History YMMV / JoannaNewsom

* FanNickname: Before "Colleen" was released, fans defaulted to calling it "The Yelping Song".

** "Clam, Crab, Cockle, Cowrie", in all of its versions. "This Side of the Blue" and "'En Gallop'" can also qualify.

* AwesomeArt: The cover of ''Ys'', as well as the fairy tale style illustrations in the album booklet.
* AwesomeMusic: Lots of it. The albums ''Ys'' and ''Have One on Me'' in particular (as well as the EP released between them) have a bountiful supply, but her early releases have plenty of gems as well, and she's continued her winning streak with ''Divers''.

* CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming: "Emily" is a touching affirmation of sisterly love, and "Esme" is a song written for a newborn baby.

* MostWonderfulSound: Her harp.

* SweetDreamsFuel: Quite a lot of her material, really. Her music has been compared more than once to the experience of hearing a bedtime story. "Have One on Me" especially stands out here.

* LoveItOrHateIt: Her helium-voiced singing, borderline-medieval arrangements and fairy-tale like song settings will always make her very divisive among music fans, often with very little ground in between.

* SweetDreamsFuel: Quite a lot of her material, really. Her music has been compared more than once to hearing a bedtime story. "Have One on Me" especially stands out here.

* SweetDreamsFuel: Quite a lot of her material, really. "Have One on Me" especially stands out here.

* FridgeBrilliance: Once you figure out that "Colleen" is about [[spoiler: a young mermaid or sea-nymph who doesn't remember who she is]], ''every'' word in the song makes sense.

* LoveItOrHateIt: Her helium-voiced singing, borderline-medieval arrangements and fairy-tale like song settings will always make her very divisive among music fans, often with very little ground inbetween.
* SignatureSong: The sixteen minute "Only Skin"; "Good Intentions Paving Company" and "Peach, Plum, Pear" for fans of ''Have One on Me'' and ''The Milk-Eyed Mender'', respectively.

* TearJerker: Lots of her songs can approach this territory, but "Baby Birch" and "Does Not Suffice" particularly stand out here.

** [[SerialEscalation Even better threequel of]] [[SerialEscalation ''Have One on Me'']] [[SerialEscalation to]] [[SerialEscalation ''Ys''.]]

** [[SerialEscalation Even better threequel of ''Have One On Me'' to ''Ys''.]]

* SignatureSong: The sixteen minute "Only Skin", "Good Intentions Paving Company" and "Peach, Plum, Pear" for fans of ''Have One on Me'' and ''The Milk-Eyed Meander'', respectively.

* SignatureSong: The sixteen minute "Only Skin", arguably her MagnumOpus. "Good Intentions Paving Company" and "Peach, Plum, Pear" for fans of ''Have One on Me'' and ''The Milk-Eyed Meander'', respectively.

* AwesomeMusic: Lots of it. The albums ''Ys'' and ''Have One on Me'' in particular (as well as the EP released between them) have a bountiful supply, but her early releases have plenty of gems as well.

** [[SerialEscalation Even better threequel of ''Have One On Me'' to ''Ys''.]]

** [[BeyondTheImpossible Even better threequel of ''Have One On Me'' to ''Ys''.]]

* EvenBetterSequel: ''Ys'' to ''The Milk-Eyed Mender''

* LoveItOrHateIt - Joanna's voice has been described as sounding like a "piercing flutter", "car alarm", "dying cat/dolphin", "half six-year-old girl, half Appalachian old-timer", "sprite-like", "Weapon of Mass Destruction", "[[TheSimpsons Lisa Simpson]]", "Madrigal Dinner Choir" "psychotic gypsy", "ethereal goddess", & "prepubescent teen whining about the mall". She's the most divisive female singer since [[{{Bjork}} Björk]]. If you want a fairly agreeable comparison, take [[FleetwoodMac Stevie Nicks]], turn UpToEleven.
** Her voice sounds [[YourMileageMayVary much more listenable]] on her album, ''Have One on Me'', probably due to a surgery she had to remove vocal chord nodules.

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** Her voice sounds [[YourMileageMayVary much more listenable]] on her latest album, ''Have One on Me'', probably due to a surgery she had to remove vocal chord nodules.