 Schumann left Redgum (late 1985) due to continual pressure to tour and to spend more time with his young family in the Adelaide Hills.He embarked upon a solo career with CBS, where he released several records, including "Etched in Blue" (1987), and a children's record, "Looby Loo" (1989).The 1987 single "Borrowed Ground" from "Etched in Blue" was given the Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) Most Performed Australasian Country Work Award in 1988.