Barb Jungr’s new CD kicks off in her childhood town of Stockport England and catalogues her strong desire to get out and head for the land of gospel and soul. She did so singing her way through cabaret, jazz, contemporary music theatre and finally and famously reinterpreting songs from the great canon of popular music. Her renditions of Bob Dylan are only done better by Dylan himself and her take on Neil Young, Tom Waits and Joni Mitchell sometimes border on deconstruction. She’stouring and sings live on The Music Show accompanied by longtime collaborator, producer and pianist Simon Wallace.
Listen to the interview with Andrew Ford from ABC Radio National Music show here
Supporting Information
Songs performed live:
Title: New Life
Comp: Jungr/Wallace
Dur: 3.30
Title: Lost on the River
Comp: Hank Williams
Dur: 4.10
Remaining dates in Australia:
June 15 at 3pm and at 8pm in The Salon, Melbourne Recital Centre
Sunday 16th The Clarendon Katoomba, NSW
Friday 21st Sutherland Entertainment Centre Sutherland, NSW
Saturday 22nd Bluebeat Double Bay, NSW