Barb Jungr
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Barb Jungr is an English
England
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 singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...

, composer
Composer
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 and writer
Writer
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, of Czech and German
Germans
The Germans are a Germanic ethnic group native to Central Europe. The English term Germans has referred to the German-speaking population of the Holy Roman Empire since the Late Middle Ages....

 parentage. She is perhaps best known as a chansonnière, or singer of chanson
Chanson
A chanson is in general any lyric-driven French song, usually polyphonic and secular. A singer specialising in chansons is known as a "chanteur" or "chanteuse" ; a collection of chansons, especially from the late Middle Ages and Renaissance, is also known as a chansonnier.-Chanson de geste:The...

s—in the sense of classic, lyric
Lyrics
Lyrics are a set of words that make up a song. The writer of lyrics is a lyricist or lyrist. The meaning of lyrics can either be explicit or implicit. Some lyrics are abstract, almost unintelligible, and, in such cases, their explication emphasizes form, articulation, meter, and symmetry of...

-driven French songs; in the broader sense of European songs in the cabaret
Cabaret
Cabaret is a form, or place, of entertainment featuring comedy, song, dance, and theatre, distinguished mainly by the performance venue: a restaurant or nightclub with a stage for performances and the audience sitting at tables watching the performance, as introduced by a master of ceremonies or...

 style; and in the even broader sense of a diverse range of songs interpreted in this style. A song-stylist incorporating jazz
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...

 and blues
Blues
Blues is the name given to both a musical form and a music genre that originated in African-American communities of primarily the "Deep South" of the United States at the end of the 19th century from spirituals, work songs, field hollers, shouts and chants, and rhymed simple narrative ballads...

, her approach often includes radical re-readings of known writers as well as original material.

Biography

Barb Jungr was born in in Rochdale
Rochdale
Rochdale is a large market town in Greater Manchester, England. It lies amongst the foothills of the Pennines on the River Roch, north-northwest of Oldham, and north-northeast of the city of Manchester. Rochdale is surrounded by several smaller settlements which together form the Metropolitan...

, Lancashire, England. Her father was Miroslav Jungr, a Czech scientist; her mother was Ingrid Jungr, a German nurse. She grew up in Stockport
Stockport
Stockport is a town in Greater Manchester, England. It lies on elevated ground southeast of Manchester city centre, at the point where the rivers Goyt and Tame join and create the River Mersey. Stockport is the largest settlement in the metropolitan borough of the same name...

, Cheshire, where she attended Stockport Convent School for Girls before gaining a BSc from Leeds University. 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 after which she formed a song writing and musical partnership with Michael Parker. Together they toured, recorded and released a number of albums, worked with comedians Julian Clary
Julian Clary
Julian Peter McDonald Clary is an English comedian and novelist, known for his deliberately stereotypical camp style, with a heavy reliance on innuendo and double entendre.-Early life and education:...

 (on his Channel 4
Channel 4
Channel 4 is a British public-service television broadcaster which began working on 2 November 1982. Although largely commercially self-funded, it is ultimately publicly owned; originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority , the station is now owned and operated by the Channel...

 television show Sticky Moments
Sticky Moments
Sticky Moments was a satirical British television game show that aired on Channel 4 from 17 October 1989 to 19 December 1990. It was hosted by comedian Julian Clary.-Cast and crew:...

), and Arnold Brown
Arnold Brown (comedian)
Arnold Brown is a Scottish comedian, one of the main figures in the alternative comedy scene of the early 1980s. Originally an accountant, Brown worked hard at live standup, until he found a knack of presenting observational comedy in a slow, meandering but entertaining style...

, supported Alexei Sayle
Alexei Sayle
Alexei David Sayle is a British stand-up comedian, actor and author. He was a central part of the alternative comedy circuit in the early 1980s. He was voted the 18th greatest stand-up comic on Channel 4's 100 Greatest Stand-ups in 2007...

 on tour and appeared on radio and television.

After going solo in the 1990s, Jungr created the harmony shows Hell Bent Heaven Bound with Parker, Christine Collister
Christine Collister
Christine Collister is a Manx folk, blues and jazz singer-songwriter. She was born and grew up on the Isle of Man and first came to public attention in 1986 as the singer of the theme song for the BBC's television adaptation of Fay Weldon's book The Life and Loves of a She-Devil.Prior to this, in...

