John SchumannSinger-songwriter - consummate frontman

ex Redgum, the man responsible for “I Was Only 19” and a host of other classic Australian hits

Anzac Commemorations 2014–2018100 Years of ServiceOf all Australian entertainers and singer-songwriters, John Schumann alone brings to this important commemorative period the catalogue, the track record and the respect.His performances are emotive, compelling and respectful. Schumann’s Anzac commemorative performances, based on his album “Behind the Lines”, include powerful folk-rock ballads, beautiful and subtle acoustic renditions, great feels, stunning new arrangements of Australian classics and great vocal harmonies. This is Australian folk-rock at its very best.

John Schumann & the Vagabond Crew “Sensational songs, great playing, tight, classy – this band is absolutely international standard. They remind us of what it really means to be Australian – and John Schumann is the consummate frontman.”With his mate Hugh McDonald (also ex Redgum), John Schumann and the Vagabond Crew is the closest thing to a Redgum reunion fans will see.The seven-piece Vagabond Crew, named after a line in the Lawson poem, “Knocking Around”, had its genesis in the recording of the highly acclaimed “Lawson” album which Schumann released in late 2005. The Vagabond Crew’s line-up includes acoustic and electric guitars, piano and keyboards, violin, mandolin, bass, drums and a four-part vocal harmony section. The Vagabond Crew also features John’s friend, keyboard legend Mal Logan.Packed venues and standing ovations demonstrate how, in a very short time, John Schumann & the Vagabond Crew have earned for themselves a stellar reputation as a five-star Australian concert act.

With his seven-piece band, the Vagabond Crew, in a duo with long-time Redgum mate Hugh McDonald, in an unplugged trio or quartet – John Schumann is the real deal – engaging, amusing, thought-provoking, captivating.

John Schumann with Hugh McDonaldThe two key members of Redgum: master songwriter and master guitar player. John and Hugh add to this ensemble with other members of the Vagabond Crew as required.To see John and the Vagabond Crew in action, go to:

https://www.youtube.com/user/TheVagabondCrew

John and Hugh performing for Aussie troops in Afghanistan

Redgum HitsI Was Only 19I’ve Been To Bali TooDiamantina DroverPoor NedThe Long Run Last FrontierSpirit Of The Land

LawsonSongs drawn from the poems of Henry Lawson.

To An Old MateKnocking AboutGlass On The BarSecond Class Wait HereFaces In The Street, Bush GirlTaking His ChanceScots Of The RiverinaTo HannahProuder Man Than YouThe Low LighthouseThe Shame Of Going Back

Etched in Blue John Schumann solo album.

Borrowed GroundThunder Across The ReefHoly MaryComing HomeSafe Behind The WireHe’s Got The MoneyYuppy DaysAfter The PartyFor The Children

True BelieversJohn Schumann solo album.

If I Close My EyesLeigh Creek RoadClancy Of The OverflowIf The War Goes OnWorking Class ManPlympton HighRoll On The DayFallen AngelEyes On Fire

Behind The Lines A collection of famous Australian songs that, directly or indirectly, reflect Australia’s participation in various wars.

Boy On The RunThe Band Played Waltzing MatildaScots Of The RiverinaNo Man’s LandTedTo An Old Mate (with Hugh McDonald)Mothers Daughters WivesKhe Sahn (Long Tan version)My CountryI Was Only 19 (unplugged)RachelWings Of An EagleSafe Behind The WireWhen The War Is OverI’ll Be GoneWaltzing Matilda

A CATALOGUE OF CLASSICSSinglesOne True GameFIFO RoadAwesome DayAnzac Biscuits

John and Hugh with the Vagabond Crew

“ More importantly, and impressively, many of JohnSchumann’s songs have passed into the culture and become part of an authentically Australian fabric: many people know and refer to them without necessarily knowing about their Redgum provenance or about Schumann himself.” Professor Brian Matthews – author and academic

“ John Schumann is one of the very few songwriters who has changed the way a nation thinks.”

“ John Schumann helped bring our Vietnam veterans home – and he is the only songwriter to have his words inscribed on a national memorial.”

“ Schumann showed us that Australian people like hearingsongs about themselves and their places in their accent. And he was doing this long, long before it was fashionable. In fact, he made it fashionable.”

“ Beyond Redgum, Schumann has gone on as a solo artistto show that all the talents and attributes of Redgum’s free-and-easy leader have translated into the older, mature performer who not only continues to make the pace in music and lyrics but has become a consummate performer across the board. The one-liners squeezed between his more recent material and the music of his Redgum days have become a stand-up act of yarns, anecdotes, ironies and song – a performance of immense attractiveness, innovation and charm.”

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