Jill Barber

Barber performing at 2007 Summer Sundae festival in Leicester, England
Background information
Born c. 1980 (age 31–32)
Port Credit, Ontario
Origin Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia, Canada
Genres Folk rock
Occupations Singer-songwriter
Instruments Guitar, vocals
Years active 2002–present
Labels Outside Music
Website www.jillbarber.com

Jill Barber (born c. 1980)[1] is a Canadian singer-songwriter formerly based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, now based in Vancouver, British Columbia.

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Biography [link]

Born and raised in Toronto, she is sister to singer-songwriter Matthew Barber. She attended Queen's University before pursuing her musical career on a full-time basis.

Jill Barber won the Female Artist Recording of the Year award for her debut album Oh Heart at the 2005 Music Nova Scotia Awards. In 2007 Barber earned her fourth win as Best Local Solo Artist (Female) in The Coast’s annual "Best of Music Reader’s Poll", and her first win as Best Canadian Solo Artist (Female).

From February to March 2007 she toured eastern Canada with Dan Hill as part of Stuart McLean's CBC Radio show The Vinyl Cafe. She returned to the Vinyl Cafe Tour in 2009 performing across Canada with Matt Anderson.

In 2008, Jill Barber released Chances, an album with full orchestral arrangements which was partially co-written with her producer Les Cooper, while also collaborating on several songs with Canadian music legend Ron Sexsmith. This album led to a new level in touring reaching audiences across the globe while earning two Juno Award nominations including New Artist of the Year.

She will be recording her brand new album in August and September 2010 with Les Cooper returning once again to join her in co-writing and producing the album. The album, titled Mischievous Moon, will be released through Outside Music.[2]

She is married to CBC Radio 3 personality Grant Lawrence.[3]

Her 2011 album debuted at #31 on the Canadian Albums Chart.

Discography [link]

Awards and nominations [link]

Jill Barber performing at the 2007 Summer Sundae festival in Leicester, England
  • 2005 East Coast Music Awards
    • nominated Female Artist of the Year
    • nominated Folk Recording of the Year for the album Oh Heart
  • 2007 East Coast Music Awards
    • won Best Album of the Year for the album For All Time
    • won Female Artist of the Year
    • nominated Folk Recording of the Year
    • nominated Songwriter of the Year for the song "Don't Go Easy"

References [link]

  1. ^ Shuttleworth, Joanne (1 March 2008). "Sibling revelry / Close friends in life and allies in music, Jill and Matthew Barber join forces on tour". Guelph Mercury. https://news.guelphmercury.com/article/300554. Retrieved 2008-04-05. [dead link]
  2. ^ Interview, Sorstu.ca (November 2010). "[1]".
  3. ^ Surgeoner, Brae (November 2008). "Jill Barber: This is no faded love", BeatRoute. Retrieved April 19, 2010.

External links [link]


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Goodnight Sweetheart

by: Jill Barber

Goodnight sweetheart
I'm gonna sleep
Sleep in your arms
Until morning creeps
'Cause tonight, sweetheart
The last time I'll hear
You whisper softly
Goodnight in my ear
And by the time I wake
You'll be long gone on your way
And I won't have to say
Anything
'Cause one your love, sweetheart
Slipped out like a sigh
But lately you think twice
Why you bother to try
I think we both know
That you've made up your mind
So just say the words
Please don't try to be kind
And now my eyes are closed and tired
Our love is out of my sight
And you'll stay with me all through the night
And if I should see you
When I'm old and I'm gray
You've long since forgotten
Even my name
I may recall a dream
From a time long before
Where you were my sweetheart




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