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Xavier Rudd (born 1978) is a soulful Australian surf/roots artist from Torquay, Victoria, which is near the famous surfing location, Bells Beach.
Rudd’s music is compassionate and always manages to render emotion in his fans. His songs include stories of the mistreatment of the indigenous people of his homeland; they tell of humanity, spirituality or the environment. The songs are written and sung with compassion and they urge the celebration of life.
Rudd is skilled with a variety of instruments, include guitar, shaker, didgeridoo, Weissenborn slide guitar, Tongue drum, stomp boxe, djembe, harmonica, ankle bells, and slide banjo. It’s an experience to watch him perform his songs live, as he plays the guitar, digeridoo and various percussion instruments simultaneously, using a unique stage setup. But the real magic comes when he opens his mouth and his soulful voice spills upon his audience.
Rudd recalls that when he was 10, his dad took him to see Paul Simon’s Graceland tour. “I remember seeing it and knowing that that was what I was gonna do,” he says. “I had no doubt. It sort of made sense, because I’d always lived in my head, in this world of song that was my own little secret. But to see that show and that whole thing happening, I sort of felt comfortable as a human, and thought.” He learned to play the digeridoo, the 50,000-year-old wooden trumpet of the Aboriginal people, by practising on a vacuum cleaner pipe.
Rudd’s music is compassionate and always manages to render emotion in his fans. His songs include stories of the mistreatment of the indigenous people of his homeland; they tell of humanity, spirituality or the environment. The songs are written and sung with compassion and they urge the celebration of life.
Rudd is skilled with a variety of instruments, include guitar, shaker, didgeridoo, Weissenborn slide guitar, Tongue drum, stomp boxe, djembe, harmonica, ankle bells, and slide banjo. It’s an experience to watch him perform his songs live, as he plays the guitar, digeridoo and various percussion instruments simultaneously, using a unique stage setup. But the real magic comes when he opens his mouth and his soulful voice spills upon his audience.
Rudd recalls that when he was 10, his dad took him to see Paul Simon’s Graceland tour. “I remember seeing it and knowing that that was what I was gonna do,” he says. “I had no doubt. It sort of made sense, because I’d always lived in my head, in this world of song that was my own little secret. But to see that show and that whole thing happening, I sort of felt comfortable as a human, and thought.” He learned to play the digeridoo, the 50,000-year-old wooden trumpet of the Aboriginal people, by practising on a vacuum cleaner pipe.
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Food in the Belly
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Anonymous9000 wrote:
Obviously a faggot.
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secretpassage wrote:
are u serious
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xmo96 wrote:
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VKFail wrote:
Is Live In Brussels a genuine album or a bootleg? I can't find it anywhere...
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exnerd wrote:
hoping xav rudd fans love music and talking about music. and hate the opposite. check out this group i started if that's the case - http://www.last.fm/group/I+dislike+it+when+people+know+nothing+about+music
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dseireparamaum wrote:
i love your music,there is a musician from arizona named connor shaw that reminds me of you!! peace'
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keine12 wrote:
Does he have any more songs like message stick?
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VKFail wrote:
Roll on Falls :)
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theflyinglampie wrote:
Genius :)
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AndrewDB wrote:
Wow.. he sounds just like Paul Simon. Incredible artist.. I think I've got to find more of this guys stuff!
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keine12 wrote:
Message Stick!
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suurf wrote:
energy song's
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cpfriscia wrote:
thank you last.fm!
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Jhayle wrote:
Green Spandex = spectaculariffic
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Bohne691 wrote:
i love you!
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shiqianlu wrote:
very impressive
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ShatteredFlame wrote:
Very nice ;)
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Ez-tracks wrote:
yeah
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uni_saurus wrote:
amazing! I saw him live the other day!
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dsbum wrote:
One of the best live show i've been to all year! Amazing!
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Dec
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Falls Music & Arts Festival - Lorne
Lorne Falls Festival Site, Lorne, Victoria, Australia
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| 92 attendees
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Dec
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Falls Music & Arts Festival - Marion Bay
Marion Bay Falls Festival Site, Marion Bay, Tasmania, Australia
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| 74 attendees
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Dec
30
Falls
Lorne Falls Festival Site, Lorne, Victoria, Australia
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| 3 attendees
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Sea Shepherd Honors Xavier Rudd with Rock the Boat Award
11 Sep 2009 | from blog.myspace.com/xavierrudd
SSCS Founder and President Paul Watson Honors Prosocial Australian Singer-SongwriterLOS ANGELES, CA – Sea Shepherd Conservation Society is honored to recognize long-term supporter Xavier Rudd with the. …
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31 Mar 2009 | from blog.myspace.com/xavierrudd
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Negoba wrote about Xavier Rudd – Food in the Belly in Mindblowing, somewhat obscure albums. October 2008
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