He later returned to the stage for collaboration with Rudd.

As if to fend off the winter outside the doors of the Fox Theater, Yeshe provided an African rendition of the classic George Gershwin’s ‘Summertime’. Yeshe centers most of his songs on the instrument called a Mbira, (a wooden board on which metal keys are arranged and fitted into a resonator). Most recently acknowledged for ‘Peace Of Mind’ on the Roots & Wings, which was voted Number One on Billboard’s World category, Yeshe continues to cultivate a cross-cultural sound. Based largely in African heritage, Yeshe manages to relate his own personal journey as a Germany born musician. The opening act, Yeshe, combines world music and folk to tell a story of his own traveling. Rudd embodied the totem spirit vision as half-man and ecstatic bird with colossal tusks. Behind his custom drum set equipped with two didgeridoos, Xavier Rudd appeared like a mythic creature from an aborigine creation story. When: 8 p.m.This November 11, Boulder, Colorado’s Fox Theatre hosted Xavier Rudd, one of Australia’s most iconic voices, for the last American stop along his Spirit Bird Tour. Where: Horowitz Theatre, Students Union Building, U of A Different cultures and people fascinate me and there are still a few things that I’m hopeful for.” Preview We’re part of creation and a species of the Earth, though a lot of human beings seem to just be on the Earth. Another new song, Times Like These, lists the few things he believes in, or “things that make sense,” like “the stories of the stars” or “the magic of the earth.” But he also feels “music is my only religion” and that’s where self-expression kicks in. You sense Rudd would be content enough to spend the rest of his life listening to the surf on his favourite beach, making music for himself. He “maps them out” and knows how each song will go before he picks up an instrument. I never sit down and say, ‘I’m gonna write a song about this’ and put a pen to paper. Often I’m outside doing things, running, surfing or camping with my dog, and the songs just pour out of me. One of his great grandmothers was an Aboriginal Australian and for years, Rudd has maintained that she continues to overshadow his music and lyrics, one reason, he believes, that songs seem to flow out of him in an unforced way. Teaching himself to play guitar, percussion and the ancient Aborigine instrument the didgeridoo, he drew on influences from Neil Young, Leonard Cohen, Bob Marley and Jimi Hendrix, but the most enduring theme in Rudd’s songs is his attachment to the land and water. Growing up around Torquay, in the south Australian state of Victoria, Rudd came from a mixed British-Dutch-Aborigine ancestry, but he grew up very close to nature and spent much of his early life in the bush and along the ocean. He seems to value the purity of expression that lone effort embodies and part of each show will still feature him all alone. Backup players cover bass, keys and drums (bassist Yosef Haile and Ian Peres’ keys also appear on the album with session guests).Īt some points in the past, Rudd has been dubbed a one-man band. True to form, the Storm Boy concert tour finds Rudd handling “all that stuff” as he puts it, a cluster of guitars, yidaki (or didgeridoo), harmonica and percussion. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Manage Print Subscription / Tax Receipt.

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