Joanna Newsome in London

FranchiseJuan · 25 Jan 2007 at 02:28

I know this is a big stab in the dark, but did anybody go to see Joanna Newsome in London last Friday at the Barbican? Was it good?

I left it too late to get tickets....

If it is not against forum rules, can someone point me to a forum (UK based) to discuss this kind of music?

FranchiseJuan · 25 Jan 2007 at 03:10

Doohickey said:
Did you see how much tickets were going for on ebay... Crazy... I didn't even realise that that many people had heard of her for her to be in such demand...

Yeah but how often are you going to be able to see a performer like this with a full orchestra live? Plus Ys was just awsome.

FranchiseJuan · 25 Jan 2007 at 14:37

Thank you so much for such a detailed description of the event. I was so busy during christmas and new year, that I completely forgot about the event, and when it finally came around, I was too slow.

"unaccompanied performance of Sawdust & Diamonds was breath-taking"

I am sure it was. That is my favorite song on Ys, and I was so looking forward to hearing it live. I guess it is something to have the arangements played by the numbers on stage. I went to a few Jewel concerts where she would play solo, and it was not the same (on the other hand I could hear Tori Amos play solo all day long).

I am curious about what you say as to the change in her voice. I don't actually know that much about Joanna from the past (having only discovered her with Ys). Has her voice changed a lot? She does sound younger in Milk Eyed Mender, but I like the sounds in Ys better.

Thank you again, and I might have to try to catch her next time.

FranchiseJuan · 25 Jan 2007 at 16:25

Augmented said:
The latter of whom, incidentally, I find unlistenable .

Ok... that is going to get you on my ban list....