For All Time’s Sake

My love for the music of Canada’s Jill Barber was born from a recommendation that a Womenfolk reader sent me roughly a year ago. Enamored then, I am now a full-fledged fan with many of Barber’s songs embedded into my brain.

I am also very happy to announce that Ms. Barber released her first full-length album, For All Time earlier this month, continuing her penchant for jaunty, old-timey folk songs served up with a quality that’s missing from much of today’s music.

Like her two previously released EPs, A Note To Follow So and Oh Heart, the music on For All Time features a perfectly stirred blend of folk, jazz, country and old-fashioned storytelling.

Recorded at Monumental Sound in Toronto and produced by Les Cooper, the new record places Barber in the company of many inspired musicians including Jim Cuddy, Bazil Donovan, Blake Manning, Spencer Evans, Luke Doucet and her brother, singer-songwriter, Matthew Barber.

The day I let our love die
I stood by it until it’s last sigh
And disappeared from the scene of the crime
Locked away and served my time
–Jill Barber

Jill Barber is currently on tour in support of For All Time in the United Kingdom and Ireland, her first ever performances there. In Novemeber, she’ll begin an eleven-date Canadian tour with Ron Sexsmith.

You can also find her song, ‘Measures & Scales’ featured on Womenfolk’s compilation, Womenfolk: Volume One.

Downloads:

			In Perfect Time From the EP A Note To Follow So
			Measures & Scales From the EP Oh Heart
			Hard Line From the album For All Time
			Two Brown Eyes from the album For All Time

WWW:
    www.jillbarber.com
    The official site.

    Jill Barber @ MySpace