Joanna Newsom SwanSea Live

Crocodile Cafe Seattle. Isn't she awesome? Filmed by yours truly.
i have photos of joanna at smokyshots.com

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[cuntmonkey007]

this is my favorite joanna newsom song. hands down.

so beautiful. terrific lyrics and so much feeling.

Dean

[Kenshinhiri]

I demand a duet. Andy Mckee and Joanna Newsom.

[nblumer]

@dmyrkur

Thnx, an earlier comment also mentions it was due to a pedal movement misstep. I'm going to be very forgiving considering she has to concentrate on complex finger moverments in harmony with carefully timed pedal movements to shift notes along with very thoughtful complex lyrics that have multiple verses. Along with a beautiful melody ....hmm.. Is this not slightly worthy of worship or is this what we should expect from musicians?

[dmyrkur]

@nblumer i think it has something to do with the pedals... im not a harpist, but pedals in harp changes one note to flat, sharp or natural,.. perhaps she pressed the wrong pedal or did it at the wrong time...

[MaryJoMcCormic]

she's just like from another world! so totally different and amazing!

[Faucht]

@Kenshinhiri Oh man! I always think the same thing at the percussive part of this song.

[tehmarzvotla]

Fucking incredible harmony and shape and I don't even know.

[nblumer]

@glassblowfaerie - thnx for that!

[deannalynn127]

she's adorable!!!

i'm so glad i saw her at music now!!

[thewhaleking92]

there's not much to explain, it's all a matter of her fantastic rhythmic ability and finger dexterity.

[glassblowfaerie]

In reference to nblumber, the finger shifting at the end of the song was just the same pattern of chords ascending, and she played them quickly. The grating sound was caused by the really rapid pedal changes, so the sound may have seemed even more complex because she was changing the accidentals of some notes as she played the chords.

[nblumer]

Are there harpists that can explain 3:45 - 4:00. That was quite the finger shifting move.