Redgum

Were an Australian folk and political music group formed in Adelaide in 1975 by singer-songwriter John Schumann, Michael Atkinson on guitars/vocals, Verity Truman on flute/vocals; they were later joined by Hugh McDonald on fiddle and Chris Timms on violin. All four had been students at Flinders University and together developed a strong political voice. They are best known for their protest song exploring the impact of war in the 1980s "I Was Only Nineteen ", which peaked at #1 on the National singles charts. The song is in the Australasian Performing Right Association list of Top 30 of All Time Best Australian Songs created in 2001.