Barb Jungr
Barb Jungr - Jazz, blues and gospel singer and musician and performer of chansons.
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Beautiful Life Beautiful Life
A song I originally wrote for odetta. I loved it so much I decided to keep it. It is on my walking In The Sun CD and is also available as a single.
With her unique vocal style, critics have compared her to Nina Simone, Peggy Lee and Edith Piaf, declaring that Barb Jungr "is one of the best interpreters of Jacques Brel and Bob Dylan anywhere on this angst ridden planet today" (Village Voice,New York). Since 2000, Jungr's releases on Linn records have brought her to the world stage and revealed her to be one of Europe's most exciting voices.
Rochdale - born and Stockport - bred, she combines a European heritage with an earthy northern English sensibility. Her passionate singing/song styling owes a debt to northern soul, opera and jazz - music that informed her early years.
She moved to London in the mid 1970s and became part of the early alternative cabaret circuit performing and recording with the cult vocal harmony group The Three Courgettes, touring with Kid Creole and The Coconuts (among others), after which she formed a 12 year song writing and musical partnership with the blues guitarist, songwriter and singer Michael Parker.. , with whom she won a Perrier Award.Together they played all over the world, recorded and released a number of albums, one on Billy Braggs label, and worked extensively with comedians Julian Clary and Arnold Brown, supporting Alexei Sayle on tour and appearing on radio and television.
In the the early 1990s Jungr created the harmony shows Hell Bent Heaven Bound with Parker, Christine Collister Ian Shaw and Helen Watson touring the UK and appearing at the Edinburgh, Vancouver and Winnipeg festivals (the show was recorded and released on cassette by Harbourtown Records).
Her solo career began in ernest after she recorded "Durga Rising" (1997), with the Bhangra producer and percussionist Kulijit Bhamra.
"Bare"was released in 1999 on Irregular records bringing Barb to the attention of Glasgow - basedLinn Records with whom she has now recorded five albums:
2000: "Chanson: The Space In Between (Linn AKD 167) - New translations of classic French Chansons.
2002: "Every Grain Of Sand" (Linn AKD 230) - a widely acclaimed collection of arrangements of Bob Dylan songs.
2003: "Waterloo Sunset" (Linn AKD 222) - A collection of eclectic modern standards on the theme of obsessive love.
2005: "Love Me Tender" (Linn AKD 255) - Art song styled re-workings of material recorded by Elvis Presley.
2006: "Walking in the Sun (Linn AKD 283) - Powerfully sung gospel and blues in stunning new arrangements.
Her own self-penned material also features on her albums.
In 2002 she won the Backstage Award for Best International Artist and now appears regularly in New York, most recently at the 59E59 Theatre and Joe's Pub in Manhatten. A sell-out residency at the Adelaide cabaret Festival in Australia, during Summer 2006, further underlined her fast-growing global reputation as a leading song-stylist.
Barb has also worked with the Amici multi disciplinary dance troupe, directed and produced the work of other artists and collaborated with composer Jonathan Cooper on his Moon Behind The Clouds song cycle. She was featured in Simon Armitage's award winning, millennial poem Channel 4 film, directed by director Brian Hill for Hills Century Films she was vocal coach on both the Bafta award winning ..ary Feltham Sings and the Channel 4/Sundance premiered Songbirds.
With singers and friends Mari Wilson and Claire Martin she co-created the sell-out cabaret show "Girl Talk" whose album (Linn AKD 279) was released and launched at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, London in 2006.
In 2005/6 Jungr appeared on BBC TV performing the "Tribute To Bob Dylan Concert" alongside Odetta, KT Tunstall andBilly Bragg. In July 2006, she was featured on a BBC1 ..ary Queens of Heartache - a programme about iconic female singers.
Jungr continues to write extensively, contributing the lyrics to the Birmingham Stage Company's sellout version of The Jungle Book, her own musical, and essays and articles for various books and publications.
In 2007, Barb Jungr will tour the UK, return to Australia and New York and appear at the Queen Elizabeth Hall in collaberation with the composer Mark-Anthony Turnage
Barb Jungr - June 2006Have you performed in front of an audience?Yes I play live internationally. All around the UK, in Europe, most recently Switzerland, America. I love Australia and really enjoyed my recent tour there.
Your musical influences
Brel
Bob Dylan
Nina Simone
Odetta
Elvis Presley
Sam Cooke
Marvin Gaye
Otis Redding
Dinah Washington
Jackie Wilson
Mahalia Jackson
The Golden Gate Quartet
The Fairfield Four
Maria Callas
The Four Tops
The Temptations
Etta James
Diamanda Galas
UB40
Ali Farka Toure
Big Joe Turner
Mavis Staples and the Staples Singers
Ray Davies
Scott Walker
Rance Allen
The Blind Boys of Alabama
Eric Bibb
Buddy Holly
Amy Winehouse
John Coltrane
mossley,
United Kingdom
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Comments (2)
you have a beautiful voice anda fresh sound
Lovely sultry voice, poetic lyrics and stylish accompaniment. Great performance!
