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 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. 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.

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.

Matt has recorded a video for the song at youtu.be/lSgGDyq2jmY