, Ian Shaw
Ian Shaw (singer)
Ian Shaw is a Welsh jazz singer, record producer, and former stand up comedian.Shaw was born at St. Asaph, Wales, and his career in performance began on the Alternative Cabaret Circuit, alongside such performers as Julian Clary, Rory Bremner and Jo Brand.In his music career he has recorded and...

 and Helen Watson
Helen Watson (singer-songwriter)
Helen Watson is an English singer-songwriter. Her music encompasses blues, soul, jazz, pop and folk.-Biography:Watson began performing on the folk-club circuit during the late 1960s whilst working as a teacher in Manchester...

. They toured the UK and played the Edinburgh Festival
Edinburgh Festival
The Edinburgh Festival is a collective term for many arts and cultural festivals that take place in Edinburgh, Scotland each summer, mostly in August...

 and were invited to the Vancouver and Winnipeg festivals in Canada. After creating a series of shows and releasing the album Bare on Irregular Records
Irregular Records
Irregular Records is a British independent record label specialising in folk music, which was established in 1985 by the singer Robb Johnson. In addition to Johnson's own recordings the label has also issued albums by artists such as Barb Jungr, Des de Moor, Maggie Holland and Russell...

 she was invited to record for Glasgow
Glasgow
Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...

 based Linn Records
Linn Records
Linn Records is a Glasgow-based record label which specialises in classical, jazz and Scottish music. It is part of Linn Products.-History:While Linn engineers were testing their flagship product, the Sondek LP12 turntable, they became frustrated with some of the specialist test LPs they were using...

, releasing Chanson: The Space In Between
Chanson: The Space in Between
-Track listing:#"Ne Me Quitte Pas" – 5:32#:Originally recorded by Jacques Brel on 11 September 1959, and released on his album La Valse à Mille Temps .#"Sunday Morning, St Denis" – 6:29...

 in 2000, centred around a series of new English translations of classic French chansons. In 2002, she released Every Grain Of Sand
Every Grain of Sand: Barb Jungr Sings Bob Dylan
Every Grain of Sand is a tribute album to Bob Dylan recorded by Barb Jungr. The album is named after a Dylan song of the same name.-Track listing:#"I'll Be Your Baby Tonight" – 4:06...

, an album of new arrangements of Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan is an American singer-songwriter, musician, poet, film director and painter. He has been a major and profoundly influential figure in popular music and culture for five decades. Much of his most celebrated work dates from the 1960s when he was an informal chronicler and a seemingly...

’s songs, followed by Waterloo Sunset
Waterloo Sunset
Waterloo Sunset is a song by British rock band The Kinks. It was released as a single in 1967, and featured on their album Something Else by The Kinks...

 in 2003. In 2004 she recorded Love Me Tender
Love Me Tender (song)
"Love Me Tender" is a song recorded by Elvis Presley and published by Elvis Presley Music, adapted from the tune of "Aura Lee" , a sentimental Civil War ballad.- History :...

, an album of songs recorded by Elvis Presley
Elvis Presley
Elvis Aaron Presley was one of the most popular American singers of the 20th century. A cultural icon, he is widely known by the single name Elvis. He is often referred to as the "King of Rock and Roll" or simply "the King"....

 for release in March 2005.

In 2002 the British Council
British Council
The British Council is a United Kingdom-based organisation specialising in international educational and cultural opportunities. It is registered as a charity both in England and Wales, and in Scotland...

 supported Jungr’s three week run at New York’s Flea Theatre. Jungr 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
Simon Armitage
Simon Armitage CBE is a British poet, playwright, and novelist.-Life and career:Simon Armitage was born in Marsden, West Yorkshire. Armitage first studied at Colne Valley High School, Linthwaite, Huddersfield and went on to study geography at Portsmouth Polytechnic...

's millennial poem Channel 4 film, directed by Brian Hill
Brian Hill
Brian Hill may refer to:*Brian Hill , American basketball coach*Brian Hill , contestant on the reality television program Top Chef*Brian Hill , British film and television director...

 and she created the cabaret show "Girl Talk" with Mari Wilson
Mari Wilson
Mari Wilson is an English singer, best known for her sometimes quirky, early 1960s-influenced pop music songs, and her beehive hairstyle.-Career:...

 and Claire Martin
Claire Martin
Claire Martin is the name of:* Claire Martin , Canadian author* Claire Martin , British-born meteorologist who now lives in Canada* Claire Martin , English jazz singerSee also:* Clare Martin, Australian politician...

. She appeared at the Adelaide Cabaret Festival
Adelaide Cabaret Festival
The Adelaide Cabaret Festival is an annual cabaret festival held in the South Australian capital of Adelaide. It is the largest festival of its type in the world, with more than 48,000 attendees....

 in 2006 and toured Australia in 2007.

