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Behind the Lines (John Schumann album)

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]

Behind the Lines
Studio album by
John Schumann
ReleasedAugust 2008
RecordedNov 2007 - April 2008 at Hugh McDonald Studios, Kew
GenreFolk,
LabelABC Music
ProducerJohn Schumann, Hugh McDonald
John Schumann chronology
Lawson
(2005) 		Behind the Lines
(2008)

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 edit

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 edit

(original artists in parentheses)

  1. "Boy on the Run" (The Dingoes) – 3:47
  2. "And The Band Played Waltzing Matilda" (Eric Bogle) – 4:41
  3. "Scots of the Riverina" (Henry Lawson) – 4:07
  4. "No Man's Land (The Green Fields of France)" (Eric Bogle) – 5:08
  5. "To An Old Mate" (Redgum) – 3:10
  6. "Ted" (Redgum) – 4:13
  7. "Mothers, Daughters, Wives" (Judy Small) – 4:59
  8. "Khe Sanh" (Cold Chisel) – 4:25
  9. "My Country" (Midnight Oil) – 4:28
  10. "I Was Only Nineteen" (Redgum) – 4:46
  11. "Rachel" (Raymond Froggatt)– 5:02
  12. "Wings Of An Eagle" (Russell Morris) – 4:10
  13. "Safe Behind The Wire" (John Schumann) - 3:36
  14. "When the War Is Over" (Cold Chisel) - 4:01
  15. "I'll Be Gone" (Spectrum) - 4.36
  16. "Waltzing Matilda" (Banjo Paterson) - 5.11

Personnel edit

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
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 edit

  1. ^ John Schumann official website "Behind the Lines album information" Archived 2010-01-18 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ ABC website War and the damage done: The music of John Schumann Retrieved on January 5, 2012
  3. ^ The Independent Weekly Behind the Lines review

External links edit

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