Behind the Lines (John Schumann album)

Behind the Lines
Studio album by
John Schumann
ReleasedAugust 2008
RecordedNovember 2007 – April 2008 at Hugh McDonald Studios, Kew
GenreFolk,
LabelABC Music
ProducerJohn Schumann, Hugh McDonald
John Schumann chronology
Lawson
(2005) 		Behind the Lines
(2008)

Behind the Lines[1] is the second album by John Schumann and the Vagabond Crew. Released in 2008, it was re-released in 2011.[2]

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 central theme of the album is Australians at war,[3] 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.

  1. ^ John Schumann official website "Behind the Lines album information" Archived 2010-01-18 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ ABC website War and the damage done: The music of John Schumann Retrieved on January 5, 2012
  3. ^ The Independent Weekly Behind the Lines review