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Carried In Mind

Cedar Grove - Repackaged in 2011

Carried In Mind is Jeff's fourteenth album. Recorded in Melbourne, Victoria, it features Jeff accompanied by the considerably talented Danny McKenna on drums, Grant Cummerford on bass and Garrett Costigan on pedal steel. Read more ...

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- Carried In Mind info page
- Buy Carried In Mind online at Sanity or JB HiFi.
- Carried In Mind tunings
- Cover image, "Strange Creatures" by Amanda Upton

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Jeff with Vishwa Mohan Bhatt


Jeff wins NFSA Award

On 5 April during the opening of the National Folk Festival at the National Film and Sound Archive of Australia (NFSA), Jeff was announced as being the winner of the 12th annual National Folk Recording Award for his critically album, Carried in Mind.

The NFSA's CEO Michael Loebenstein said "Jeff skillfully blends these musical influences with a prodigious song writing talent. He has the ability to get inside the skin of his subjects and to weave beautiful, emotion-laden, musical stories. We are delighted to present him with the 2012 Folk Recording Award".

Jeff Lang said "Being presented with the 2012 National Folk Recording Award at the National Folk Festival this Easter was a wonderful surprise for me. I want to personally thank the National Sound and Film Archive for awarding me this honor."

Carried In Mind, is available at all shows and online.

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Jeff will be in Australia for a few shows during 20-27 May and heading to Reunion Island for IOMMA 29-31 May, check the Tour Dates page for the all the details and to make bookings.

 

A guitarist, singer and songwriter, Jeff has built up a reputation for startlingly original performances, working without a set list and allowing the unique energy of each night to shape the songs.

"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

"Lang’s music is as fiercely original as it is moving." Guitar Player Magazine

"Lang is really the godfather of an Australia-based back-to-basics blues movement that now encompasses the John Butler Trio, Ash Grunwald and Xavier Rudd." Bruce Elder, Sydney Morning Herald

Jeff lang uses GHS Strings exclusively
Jeff Lang uses GHS strings exclusively