanied by intricate harp music. She also frequently includes the harpsichord and piano in her compositions
Polarizing Singing Style

While she has received substantial musical training, Joanna Newsom has never trained her voice. Consequently, she has a particularly characteristic sound to her singing voice which she has described as "untrainable," and which many critics point out as a flaw.
Not Falling Far From the Tree

Joanna Newsom comes from a musically-dedicated family: her mother is a classical pianist, her father is a guitarist, her brother plays drums and her sister cello. And her hometown neighbors include composer/pianist Terry Riley, Howard Hersh, and W. Jay Sydeman
Self-Released Recordings
- 2002 - Walnut Whales
- 2003 - Yarn and Glue
Studio Albums
- 2004 - The Milk-Eyed Mender
- 2006 - Ys
EPs
- 2007 - Joanna Newsom and the Ys Street Band

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- Joanna Newsom & The Ys Street Band E.P. - $2.97
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- The Milk-Eyed Mender - $8.99
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- Ys - $23.98
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- Ys - $15.98
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- The Milk-Eyed Mender - $15.98
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  You are correct, on Krupa Peta Ad she is holding on ornate cross but is not a crucifix at least to my eyes. A crucifix is properly defined as "a representation ... read more
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  No.I thought the point of the show is to find new talent. Simon Cowell says the show is "like a race." I would think that allowing people with recording contrac... read more
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