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Barb Jungr

Friday 1 9.00pmMay
2015

Music

Ventnor Arts Club

(former Nat West Bank)
13 High Street
Ventnor
PO38 1RZ

01983 857060

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Barb Jungr

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Part of Isle of Arts Festival 2015

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Barb Jungr returns to The Ventnor Arts Club with her celebrated collection of songs celebrating the chansons tradition.

With her specially commissioned translations of Jacques Brel and Prevert, and including British chansons writers, Elvis Costello, Robb Johnson and the balladic Tom Rush and Leonard Cohen, Jungr returns to the material that launched her career in the USA and the UK.

The CD, Chansons: the space in between, was recorded by Linn records in 1999 and released in May 2000. It continues to sell all over the world and Jungr is often requested to revisit these songs. This year she will premier them anew at Ventnor Arts Club for the Arts Festival.

Jungr is the recipient of the 2008 New York Nightlife Award for 'Outstanding Cabaret Singer' and the 2003 New York Backstage Award for 'Best International Artist'. She has released 6 albums for Linn Records Label, including Just Like A Woman - Hymn To Nina (featuring the repertoire of Nina Simone) which brought her critical acclaim and rave reviews. Her most recently released CD on Kristalyn Records, Hard Rain, has won the Broadway World Award for best Cabaret CD 2014 alongside garnering 4 and 5 star reviews worldwide, and Jungr is shortlisted as Best Vocalist by the London Cabaret Awards 2015.

accompanied by Jenny Carr