Award-winning singer & writer
“It’s as if Edith Piaf and Nick Cave had a love-child,
who was adopted by Carmen McRae”
— Glam Adelaide
“One of the best interpreters of Jacques Brel and Bob Dylan anywhere on this angst ridden planet today”
— Village Voice, New York
“Brings the same creativity for re-interpretation and
re-examination that Ella Fitzgerald brought to Cole Porter.”
— The Wall Street Journal
“One of the world’s great cabaret singers”
— Time Out New York
“Electrifying... the top rank of jazz singers. A true musical alchemist she is truly a marvel, who should not be missed”
— The Telegraph
NEW... BOB, BREL AND ME
Launching her show Bob, Brel and Me at Purcell Rooms (May 9th), Brighton Festival at Komedia (May 15th) and Millgate Live at Saddleworth (May 18th), with a national tour Autumn 2019/Spring 2020, and album released in September on Kristalyn/Absolute.
In Bob, Brel and Me, Barb returns to her beloved Bob Dylan and Jacques Brel, with new translations and arrangements, and her own songs.
See all dates & news here