13 Facts About Ted Egan

Edward Joseph Egan was born on 6 July 1932 and is an Australian folk musician and a former public servant who served as Administrator of the Northern Territory from 2003 to 2007.

Ted Egan moved to the Northern Territory in 1949 at the age of 16 in search of work and adventure.

Ted Egan was a member of the first National Reconciliation Council.

Ted Egan was the sole teacher at the Newcastle Waters Station in 1965 and was stranded at the property for six weeks when the creek flooded.

Ted Egan later returned to the station in 2012 for the book launch of Middle of Everywhere about life in the area.

Ted Egan began recording in 1969 with "Drinkers of the Northern Territory" and has released 30 albums, mostly themed around outback life, history and Aboriginal people.

Ted Egan wrote the "Gurindji Blues" in 1969 with Vincent Lingiari during the Wave Hill walk-off.

Ted Egan wrote and performed the show's theme song of the same name.

Ted Egan has been a co-host of the lifestyle show The Great Outdoors.

Ted Egan was made a Member of the Order of Australia in the 1993 Australia Day Honours List for services to the Aboriginal people, and for "an ongoing contribution to the literary heritage of Australia through song and verse".

In 2004, Egan was promoted to an Officer of the Order as acknowledgement of "the significance of [his] continuing contribution to the community culminating in his being sworn-in as the 18th Administrator of the Northern Territory".

Ted Egan was the recipient of the National Folk Festival's Lifetime Achievement Award in April 2015 at NFF's Opening Ceremony in Canberra.

Ted Egan performed four songs at the event, including one about pioneering women in Australia.