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Redgum
Caught in the Act (1983)
Caught in the Act (1983)
Background information
Origin Adelaide, Australia
Genre(s) Folk, Rock
Years active 1975 - 1990
Label(s) Larrikin, Epic, CBS, Columbia
Associated acts Gordon Franklin & The Wilderness Ensemble, John Schumann, Vagabond Crew, Crossroads
Former members
Michael Atkinson
John Schumann
Verity Truman
Chris Timms
Gordon McLean
Tom Stehlik
Russell Coleman
Dave Flett
Hugh McDonald
Stephen Cooney
Brian Czempinski
Michael Spicer

Redgum were an Australian folk and political music group formed in Adelaide in 1975. Adelaide is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of South Australia, and is the fifth largest city in Australia with a For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Folk music can have a number of different meanings including Traditional music: The original meaning of the term "folk music" was synonymous Rock music is a genre of Popular music often though not necessarily employing Electric guitar, Bass guitar, and Drums. In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Epic Records is an American Record label. It is owned and operated by Sony Music Entertainment. This article is about the record label founded in 2006 For the earlier CBS Records label see Columbia Records. Columbia Records is an American Record label founded in 1888 Columbia is the oldest surviving Brand name in pre-recorded sound being the first record company John Lewis Schumann (born c 1953 is an Australian singer songwriter and guitarist from Adelaide. Not to be confused with Bush (band. A bush band is a group of Musicians that play traditional Australian Folk music Adelaide is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of South Australia, and is the fifth largest city in Australia with a They are most famous for their protest songs exploring the impact of war ("I Was Only Nineteen (A Walk in the Light Green)", 1983) and Australian consumer influences on surrounding nations ("I've Been To Bali Too", 1984). A protest song is a Song which Protests against perceived problems in Society. " Only Nineteen " aka " I Was Only Nineteen " or " A Walk in the Light Green " was the most widely recognised song produced by Australian Diamantina Drover, written by Hugh McDonald is an endearing Australian bush classic.

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History

Redgum were formed in 1975 when three students at Flinders University, John Schumann, Michael Atkinson (not the future Labor politician of the same name) and Verity Truman, collaborated for a musical assessment piece for their Politics and Art course. Flinders University, or The Flinders University of South Australia, is a Public university in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia John Lewis Schumann (born c 1953 is an Australian singer songwriter and guitarist from Adelaide. The trio quickly gained fame around the University community for their forthright songs, and by 1976 had been joined by violinist Chris Timms (also attended Flinders University). The group were soon in demand for parties, pubs and rallies throughout South Australia and Victoria. South Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country Initially a part-time band, performing weekends and school holidays (two members were teachers), it was only after they released their second album, Virgin Ground (late 1980), to strong sales and critical acclaim, that the group became full-time and started touring nationally.

Music

On the first album, If You Don't Fight You Lose (1978) Redgum showed it was one of the few Australian bands prepared to tackle domestic politics and culture. "One More Boring Night in Adelaide" for some will remain, despite some of its dated references, a classic analysis of Australian provincial parochialism. Adelaide is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of South Australia, and is the fifth largest city in Australia with a Parochialism means being provincial being narrow in scope or considering only small sections of an issue

The group's success continued to grow with the release of their next three albums, Virgin Ground, Brown Rice and Kerosine (1981) and the EP Cut to the Quick (September 1982), and they weathered several line-up changes (the addition of a didgeridoo and the replacement of Timms with Hugh McDonald, among others). The didgeridoo (also known as a didjeridu or didge) is a wind instrument of the Indigenous Australians of northern Australia. They released a songbook The Redgum Songbook: Stubborn Words, Flagrant Vices (1981). A song book is a Book containing Lyrics and notes for Songs Song books may be simple Composition books or spiral-bound Notebooks.

Collaboration with influential Australian folk producer Trevor Lucas (from UK folk group Fairport Convention) brought the high-point of their career - the live LP Caught in the Act was released in 1983 and "I Was Only Nineteen" aka "A Walk in the Light Green" (March 1983) hit number one on the Australian singles chart. Trevor George Lucas ( December 25[[ 943]] - February 4 1989) was an influential folk artist, a member of Fairport Convention and one The song precipitated a Royal Commission into the use and effects of chemical agents in the Vietnam War by the Australian military. The term Royal Commission may also be used in the United Kingdom to describe the group of Lords Commissioners who may act in the stead of the The Vietnam War, also known as the Second Indochina War, or the Vietnam Conflict, occurred in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia The album included "The Diamantina Drover" and "The Last Frontier" which are indicative of their folk music style.

