Joanna Newsom tribute album to include Billy Bragg, M. Ward, Owen Pallett

By Jeremy D. Larson on November 18th, 2010 in News

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Turns out The Simpsons aren’t the only one memorializing our favorite indie harpist. In her own personal Tuesday’s With Morrie, Joanna Newsom will be the recipient of her very own tribute album (via Pitchfork). Versions of Johanna will feature a haul of artists including Billy Bragg, M. Ward, Owen Pallett and many more covering 22 Newsom songs old and new. The album will be released digitally in December with with all proceeds going to Oxfam. Not only will you feel charitable and selfless, you’ll certainly get your money’s worth. Some quick math puts the run-time of this album well over 1 1/2 hours.

In keeping with the Bob Dylan references, for those of you who can’t quite hop the hurdle that is Newsom’s unique voice, this album might be a great way in to her exceptional songwriting.

Check out the alphabetical song list and roster below.

Versions of Joanna:
Francesco Santocono: “’81″
A Voice Heard on Baer Mountain: “Autumn”
Sarah Katheryn: “Baby Birch”
Joel Cathey: “Book of Right-On”
Guy Buttery: “Book of Right-On” (instrumental)
Josh Mann: “Bridges & Balloons”
Chris Leeds: “Clam, Crab, Cockle, Cowrie”
Ian Cooke: “Colleen”
This Is Deer Country: “Easy”
Doublewuzzy: “Flying a Kite”
Rosa Hinksman: “In California”
White Elephant Gift Exchange: “Inflammatory Writ”
Ian Cooke: “Monkey & Bear”
Billy Bragg: “On a Good Day”
Kristina Forrer: “On a Good Day”
Owen Pallett: “Peach, Plum, Pear”
M. Ward: “Sadie”
Ben Sollee: “Sawdust & Diamonds”
David Miele: “Soft as Chalk”
The Moscow Coup Attempt: “Sprout and the Bean”
Melissa Stylianou: “Swansea”
Jennifer Schmitt: “This Side of the Blue”

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