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The album was recorded at Warrenwood in Melbourne but never released due to the studio going into liquidation. The remaining members who recorded this album Hugh McDonald, Verity Truman, Michael Spicer, James Spicer and Tim Hannaford performed until 1990, when the band's considerable debts were cleared. After this was achieved Redgum disbanded. [1]
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 ...
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]
The band's name is taken from a line in Henry Lawson's poem "Knocking Around". Since it was founded a number of Australian musicians have been involved. The formation of the group marked the return of John Schumann, former Redgum frontman to regular performances and recording.
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]
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.
If You Don't Fight You Lose is the first album by Redgum. [1] The title is taken from a line in the song "Killing Floor". It was originally released on vinyl and cassette. It was very briefly available on CD in the late 80s, through a licensing deal with budget label Rainbow. It has
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]