Kylie Adams-Collier

Biography.

Described as a painter of songs, award winning songwriter,

Kylie Adams-Collier, writes deeply heartfelt stories of love, forgiveness and small-town memories in a unique yet warmly familiar sentiment.

With stories of being fearless like a magpie, the Bellinger valley,

hot summer nights and old man dreaming, Kylie's compositions are endearingly genuine.

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She has recorded six albums throughout her career including two Snow Leopards albums on Waterfront Records and four solo albums: "Bellingen Says Goodnight" produced by Brendan Gallagher, "Sweet Dreams 'til Morning" produced by Gary Brown, "Little Stone" produced by Lindsay Waddington on Kross Kut Records and her most recent album "Light as a Feather" produced by Michael Carpenter.

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Kylie  is a multi-award-winning songwriter who has been writing and performing for over thirty years. She is a storyteller inspired by the people she meets, family history and the great Australian landscape.

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Her heartfelt song "Montevideo Maru 1942" is a standout tribute to the 1053 prisoners of war who died under friendly fire on the 1st of July 1942.

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Growing up in the small rural town of Bellingen, Kylie's music and family history has led her to meet the President of Ireland, Dr Michael Higgins, the Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea, Sir Michael Somare and the Prime Minister of Australia, Anthony Albanese. 

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Kylie has performed at many regional festivals and has graced the stage of the Tamworth Town Hall and Tamworth Capitol Theatre during the Tamworth Country Music Festival. She's broadcasted nationally as a weekly radio presenter and producer with Good Morning Country including the Golden Guitars live across Australia with Kevin Walsh.​

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Kylie's had eight top 10 hits including two singles that made it to number 2 nationally including 'Montevideo Maru 1942' & 'Waiting for Heaven to Rain.'

 

Her recording of Hank Williams 'I Can't Help it if I'm Still in Love With You' reached number 5

on the International Mainstream Charts.

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Kylie's endearing song about being brave" Fearless Like a Magpie" reached number 5 on the International Mainstream Charts.

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Kylie's original music is regularly featured on Australian radio playlists as well as international playlists including England, New Zealand, America, France, Poland, Germany, Netherlands and many more.

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All of Kylie's recorded music is available on Bandcamp.

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Kylie was born in Sydney in 1968 and grew up in Fernmount, near Bellingen in northern NSW.

Her musical beginnings were influenced by her mother Gilly Adams's love of music.

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Gill Adams was one of the first radio test broadcasters of 2BBBfm Bellingen and hosted Gills Jazz for over twenty-five years.

Kylie's mother enjoyed lots of styles of music and often hosted musical parties with the alternate new arrivals of Bellingen.

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Kylie and her little sister attended colourful parties in local valley halls with their mother, experiencing the fun of live music on a very organic level. Kylie began experimenting with creating melodies on her mother's piano at the age of five.

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Leaving home in the late eighties to study art, Kylie discovered the raging bars of inner western Sydney and it wasn't long before she took to the stage with the promise of free beer at the Lansdowne Hotel.  

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It was then that she began to write songs and her sister Jenny Adams gave her an acoustic guitar with 2 cent pieces for tuning pegs. Jenny and Kylie worked as the Adams Sisters for a short time in the early nineties.

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For the next thirty years Kylie dabbled in various musical styles working in many different line ups around Sydney and her hometown of Bellingen plus many solo tours on regional country music festivals.

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She has worked with many producers over the years and continues to write and record music.

A member of the Australian Performing Rights Association, Australian Songwriters Association, Tamworth Songwriters Association and the Country Music Association of Australia, Kylie's original music has won many awards and receives alot of radio airplay around the world.

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Now in her mid fifties, Kylie has many more songs to write and hopes that one day some songs will be published and live on far beyond her lifetime.

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In a world of streaming and a flooded market, you never know what 's around the corner.

Support Kylie's songwriting by buying her music.

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Career highlights.

Singing live at the wireless on JJJfm with the Snow Leopards.

Recording a jingle for ABC radio 's 'This Sporting Life' with Roy & HG. 

Performing at the Capitol Theatre during the Tamworth Country Music Festival.

Performing at the 75th and 80th Montevideo Maru Anniversary Service at the Australian War Memorial,

Canberra and Rabaul, Papua New Guinea.

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Meeting the president of Ireland Dr Michael Higgins.

Meeting first Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea Sir Michael Somare.

Meeting the Australian Prime Minster Anthony Albanese.

Travelling Australia playing at regional country music festivals.

Performing on Chad Morgans' 70th Anniversary show in Tamworth.

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Festival Performances.

Christmas in Pyrmont Festival

Ultimo Pyrmont Festival

Bellingen Jazz Festival

Coffs Harbour Food & Wine Fair

Bouldy Bush Ballad Bash Festival: Bouldercomb.

Kickin' Country: Commercial Club: Albury.

People's Day- Australia's Day: Urunga NSW.

Tamworth Country Music Festival.

Kempton Festival.

Ariah Park Mary Gilmore Festival.

Bedgerabong Country Music Campout.

Yellowbelly Country Music Festival.

Port Stephens Toyota Bluewater Country Music Festival

Rainbow on The Plains Festival: Hay.

Gidgee Coal Bush Ballad Awards Festival: Pittsworth.

Clarence Valley Country Muster

Bungendore Country Music Muster.

Stan Coster Australian memorial Bush Ballad Awards.

Heritage & Bullock Festival-Oatlands

Poley's Hoedown.

Adelaide Fringe Festival.

Longhorn Festival: Deepwater.

Tamworth Hats off to Country Music Festival.

ADDA-Long Day Music Bash.

Full list of gigs on gig page.

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 Pro​ducers. 

1991- 2021- released and unreleased recordings.

Greg Atkinson, John Hresc and Tim Whitten - Studios 301 -Sydney. - The Snow Leopards.

Roy & HG- ABC Studios - Sydney- This Sporting Life Jingle.

Dom Phillips - Sydney & Bellingen.

In house producer- Zen Studios - Sydney.

In house producer- Nambucca Studios.

Max Thrower- 2BBBfm - Bellingen.

Steve Rackley - Sydney.

Tony Polson- Bart Island Studios - Bellingen.

Greg Morrow- Sydney.

Brendan Gallagher at Gig Piglet Studios,

Pavilion Studios and Studio East - Sydney.

John Cobbin- Moonlight Studios - Sydney.

Ryan Miller- Housefox Studios - Sydney.

Guy Delandro - Bellingen.

Andrew Goodman Jones - Radio Northern Beaches 

Gary Brown- Propaganda Studios- Sydney.

Lindsay Waddington- Kross Kut Records - Gold Coast -Queensland

Michael Carpenter- Love HZ Studios - Sydney.​​​​​​​​​​