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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 Café, 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.

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1	Home To You	10
2	Two Worlds	8
3	I Want To Believe	7
3	Edge Of The Light	7
3	The Save	7
6	Half A Tank Of Hope	6
6	South	6
8	Slow Rooms + Fast - Blurred Faces	5
8	Things Are Coming Back My Way	5
8	I Don't Like Him Being In Here	5
11	The End Of The Rainbow	4
11	The Road Is Not Your Only Friend	4
11	Bateman's Bay	4
11	London	4
15	Another One Of Those Days	3

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Monokino wrote:
last month

That blues a white man can ever make, yeah!

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Kebab_Holokaust wrote:
August 2009

his drummer is amazing

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Kebab_Holokaust wrote:
August 2009

Saw him live 2 days ago....was ÜBER AWESOME !!

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WilliamNl wrote:
April 2009

Need samplers here please from his cds he is gooooooooooD!

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MagneticPulse wrote:
April 2009

Amazing guitar.

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the134a wrote:
March 2009

Insperational to see live will move ya brillant.

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bonzoslater wrote:
January 2009

Saw him a while back with Grant Cummerford at the Villa..fantastic stuff & look forward to him coming back this year.....he'll need to learn "My Sweet Lord" though ;-) tee hee....

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Mario_Tennis wrote:
August 2008

Just saw him live and he was excellent. His black Supro guitar sounded amazing!

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santouras wrote:
May 2008

His anthology album is a great point to start at. I'm also a massive fan of Whatever Makes You Happy

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NDBrennan wrote:
April 2008

Dave. Everything is Still is probably his best. Well IMHO. It's got some classic stuff on it. Join the Jeff Group if you like Mr Lang! We could use more members :)

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DutchDavehead wrote:
April 2008

Wanted to check out Jeff Lang, because of John Butler who named him on JBT's Live in Sydney dvd. Which album is a good one to start with? I downloaded some mp3s from his site which i like pretty much. (btw nice avatar NDBrennan ;) )

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NDBrennan wrote:
March 2008

http://www.last.fm/group/Jeff+Lang Come on, join the group to discuss this amazing Aussie artist!

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doudoux_ wrote:
December 2007

J'adore ce mec. Le voir en live est une sacrée expérience d'ailleurs il passe lundi 17 au Divan du Monde ! J'y serais.

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NDBrennan wrote:
October 2007

six6to8eight - couldn't agree with you more. One of the best artists to come out of Oz.

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six6to8eight wrote:
October 2007

This man is a genius.

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paper_duck wrote:
January 2007

I'm actually a big fan of Throw it all - really excellent lyrics on that one.

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Dec 29 Peats Ridge Festival Peats Ridge Festival, Glenworth Valley, Australia
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Dec 30 Peats Ridge Festival Peats Ridge, Glenworth Valley (,NSW), Australia
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Feb 24 Jeff Lang SHIBUYA CLUB QUATTRO, 渋谷区, Tokyo, Japan
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