BARB JUNGR NEWS
Exciting Spring News. In March 2017 Linn Records release an anniversary edition of Barb’s now Cult Classic album Every Grain of Sand on CD and on vinyl.
On its original release date the album was hailed by The Wall Street Journal to be “the most significant album of the twenty first century thus far.”
The March releases are supported by a national spring tour including an appearance in Berlin, and begins in January at Cathedral Quarter Festival, continuing through March, April and into May, with London date at Dean Street Soho Jazz Club.
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Limited edition vinyl at Amazon
Come Together: Barb Jungr and John McDaniel Perform The Beatles
Out now – The CD of Barbs celebrated collection of Beatles songs performed with the USA’s Emmy and Grammy winning pianist, arranger and composer John McDaniel. New dates in the UK, Berlin and USA in June, including shows in New Hope and Old Saybrook.
Liver Birds Flying Home showcases in Liverpool at The Epstein Theatre
The showcase of the rehearsed sung reading of this new musical based on Carla Lane’s fabulous series, songs written by Barb Jungr and Mike Lindup, and book by Linda McDermott, Barb Jungr and George Seaton. Produced by James Seabright and George Seaton.
New show launches in New York in June
Barb plays four shows at the legendary Joe’s Pub launching a new exploration of the songs of Sting.
Shelter From The Storm
Songs Of Hope For Troubled Times
Featuring Laurence Hobgood
New CD out now.
Barb Jungr collaborates with Grammy winner, pianist Laurence Hobgood on this new release on Linn Records. “I’m not just thrilled to be collaborating with Barb Jungr; I’m energised, inspired and downright giddy at having (been) matched with a “musician’s singer” – a superb vocalist whose musical intelligence is its own formidable, evolved force with which to reckon. And the reckoning is a blast!” (Laurence Hobgood, NYC 2016)
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Shelter From The Storm -
Live in the UK & USA
Dates being added all the time in the UK and USA for this show.
Watch Barb sing Hymn to Nina live
Australian highlights and television
“It’s as if Edith Piaf and Nick Cave had a love-child, who was adopted by Carmen McRae.” This show is a master-class in cabaret, in singing and in the art of reaching an audience. Judging by the queue of adoring fans in the foyer afterwards, Adelaide will call Jungr back for more. I, for one, will be there.”
US TV Series The Kate premiers now!
The series The Kate premiering Shelter From the Storm performed live with Laurence Hobgood, Wilson Torres and Michael Olatuja is now going out across the USA.
Come Together
Rave review in the New York Times
Come Together, Barb Jungr and John McDaniel’s unique take on the Beatles repertoire at Feinsteins/54 Below in Manhattan gets a rave review in the New York Times January 15, 2016.
"Who among us isn’t familiar with the refrain “Ah, look at all the lonely people” from the Beatles classic Eleanor Rigby? To hear it performed by the great British cabaret singer Barb Jungr and the Broadway musical director John McDaniel at Feinstein’s/54 Below on Wednesday evening was to find it clarified as never before." Stephen Holden
Come Together video
Come Together video made by Vasily Senin of Barb Jungr and John McDaniel's Come Together.
Hard Rain - The Songs of Bob Dylan and Leonard Cohen
New CD out now
***** The Independent Hard Rain live review
**** The Times Hard Rain live review
**** The Daily Mirror Hard Rain album review
**** The Independent Hard Rain album review
**** I Paper Hard Rain album review
**** Jazzwise Hard Rain album review
8/10 Uncut Hard Rain album review
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BARB JUNGR – THE UK’S ANSWER TO EDITH PIAF
“it’s as if Edith Piaf and Nick Cave had a love-child, who was adopted by Carmen McRae.”
With 4 and 5 star rave reviews in the UK, USA and Australia, and beyond...
5 star review in Hi Fi Choice - read reviews »
Find out more about all of Barb's releases including her Dylan collections Man In The Long Black Coat and the cult classic Every Grain of Sand
The greatest musical thing to come out of Rochdale since Gracie Fields Matthew Sweet, BBC 3
One of the best interpreters of Jacques Brel and Bob Dylan anywhere on this angst ridden planet today. Village Voice, New York
AWARDS
Hard Rain wins Broadway World Award for best cabaret CD of 2014
Time Out New York - Best Cabaret CD of the Year 2010
Once again Barb featured in Time Out New York's best of the year 2010 with Best Cabaret CD of the Year - Barb Jungr, The Men I Love. The superb English singer showed off her infinite variety with lush, insightful reinventions of songs by Dylan, Springsteen, Cohen and more.
Best Cabaret 2008 - Time Out New York
No 2 Best Cabaret 2009 - Time Out New York for ‘The Men I Love’ at The Café Carlyle
Nightlife Award for Outstanding Cabaret Vocalist 2008
Backstage Award for Best International Artist 2003
Bob Dylan, jazz, northern soul, Nina Simone and continental Europe’s cabaret music perform a subtle dance in Jungr’s consciousness. The Guardian
A fantastic English singer... I was just amazed by her voice...
Jeremy Irons - Desert Island Discs
Possibly our best interpreter of Dylan’s songs. Billy Bragg
Brings the same creativity for reinterpretation and re-examination that Ella Fitzgerald brought to Cole Porter.
The Wall Street Journal