Barbara Jarrell Music

what's new. what's coming up. and where i'll be.

Find my music on my Bandcamp page

“Martin’s Dream” is now available on my barbarajarrell.bandcamp.com page. It’s a VERY basic home recording but people had asked for it; so there it is. You can even listen several times without paying a dime. Thanks for asking for it!

https://barbarajarrell.bandcamp.com

“Love will bring a brute down” in a raw Dixielandish version is now available!!! Also on the bandcamp page is solo acoustic version. There will probably be more, as well.

https://barbarajarrell.bandcamp.com

Upcoming Events:

Sunday, March 8 at 4:00 —

in New Braunfels, TX at the Redbird Listening Room. 1260 S Business IH 35, New Braunfels, TX 78130 with Terri Hendrix Writers Nest Winter Concert.

Sunday, March 29 at 10:30–

in Galveston, TX at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Galveston County. 502 Church St. Galveston, TX 77550

May 20-June 7 —

Kerrville Folk Festival Campfires–

Quiet Valley Ranch. 3876 Medina Highway, Kerrville, TX 78028

The rest of the Summer is Private gigs hopefully putting free time into new songs. We’ll be jumping back into things this coming fall.

Southwestern Regional Folk Alliance (SWRFA)

September 23-27

Holiday Inn Midtown

Austin TX

Stay tuned for Showcase Listings

Fri Sept 25 –

11:50p-12:10a

Sudden Creek Showcase

Sat Sept 26 –

10:50-11:10

Desert Dragonfly

12:50-1:30 (actually Sun morn)

Houston Song Circle

Barbara Jarrell & Friends

Winner 2023 Kerrville Folk Festival New Folk Songwriting Competition.

Barbara Jarrell is a Louisiana native whose first career was music. For years her musical adventures took her all through the south, southwest and west coast of the U.S. In those days even as a predominantly cover artist she found herself on the radio and on the covers of the L.A. Reader and the Foothill Musician magazines. She began writing more originals in the late 90s and has been following that star ever since. Her second career as a Unitarian Universalist minister took her off the performing circuit but added new fodder for her songwriting and musical work—trying to see things from all sides. Many of her songs reflect the notions of inclusion and journeying toward healing, wholeness and deeper understanding. She writes in a broad variety of styles on multiple instruments, sometimes deeply personal, sometimes funny, always engaging. Returning to her first love, music, she brings real artistic maturity.

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  • Going to be in Nevada City, CA – Nov 7, 2025

    I’ll be performing at the Nevada Theatre — 401 Broad Street — Fri Nov 7 — 7:30 with LOTS of friends!!! I’ll be joined in part by a number of local legends and widely acclaimed guests including: Jerry Gazzanio, Paul Kamm, Eleanore MacDonald, Peter Wilson –with rumors of more!!!!

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