LOCKED DOWN BUT NOT OUT - "THE PBGB SHED, A 2021 SNAPSHOT" , A VIDEO PRODUCED BY MATTHEW HIGGINS

Been a long time since we last posted a PBGB video. Long time indeed. But sharp eyed PBGB blog followers will have seen that we have recently been joined in The PBGB Shed by one Matthew Higgins..............our last posting featured Matthew's song 'Parbery Nail' and provided a full introduction to Matthew.

 

Matthew is a keen video producer who has a number of nature oriented vids on Youtube.

 

Anyway, whenever Matt joins us in The Shed, his trusty camera is always close to hand. When we realised it was a video camera, we let Matt know that we'd be delighted to make a new PBGB video or two.

 

Next thing you know, Matt has put together a Shed doco featuring the current line up of Shed suspects.

 

Hope you like it!

 

Hopefully we can persuade Matt to make some more vids for us.

 

Thanks Matt!!!!

MATT HIGGINS DEBUTS WITH HIS COMPOSITION 'PARBERY NAIL'

Back in late June 2021 we got an email from one Matthew Higgins, who had tracked us down via PBGB Family Member Sam Crowden. Sam has recorded four great songs in the PBGB Shed - you can check them out by clicking HERE. 

Sam told him about PBGB, and Matt got in touch. We invited Matt to come on down and check out The Shed.

 

Well it turns out that Matt is a budding vocalist who likes to write verse. Matt told us he was an absolute beginner as a vocalist, but he would like to improve his singing and to morph some of his writings into songs.

 

We took a shine to Matt and agreed to help him out.

 

Matt's debut song is called Parbery Nail. Have a listen by clicking HERE. Parbery Nail nails a couple of PBGB preferences - it is original, and it is 'local' in as much as it is about a creek that runs alongside the road from Bega to Tathra.

 

In Matt's own words..............." Parbery Nail began as a fun poem.  Parbery Creek is just outside Bega, and when returning from Tathra Pub music nights I couldn’t help but notice the ‘pong’ that always seemed to surround the creek (possibly from silage or whey sprayed on pasture, etc). The idea was born of writing a ditty about the pungent creek and its possible supernatural connections.  Through the kindness of PBGB members, the lyric, melody and instrumentation have blended to produce something much more substantial than I first envisaged".

 

Well we had fun helping you out Matt, and we hope you continue to enjoy developing your songwriting and singing skills.

 

You can read about Matt's background by clicking HERE.

 

And by the way, Matt is a keen photographer / video maker. Great!  We are looking forward to Matt producing some more PBGB Shed vids for us!  Watch this space.

 

Helping Matt out on Parbery Nail are :

 

Neil Porter           Acoustic Guitar, Bass, Backing Vocals and Production

Paul Daynes        Lead Guitar

Mick Nadin         Harp

Graham Brown  Percussion

Pete                      Drums