5/10/2023 0 Comments Live in canada xavier ruddOther album tracks, “Storm Boy” and “Walk Away” were also given a warm reception from the Fremantle crowd, the latter getting one of the biggest cheers of the night.įurther highlights of the main set included “Follow The Sun” from Spirit Bird, which brought the main part of the show to a close. White Moth’s “Come Let Go” was an early highlight, and quickly had the crowd singing along, as was “Best That I Can” from Storm Boy. As you would expect songs from the latest album dominated the setlist, but were fairly evenly spread across the evening, interspersed amongst older crowd favourites. Rudd kicked off proceedings with “Honeymoon Bay” from his latest album Storm Boy. It might’ve been a few years since I last saw Rudd live, but it’s clear his passion for the environment and his activism hasn’t diminished in that time. Before we got to any music though, there was a brief address from an environmental activist talking about the Kimberley Region, and urging concertgoers to get in contact with their local MPs ahead of a decision regarding fracking and to make their voices heard. Up until Friday I’d only ever seen him perform solo the addition of a band certainly adds a degree of muscularity to his performance – giving the evening’s more instrumental moments added kick. Highlights included a cover of Freddie Kings “I Love The Woman”, “Pain and Misery” and “I Get Up”.īefore Friday night, it’d been a number of years since I last saw Xavier Rudd play live. And, in my opinion you can never go wrong with a horn section! It also became clear as the set went on that there’s plenty of songwriting talent amongst the group, with frontman Josh Teskey keen to drawn attention to the song’s requisite writer. The band was tight, with solid performances from each of the members, though Sam Teskey’s guitar playing particularly shone through. Instead, The Teskey Brothers are well versed in soul and blues, with a number of their songs bringing to mind some of those old greats from both genres. Given the headliner I was probably expecting something rooted in the folk or roots genres. Even then, what I got proved to be a surprise, albeit a welcome one. Having never seen The Teskey Brothers before, nor heard any of their output, I wasn’t too sure what to expect. Friday night saw the South Lawn of the Fremantle Arts Centre play host to the penultimate night of Xavier Rudd’s Storm Boy Australian tour, joining Rudd for the evening were Victoria’s The Teskey Brothers.
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