Joanna Newsom with the Syd Symph Orchestra

14th Jan 08
Joanna Newsom with the Syd Symph Orchestra Stray

WHAT
JOANNA NEWSOM AND THE SYDNEY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA


WHERE
SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE

WHEN
JAN 25-26, 8PM

HOW MUCH
TICKETS FROM $50 + B/F HERE

WIN
A DOUBLE PASS FOR FRI JAN 25, 8PM. JUST EMAIL WIN@TWOTHOUSAND.COM.AU WITH THE SUBJECT ‘SMALL GIRL BIG HARP’

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The lungs of Joanna Newsom seem to be an acquired taste, like eggplant or anchovies. According to fans, her voice is 'delicate', while another (less doting) friend recently likened her sound to "a hamster, being rooted by another, bigger hamster".

Whatever your take, Newsom is still fascinating. A midget astride a massive harp, her melodies are riddled with folklore, fairytales and dreams. It is perhaps her “deranged” voice that keeps each track from falling into a whirlpool of too-cute. And her oddball lyrics have made her a pioneer of ‘New Weird America’.

It’s this combo that will elevate the lady alongside the Sydney Symphony Orchestra when she appears as part of the Sydney Festival 2008. Because if any lungs can commandeer a whole orchestra, it’s Newsom’s.

By Nadia Saccardo

Ambience: Indoor

Difficulty: Start training like, last month

Keywords: Festival, Music

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