Rudd was in Canada when the September 11 attacks happened. His music first took him overseas when he traveled to Whistler, British Columbia-Rudd was in a band and would play each night after a day of snowboarding. He drew inspiration from artists such as Leo Kottke, Ben Harper, Natalie Merchant and multi-instrumentalist David Lindley, as well as music from diverse sources such as Hawaiian and Native American music. Career 1998–2002: Early career to debut studio album īefore launching his solo career, Rudd began playing music as part of the band 'Xavier and the Hum'. He lived in villages around the country for nine months, returning to Australia at age 19. Immediately after finishing school, Rudd traveled to Fiji. Īs a child, Xavier Rudd sold recycled wood through his own furniture business. He also played saxophone and clarinet as a child. While primary school–aged, Rudd used his mother's vacuum cleaner as a makeshift didgeridoo and began playing his brother's guitar. Rudd showed a keen interest in music growing up in a family of seven children.
Rudd is of Aboriginal, Irish and Scottish heritage, furthermore mentioning having Wurundjeri ancestry, and that one of his great grandmothers was an Aboriginal Australian, and her child (Rudd's paternal grandmother) was taken away from her. One of his grandmothers was from an Irish potato-growing family and grew up in Colac, Victoria. His maternal grandfather was Dutch, born in Tilburg, a town in the Netherlands, before migrating to Australia. He attended St Joseph's College, Geelong. Xavier Rudd grew up in Jan Juc, near Torquay, Victoria. 2.6 2015: Rudd joins with the United Nations.2.4 2008–2011: From Dark Shades of Blue to collaboration with Izintaba.2.2 2003–2005: Solace to Food in the Belly.2.1 1998–2002: Early career to debut studio album.His current tour is set to continue for another month-and-a-half as Rudd visit’s the entire left side of the country, so if you’re yet to take the chance to catch one of Australia’s most beloved and revered performers live, now is the chance, with tickets on sale via his official website. It underlines Rudd’s status as an iconic artist and performer. What’s most impressive though is the fact that Rudd’s 86-date run of shows makes this current Jan Juc Moon album tour one of the largest tours undertaken by an Australian artist in 2022, only being eclipsed by a handful of the country’s best, such as Amy Shark and her mammoth 114 show touring schedule. Having already powered through a run of Queensland shows, Rudd is currently in the midst of his trek through New South Wales, with this week seeing him visit the likes of Sydney and Newcastle before dipping down to the nation’s capital for a show at the Canberra Theatre. Joining him on his tour is First Nations duo Marlon x Rulla, whose acclaimed performance at the 2021 edition of WOMADelaide saw Rolling Stonenote that, “the group not only cemented themselves as one of the most monumental names on the bill for the evening, but set themselves aside as a pair of artists that you not only should, but undoubtedly need, to pay attention to as their career continues to rise.” After wrapping up locally, Rudd will head overseas for his international tour taking in 18 countries across 48 dates with shows already sold out in the likes of Antwerp, Amsterdam and Belgium. Kicking off his run of dates back in late May, the extensive national trek sees Xavier Rudd making an absolutely mammoth 86 stops, visiting every state and territory in Australia across 38 dates as he traverses the expansive natural landscape that inspires his work.
But, it’s not enough for Rudd to simply take his new work on the road with a run of headline dates in major cities (including Perth, Adelaide, Darwin, and Hobart, of course), rather, he’s an artist who doesn’t do things by half measures, having announced a truly immense national tour. With the record out in the world now, the next logical step for Xavier Rudd was to hit the road to share with his adoring fans the breathtaking songs that make up his latest album. “Weaving together organic sounds of nature and wildlife, themes of environmentalism and Indigenous history-and powerful compositions that sees him working with the likes of J-MILLA or the Slabb Brothers- Jan Juc Moon is one of Xavier Rudd ‘s most resonant albums to date,” wrote Rolling Stone of the record back upon its release. His seventh consecutive album to place in the ARIA top ten, the record showcases the arresting quality of Rudd’s passion and musicianship, intertwining in a way that can only be described as magical. It was only back in March that Rudd unleashed his tenth studio album, Jan Juc Moon.
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