Joanna Newsom

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  • 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

  • EPs

    • 2007 - Joanna Newsom and the Ys Street Band

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