"It is with sadness, but also great pride that Nerys Evans and the Egan family marks the passing of our beloved partner, Dad, grandfather, great grandfather and best mate Ted Egan," his family have confirmed in a statement.
But don't let Egan's humility fool you. Prior to taking up music full-time, Egan worked in the bush as a patrol officer, teacher, and public servant, much of it alongside Aboriginal communities. During those years, Egan's experience shaped the songs he would go on to write and record. The end result? More than 30 albums' worth of music that captured the essence of outback life, history, and the stories of First Nations people.
Egan was also known for his famously unpretentious "instrument," a cardboard beer carton he used as percussion. ABC later described him as "a prolific folk musician, using only an empty cardboard beer carton as a percussion instrument alongside his own voice." It was a fitting symbol for an artist who believed powerful songs didn’t need to be elaborate.
His writing didn't stop at music, either. Egan penned an impressive 17 books, all of which pay homage to and capture the history of the land that he cherished so much.
From beer-box rhythms to protest songs and portraits of life in remote communities, Ted Egan spent his long career turning lived experience into music that remembered, recorded and respected the people and places of the Australian outback. That work now stands as his enduring songbook and a lasting record of the country he loved.
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