The band released their next LP, Frontline (August 1984) with its single "I've Been to Bali Too", and started touring folk venues in the UK and Europe with some success. In 1986, however, Schumann shocked the group by announcing he had signed a solo deal with CBS Records and would be quitting. This article is about the record label founded in 2006 For the earlier CBS Records label see Columbia Records. Redgum released one more album of new material, Midnight Sun (1986), a last single "Roll it on Robbie" (1987) after which Atkinson left. The remaining members performed until 1990 before breaking up for good. [1]

Redgum post-Redgum

After leaving the band, Schumann released two solo albums before pursuing a career with the Australian Democrats, standing for the South Australian seat of Mayo in the 1998 Federal election and only losing by a small margin. The Australian Democrats is an Australian Political party espousing a centrist or Social liberal ideology The Division of Mayo is an Australian Electoral Division located in the hills east of Adelaide, South Australia and currently includes the towns of He left the Democrats in 2000 and returned to further solo works. Schumann toured Australia in 2007 with the Vagabond Crew (includes McDonald) and a new album is due early 2008. [2] Other members of Redgum continue to work in the Australian music scene. Atkinson has worked in film and television. [3] He composed the music for many critically acclaimed films including Heaven's Burning (1997), starring Russell Crowe. Truman's talents can still be heard around Adelaide. She has been a long time member of the local Adelaide cabaret band Crossroads, and those lucky enough to see the band will be treated to her continuing vocal and instrumental talents. In 2005, Redgum were again brought to attention through the recording of an acoustic / hip hop cover of "I Was Only 19" by Australian group The Herd with Schumann. Hip hop music, also referred to as rap music, is a Music genre typically consisting of a rhythmic vocal style called rap which is accompanied with For the 1960s UK band featuring Peter Frampton see The Herd (UK band The Herd are an Australian hip hop outfit from the suburbs of Sydney The song received high rotation on popular national radio station Triple J. Triple J is a nationally-networked government-funded Australian radio station (a division of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation) mainly aimed Woodford Folk Festival, Woodford, Qld, enabled John Schumann & the Vagabond Crew to rock the mainly 40+ crowd to their soggy toes. The crowd thrilled to old favourites, reworked crowd pleasers and new works. At the Port Fairy Fold Festival and band preceded the popular Sunday singalong and estabilshed themselves as Port Fairy MUSTS! Gotta see 'em!Some memories never fade.

Discography

Studio albums

Live albums

Singles

Video

On the Frontline (1990, Hoyts / Polygram)[5]

References

  1. ^ Australian Rock Database Redgum entry. Magnus Holmgren. Retrieved on 2007-11-03. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 644 - Umar ibn al-Khattab, the second Muslim Caliph, is killed by a Persian slave in Medina.
  2. ^ John Schumann Official website Latest News. Retrieved on 2007-11-03. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 644 - Umar ibn al-Khattab, the second Muslim Caliph, is killed by a Persian slave in Medina.
  3. ^ Internet Movie Database entry on Michael Atkinson. IMDb. Retrieved on 2007-11-03. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 644 - Umar ibn al-Khattab, the second Muslim Caliph, is killed by a Persian slave in Medina.
  4. ^ Australasian Performing Right Association. APRA. The Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA is a Copyright Collecting society representing New Zealand and Australian composers lyricists Retrieved on 2007-11-06. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 355 - Roman Emperor Constantius II promotes his cousin Julian to the rank of Caesar, entrusting him with
  5. ^ Spencer, Chris; Thomas Hurst, Bob Bolton, Wendy Lowenstein (2000-06-08). 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Events 68 - The Roman Senate accepts emperor Galba. 536 - St Silverius becomes Pope (probable "Australian Folk Songs Discography M-Z". Australian Folk Songs. Retrieved on 2007-11-08. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1519 - Hernán Cortés enters Tenochtitlán and Aztec ruler Moctezuma welcomes him with great a Celebration

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