GRAHAM BROWN WARNS US ABOUT MRS. JEKYLL.............A DUAL REALITY ??

It's been  a while since we last posted a new song  on the PBGB blog, but now we’re back, with something different.

Graham has written a number of songs drawn from real life situations........the sort of  situations which most of us have faced at some point.  ‘Can’t Take it Back’ and ‘First Impressions’ , both of which you can listen to in the PBGB Vault,  are two examples. 

 

Mrs Jekyll (no relation to the original Dr Jekyll & Hyde of course!) is about the duplicity and the ability that some people have to hide their other, sometimes darker and more manipulative sides from us. 

 

Mrs Jekyll was written nearly two years ago.  At the time we tried different melodies and styles but gave up and pushed it to the back of the song queue.

 

But recently Graham decided to put it back on the table and suggested a particular Latin groove, with a more percussive feel.  

 

We’re more than happy with the result.  Mick’s vocals really bring the lyrics to life; the solid drum and bass duo of Pete and Lou keep the groove tight and give Neil, Mick and Graham the opportunity to add some spice with their instrumental interludes!  And, as always, Neil’s production is what makes it work.

 

We had lots of fun putting it together and we're pleased with the result. Click HERE to have a listen and see what you reckon

 

Graham Brown wrote the lyrics and played the percussion instruments

Mick Nadin sang it and played harp

Neil Porter played the guitar and did all the production work

Louise Nadin played the bass

Pete played the drums

 

Hope you like it!

MICK NADIN RETURNS WITH HIS 'IRIE WOMAN'

It's been a while, what with Covid restrictions and the holiday season, since the PBGB Shed has seen much action.

But recently we finally got the core crew back together and dusted off our instruments.

 

Perhaps surprisingly we seemed to be in good form. In fact we played through Mick's new song 'Irie Woman' a couple of times and figured we pretty much had it wired. So we switched on the recorder and reeled it off. We thought it came up pretty well.

 

Have a listen CLICK HERE and see what you think.

 

Mick tells us the story behind the song................

 

"This song was influenced by an old instrumental reggae rhythm. 

It was originally set to a faster tempo, but we slowed it down a bit and it turned out we liked it better that way.  

The melody line and lyrics just seemed to roll off the tongue so to speak."

 

Well Mick, what rolled off the tongue suited us just fine, so just keep that tongue rolling please.........so to speak. 

Mick Nadin - vocal, harmonica, writer

Peter Reid - drums

Louise Nadin - bass

Graham Brown - percussion

Neil Porter - guitar, production

Al Noble Tribute 2SEAFM

Here are the three parts of yesterday's 90 minute radio show.

The show includes all the 10 songs on Al's "Owl Noble" album plus 4 later songs recorded in the PBGB Shed and a further 3 non-Shed songs, one early recording by/with Dyann Olson, and covers by The Figmentz and myself.

There are 3 parts to this 90 minute radio show featuring the songs of Allan Noble, first aired on 2SEAFM (Eden) on 19/02/2022. Thanks Graham Wykes for the encouragement!

This has been a long time in the making, but I finally got myself organised! The show is mainly chronologically ordered, and I hope it is a worthy tribute to Al - a fine musician, vocalist and songwriter, and a great guy to boot.

I know that I speak for everyone from the PBGB Shed when I say we miss Al enormously, both as a musician and friend. 

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Released January 5, 2022

The band:

Allan Noble (songwriter, vocal, guitar),  Michael Nadin (harmonica, backing vocals),  Louise Nadin (bass),  Steve Faggotter (guitar),  Graham Brown (percussion),  Manny Aigner (guitars),  Ken Vatcher (drums),  John Drews (keyboards),  Peter Reid (drums),  Neil Porter (bass, guitar, keyboards, backing vocals, production).

Plus a cover by The Figmentz, and an earlier song, "Angelica" produced by/with Dyann Olson.

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This Sunday (19/1/22 at 4pm). The Al Noble Tribute Show with Neil Porter. A 90min PBGB Radio Special on 2SEAFM.

Al Noble Tribute Radio Show

This has been a long time in the making, but I finally got myself organised!  The show is mainly chronologically ordered, and I hope it is a worthy tribute to Al - a fine musician, vocalist and songwriter, and a great guy to boot.

