With rave reviews internationally and two New York awards, Barb Jungr is renowned for her unique vocal style, approach to arrangements and interpretation of song. Her acclaimed international releases on Linn Records and performances have brought her to the world stage and revealed her to be one of Europe's most exciting voices. Born and raised in the northwest of England, Barb moved to London in the mid 1970’s, where she became part of the early alternative cabaret circuit. Recording and performing live throughout the 1980’s, in the mid 1990’s she began the song styling for which she has become highly acclaimed in the UK as one of Britain’s most important interpreters of contemporary songs and in particular the repertoire of Bob Dylan for which also she received rave reviews in New York. In the UK and New York she plays to packed houses and was recently heralded in a feature about her work in the New York Times. Known for her passionate singing, minimal and subtle arrangements and great humor, and accompanied by the best pianists in New York and The UK, Jungr has been hailed in the UK as being “tantalisingly close to mass attention”. Barb is also a respected lyricist, writer and songwriter for a number of productions and producers.