Jungr was awarded a Nightlife Award in New York in 2008 for "Outstanding Cabaret Vocalist". She appears regularly in New York. In 2007 Jungr collaborated with British composer Mark Anthony Turnage, appearing with The London Sinfonietta in a commissioned piece About Water at Queen Elizabeth Hall
Queen Elizabeth Hall
The Queen Elizabeth Hall is a music venue on the South Bank in London, United Kingdom that hosts daily classical, jazz, and avant-garde music and dance performances. The QEH forms part of Southbank Centre arts complex and stands alongside the Royal Festival Hall, which was built for the Festival...

 to celebrate the reopening of The Festival Hall. Her most recent releases for Glasgow based Linn Records include Walking In The Sun
Walking in the Sun
"Walking in the Sun" is a song by Scottish Indie rock band Travis. It was released in as the only single from their compilation album, Singles. The single peaked at #20 in the UK Singles Chart...

, 2006 featuring guitarist Eric Bibb
Eric Bibb
Eric Bibb is an American acoustic blues singer-songwriter. He is based in London and launched his career in Europe. Today he lives in Finland.-Biography:...

, and Just Like a Woman - Hymn to Nina
Just Like a Woman (Barb Jungr album)
Just Like A Woman is an album by Barb Jungr released in January 2008. Subtitled Hymn to Nina, the album is composed of Jungr's cover versions of Nina Simone songs, many of them cover versions originally.-Track listing:...

 featuring the repertoire of Nina Simone
Nina Simone
Eunice Kathleen Waymon , better known by her stage name Nina Simone , was an American singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger, and civil rights activist widely associated with jazz music...

 in 2008. In March 2010 NaimLabel released The Men I Love - The New American Songbook. Jungr performed a second season at the Cafe Carlyle in the Carlyle Hotel
Carlyle Hotel
The Carlyle Hotel, known formally as The Carlyle, is a combination luxury and residential hotel located at 35 East 76th Street on the northeast corner of Madison Avenue, in the Upper East Side area of New York City...

, New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...

 in spring 2010. Jungr released a follow up to her cult Dylan album in May 2011 on Linn Records - Man In The Long Black Coat: Barb Jungr Sings Bob Dylan
Man in the Long Black Coat: Barb Jungr Sings Bob Dylan
Man In The Long Black Coat is a tribute album to Bob Dylan recorded by Barb Jungr. The album is named after a Dylan song of the same name.-Track listing:#"Man in the Long Black Coat" – 4:17#"The Times They Are A-Changin'" – 3:14...

 and will be touring the UK throughout 2011. Jungr is known for her outstanding performances and "Communicating real, heart-felt emotion is what this cabaret singer is all about."

Jungr's writing credits include contributions for Birmingham Stage Company
Birmingham Stage Company
The Birmingham Stage Company is a theatre company resident at the Old Rep Theatre in Birmingham, England.It was founded by the Actor/Manager Neal Foster in 1992, with Sir Derek Jacobi and Paul Scofield CH as patrons...

, Corn Exchange, Newbury and the Little Angel Theatre
Little Angel Theatre
The Little Angel Theatre is a puppet theatre catering for children, families and adults, off Upper Street in the London Borough of Islington.The 100 seat theatre, in a former Temperance hall, was opened on 24 November 1961, by founder John Wright...

.

Solo albums

  • Bouquet of Barbs (1985)
  • Bare (1999) Irregular Records
  • Bare Again re-release (2007) Premiere Jazz
  • The Space In Between
    Chanson: The Space in Between
    -Track listing:#"Ne Me Quitte Pas" – 5:32#:Originally recorded by Jacques Brel on 11 September 1959, and released on his album La Valse à Mille Temps .#"Sunday Morning, St Denis" – 6:29...

     (2000) Linn Records
  • Every Grain of Sand: Barb Jungr Sings Bob Dylan
    Every Grain of Sand: Barb Jungr Sings Bob Dylan
    Every Grain of Sand is a tribute album to Bob Dylan recorded by Barb Jungr. The album is named after a Dylan song of the same name.-Track listing:#"I'll Be Your Baby Tonight" – 4:06...

     (2002) Linn Records
  • Waterloo Sunset
    Waterloo Sunset (album)
    Waterloo Sunset is an album by Barb Jungr released in 2003 .-Track listing:#"Do You Play Guitar?" – 3:53#"High Water " – 5:49...

