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Behind the Lines
Studio album by
John Schumann
ReleasedAugust 2008
RecordedNov 2007 - April 2008 at Hugh McDonald Studios, Kew
Genre Folk,
Label ABC Music
Producer John Schumann, Hugh McDonald
John Schumann chronology
Lawson
(2005) 		Behind the Lines
(2008)

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)

  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

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

  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

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