Xavier Rudd
Xavier Rudd' is an Australian multi-instrumental musician playing both guitar and didgeridoo, as well, Xavier does (often more than one at a time):
Vocals,
Weissenborn slide guitars,
6 and 12 string Acoustic/ Electric guitars,
Didgeridoos and Stomp Box,
Harmonicas,
Aztec Drum,
Slit Drum,
Djembe,
Shakers,
Slide Banjo,
Ankle Bells.
He has released two studio albums and two live sets recorded in Canada. His fourth album Solace released March 28 in Australia reached the top twenty of the Australian ARIA album chart in April, 2004.
Xavier Rudd grew up in
Torquay, Victoria, near the famous
surfing location of
Bells Beach. Rudd showed a keen interest in music and learned to play the didgeridoo by practicing on a
vacuum cleaner hose. Xavier considers his wife his best friend, a Canadian he met while she was backpacking in Australia. He carries his son's sock with him on tour as something to remember him by.
He developed a strong reputation for playing live performances at musical festivals and concerts in Australia and then in North America. Xavier Rudd has recorded and released two live albums in Canada -
Live In Canada released in 2001 and
Live At The Grid in 2003.
Rudd has become a fixture at
roots music festivals including the
Falls Festival (2002, 2003 & 2004),
Woodford Folk Festival (2003), the
East Coast Blues & Roots Music Festival (2003 & 2004), the
Melbourne International Music Festival (2004) and
Womadelaide (2004).
He has also worked extensively in North America including a support slot for
Ani DiFranco, a support slot at the
Philadelphia Folk Festival and a Moonshine benefit at
Laguna Beach,
California with
Jack Johnson and
G. Love & Special Sauce.
His first studio album
To Let was released in 2002.
Solace was released in Australia on March 28, 2004 and debuted in the top twenty in the Australian album charts.
Solace is now available in the U.S.
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Live in Canada (2001)
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To Let (2002)
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Live At The Grid (2003)
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Solace (2004)
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Good Spirits (2005)
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Xavier Rudd web site*
Undercover news story* http://www.livejournal.com/community/xavier_rudd/
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Xavier Rudd Lyrics
