Behind the Lines (John Schumann album)
Behind the Lines | ||||
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Studio album by John Schumann | ||||
Released | August 2008 | |||
Recorded | Nov 2007 - April 2008 at Hugh McDonald Studios, Kew | |||
Genre | Folk, | |||
Label | ABC Music | |||
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Behind the Lines[1] is the second album by John Schumann and the Vagabond Crew. Released in 2008, it was re-released in 2011.[2]
It consists almost entirely of cover songs and musical renditions of poems. The album includes covers of artists and groups such as Eric Bogle, Judy Small, Cold Chisel, as well as a number of songs previously released by Schumann, either as a solo artist or during his time with Redgum.
The central theme of the album is Australians at war,[3] although it also includes the iconic Australian song Waltzing Matilda, and "To An Old Mate", a Henry Lawson poem not specifically about war, which was also included on the Lawson album.
Album artwork
The cover art shows a picture of an Australian First World War era soldier in a barracks, reading a book or a letter.
Track listing
(original artists in parentheses)
- "Boy on the Run" (The Dingoes) – 3:47
- "And The Band Played Waltzing Matilda" (Eric Bogle) – 4:41
- "Scots of the Riverina" (Henry Lawson) – 4:07
- "No Man's Land (The Green Fields of France)" (Eric Bogle) – 5:08
- "To An Old Mate" (Redgum) – 3:10
- "Ted" (Redgum) – 4:13
- "Mothers, Daughters, Wives" (Judy Small) – 4:59
- "Khe Sanh" (Cold Chisel) – 4:25
- "My Country" (Midnight Oil) – 4:28
- "I Was Only Nineteen" (Redgum) – 4:46
- "Rachel" (Raymond Froggatt)– 5:02
- "Wings Of An Eagle" (Russell Morris) – 4:10
- "Safe Behind The Wire" (John Schumann) - 3:36
- "When the War Is Over" (Cold Chisel) - 4:01
- "I'll Be Gone" (Spectrum) - 4.36
- "Waltzing Matilda" (Banjo Paterson) - 5.11
Personnel
- The Vagabond Crew
- John Schumann – lead & backing vocals, acoustic guitars, percussion
- Hugh McDonald - lead & backing vocals, acoustic & electric guitars, bass, mandolin, violin, mandocello, dobro, keyboards, percussion
- Dave Folley - Drums, percussion
- Kat Kraus - lead and backing vocals
- Mark Kraus - audio
- Special guests
- Rob Hirst - backing vocals
- Russell Morris - lead and backing vocals
- Mike Rudd - vocals, harmonica
- Broderick Smith - harmonica
- Contributing Musicians
- Peter Anderson - accordion
- Shannon Bourne - acoustic and electric guitars
- Charlotte Dennis - cello
- Tom Kinnet - uilleann pipes, tin whistle
- Kecil Saudara - backing vocals
- Sam Willoughby - bass, backing vocals
References
- ↑ John Schumann official website "Behind the Lines album information"
- ↑ ABC website War and the damage done: The music of John Schumann Retrieved on January 5 2012
- ↑ The Independent Weekly Behind the Lines review