JEFF LANG

With Special Guests SEAN NICHOLAS McMAHON'S WESTERN UNION and ALISON FERRIER "Seeing Jeff Lang was like being at church for three hours - a totally sacred event. He's the man as far as I'm concerned." John Butler

Jeff returns to Caravan for the first time since the fantastic launch of his critically acclaimed album ‘Carried In Mind’ last year.
On “Carried in Mind” the trademark qualities of Jeff Lang’s playing resonate stronger than ever, displaying not only a guitarist of gob-smacking talent, but a songwriter of the highest order. Each protagonist draws us into their world, leaving us wondering what will happen when the song ends, and what might have transpired just before. We witness grand acts of cowardice present in songs like ‘Frightened Fool’ alongside the humble stoicism seen in ‘Mama, Why You Holding Back Now?’. The interplay of temptation, resistance and surrender dances just as wildly around vast landscapes and domestic environments, moving from the country’s red centre to a lover’s bedroom. The blood, fear and velocity of songs like ‘Running By the Rock’ are well met by the cool quiet of ‘Fisherman’s Farewell’. Sounding as ancient as a traditional folk ballad, ‘Newbridge’ details a heartbreaking act of matricide, in which Lang returns strikingly to singing in the female voice, showing all too well how aware he is of the ironies and often untold violence of this world. It’s a stark juxtaposition with the tender lullaby ‘Way past Midnight’, which soothes us after the epic journey that is Carried In Mind.
Quotable quotes about Jeff Lang …
“Australia’s best roots-music artisan.”
Rolling Stone

“Psychedelic, Sahara-swept solos, distorted natural harmonics and eye-poppingly virtuosic lap steel work. This is the real deal, folks.”
Rave Magazine

“There’s the sparseness of a desert soul and the shadows of the city falling over the strings and weaving through the harmonies”
Warwick McFadyen, Sunday Age

“Often hard and raw, sometimes sweet and melodic, and always innovative.”
Dirty Linen

“In a world where music is diluted by money and plasticine let’s give thanks that there are still people like Jeff Lang out there… he paints pictures in sound”
Beat Magazine

“Anyone who sees and hears him becomes an instant fan.”
Bruce Elder, Sydney Morning Herald

“A guitarist-singer-songwriter of the very highest calibre.”
Tony Hillier, Rhythms

“There are certain musicians who are so gifted, so astonishingly talented, so plugged into Something Bigger than we can imagine when they make music … I witnessed a show a couple of weekends ago that made me want to include Jeff Lang in that company.”
Umbrella Music

“He explores sonorities as eclectic as they are stunning…Lang’s only reference point is himself, a unique singer-songwriter-guitarist who follows his own path.”
Le Soleil, Quebec.

“Australian guitarist Jeff Lang weaves remarkably skilled blues guitar around his songs, effortlessly playing complicated parts but never at the expense of the songs themselves.”
The Onion, Madison WI

“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