Hugh McDonald (Australian musician)
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Hugh McDonald is an Australian musician. Active since the 1970s, he performed and recorded with The Bushwackers
, The Sundowners, Moving Cloud, and The Colonials.
He became better known when he joined the folk-rock group Redgum
in 1981. McDonald wrote a number of the group's songs, including "The Diamantina Drover". After lead singer John Schumann
left the band in 1986, he took over as lead singer until the group disbanded in 1990.
Post-Redgum, he continued playing and recording music, and also taught music, including working with the Geelong Music College Orchestra. In addition, he has his own recording studios in Melbourne
.
Hugh has also lent his musical and recording expertise to the production of the Poowong Consolidated Primary School's annual music CD and more recently DVD. He has worked alongside the students and music teacher Phil Beggs to compose, write, record and produce the CD.
From 2005 McDonald has been working with Schumann again as part of the Vagabond Crew
, touring and performing on the albums Lawson and Behind the Lines
. The latter album was recorded at McDonald's studios.
The Bushwackers (band)
The Bushwackers Band, often simply The Bushwackers, is an Australian folk and country music band or Bush band founded at La Trobe University in Melbourne in 1971....
, The Sundowners, Moving Cloud, and The Colonials.
He became better known when he joined the folk-rock group Redgum
Redgum
Redgum were 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...
in 1981. McDonald wrote a number of the group's songs, including "The Diamantina Drover". After lead singer John Schumann
John Schumann
John Lewis Schumann is an Australian singer, songwriter and guitarist from Adelaide. He is best known as the lead singer for the folk group Redgum, with their chart-topping hit "I Was Only 19 ", a song exploring the psychological and medical side-effects of serving in the Australian forces during...
left the band in 1986, he took over as lead singer until the group disbanded in 1990.
Post-Redgum, he continued playing and recording music, and also taught music, including working with the Geelong Music College Orchestra. In addition, he has his own recording studios in Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
.
Hugh has also lent his musical and recording expertise to the production of the Poowong Consolidated Primary School's annual music CD and more recently DVD. He has worked alongside the students and music teacher Phil Beggs to compose, write, record and produce the CD.
From 2005 McDonald has been working with Schumann again as part of the Vagabond Crew
John Schumann and the Vagabond Crew
John Schumann and the Vagabond Crew is an Australian folk group formed in Adelaide in 2005. The band's name is taken from a line in Henry Lawson's poem "Knocking Around". Since it was founded a number of Australian musicians have been involved...
, touring and performing on the albums Lawson and Behind the Lines
Behind the Lines (John Schumann album)
Behind the Lines is the second album by John Schumann and the Vagabond Crew.It consists almost entirely of cover songs and musical renditions of poems...
. The latter album was recorded at McDonald's studios.