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CW: The Redgum Years and John Schumann's song about veteran suicide in the ADF
We went and saw the Redgum Years at the Astor. It was *excellent* and we are fortunate it came to Perth. Just tweaking the words here and there and still just as relevant today as then.
I found a local article -
https://xpressmag.com.au/hitting-the-corrugated-highway-with-john-schumann/John Schumann is still singing and writing with the Vagabonds, and recently he released a song called Fishing Net in the Rain which he also played that night. Powerful and recommended.
You might have heard a song called "A Walk In The Light Green (I was only 19)" That's the Redgum song that gave a human face to the suffering of the then unsung servicemen of the Vietnam War and basically was directly instrumental in recognising their service and finally giving them a welcome home parade in 1987.
He said to us never let anyone tell you music doesn't have the power to change the world.
#Australia #Redgum #Activism #perthwesternAustralia #Music #FolkRock
If you are going through a hard time and need support find the services in your country through this website.
https://findahelpline.com/ -
CW: The Redgum Years and John Schumann's song about veteran suicide in the ADF
We went and saw the Redgum Years at the Astor. It was *excellent* and we are fortunate it came to Perth. Just tweaking the words here and there and still just as relevant today as then.
I found a local article -
https://xpressmag.com.au/hitting-the-corrugated-highway-with-john-schumann/John Schumann is still singing and writing with the Vagabonds, and recently he released a song called Fishing Net in the Rain which he also played that night. Powerful and recommended.
You might have heard a song called "A Walk In The Light Green (I was only 19)" That's the Redgum song that gave a human face to the suffering of the then unsung servicemen of the Vietnam War and basically was directly instrumental in recognising their service and finally giving them a welcome home parade in 1987.
He said to us never let anyone tell you music doesn't have the power to change the world.
#Australia #Redgum #Activism #perthwesternAustralia #Music #FolkRock
If you are going through a hard time and need support find the services in your country through this website.
https://findahelpline.com/ -
So the neighbour wanted to replace his old redgum sleeper retaining wall which was probably built 40 years ago but now rotting away and in danger of collapse. So I volunteered to help because I knew that there was still lots of good firewood in there somewhere. After crowbarring them out, then chainsawing into manageable chunks I dragged them back to my property to hose off the dirt and moss. Then I split them into firewood logs.
The trees that this wood came from was probably felled 100 years ago, then lay in the ground supporting a railroad for 60 years, then got repurposed as a retaining wall for 40 years, now they are warming my house.
#firewood #Redgum #Dandenongs -
So the neighbour wanted to replace his old redgum sleeper retaining wall which was probably built 40 years ago but now rotting away and in danger of collapse. So I volunteered to help because I knew that there was still lots of good firewood in there somewhere. After crowbarring them out, then chainsawing into manageable chunks I dragged them back to my property to hose off the dirt and moss. Then I split them into firewood logs.
The trees that this wood came from was probably felled 100 years ago, then lay in the ground supporting a railroad for 60 years, then got repurposed as a retaining wall for 40 years, now they are warming my house.
#firewood #Redgum #Dandenongs -
And the Anzac legends didn't mention mud and blood and tears
And the stories that my father told me never seemed quite real.
I caught some pieces in my back that I didn't even feel
God help me, I was only nineteen. -
tree-mend-us 450 years old
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-11-07/kaurna-practices-to-revive-450-year-old-tree/103068498#firstNations #Kaurna shelter tree or Willawilla Karra Kuu is a river #redgum #ngampa #yamdaisy
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This one's a new one for me: The Herd covered Redgum's I Was Only 19. Wow. They say it's a cliche to say that a Hottest 100 gave you goosebumps, but this one did it for me. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0yfuR5b-hBo
#TripleJ #TripleJLikeAVersion #LikeAVersion #TheHerd #Redgum #IWasOnly19 #Hottest100 #AusMusic #TripleJHottest100
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Fave anti war song: https://youtu.be/1gmgwx77osw #songs #redgum