Peter M Adamson

Peter M. Adamson (born 1954 in Salford, England) is an English composer, singer, songwriter and music teacher.
Education
Peter M. Adamson was educated at , Salford and St.Peter's Grammar School for Boys, Prestwich, before gaining a B.Ed degree in Music Education.
Career
Adamson's teaching career began in 1978 and he has taught at St. Joseph's Heywood (1978-79), Breeze Hill Oldham (1979-1982), Holy Cross Chorley(1982-1989), St Edmund Arrowsmith Wigan (1989-1995), Hollingworth High, Milnrow (1995-1999), and St.James' R.C High School, Cheadle Hulme (1999-2000).
In a 2000 appearance on Key 103 radio he was awarded the title "Manchester's Coolest Teacher", to mark his retirement from the secondary sector. In 2001 he moved to special needs education, and in 2003 founded the Inscape Summer Music Festival which is a showcase for special needs schools in the Greater Manchester region. The Inscape Summer Music Festival moved to The Lowry Theatre, Salford in 2008.
As a composer Adamson got his first radio broadcast in 1975 with a comic Beach Boys spoof "I wish I could surf in Salford City", recorded with P.J. Lloyd on guitars. The song was put into the Salford Sound Archive in 2009 and re-broadcast on Salford City Radio in 2009.
In 1982 Adamson joined Chris Bolton to form the Chorley Buskers, and later Highly Strung with Leo Bolton, Jonah Bolton and Christian Adamson which played its last concert in February 2008. Many of Adamson's original compositions and arrangements were performed at regional music festivals by the various schools and won many trophies for first place at: Wigan, Burnley, Morecambe, Lythm St Annes, Manchester, Crewe, Blackburn, Oldham, Rochdale Skipton, Harrogate, Ottley and Newcastle Under Lyme. Midi file versions of the arrangements were published in Acorn User magazine where he was titled 'The Nations Favourite Music Teacher'. His composition "We've all Got Something To Give" became the Inscape Festival song and was subsequently published by Songs For Teaching. In addition to compositions Adamson has appeared on the BBC's Weakest Link (show 709) and Who Wants To Be A Referee? (Granada TV). He has also appeared on Chorley FM and Salford City Radio performing traditional and contemporary folksongs. In 2008 Adamson collaborated with Sarah LeMieux to record The Anglo American and World Recession Blues which was a complete over the Internet recording. Adamson has also composed songs to promote autism awareness and other songs of protest and humour, some of which have been made available online. He was interviewed in October 2008 on Disability News and Views radio show with Monica Wharton which featured 3 of his songs about autism.
Much of his work now involves concerts for charities such as special needs and nursing homes, folk clubs and theatres. He is also known as "Claim To Fame Man" and "The Singing Referee".

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