Singer, songwriter, and guitarist
Jill Barber's smoky, soulful voice with its distinctive jazz phrasing has made her a kind of alt-cabaret favorite on Canada's folk scene, and her top-notch songwriting is a thing to behold, very nearly in
Joni Mitchell territory. Born and raised in Toronto,
Barber has made her home in Halifax, Nova Scotia, for several years now, touring regularly, often with her brother, fellow Canadian pop-folkster
Matthew Barber. She has released two impressive EPs, 2002's A Note to Follow So and 2004's
Oh Heart, and a full-length album, 2007's masterful
For All Time, which was produced by multi-instrumentalist
Les Cooper. ~ Steve Leggett, All Music Guide