Joanna Newsom

Quick Facts

Full Name	Joanna Newsom
Occupation	Folk Singer
Date Of Birth	Jan 18, 1982(1982-01-18)
Age	42
Birthplace	Nevada City
Country	United States
Birth City	California
Horoscope	Capricorn

Joanna Newsom Biography

Joanna Newsom is one of the most popular and richest Folk Singer who was born on January 18, 1982 in Nevada City, California, United States. Harpist and vocalist who released The Milk-Eyed Mender album in 2004 and received a lot of praise for the song “Bridges and Balloons.” In her role as an actor, she’s been featured in several episodes of the TV show Portlandia.

She has appeared as a guest on The She has been a guest on The Jimmy Kimmel Show. Show.

Joanna Caroline Newsom (born January 18, 1982) is an American multi- instrumentalist, singer-songwriter, and actress. Born and raised in Northern California, Newsom was classically trained on the harp in her youth, and began her musical career as a keyboardist in the San Francisco–based indie band The Pleased.

In 2002–03, after appearing as a guest musician on Nervous Cop’s self-titled collaboration album, Newsom recorded two EPs, Walnut Whales and Yarn and Glue. These homemade recordings were intended to serve as a document of her early work. These EPs were not intended for public distribution. At the suggestion of Noah Georgeson, her then-boyfriend and recording engineer of the EP, she burned several copies to sell at her early shows. Newsom’s friend and bandmate in Golden Shoulders, Adam Kline, gave one of her CDs to Will Oldham at a show in Nevada City. Oldham was impressed with Newsom’s music and asked her to tour with him. He also gave a copy of the CD to the owner of Drag City, his record label. Drag City signed Newsom and released her debut album The Milk-Eyed Mender in 2004.

She was married to the comedian She married comedian Andy Samberg in 2013; they welcomed a daughter in 2017. in 2013 They welcomed their first child in 2017.

Joanna Newsom Net Worth

Joanna Newsom is one of the richest Folk Singer from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Joanna Newsom 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

She studied composition for music along with creative writing Oakland and at Mills College.

She was a guest in the show Portlandia.

Newsom was born January 18, 1982 in Grass Valley, California, the second child of Christine (née Mueller) and William Newsom. Her parents, both doctors, were “progressive-minded professionals” who had previously lived in the San Francisco Bay Area. Newsom was raised in Nevada City along with her older brother, Peter, and younger sister, Emily. She is the second cousin, twice removed, of Gavin Newsom, Governor of California.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Joanna Newsom Dating?

According to our records, Joanna Newsom married to Andy Samberg. As of December 1, 2023, Joanna Newsom’s is not dating anyone.

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Her second album Ys was released in November 2006, also by Drag City. The album features orchestrations and arrangements by Van Dyke Parks, engineering from Steve Albini and mixing by Drag City label-mate Jim O’Rourke. On a road trip, Bill Callahan recommended she listen to the album Song Cycle by Parks, which led to him being chosen to arrange her work on Ys. To support Ys, Newsom performed the album live in 2008 with the Brooklyn Philharmonic in New York City, and with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra in Sydney, Australia. Ys garnered Newsom wider exposure, charting at number 134 on the Billboard 200. The album was also nominated for a 2007 Shortlist Music Prize. As of 2010, Ys had sold 250,000 copies.

Facts & Trivia

Joanna Ranked on the list of most popular Folk Singer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Joanna Newsom celebrates birthday on January 18 of every year.

In 2009, she appeared in the music video for the song “Kids” by the group MGMT. Also in 2009, Newsom appeared as a guest harpist on the Moore Brothers’ album Aptos, and played piano on Golden Shoulders’ Get Reasonable. On March 28, 2009, she performed over two hours of new material at an unannounced concert in Big Sur, California with fellow Nevada City singer-lyricist Mariee Sioux under the pseudonym The Beatles’s. Those in attendance reported that about one-third of her new material was played primarily on piano, with a backing arrangement of banjo, violin, guitar and drums.

What happened to Joanna Newsom voice?

Critics noticed a change in Newsom’s voice on her album Have One on Me. In the spring of 2009, Newsom developed vocal cord nodules and could not speak or sing for two months. The recovery from the nodules and further “vocal modifications” changed her voice.

How did Andy Samberg meet Joanna Newsom?

Andy Samberg and Joanna Newsom first met in 2008 thanks to a mutual friend. It all started when Newsom’s music label boss introduced her to comedian and SNL star Fred Armisen. The two struck up a friendship and, one night, Armisen showed up at one of her shows with a colleague who just so happened to be Samberg.

Where is Joanna Newsom from?

Nevada City, CA

How many harps does Joanna Newsom have?

“There are three harps, also mostly used by Newsom: two for mom, one toddler-sized, a gift from Newsom’s preferred harpmaker,” observed GQ writer Sam Schube.

Is Andy Samberg married?

Joanna Newsom