Nathan May & Band
Katie Aspel
The Wheatsheaf Hotel (Thebarton, SA)
Friday, 11 December 2026 7:30 pm
Nathan May is a proud Arabana, Yawuru, and Marridjabin man. He began developing his musical talent at age three, playing drums at church in Darwin. In 2012, he moved to Adelaide to study at the Centre for Aboriginal Studies in Music (CASM) at the Elder Conservatorium, completing an Advanced Diploma in Aboriginal Music and in Popular Music.
Nathan has collaborated with renowned artists including Luke O’Shea, Kevin Bennett, and Colin Buchanan. In 2020, he began working with acclaimed producer James Gillard at The Music Cellar, recording with top musicians such as Rod McCormack and Scott Hills.
He has toured nationally and internationally, including a European tour with the Pierce Brothers, and represented his culture at the Festival of Pacific Arts & Culture in Hawai’i. His 2024 release “Gonna Meet That Man Someday,” about his meeting with Barack Obama, was co-written with Gillard and Buchanan. In 2025, he was awarded Emerging Songwriter in the Vanda & Young Global Song Competition.
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