     (2003) Linn Records
  • Love Me Tender
    Love Me Tender (album)
    Love Me Tender is an album by Barb Jungr.-Track listing:#"Love Letters "#"Heartbreak Hotel"#"Long Black Limousine"#"Wooden Heart"#"Are You Lonesome Tonight"#"Kentucky Rain"#"In the Ghetto"#"Love Me Tender"...

     (2005) Linn Records
  • Walking In The Sun  (2006) Linn Records
    Linn Records
    Linn Records is a Glasgow-based record label which specialises in classical, jazz and Scottish music. It is part of Linn Products.-History:While Linn engineers were testing their flagship product, the Sondek LP12 turntable, they became frustrated with some of the specialist test LPs they were using...

  • No Regrets: the remarkable Barb Jungr (2007) Australia compilation ABC Jazz
  • Just Like A Woman
    Just Like a Woman (Barb Jungr album)
    Just Like A Woman is an album by Barb Jungr released in January 2008. Subtitled Hymn to Nina, the album is composed of Jungr's cover versions of Nina Simone songs, many of them cover versions originally.-Track listing:...

     (2008) Linn Records
  • The Men I Love -The New American Songbook 8 March, (2010) Naimlabel
  • Man In The Long Black Coat: Barb Jungr Sings Bob Dylan
    Man in the Long Black Coat: Barb Jungr Sings Bob Dylan
    Man In The Long Black Coat is a tribute album to Bob Dylan recorded by Barb Jungr. The album is named after a Dylan song of the same name.-Track listing:#"Man in the Long Black Coat" – 4:17#"The Times They Are A-Changin'" – 3:14...

     (2011) Linn Records

Albums with Michael Parker

  • Wicked
    Wicked (Barb Jungr and Michael Parker)
    -Track listing:#"Bad Things Come in Threes" #"Don't Sacrifice Me" #"No News is Good News" #"That Black Cat" #"In Soho Late at Night" #"Too Much for Me"...

     (1986)
  • Blue Devils (1987)
  • Night and Day (1988)
  • Off the Peg (1988)
  • Canada (1992)

Other albums

  • "Durga Rising
    Durga Rising
    -Track listing:#"The Cutter" – 3:45#:Originally from the Echo and the Bunnymen single The Cutter/Way Out and Up We Go and the Echo and the Bunnymen album Porcupine...

    " (2011) remastered with additional tracks, with Kuljit Bhamra
    Kuljit Bhamra
    Kuljit Bhamra MBE Hon DMus is a British composer, record producer and musician whose main instrument is the tabla. He is best known as one of the record producers who pioneered the British Bhangra sound and for his many collaborations with musicians from different genres and continents...

     and Russell Churney
    Russell Churney
    Russell Churney was an English composer, pianist, arranger and musical director. He was also a member of the legendary comedy/cabaret group, Fascinating Aïda...

  • "Hell Bent Heaven Bound - Money The Final Frontier" (2009) Barb Jungr, Christine Collister
    Christine Collister
    Christine Collister is a Manx folk, blues and jazz singer-songwriter. She was born and grew up on the Isle of Man and first came to public attention in 1986 as the singer of the theme song for the BBC's television adaptation of Fay Weldon's book The Life and Loves of a She-Devil.Prior to this, in...

    , Helen Watson
    Helen Watson (singer-songwriter)
    Helen Watson is an English singer-songwriter. Her music encompasses blues, soul, jazz, pop and folk.-Biography:Watson began performing on the folk-club circuit during the late 1960s whilst working as a teacher in Manchester...

     and Michael Parker
  • The Magic of Kisses (2008) - Jonathan Cooper
  • Girl Talk (2005) with Claire Martin
    Claire Martin
    Claire Martin is the name of:* Claire Martin , Canadian author* Claire Martin , British-born meteorologist who now lives in Canada* Claire Martin , English jazz singerSee also:* Clare Martin, Australian politician...

     and Mari Wilson
    Mari Wilson
    Mari Wilson is an English singer, best known for her sometimes quirky, early 1960s-influenced pop music songs, and her beehive hairstyle.-Career:...

  • And They ALL Sang Rosselsongs (2004) - Various artists
  • Uneasy Street (2005) with Ian Shaw
    Ian Shaw (singer)
    Ian Shaw is a Welsh jazz singer, record producer, and former stand up comedian.Shaw was born at St. Asaph, Wales, and his career in performance began on the Alternative Cabaret Circuit, alongside such performers as Julian Clary, Rory Bremner and Jo Brand.In his music career he has recorded and...

