Behind the Lines (John Schumann album)

Behind the Lines
Studio album by John Schumann and the Vagabond Crew
Released	August 2008
Recorded	Nov 2007 - April 2008 at Hugh McDonald Studios, Kew
Genre	Folk,
Label	ABC Music / Universal Music Australia
John Schumann and the Vagabond Crew chronology
Lawson (2005) Behind the Lines (2008)

Behind the Lines^[1] is the second album by John Schumann and the Vagabond Crew.

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 album is largely based around the theme of Australians at war,^[2] 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.

Contents 1 Album artwork 2 Track listing 3 Personnel 4 References

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" – 4:28
10. "I was only 19 (A Walk In The Light Green") (Redgum) – 4:46
11. "Rachel"– 5:02
12. "Wings Of An Eagle" – 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 Patterson) - 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 - uillean pipes, tin whistle
• Kecil Saudara - backing vocals
• Sam Willoughby - bass, backing vocals

References