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So, Recently I’ve discovered Joanna Newsom. She’s an indie-folk artist who rocks out on the harp. Yes, the harp. If you don’t know her music already you should. Her voice has ‘a pure, untrained sound somewhere between a child and a crone.’ (allmusic.com’s review) It took a little while to adjust to her voice, but her voice in combination with her harp lets her get away with singing words like “panopticon” and “antediluvian” and it works.

I would write more but I’d rather have you check her out for yourselves.

Tell me what you think?

A pretty comprehensive review.
http://jamiebergerwords.com/html/articles/articles/joannanewsom.htm

BBC’s “New Weird America” Article. Some videos of her in concert and her music video.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/collective/A3212740

NPR’s All Songs Considered “Best of 2004 Picks” (#6) A review plus a streaming track.
http://www.npr.org/programs/asc/archives/bestof2004/

All Music Guide’s Entry
http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&uid=MIW020504010321&sql=11:5zj9keztsq7m~T0

You might be interested in this article about harp rock and roll.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/04/03/arts/music/03whit.html?8hpib