NYE at Ford Oval

Thanks to John McVeity and crew for the great sound out front.

Brian, Chris, Neil, Ken, Heather, Gus and Pete rockin' out!

Same song, different camera.

Merry Xmas from PBGB!

It takes a while to start, but we think it's worth the wait!

Personalize funny videos and birthday eCards at JibJab!

“Pete does Henry’s Surf Safari Show”

Pete will be appearing on Henry Jones’ Surf Safari’ show on 2SEA FM 104.7 at 2pm on Saturday December 4. Tune in for some surf goss and some out of the archive PBGB songs.

PBGB WELCOMES NEW FAMILY MEMBER BRIAN KILLE

Not so long ago we got an email from a fellow who had listened to the ABC Bega interview with Neil and Pete back in May 2010. Brian was very interested in what goes on in The Shed and tracked us down after having moved to Merimbula from Canberra.

We interrogated Brian at length, and under the pressure of water boarding ( we invented it, not the CIA ) he admitted that :

- He started music as a drummer and bugler in the high school army cadet band and graduated to drum major!

- He later realised that his true love was sax

- While in Canberra, he played with groups of friends including at The National Folk Festival, and with Sterling Primmer’s band as well as the Cajun group Allez Gator.

- He has done lots of teaching music to school kids

- He is interested in exploring harmonic structures, writing songs, playing harp and guitar, and singing.

Well............we invited Brian over for a blow.

Would you believe that on his very first visit we hit the recorder and came up with the version of Neil’s Things Must Change that you can hear by clicking HERE

Neat !!

By featuring on a PBGB recording that we like, Brian has automatically qualified as a bona fide PBGB Family Member !

Welcome Brian.

Come see Brian blow his horn with us at Ford Park, Merimbula on New Year’s Eve.

New PA

If you were at the Wharf gig you'll know how good the PA sounded - good news is we have now bought it and will be using it at gigs from now on. Thanks to Frans!

New song download available

A new PBGB friend dropped in yesterday for a sesh and hopefully three recordings will be posted as a result.
Brian Kille (sax) joined Ken Vatcher (drums), Pete (backing vocals), Chris (bass), Gus (guitar) and Neil (guitar/vocals) for three songs. Here's the first one.

What now for PBGB?

We're going back into The Shed for some recording, working on some new material and looking at the gig department.

Setting up The Shed more like a studio tomorrow (9/11/2010) and starting work on Thursday (11/11/2010).

Exciting times!

The Dave Hannagan Project

PBGB 2010 Big Bash a resounding Success !

Gus the guitar god ;)

PBGB’s annual party for family and friends is now behind us.

We sold out the Wharf Restaurant in Merimbula very smartly. The Wharf turned out to be a brilliant venue for the party. The atmosphere really suited the style of party we like to have. The food was first class and there was plenty of it ! thanks to Tony and Sally and all the staff in the kitchen and on the floor.

Sixty plus punters filed in between 7 and 7.30 and dropped straight into catching up with old friends, a few drinks and canapés. Yum !

PBGB played three sets throughout the night, very well supported by the fabulous playing and singing of Col and Heather. It is a wonderful thing to have good friends join us on stage to belt out a few numbers, and it really does add variety and interest to the show. Big, big thanks to Heather and Col for all the effort (and travel) they put in.

Punters turned up from far afield – Sydney, Kiama, Canberra and more.

PBGB has made the serious leap from covers band to performing original material, and the party gave us a good chance to show off our own material. At least 90% of the songs we played were our own, and the response from the punters was very gratifying. Our "try before you buy" PA sounded great according to those who gave an opinion, and once we figure out how, we'll be investing in it - so we should have our first permanent PA soon.

A fun night, a good time had by everybody – all in all a really gratifying result, and one which gives us optimism to keep on keeping on.

Not sure what the 2011 Bash will look like at this stage, but keep your eye on the blog from time to time and we will let you know as plans unfold.

Hope to see ya then if not before !

FREE CDs!

Yep, something for nothing for PBGB friends!

Pete and I had a big philosophical talk today about making music and decided that selling CDs wasn't really where we're at.

So, everyone is welcome to a free download of our "Transitions" CD - including graphic files that will let you print the insert and the diskface.

That's a FREE download.It may only be available for a limited time (like until Gus and Chris find out), so go get it. Just look for the "Free Download" link. No tricks - just something for nothing (no chicks for free though!).

http://pbgb.bandcamp.com/

If you want to buy the real thing in a case, it will cost you $12.99 Australian dollars plus postage. But NO OBLIGATION!

Have fun,Neil