Joanna Newsom (born January 18, 1982) is an American harpist, pianist, harpsichordist, singer and songwriter from Nevada City, California.

Although Joanna Newsom’s Appalachian-meets- avant-garde take on folk music is her most celebrated work, her range is even more inclusive than her solo career suggests: the classically trained harpist adds a decidedly different, textural sound to Nervous Cop , the noise rock trio that also features Deerhoof ’s Greg Saunier and Hella ’s Zach Hill, and she also plays keyboards for the The Pleased , another San Francisco-area band more akin to Blondie or Television than her other projects. New