I know that I speak for everyone from the PBGB Shed when I say we miss Al enormously, both as a musician and friend. 

Don't miss this collection of Al Noble songs from The Shed and beyond 

 A tribute to our dear friend.

The band:

Allan Noble (songwriter, vocal, guitar), Michael Nadin (harmonica, backing vocals), Louise Nadin (bass), Steve Faggotter (guitar), Graham Brown (percussion), Manny Aigner (guitars), Ken Vatcher (drums), John Drews (keyboards), Peter Reid (drums), Neil Porter (bass, guitar, keyboards, backing vocals, production).

Plus a cover by The Figmentz, and an earlier song, "Angelica" produced by Dyann Olson.

Will make the show available here on the blog after the broadcast.

2SEAFM radio link

MICK NADIN FEELS THE 'WINDS OF FATE' BLOWIN' 'CROSS HIS PATH

With  'Throw of the Dice' wrapped up, Mick switched his focus to  'Winds Of Fate', a song he'd had in his kit bag  for a while.

Mick's thoughts on the song..........

 

"Ever been walking along a beach where the sheer beauty and appreciation for being here takes its hold upon you?

 

I have, and on this particular occasion quickly took my pen n paper out to write a few things down.

 

This song comes from deep within - a montage of thoughts and feelings about the world we live in and the concern for how things are and where they are heading.

The lyrics are thought provoking and not meant to be in any real order - a situation where I would prefer the listener to discern for themselves wot meaning the lyrics hold.

 

It was first bandied around a couple of years ago and was set aside due to the excess of material we had up our sleeves at the time. When things slowed down I was in the mood to rev the song up again and finally found the right lyrics, melody and mix of artists to do the job.

 

Thanks to all for your contributions"

 

Well thank you Mick. We like the song and it was fun time trying to get it "just so". Love your vocal work here!

 

Have a listen. Click on THIS

 

Hope you like it too.

 

Mick wrote the song and sang it

 

Helping Mick out......

 

Manny Aigner - Guitar

Neil Porter - Guitar

Louise Nadin - Bass

Graham Brown - Percussion

Peter Reid - Drums

MATT HIGGINS IS DIGGIN' WHAT HE FOUND "BY THE SIDE OF THE ROAD"

No sooner had we posted Matt's video for 'Parbery Nail' (scroll down a couple of postings to view) than Matt strolled into the PBGB Shed  with the lyrics for another song he had conjured up. 

He sang it for us, and we decided to give it a crack.

 

Matt told us that he set out to write a song about hope. He was inspired by Vika and Linda Bull's performances of gospel songs and says listeners can interpret the references to "glimmering gold" as they see fit.

 

Given Matt's gospel inspiration we decided to shoot for an A Capella rendition. Despite that, we started by playing a rough full band cut. That provided a backdrop to which Matt could record his vocal track.

 

Once Matt had his vocals down we added some stomps, finger snaps, claps, chimes and assorted bells and whistles. We were after a rural neighbourhood church sort of vibe.

 

As luck would have it, Manny had invited Jock Logus along to add backing vocals to his new project, which we'll feature soon.  Jock was a PBGB Shed regular back in 2016 / 17 ( click on 'The Musos' tab above then dial up Jock's name to hear her stellar vocal contributions to the PBGB ouvre )  and we asked Jock if she would put some backing vocals on Matt's song while she was here.

 

Well she did, and she sure enough gave the song exactly what we were looking for. Thanks Jock...........great to see you again and thanks for your spot on hollers!

 

That was about it really.............Matt's vocals, Jock's backups, and bells and whistles.

 

Lots of fun!!

 

Click HERE for a listen.

 

Matt Higgins wrote the song and sang the lead vocals.

Jock Logus punched out the backing vocals,

Pete added backing vocals (ably assisted by Manny and Graham) and a gaggle of percussive stuff

 

Done! Hope ya like it.

DID ANYBODY MENTION THAT EVERYBODY SHOULD GET VACCINATED? GET THE JAB!!!!

We of The PBGB Shed are taking Covid seriously and are all doing our very best to keep the bloody thing at bay. We are following the rules and taking our own precautions. That includes making changes to the way we do things, in particular how many players we are having in The Shed at any given time.

