Jeff Lang - singing, all kinds of stringing, stomping and farmyard tool bashing.
Influences
Bob Dylan, Richard Thompson, David Lindley, Skip James, Blind Willie Johnson, Jimi Hendrix, Nina Simone, Ry Cooder, Tom Waits, Neil Young, The Harry Smith Anthology, Bert Jansch, Bill Frisell, Rainer Ptacek, Charles Bukowski, John Fahey, Dirty Three, Hound Dog Taylor and the Houserockers, Warren Zevon, Chris Whitley, Los Lobos, Debashish Bhattacharya, Willie Clancy, The Rolling Stones etc... etc... etc...
Sounds Like
"Is he... rock... blues... country... folk... from Mars? No, actually he's all of the above - if not quite extraterrestrial - and a lot more... a one of a kind."
The Australian (newspaper that is)
"Jeff Lang has cultivated one of the most soul-shaking slide voices in recent memory.
Were treated to moody atmospheric textures, ripping electric lap-steel riffs, delicate acoustic picking, trippy backwards leads, oddball percussion, throbbing tremolo, and unconventional lyricsall of which Lang blends like some crazed sonic alchemist. Langs music is as fiercely original as it is moving." Guitar Player Magazine (USA)
Singer-songwriter Jeff Lang has built up a reputation for startlingly original performances, working without a set list, allowing the unique energy of each night to shape the songs. While Lang will talk of his admiration for the elemental blues of Skip James, the raw gospel of Blind Willie Johnson, the devastating guitar work of Jimi Hendrix, the masterful slide guitar of Ry Cooder, and the sublime songwriting of Bob Dylan and Richard Thompson, comparisons to these artists fails to paint an adequate picture.
Jeff Lang is critically acclaimed as a truly great guitar player. The unusual thing is that the guitar playing never gets in the way of the music, nor overshadows his gift for hauntingly poetic songwriting. As a live performer Lang is only satisfied when something truly inspired takes place. This restless striving for the sublime pays great dividends for audiences that join him for the ride.
He has delivered show-stopping performances at festivals as diverse as Port Fairy, Woodford, Byron Bay, Mudslinger and Livid in his home land of Australia. On US radio he has appeared on A Prairie Home Companion, Mountain Stage and Acoustic Caf, and he has performed at such festivals as the Dublin Blues Festival, Philadelphia Folk Festival, Quebec City Music Festival, Falcon Ridge, Winterhawk Bluegrass Festival, Blissfest, and the Ottawa Blues Fest.
He has toured with Ani Di Franco, Chris Whitley, Albert Collins, Bob Dylan, Loudon Wainwright III, Richard Thompson, Greg Brown, Kelly Joe Phelps, Dr. John and Bob Geldolf, while his unique musical vision
easily finds a home in myriad venues, from a large festival stage to a small Irish club to the Sydney Opera House. In addition his 2002 collaboration with Bob Brozman won an ARIA award (Australia's equivalent of a Grammy) for Best Blues and Roots Music album. Jeff Lang has achieved what is a rarity in the cluttered world of contemporary sounds: his own voice.
The recent Jeff Lang releases are:
Half Seas Over (out through ABC in Australia),
Dislocation Blues by Chris Whitley and Jeff Lang (through Rounder Records),
Whatever Makes You Happy through Proper Distribution in the UK.
To listen to a recent live recording of Jeff Lang visit
http://www.newfoundfrequency.com/concert/2007-05-05/Jeff_Lang
Gob Smacked, mind blown and infected by the new album.. And what a show!! Cairns is still buzzing.. Safe travels till your home, best wishs for the shows to come.. Jeremiah.
It is a pleasure to have you as my new MySpace friend… I find your MySpace page, your talent and your enthusiasm for music pleason’ to many… I welcome you’re other MySpace friends to visit my MySpace page that I’ve dedicated to my admiration of many talented guitar playing musicians of many styles… Stop by check it out and leave a comment if you like… Thanks Ken…
Ciao, Jeff , thanks for your friendship, that makes me very happy. I have to say that you are good indeed, you make indeed some beautiful music, and you have a splendid voice. starting today.. you are one of mine preferred. you compliment really... I hope soon to listen to you in italy, talk to you soon, and so many darlings you greet from my italy;-) always good music and the whole best for you.. always one new friend of yours.. CIAO...neal
You yr music is outrageously Good...i love yr attitude about no Definate set just opening up to the moment and letting it come through....hope you stop by in Reykjavik , Iceland...give me a holler if you do...Infinite Blessings
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