Jeff Lang | |
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 Lang at Harvest Festival Jan 2007 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Jeffrey Lang |
| Born | 8 November 1969 Geelong, Victoria, Australia |
| Genres | Folk, blues, rock and roll |
| Occupation(s) | singer, songwriter, music producer |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, guitar, banjo, mandolin |
| Years active | 1986–present |
| Labels | ABC Music |
| Website | www |
Jeff Lang (born 9 November 1969) is an Australian guitarist, songwriter, vocalist and music producer.[1] Lang plays various types of guitar, both slide and standard, as well as banjo, mandolin, cümbüş and drums.[2]
He is a three-time ARIA Award winner, for his albums Rolling Through This World (2002), Djan Djan (2010) and Carried in Mind (2012). Lang has performed at festivals all across the world including The Dublin Blues Festival, Philadelphia Folk Festival, Quebec City Music Festival, Falcon Ridge Folk Festival, Winterhawk Bluegrass Festival, Fuji Rock, Glastonbury Festival, Echo Park China, Ottawa BluesFest as well as in Australia at Port Fairy, Woodford, Bluesfest Byron Bay and Womadelaide.[1]
Lang approaches record deals on a record-by-record basis saying "I still own all my records. The early albums, like Cedar Grove, still come out through an independent distribution deal" and he picks his own musicians and how he wishes each record to sound.[3]
- ^ a b "About Jeff Lang". Jeff Lang. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
- ^ "AU Review Interview with Jeff Lang". Theaureview.com. 14 May 2010. Archived from the original on 5 December 2018. Retrieved 8 September 2010.
- ^ "Never Idol Jeff Lang Interviewed by Sydney Morning Herald's Bruce Elder". Sydney Morning Herald. 25 August 2005. Retrieved 11 May 2020.