 

Lately we have had a more stable line-up of just five vistas - Graham Brown, Louise Nadin, Neil Porter, Manny Aigner, Mick Nadin and Pete. Cuppla weeks ago that lot decided to give the vaccination push a bit of a shove. We decided to do a song that advocated shots all 'round.

 

Graham put some terrific ( we reckon, see what you think ) lyrics together. Manny came up with a tongue in cheek blues format.  We put them together. Mick did a splendid job of spitting out the lyrics with a definite punk attitude. Graham, Neil and Pete played faster then they are accustomed to in the advancing years, and after some not so wise In Shed puffing and panting THIS came out.

 

Hope yas like it. Our DJ mates at local radio stations reckon they are going to give this a push as we try to get to the 80% threshold. Get it on!

 

Graham Brown wrote the lyrics and played percussion

Mick Nadin sang

Manny Aigner wrote the music and played guitar

Neil Porter played bass and  did the production work

Pete played the drums

 

All good.

 

Oh, yes, we are all jabbed up!

 

The newest member of the PBGB Shed Squad, Matthew Higgins, came to us as a lyric writer with a hankering to sing and record his songs.

 

That was fine by us, but we were also attracted by his video production skills. Matthew, you see, is a retired historian who has made a slew of videos of Australian wildlife. To take a look at his beautiful camera work, tap "Matthew Higgins Platypus'  into your Youtube searcher and follow your nose from there.

 

Anyway, back in August 2021 we posted the first PBGB rendition of one of Matt's songs.......'Parbery Nail'.  Scroll down a bit and you'll find the story.

 

While we were finishing Parbery Nail, Matt was scooting around The Shed with his video camera. He soon came up with a vid we called  "A 2021 Snapshot of the PBGB Shed". Or hit the VIDEOS tab at the top of this page to view that and a bunch of other PBGB vids.

 

Shortly after that, Matt sent us a link to a video he had made to accompany the Parbery Nail sound recording. Seems he had taken himself out on location to Parbery Creek, the inspiration for his song, set up his camera, combed his hair, and hooked into an on location rendition.

 

Take a look.

 

Thanks for that Matt. All good fun, and it is great to be able to add to our collection of PBGB vids. Keep 'em comin' !

MANNY AIGNER RETURNS FOR A 'THROW OF THE DICE'

 

We've been throwing this little ditty (dice?) around for a good while now, so much so that the exact origins have become a bit vague.  Lots of Shedders have contributed ideas, thrown in a lick here and there, so the feel and the music have tumbled together into what we have finally settled on.    

 

Lyric wise, as Mick remembers.........."Just the other day, I actually found the original lyrics I had written for the song before I gave them to Graham to see if he could make more sense than what  I had. My lyrics were nothing more than a bunch of one liners without any real story behind them. Graham came back with a whole new set of lyrics which contained only three of the original lines, and contained all those wonderful metaphors about gambling, even though it wasn't meant to be a song about gambling."

 

Graham reckons .....  "We were actually in The Shed when Mick and I started playing around with some words which seemed to fit a groove we had in mind. I think at that point we came up with the line  ‘you’ve got the moves….I’ve got the answers’ and didn’t get too much further, other than agreeing to pursue the idea.  I said I’d have a go at some lyrics. 

So I went home and put some words together before sending it back to Mick".

 

Then, not so long ago, Manny strolled back into The Shed. Hadn't seen Manny for a while, maybe a year. Anyway, in he came, armed with his trusty acoustic. We ran through Throw of the Dice and liked the flavour Manny added. Really helped lock it in.  

 

So on went the recorder, and after Neil had waved his wand over it, THIS is what came out

 

Lyric credits go to Mick and Graham, and Manny gets a tick for bringing the feel together. Then again, Louise has been playing bass on it since the early days, so she gets a tick too.  Maybe we should just call this another group effort!

 

Anyway, the story is a purely fictional.......the old love going wrong thing. Nothing too deep.

 

The players?

 

Well,

 

Mick Nadin wrote the core lyrics, sang it and played harp

Graham Brown lyrics and percussion

Louise Nadin helped shape it and played bass

Manny Aigner brought something special and played guitar

Neil Porter did all the production work and shook a couple of eggs

Pete played the drums

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!!!!