Peter Reid

Pete started drumming, in Canberra, at the ripe young age of 28. He was approached by friend and now PBGB Family Member Kevin Abbey, who asked Pete to join his hard working concept band ‘Sprunter’. Pete, bemused, explained that he had never played the drums and didn’t own a kit. “No matter” said Kev, “we’ll give you six months to prepare yourself”. True to form, six months later Pete fronted for his first gig, a support to Renee Geyer. No pressure there !

After three years working pubs and clubs with Kev’s band, Pete got a bit restless and as a side line, teamed up with some youngsters to form Canberra’s first punk band ‘Glass’.

When Pete drifted North to Crescent Head in the early 80s, he spotted a ready market for a compact band and dragged the guitarist from Glass up to Crescent. They found a talented young bass player and vocalist and kick started Glass / Crystal Rock, a power pop trio that played all original material. Glass / Crystal Rock provided the opportunity to make a living from the music as it very quickly became the preferred support act for all the top name bands that used to regularly ply the North Coast.

Pete returned to Canberra in 1990 (with children in tow) and went back to ‘proper’ work by day, and back to Kevin’s bands by night. Again he grew restless with the clubs, pubs, cover scene, and after a couple of years Pete again ventured off. This time he helped piece together ‘Blues In Progress’. Blues In Progress played classic blues songs from the very early days right up to the present, telling the story of the history of the Blues along the way.

When Pete and Penny bought a block of land at Pambula around 2000, Pete and his cousin David kicked off PBGB. That story, and it’s history can be read in the PBGB Blog Page ‘About PBGB’. Enjoy !

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