By this stage Rudd had the crowd dancing and swaying in time and the vibe felt more festival than anything, like you were kicking back in the sunshine instead of standing shoulder-to-shoulder in a darkened theatre.Īided by his trusty didgeridoo, Rudd rolled through a slew of songs both old and new, including ‘Feet on the Ground’, ‘Come People’, ‘Walk Away’ and ‘Storm Boy’, a definite highlight. This was followed by ‘Rusty Hammer’ off 2015’s Nanna, and ‘Come Let Go’, a certified crowd favourite.
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The set kicked off with ‘Honeymoon Bay’ off Storm Boy, Rudd’s ninth album, which set the tone for the evening – high energy and strong messages. Apparently we all just need to allow ourselves to be loved – who could’ve known? Coming to the end of the Australian leg of his Storm Boy tour, Rudd brought an energy that permeated everything, from the band on stage to the admittedly spaced-out woman waxing lyrical about love as we exited.
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Love and Rodrigo y Gabriela.The prodigious talents of Xavier Rudd – Australia’s favourite one-man band – were on full display at a sold-out Forum Theatre on Friday night. as well as touring with Jack Johnson, Dave Matthews, Ben Harper, G. Building a strong reputation on his live performances, he has traveled the world playing festivals such as Bonnaroo Music Festival, Lowlands, Rock Werchter, The High Sierra, Wakarusa, etc.
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Releasing his debut ‘To Let’ in 2002 to local acclaim, Xavier’s weaving of native music into his folk music helped reintroduce Australians to the sounds and stories of the land’s original owners while revealing an entirely new sound to the rest of the world. By incorporating aboriginal chants into the fabric of the title track, Xavier constructs an epic goosebump-inducing song that soars in otherworldly bliss, cathartically crashing into a whispered hush. The lead-off track, “Follow the Sun” ebbs and flows hypnotically, with a lilting guitar line and a flitting harmonica that propels you forward in a breezy haze.
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Accompanied by a plaintive harmonica and acoustic guitar, “Comfortable In My Skin” sets the breezy tone that hearkens Chuck Ragan in a more contemplative mode or what Bob Dylan would have sounded like if he surfed. Not afraid to kick off an album with didgeridoo, rain forest sounds, and aboriginal chanting like he does with opening track “Lioness Eye”, his fearlessness in experimentally incorporating indigenous sounds and rhythms is rarely, if ever, seen in pop music.
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Crossing cultural lines from the modern world to that of the Aborigines, Rudd continues his journey to become one of Australia’s most iconic voices today with the release of his seventh album (and first for SideOneDummy) ‘Sprit Bird’ on June 5, 2012.Ī performer who truly lives to the natural beat of the world, Rudd fuses hypnotic ceremonial rhythms into tender and breezy folk songs, creating a vibe and tone that is unmistakably earthy and excitingly expansive. For singer/songwriter/multi- instrumentalist Xavier Rudd, connecting land and heart isn’t a matter of conscious art but a humble understanding that everything before us will remain long after we are gone. Sometimes, the most unique and special sounds are the most organic.