Behind the Lines (John Schumann album)

Behind the Lines
Studio album by John Schumann
Released	August 2008
Recorded	Nov 2007 - April 2008 at Hugh McDonald Studios, Kew
Genre	Folk,
Label	ABC Music
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

• 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

1. John Schumann official website "Behind the Lines album information"
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

• Redgum Lyrics Archive - Behind the Lines