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Other members of Redgum continue to work in the Australian music scene. Atkinson has worked in film and television. [12] He composed the music for films including Heaven's Burning (1997), starring Russell Crowe. Truman performs in Adelaide as a longtime member of cabaret/cover band CrossRoads.
John Lewis Schumann [1] AM (born 18 May 1953) [2] is an Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist from Adelaide. [3] He is best known as the lead singer for the folk group Redgum, with their chart-topping hit "I Was Only 19 (A Walk in the Light Green)", a song exploring the psychological and medical side-effects of serving in the Australian forces during the Vietnam War.
As of 2013, the band has released two albums. Both have consisted of either cover songs or poems set to music. The first, Lawson, was a collection of Henry Lawson poems put to music. [1] This marked the first collaboration between John Schumann, Hugh McDonald, and Michael Atkinson since Schumann left Redgum back in 1986.
Brown Rice and Kerosine is the third album by Australian folk-rock group Redgum. [1] The title is taken from the first track, and the album was released around the time Redgum changed from a part-time band to a full-time job for its members. [2] "100 Years On" was released as a single. [3]
Atkinson was a member of Redgum from 1975 to 1987. While with Redgum he wrote many of the band's songs, and with Michael Spicer, who had joined the band later as a keyboardist, also wrote the score for the film A Street to Die.
He wrote a number of the group's songs, including "The Diamantina Drover". After lead singer John Schumann left the band in 1986, he took over as lead singer until the group disbanded in 1990. [2] After Redgum, McDonald continued playing and recording music, [3] and also taught music, including working with the Geelong Music College Orchestra. [4]
Midnight Sun is the fifth and final studio album by Redgum, released through Epic Records in November 1986. [1]John Schumann had left the group in 1985 to pursue a solo career, [2] so Hugh McDonald took over as lead singer. [3]
Virgin Ground is the second album by Redgum. [1] The title is taken from the first track. It was originally released on vinyl and cassette. It was available on CD between 1990 and 1992, and has been out of print ever since, although some tracks were included on the 2004 collection Against the Grain. The band were all working day jobs during ...