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About Me

Based in and around the gritty North London hamlets of Enfield and Edmonton, The Rapiers reflect all that is best, inspiring and magnificent about the early '60s British rock 'n' roll sound of Cliff Richard and The Shadows, Johnny Kidd and The Pirates, Fentones, Cougars (whose "Saturday Night at the Duckpond" they've made a signature tune) and other kewl kats.
Listen to these lads! On record or on stage, Colin, John, Nathan and Neil instantly transport you to a time and place when red Fender guitars, Meazzi echo and Vox amps ruled the earth. Their sound is clean and fierce, their look clean and immaculate—from their sharp suits down to their winkle-picker footware. Compromise isn't in their vocabulary.
While their legend has grown far and wide because they can turn on the Shadows '61 charm (for proof watch their wicked version of "Gonzales" at left), they can switch pop gears at will and kick-out spot-on Merseybeat on stage, especially awesome takes on chestnuts like "Lies" (Remo Four), "Hippy Hippy Shake" (Swinging Blue Jeans via Chan Romero) and "I'll Never Get Over You" (Johnny Kidd).
Approaching their 25th year as a rock 'n' roll concern, The Rapiers are now on tour across England, performing solo engagements and supporting '60s BritRock legends like John Leyton, Jet Harris and Mike Berry. See them and be dazzled!
Rapiers CDs You Ought to Own

Discography
Standout Tracks

"Breakfast at the Ace" "The Venture" "Return of The Rapiers" "I Feel Like I'm Losing You" "Move It Baby" "Straight to the Point" "Theme From The Avengers" "Spanish Armada" "The Phantom Stage" "Buckleshoe Stomp" Photo Galleries

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Member Since: 9/2/2006
Band Website: rapiers.net
Band Members:

Colin Pryce-Jones (lead guitar) John Tuck (drums)Nathan J. Hulse (bass)Neil Ainsby (rhythm guitar)Dave Lawes (alt, rhythm guitar) Live at a 2001 Rockers Reunion (Brad Dallaston on bass)
"That's Alright"

Live at Shadowmania 2006
"The Grandfather's Clock"

Live at Shadowmania 2005
"Gonzales"

"Shadoogie"

Shadowmania videos courtesy Gillian Gatland

Influences: The Shadows , Jet Harris and Tony Meehan , Johnny Kidd and The Pirates , Fentones , Searchers , Brian Poole and The Tremeloes , Joe Brown , producer Joe Meek's stable of stars ( Tornados , Screaming Lord Sutch , John Leyton , Mike Berry ).

Sounds Like: The swinging sound of Britain, circa 1960-1964: twanging instrumentals and Big Beat vocalising like the almighty Snobs , who did the original "Buckleshoe Stomp", covered by our lads on an obscure Continental single a few years back.

If you like modern hepcats like The Kaisers , Masonics , Neatbeats and Waistcoats, mining some of the very same mania, you'll flip too for The Rapiers.
Record Label: Fury, Ace
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Read Rapiers Are Go! Neil, Dave, Empire, Ace, Holiday, Duckpond

A veritable cornucopia of Rapiers business, vids, UK holiday pix and more: -Neil Raises the Roof -Flight Courtesy 101 -Giving Dave Lawes Proper Respect -Empire No. 3 -Post o' the Week: Pray Tell If Th...
Posted by Rapiers on Wed, 21 Nov 2007 01:24:00 PST

Read Rapiers Are Go! Suits, Suzi, Paps, Potters

Bags of new stuff, including new suits, new photos, new shows and more. Including:-Well-Dressed English Aboard-Former Marine Recalls Time in Bognor-Suzi Sings Kathy-Poster for Potters-Rapiers Join Juk...
Posted by Rapiers on Thu, 11 Oct 2007 07:15:00 PST

Read Rapiers Are Go! Italy, Jimmy Wilsey, Finland, Telstar Film

Northamptonshire to the East Adriatic Coast, Potters Bar to Bethnal Green, our lads get around. Here are the latest comings and goings, sights and sounds...-Memories of Sennigalia-What I'm Listening t...
Posted by Rapiers on Wed, 05 Sep 2007 09:05:00 PST

Read Rapiers Are Go! Kaisers, Mike Sarne, Continental Shows, Echoville

Lotsa cool images, fan letters, reviews and hardware stuff over the past couple of weeks. Catch up on the latest here. -Post o' the Week: Kaiser Matt Surfaces -Mike Sarne on Elvis, The Beatles, Rock '...
Posted by Rapiers on Thu, 16 Aug 2007 03:00:00 PST

Rapiers Are Go! Rain, Pipeline, Sarne, Kidd, Somerset

The latest and greatest posts on Edmonton's favourite sons.-The English Rain-Post o' the Week: '94 Pipeline Splash"... offspring from a mating of a Vespa with a Harley."-Mike Sarne Guests on Fall Rapi...
Posted by Rapiers on Fri, 27 Jul 2007 08:52:00 PST

Read Rapiers Are Go! Searchers, Somerton and The Savage

News, views, sound, video, plus a lament for one of London's finest '50s caffs in a bevy of recent posts& http://rapiers.typepad.com -Round My Rapiers Web-Somerton Arts Festival: More What's On-A Very...
Posted by Rapiers on Wed, 11 Jul 2007 10:38:00 PST

Read Rapiers Are Go! London Daily Photo to Live in Skegness DVD

Why not bookmark Rapiers Are Go! It's the only blog I know featuring Rapiers comings and goings, cool photos, concert updates and the occasional gripe, like, uh, why don't our lads do more Rapiers ori...
Posted by Rapiers on Fri, 29 Jun 2007 09:13:00 PST

Read RAG! Blog: Darth Vader to Original Shades

http://www.rapiers.typepad.com-Search Your Feelings, Colin!-Dalek Meets Rapier-Rapiers Sampled on MP3.com-Vol. 3 EP 4 Sale: Record Too!-Vol. 4 Sleeve Sells, Shadowmania Tix Available-Postcard Perfect-...
Posted by Rapiers on Tue, 12 Jun 2007 08:46:00 PST

Read RAPIERS ARE GO! BLOG: Park Lane to Edmonton

http://rapiers.typepad.com/rapiers_are_go/o Rapiers Carry On Up London's Park Lane -- Sans Jeto Something I've Got to Tell You: New Joe Meek film teasero Post o' the Week: Revved Upo OT Video Triple P...
Posted by Rapiers on Mon, 28 May 2007 09:45:00 PST

Read RAG! Blog: Songbirds to Sound Criticism

Just some of the new blog posts on Rapiers Are Go!http://rapiers.typepad.com/rapiers_are_go/-2 New Songbirds for "Me and My Shadows" Showhttp://rapiers.typepad.com/rapiers_are_go/2007/05/post.h tml-Mor...
Posted by Rapiers on Mon, 21 May 2007 07:40:00 PST