Barb Jungr was born on 9 May 1954 and is an English singer, songwriter and theatre writer, who has recorded versions of songs by Bob Dylan, Sting, Elvis Presley, Bruce Springsteen and Leonard Cohen.
17 Facts About Barb Jungr
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Barb Jungr was born in Rochdale, Lancashire, England, to immigrant parents.
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Barb Jungr's father, Miroslav Jungr, was a Czech scientist who moved to Britain as a refugee after World War II and after incarceration in German work camps.
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Barb Jungr formed the Three Courgettes with Michael Parker and Jerry Kreeger and performed new wave versions of gospel songs in the Kings Road and Portobello Market in the late 1970s.
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Barb Jungr formed the duo Jungr and Parker with blues guitarist Michael Parker.
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Barb Jungr wrote about these experiences for the Guardian Diary, Folk Roots, and The Singer, and in 1994 enrolled in a masters program at Goldsmiths College in ethnomusicology for which she received a Distinction.
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In 1999, Barb Jungr was invited to record for Linn Records in Glasgow.
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In 2007, Barb Jungr collaborated with British composer Mark Anthony Turnage, appearing with the London Sinfonietta in the commissioned piece About Water at Queen Elizabeth Hall to celebrate the reopening of the Festival Hall.
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Barb Jungr performed a second season at the Cafe Carlyle in the Carlyle Hotel in New York.
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In March 2014, Barb Jungr released Hard Rain: the songs of Bob Dylan and Leonard Cohen and toured the UK with a season at the 59E59 Theater in New York.
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In early 2016, Barb Jungr was a featured artist in James Gavin's Lincoln Center songbook series celebrating Peggy Lee.
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Barb Jungr acted in British director Robina Rose's film Nightshift, playing the bar girl.
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Barb Jungr appeared in Isitt's 10 by 10 for BBC Television.
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In 2002 the British Council supported Barb Jungr's three-week run at the Flea Theatre in New York.
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Barb Jungr coached the young offenders in vocal delivery for Brian Hill's Bafta-winning film Feltham Sings.
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Barb Jungr created the voice course at London Metropolitan University and formed and ran the Raise the Roof Horseman Choir for several years.
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Barb Jungr was married to musician and writer Richard "Dan" Bowling from 1981 to 1991.