1969–1993: early years and the Jeff Lang Band Jeff Lang became interested in music at age eight, when he started playing the clarinet. His early influences were
AC/DC,
Bob Dylan,
Leo Kottke,
Ry Cooder,
Roy Buchanan and
Neil Young. Lang said the band's disbandment was a "purely instinctive decision" and one he has never looked back from.
1994–2003: career beginnings In 1994, Lang self-released his debut studio album titled,
Ravenswood, which was followed by a live recording titled
Disturbed Folk in 1995. In 1996, Lang released
Native Dog Creek on Black Market Music. The album was named Best Australian Blues Album in ''Rhythms Magazine's'' readers' poll. In April 2005, Lang collaborated with
Chris Whitley and went on to release
Dislocation Blues in August 2006. The album peaked at number 64 on the ARIA Charts.
Half Seas Over was released in 2008 and
Chimeradour in 2009. All three albums were released on ABC Roots and all were nominated for ARIA Awards. Chris Whitley died in November 2005. In 2009, Lang collaborated with
Mamadou Diabate and
Bobby Singh on the album
Djan Djan. The album was released in 2010. At the
ARIA Music Awards of 2010, the album won
Best World Music Album. In 2011, Lang released
Carried in Mind. Also in 2012, Lang added vocals to Maru Tarang's album
Blue City. In May 2014, Lang released the soundtrack to the TV series
The Gods of Wheat Street. This won Lang his first
APRA Award at the
APRA Music Awards of 2014, where he won Best Television Theme. Over the lockdowns of 2020 and 2021 Lang and Alison Ferrier formed the band High Ace and released
Snow Cap Menace on Furry Records in 2022. ==Discography==