JEFF LANG + JULIA JACKLIN + MATT LANGLEY (NZ)
7.30PM: DOORS
8.00PM: MATT LANGLEY (NZ)
8.40PM: JULIA JACKLIN
9.20PM: JEFF LANG
Jeff Lang has been described as “Australia’s best roots-music artisan” by Rolling Stone Magazine and has amassed two ARIA Award wins for ‘Blues & Roots Album of the Year’, countless other ARIA Award nominations, a devoted fan base and widespread acclaim over his 20 years recording and performing music.
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.
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.
Jeff Lang has achieved what is a rarity in the cluttered world of contemporary sounds: his own voice.
Julia Jacklin is a Sydney based folk act who has been compared to Laura Marling and Joni Mitchell. Her songs are gorgeous and have been getting a lot of attention over the past year in her hometown. We’re excited to bring her back to Folk Club after a stellar performance last December.
Matt Langley is an APRA Award winning singer-songwriter from Dunedin, New Zealand. He has released an EP and two critically acclaimed albums in recent years, the Sunday Star Times saying “it is one of life’s simple pleasures to hear a voice like this”.
