I WAS ONLY 19 (A WALK IN THE LIGHT GREEN) -- John Schumann & The Vagabond Crew, Woodford Folk Festival, Queensland, Australia, January 2010. Behind the Lines, ABC Music, 2011.
"Every night we do it we do it thus for the 50,000 Australians who served in Vietnam, for the 500 who didn't come home, for the Moms and Dads and Brothers and Sisters and Wives who picked up the pieces when they did. We also do it for all those Australians who are wearing our uniform overseas tonight. And I think if we've learned one thing from the Vietnam War we learned you know that if we want to we can oppose Australia's participation in a war but we must always respect and support the soldiers we sent to fight that war." -- John Lewis Schumann (b. 1953)
Band: John Schumann, Vocals & Guitar, Alex Black (Alexander Stuart), Violin; Kat Kraus, Vocals; Sam Willoughby, Bass; & Enrico "Mick' Morena, Drums.
Originally uploaded by RedgumLover on April 24, 2011.
John Schumann is one of the very few songwriters who has changed the way a nation thinks. This special double CD features the original "Behind The Lines" release with a bonus DVD of John Schumann and the Vagabond Crew's performance at the 'Woodford Folk Festival" in January 2010. "Behind The Lines" is an album that reinterprets classic Australian songs about war and a country that as defined itself by war -- and helped shaped a nation. On "Live at the Woodford Folk Festival" John Schumann and his band perform songs off the album as well as classics such as Redgum's "The Long Run".
Track Listing:
DISC ONE: Behind the Lines
1. Boy On The Run
2. Band Played Waltzing Matilda
3. Scots Of The Riverina
4. No Man's Land (Green Fields of France)
5. To An Old Mate
6. Ted
7. Mothers, Daughters, Wives
8. Khe Sanh
9. My Country
10. I Was Only 19 (A Walk In The Light Green)
11. Rachel
12. Wings Of An Eagle
13. Safe Behind The Wire
14. When The War Is Over
15. I'll Be Gone
16. Waltzing Matilda
DISC TWO: Live at the Woodford Folk Festival DVD
1. The Long Run
2. To An Old Mate
3. Boy On The Run
4. Mothers, Daughters, Wives
5. Scots Of The Riverina
6. Khe Sanh (Long Tan Version)
7. Poor Ned
8. Diamantina Drover
9. I Was Only 19
10. Waltzing Matilda
ISBN / Catalogue Number: 2761750
The whole concert in an awesome DVD is available from:
http://shop.abc.net.au/browse/product.asp?productid=325862