![]() And so meeting Ash and going through this journey with her was pretty powerful and brought a lot of those songs to life – they’d been sitting dormant there for a while. I guess there are a couple of songs there that were quite old, like ten years old sort of thing, and special songs that I was kind of just holding on to, waiting for the right time to bring those through. I want to chat briefly about Storm Boy, because there was about six years between releases for your solo studio albums, and it came out around the same time you got married! Can you tell me about that journey because I’d imagine that being in love and getting married would have greatly impacted on the creation of Storm Boy? I agree, and I think music is such an easy conduit for people to be able to recognise and associate themselves with as well, particularly when it comes to educating themselves about culture and the likes. Although there’s a lot of devastation in our culture back home, I feel like in a way it’s going, it’s spreading in a good way, a positive way as well, around the world through different vehicles, through different people, through stories, messages. Yeah, I sort of let the music do the talking but people are always pretty intrigued about Indigenous culture, especially in… I find it’s more so overseas in a lot of other countries which is great. Are you conscious of educating audiences when you’re performing about culture? It’s awesome to have that more in the mainstream as well. It makes me super proud to see the heritage come through your work. One thing I’d be most excited for is your didgeridoo solos! I’m a Wathaurong woman myself from near Geelong…Īre you! I grew up on your country! You don’t come across many Wathaurong mob, hey. I think if you’re more comfortable outside, it shows in your performance as well. I think there’s something pretty special about music outside so there’s always good spirits. Whether that’s just because I like being outside or not, I don’t know. I like playing outside no matter what and the energy is always pretty powerful outside. I think it’s a good thing.ĭo you think there’s a different sort of energy exchange between you and the audience when it’s an open-air gig like in an amphitheatre at Taronga? Yeah it seems to be run by some good crew. There is some giving back there which is great. I mean it’s a ‘concert with a conscience’ is what Taronga is billing theirs as, so it’s not just a zoo concert, it’s also raising awareness and raising funds for marine life. I’m playing music there and it’s a beautiful venue in Sydney, it’s real nice. But you know, these days they’re trying to be… When you go, the concept is weird but when you go and talk to the zookeepers, most of them that you go to (and I haven’t been to a lot), they seem to be always conscious of making life better for animals so it’s an interesting topic that one. I’m not a huge fan of zoos, you know, your actual zoo. Makes it a different experience for the audience! So you’ve played a couple of zoo venues – is that something you’re actively searching out then? I mean the venue does reflect your environmental kinship which is nice as an artist. I played one in Minnesota last year and the animals were quite close and there was definitely a few animals singing along which was nice. They’ll just be singing, it’ll be up to them! I’ve played a few zoos here and there. Let’s launch right into it, I want to talk about your ‘Twilight at Taronga’ gigs coming up! You’ve got two nights there in February including one sold out show – do you reckon you’ll be able to get some of the animals singing along? Very nice, the Sunny Coast is the best, I love those beaches! I’m a Brissy girl myself. How are you doing? Where are you right now? Ahead of his soon-to-be-sold-out shows, Xavier was able to chat about his newest album, his married life and his 2019 plans. Off the back of his seventh solo studio album, Storm Boy, Xavier Rudd is playing a few select dates across the country including two sets at ‘Twilight at Taronga’ – a picturesque harbour-backdrop amphitheatre surrounded by the chorus of Sydney’s Taronga Zoo. ![]()
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