Ted Egan is best known for his songwriting and performances of same, accompanied by percussive beating on an empty beer carton. He describes himself an old bushy who lives in Alice Springs in the Centre of Australia. Since leaving his Melbourne birthplace at age 16, he has been fascinated by Australian history, its unique people and the Australian way of life, in this, perhaps the most multi-cultural nation on Earth.

For the last 40 years he has been writing and recording songs, filming and writing about the Australian people who to him represent the real ethos of this country. He has completed at least 28 albums of songs, has written ten books and has been seen as the presenter of 13 x 1 hour documentary films titled This Land Australia.