Joanna Newsom / Barbican

Joanna Newsom's concert was one of the best I have ever seen in a long time. She played last year's album 'Ys' in full with the London Symphony Orchestra at the Barbican last Friday night.

What I remember the most about the concert was that I kept thinking how can she remember the lyrics to her songs which are like Jane Austen full-length novels? 'Ys' has 5 songs and each song is a multitude of different songs within and is around 12 minutes long.

At the end, after two encores, there was a sense of utter fullfilment and the feeling that she is currently one of the most talented singer-songwriters in the world of music.

Here's an interview with Joanna Newsom made by a Belgian TV company called dan.dv.