Barb Jungr guests
Jools' guest is Barb Jungr, talking about her new album of songs by Sting, playing live and picking some of her favourite records
Singer Barb Jungr is Jools' guest, playing live and spinning some favourite records.
Barb Jungr is an English singer, songwriter, composer and writer, of Czech and German parentage whose work challenges categorisation and spans popular music, theatre, cabaret and jazz. She is known as a performer of 鈥渃ontemporary cabaret鈥 and a chansonni猫re, or singer of chansons鈥攊n the sense of classic, lyric-driven French songs; in the broader sense of European songs in the cabaret style; and in the even broader sense of a diverse range of songs interpreted in this style. She is also an acclaimed jazz and cabaret singer, and has become best known for her work with, or "interpretations" of, the songs of Bob Dylan and Leonard Cohen, Jacques Brel, The Beatles and, most recently, Sting. A song-stylist incorporating jazz and blues, her approach often includes radical re-readings of known writers as well. as original material. Since 2004 her work has focused increasingly on writing (lyrics, composition and adaptations) for children鈥檚 and musical theatre.
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Chuck Berry
Sweet Little Rock and Roller
- Four Classic Albums.
- Avid Rocknroll.
- 4.
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Pete Johnson
Let Them Jump
- Boogie Woogie.
- Documentary.
- 13.
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Jon Cleary
Skin In The Game
- Dyna-mite.
- FHQ Records.
- 2.
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Madison's Lively Stones
It's Time To Make A Change
- Classic African American Gospel.
- Smithsonian Folkways Recording.
- 24.
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Django Reinhardt
After You've Gone
- Swing Time For Dancing.
- Documents.
- 10.
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Carl Perkins
Put Your Cat Clothes On
- Norton Records.
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Barb Jungr & John McDaniel
Englishman In New York
- Float Like A Butterfly-The Songs Of Sting.
- Kristalyn.
- 2.
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The Pointer Sisters
Yes We Can Can
- Blue Thumb Records.
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Bettye LaVette
Joy
- I've Got My Own Hell To Raise.
- Anti.
- 2.
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Barb Jungr & Jools Holland & Band
This Old Heart Of Mine
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Barb Jungr & John McDaniel
Desert Rose
- Float Like A Butterfly-The Songs Of Sting.
- Kristalyn.
- 13.
Broadcast
- Mon 29 Oct 2018 21:00大象传媒 Radio 2