I guess the first we did was a tune of mine this is like two years ago. We each had a few original tunes that seemed like they could be good vehicles for a guitar duo and seemed like they might be right for exploring some textural things. So I’m very grateful we took that plunge.įJ: The EP has four original tunes and then “Cattle in the Cane.” How did the songwriting process come about? Were you guys just kind of hanging out in a room and seeing what stuck to the wall?Ĭhris Eldridge: Yeah. And it’s just been the most fruitful and lovely experience for me. So we kind of talked about doing it for years, and then just this year it made sense scheduling-wise and whatnot to actually book a tour and make a small EP. And I’ve told folks that it was kind of a love-at-first-sight-and-listen kind of situation, where Chris and I sat down to play some tunes and it was just like, “Oh my God! You’re into that too?” There was a real deep admiration and excitement right away that maybe if we joined forces, we could uncover some things that we haven’t really explored yet. Julian Lage: Chris and I met about five years ago at a Punch Brothers show. Chris, you’re immersed in bluegrass with the Punch Brothers. The Fretboard Journal: Julian, you come from the world of jazz. Here, they explain how they met and the process of recording their new EP, Close to Picture. With their varied backgrounds, we were surprised (and delighted) to hear that these two Fretboard Journal favorites have begun performing and recording together.
While Critter is raising the bar in bluegrass with the Punch Brothers, Lage has been pushing the jazz guitar envelope, both with the New Gary Burton Quartet and on numerous solo and group projects.
Chris “Critter” Eldridge and Julian Lage are, quite simply, two of the most important young guitarists performing today.
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