Verity Truman (flute, saxophone, tin whistle, vocals) formed Redgum in Adelaide in 1975 with singer-songwriter John Schumann and Michael Atkinson on guitars/vocals. They were soon joined by Chris Timms on violin. Redgum was an Australian folk and political music group. 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. The song is in the Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) list of Top 30 of All Time Best Australian Songs created in 2001. She was with Redgum for 15 years and played on many album releases. After leaving the band, Truman joined the cabaret/cover band Crossroads.
