Trevor Adamson

Trevor Adamson is an Australian country/gospel singer best known for his song Nyanpi Matilda, a Pitjantjatjara version of Waltzing Matilda.^[1]

Biography

He is from Pukatja (Ernabella) in APY Lands of South Australia and sings in both Pitjantjatjara and English. He was the subject of an episode of an ABC TV series, Six Australians.^[2] Adamson also featured in episode #1008 of the NITV show "Pmarra Country", an Aboriginal tribute to the legendary Slim Dusty, in which he performed his Pitjantjatjara language version of Slim Dusty's 1972 song "When the Rain Tumbles Down in July".

Discography

Godaku Walytja-Piti (Gods Family) (1982) with children from Pukatja
Trust in the Lord (1985) - Imparja
Where I Belong^[3] (1989) - CAAMA
Waltzing Matilda (1994) - CAAMA^[2]^[4]
My Sunburnt Country (2009) - Pindaroo^[5]

References

↑ "Trevor Adamson". IMDb. Retrieved 27 May 2026.
1 2 Breen, Marcus (1989). Our Place Our Music. Aboriginal Studies Press. ISBN 0-85575-197-5.
↑ Elder, Bruce (3 July 1990), "Good karma from the red heart", The Sydney Morning Herald
↑ Recordings by Australian Indigenous Artists 1899-1998 ScreenSound Australia ISBN 0-642-36514-8 (pdf)
↑ Minter, Deborah (December 2009), "My Sunburnt Country review", Country City Capital News, archived from the original on 6 July 2011

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[1] "Trevor Adamson". IMDb. Retrieved 27 May 2026.

[breen-2] 1 2 Breen, Marcus (1989). Our Place Our Music. Aboriginal Studies Press. ISBN 0-85575-197-5.

[3] Elder, Bruce (3 July 1990), "Good karma from the red heart", The Sydney Morning Herald

[4] Recordings by Australian Indigenous Artists 1899-1998 ScreenSound Australia ISBN 0-642-36514-8 (pdf)

[5] Minter, Deborah (December 2009), "My Sunburnt Country review", Country City Capital News, archived from the original on 6 July 2011

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