On the record:
Guitar: Les Cooper
Bass: Victor Bateman
Piano: Robbie Grunwald
Drums: Joel Stouffer
Influences
Matthew Barber, Edith Piaf, Patsy Cline, Etta James, Brendan Benson, Ray Charles, Feist, Sarah Harmer, Emmylou Harris, Billie Holiday, Loretta Lynn, Nick Lowe, Tift Merritt, Joni Mitchell, Willie Nelson, Madeliene Peyroux, Sam Phillips, Joel Plaskett, Cole Porter, Frank Sinatra, Ron Sexsmith, Sarah Slean, Lucinda Williams, Gillian Welch, Tom Waits... to name but a few.
"Jill Barber is a real songwriter... a damn good songwriter."
Kris Kristofferson
"Delightfully distinctive, bravely unclassifiable, sexy and vulnerable... For All Time is a little masterpiece." (**** 4 stars) The Toronto Star
"Jill Barber is part of a breed of foxy and self-assured singer-songwriters... a tribute to an era when a song could be cheeky and sexy without being explicit." ***** (5 stars) Maverick Magazine, UK
"For All Time is modest but powerful. Thoughful writing and arrangements draw attention away from themselves and toward Barber's versatile voice."
NNNN (4 stars) NOW Magazine
"A winning mix of jazz, folk and country... Barber's voice is outstanding, timeless." The Irish News, Best Albums of 2006
"Here is one singer-songwriter who should be nominated for next year's Polaris Music Award."
New Music Canada
Awarded FACTOR Recording of the Year and Female Artist of the Year at the 2007 EAST COAST MUSIC AWARDS.
Named Best Local Female Artist in The Coast's BEST OF MUSIC READER'S POLL, 2004-2006.
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Hello Jill and any one else that checks Jills wall posts!
We uploaded a clip of our choir practicing for our Canada Rocks 2009! concert where we are singing Miss Barbers song 'Oh My My'. You should give it a listen we think it is really good.