  • The Music of BB Cooper: The Best of British Vocal Jazz (2004) - Various artists
  • Darkness and Disgrace: Des de Moor and Russell Churney Perform the Songs of David Bowie
    Darkness and Disgrace: Des de Moor and Russell Churney Perform the Songs of David Bowie
    -Track listing:#"Future Legend" /"Bewitched" - 1:09#:Originally from the David Bowie album Diamond Dogs #"Diamond Dogs" - 3:52#:Originally from the David Bowie album Diamond Dogs...

     (2003) - Des de Moor
    Des de Moor
    Des de Moor is a writer, singer, musician and songwriter. His first performance in front of a paying audience was in Hertford, Hertfordshire, England in June 1976. He worked with local bands and performed in folk clubs in the Hertford area during the late 1970s and 1980s before moving to London in...

     and Russell Churney
    Russell Churney
    Russell Churney was an English composer, pianist, arranger and musical director. He was also a member of the legendary comedy/cabaret group, Fascinating Aïda...

  • Nine Times Two (2002) - Various artists
  • The Moon Behind the Clouds (2002) - Jonathan Cooper
  • The Triumph of Hope Over Experience
    The Triumph of Hope Over Experience
    -Track listing:#"Passport, Tickets and Guitar" – 5:03#"One Broadstairs Morning" – 4:10#"Life is Football" – 4:49#"When the Swing Began to Swing" – 3:42#"Soho Heart" – 6:20...

     (2002) - Robb Johnson
    Robb Johnson
    Robb Jenner Johnson is a British musician and songwriter, who has been called "one of the last genuinely political songwriters", and is known for his mix of political satire and wit...

  • Article 14
    Article 14
    Article 14 is a CD released by Irregular Records. It is a compilation of many different British artists. Money from the sale of this album goes to The Medical Foundation For The Care Of Victims Of Torture.-Track listing:#"The A39s"...

     (2001) - Various artists
  • Period Pieces: Women's Songs for Men and Women
    Period Pieces: Women's Songs for Men and Women
    -Track listing:#"I'm Gonna Be an Engineer" – 4:34#:Written in 1971; recorded in 1998 at Intimate Studios, London, UK#"Nine-Month Blues" – 4:47#:Written in 1976; recorded in 1998 at Intimate Studios, London, UK#"Lullabye for a Very New Baby" – 2:14...

     (1998) - Peggy Seeger
    Peggy Seeger
    Margaret "Peggy" Seeger is an American folksinger. She is also well known in Britain, where she lived for more than 30 years with her husband, singer and songwriter Ewan MacColl.- The first American period :...

  • Ne Me Quitte Pas: Brel Songs by... (1998) Various artists
  • Durga Rising
    Durga Rising
    -Track listing:#"The Cutter" – 3:45#:Originally from the Echo and the Bunnymen single The Cutter/Way Out and Up We Go and the Echo and the Bunnymen album Porcupine...

     (1997) with Kuljit Bhamra
    Kuljit Bhamra
    Kuljit Bhamra MBE Hon DMus is a British composer, record producer and musician whose main instrument is the tabla. He is best known as one of the record producers who pioneered the British Bhangra sound and for his many collaborations with musicians from different genres and continents...

     and Russell Churney
    Russell Churney
    Russell Churney was an English composer, pianist, arranger and musical director. He was also a member of the legendary comedy/cabaret group, Fascinating Aïda...

  • Hell Bent Heaven Bound II: Money the £inal £rontier
    Hell Bent Heaven Bound II: Money the £inal £rontier
    -Track listing:#"You've Got to Pick a Pocket or Two" – 4:11#"Ain't Nothin' Goin' On but the Rent" – 4:16#"Gee Baby, Ain't I Good To You?" – 2:26#"Your Cash Ain't Nothin' but Trash" – 3:29...

     (1993) with Christine Collister
    Christine Collister
    Christine Collister is a Manx folk, blues and jazz singer-songwriter. She was born and grew up on the Isle of Man and first came to public attention in 1986 as the singer of the theme song for the BBC's television adaptation of Fay Weldon's book The Life and Loves of a She-Devil.Prior to this, in...

    , Michael Parker and Helen Watson
    Helen Watson (singer-songwriter)
    Helen Watson is an English singer-songwriter. Her music encompasses blues, soul, jazz, pop and folk.-Biography:Watson began performing on the folk-club circuit during the late 1960s whilst working as a teacher in Manchester...

  • Ze Christmas Album (1982) - Various artists

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