Trained as a classical violinist, she played in multiple local bands in Boone, North Carolina as a fiddler before moving to Nashville to further pursue a career in music.
[5][6] As a child, Rhudy trained in classical violin, in the Suzuki method, and grew up around acoustic music, often attending fiddler's conventions in Southwestern Virginia with her older sister.
[9] Rhudy worked with Andrew Marlin of Mandolin Orange to produce her debut album, Rock N' Roll Ain't For Me, in 2017.
[7][10][11] The album was inspired by Rhudy's personal feminist beliefs, times playing in bands, experiences as an undergraduate student, politics, and sexism towards women in the music industry.
[13] In 2018, Rhudy performed at the Shakori Hills Grassroots Festival[14] and contributed vocal tracks to the Bombadil album Beautiful Country.