Barb Jungr: Scarlet Town

Cabaret legend Barb Jungr celebrates her birthday with a selection of songs about places and people, both from her celebrated 45 year back catalogue including Suzanne, Blind Willie McTell and My Little Town alongside the new. Scarlet Town and MacArthur Park.

One of the most accomplished British singers of her generation, Barb Jungr’s formidable talent as a singer, composer and lyricist is equalled by her ability to re-interpret familiar songs and reveal new depths of meaning and beauty. Whether you are just discovering her work for the first time or you are one of her world-wide legion of die-hard fans, whether she is premiering brand-new, original material or revisiting treasured classics from her five decades of performance, an evening spent with Barb Jungr will be a revelation. Internationally acclaimed, Jungr continues to evolve her signature style while her transcendent artistry both live, recorded, and in theatre, continues to delight audiences.

“it’s as if Edith Piaf and Nick Cave had a love-child, who was adopted by Carmen McRae” – Glam Adelaide

With deep musical roots (her grandmother was a renowned whistler, in a country long since erased from the map) and a career spanning decades and continents and musical genres, Barb Jungr defies categorisation or compartmentalisation, though many have tried.

“The brilliant jazz singer on world-beating form. Barb Jungr proves she’s a genuine jazz marvel…A true musical alchemist” – The Telegraph

“Barb Jungr interprets [Dylan and Cohen’s] work with a ferocity and truthfulness that demolishes every cover version you’ve ever heard” – The New York Times

“Bob Dylan, jazz, northern soul, Nina Simone and continental Europe’s cabaret music perform a subtle dance in Jungr’s consciousness” – The Guardian.

Simon Wallace is one off the most sought after musical arrangers and accompanists in the country, his collaboration with Barb spans nearly 30 years and their sympathetic musical relationship is a pleasure to experience.

Photo Credit: Steve Ullathorne