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:''For eucalyptus species, see Red Gum; or for the deciduous tree see American Sweetgum.'' Redgum was an Australian folk and political music group formed in Adelaide in 1975 by singer-songwriter John Schumann, Michael Atkinson on guitars/vocals and Verity Truman on flute/vocals; they were soon joined by Chris Timms on violin. All four had been students at Flinders University and together developed an intensely passionate and outspoken outlook. They are best known for their protest song exploring the impact of war in 1983's "I Was Only Nineteen (A Walk in the Light Green)", which peaked at #1 on the National singles charts.〔〔 NOTE: Used for Australian Singles and Albums charting from 1970 until ARIA created their own charts in mid-1988.〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Australian Charts portal )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher=Oz Net Music Chart ) 〕 The song is in the Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) list of Top 30 of All Time Best Australian Songs created in 2001. Redgum also covered Australian consumer influences on surrounding nations in 1984's "I've Been To Bali Too",〔 both hit singles were written by Schumann.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.apra.com.au/cms/worksearch/worksearch.srvlt ) Note: requires user to input song title, e.g. I WAS ONLY NINETEEN〕 "The Diamantina Drover", written by Timms' replacement, violinist/vocalist Hugh McDonald and "Poor Ned", written by Trevor Lucas of Fairport Convention, are examples of their bush songs.〔〔 Lucas produced their best performed album, the June 1983 live LP ''Caught in the Act'',〔〔 which peaked at #3 on the National albums chart.〔〔 Schumann left the band and pursued a solo career from 1986, Atkinson left in 1987 and Redgum finally disbanded in 1990.〔〔 Since 2005 Schumann and McDonald have been performing together again as part of John Schumann and the Vagabond Crew. ==History== Redgum was formed in 1975 when three students at Flinders University, John Schumann, Michael Atkinson (not to be confused with the future Labor politician of the same name) and Verity Truman, collaborated for a musical assessment piece for their Politics and Art course.〔 The trio quickly gained fame around the University community for their forthright songs, and by 1976 had been joined by violinist Chris Timms who had previously attended Flinders University.〔 The group were soon in demand for parties, pubs and rallies throughout South Australia and Victoria. 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.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Redgum」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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