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IN the Autumn of 1983, John Schumann and his folk group Redgum set a new standard with their seminal Sydney concert and the ensuing live album, Caught in the Act.<\/p>\n

More than four decades later Schumann is embarking on another live project with long-standing band The Vagabond Crew. Corrugated Highway is set to be recorded over two nights in Melbourne later this month.<\/p>\n

The album and tour will feature songs and stories from his show The Redgum Years.<\/p>\n

The Adelaide-based musician has always been cautious performing the group’s songs live.<\/p>\n

“When I’m out doing the John Schumann songbook, I play those songs that I wrote in Redgum, because they’re mine, but I was always careful about the band’s memory and its integrity and identity,” he said.<\/p>\n

“My contribution to Redgum was a bunch of songs, and the Chips-Rafferty-with-a-cold voice, but also that I always talked between the songs.”<\/p>\n

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Schumann and The Vagabond Crew. Photo: SUPPLIED<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Talking about society’s ills is what Schumann does best, and five years after the band’s debut in 1978, Caught in the Act launched what became Australia’s most anthemic anti-war song, I Was Only 19.<\/p>\n

From Indigenous issues to war, the establishment and the environment, Schumann has always been an ardent and vociferous voice against injustice.<\/p>\n

But the singer and songwriter, now 72, admits the fighting is tiring.<\/p>\n

“I recently had this discussion with Shane Howard \u2013 here we both are at this age still having the same fights,” he said.<\/p>\n

“It gets very frustrating. You think you win a battle, and gradually the forces of reaction creep back into the territory that you’ve gained, and you have to fight all over again.<\/p>\n

“Why do we have all these bloody wars in the first place, only to be fighting them all again on different fronts?”<\/p>\n

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A 2017 portrait of John Schumann by artist Andrea Malone. Image: SUPPLIED<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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The secret to Schumann’s stamina is simple.<\/p>\n

“If you don’t fight, you lose,” he said.<\/p>\n

“That’s not my line, it’s from the song Killing Floor and the title of Redgum’s first album, but that’s the answer to that.”<\/p>\n

“People like Shane and me, we can’t change the world, but we can shout from the sidelines, which is what we do.<\/p>\n

“We keep writing these songs, making these points, touring, performing, and trying to remind people there’s a great deal to recommend Australia.<\/p>\n

“We are a fantastic nation, but of course, there are improvements to be made.”<\/p>\n

Schumann and The Vagabond Crew play Byron Bay Theatre on October 22.<\/p>\n

For tickets, visit byroncentre.com.au<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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