![]() LAGE: I think there's something that that era, specifically the teens and the '20s and the kind of early '30s, you know, before things got kind of codified and slick and refined. You've said you wanted to pick some, quote, "pre-bebop songs." Why was that era interesting to you? The electric guitar was always so fascinating to me, and my guitar heroes played it, you know, people like Stevie Ray Vaughan or, you know, Clapton or whatnot - Muddy Waters.īRIGER: So most of the songs on this album are originals, but you've chosen to cover a few songs from the first half of the 20th century. It was a trace from a poster of Bruce Springsteen's Esquire, which is basically like a Telecaster-style guitar. LAGE: Well, I grew up playing, you know, Stratocaster, a Paul Reed Smith, and my very first guitar when I was - before I played was a piece of plywood that was cut in the shape of a Telecaster by my father. Why did you want that very electric sound for this? You actually use one of the oldest in production kinds of guitars, the Fender Telecaster and you sort of forgo the more traditional jazz guitar sound. LAGE: Thank you so much, Sam, great to be here.īRIGER: So it sounds like you're really having a lot of fun on this album and you decided to use an electric guitar for this. SAM BRIGER, BYLINE: That's the tune "Fortune Teller" from the new album "Arclight" by my guest Julian Lage. They started with a track from "Arclight" called "Fortune Teller." He spoke with FRESH AIR producer Sam Briger. Lage has a new trio album called "Arclight" with bassist Scott Colley and drummer Kenny Wollesen, featuring Lage on electric guitar. He's also recorded duets, exploring the avant-garde with guitarist Nels Cline and bluegrass and traditional music with guitarist Chris Eldridge. ![]() He's since recorded with Gary Burton, David Grisman and Fred Hirsch and released albums under his own name. GROSS: That's Julian Lage when he was 8 years. He just has very much soul into his instrument. Now, Buddy Guy plays for thousands of people. LAGE: A long time ago, Robert Johnson has the blues. I mean, lots of them sound like they have been - had things in their life if they're good musicians because lots of people have good feeling for their instrument. ![]() JULIAN LAGE: Most people that are not musicians feel whenever somebody plays the blues they really have the blues. (SOUNDBITE OF DOCUMENTARY, "JULES AT EIGHT") Here's a clip of Lage speaking in that documentary. He was also the subject of a short documentary when he was 8, appropriately titled "Jules At Eight." At the time, Lage was playing jazz and blues with older musicians. He began playing guitar at the age of 5, appeared on stage at The Grammys at 13 and was a member of vibraphonist Gary Burton's band at 16. Our next guest, jazz guitarist Julian Lage, has had a successful two-decade career in the music business, which is kind of remarkable considering that he's only 28 years old. Venable is currently readying the release of her 3 rdalbum, Texas Honey with producer Mike Zito (Samantha Fish, Jeremiah Johnson,) Zito, an award-winning artist in his own right, guests on the record as does Eric Gales.This is FRESH AIR. He is the backbone of their rockin’ blues sound.Īlly’s second release Puppet Show debuted at #7 on the Billboard Blues Charts, and captured the attention of Ruf Records owner, Thomas Ruf. Classically trained musician and drummer, Elijah Owings, brings a steady, but dynamic sound to the band. Bassist, Bobby Wallace is a master at his craft and his years of experience enhance the band. Guitar Player Magazine stated that, “Venable pulls off a stunner of gritty and/or sultry blues-rock tunes embellished with lots of tasty guitar solos.”Ī recipient of many awards, Ally has is a two-time winner of the East Texas Music Award for “Female Guitarist of the Year ” and was also three-time ETX Music Award winner for “Blues Band of the Year” and “Album of the Year”-Īlly’s bandmates are multi-instrumentalists. ![]() Lead vocalist and guitarist, 19 year-old Ally Venable, started singing at an early age in church and when she turned 12 ,picked up the guitar, and there was no turning back. A powerhouse from the Lone Star State, the Ally Venable Band has ignited excitement in the modern blues scene.
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