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The Rapides[Rock & Roll, 4 piece] Based: Stevenage
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"We're gonna travel all over this land with our Rock 'n' Roll band !"
"Based in Stevenage AND Hitchin AND Gillingham AND Kettering !!!!"
'50's Rock 'n' Roll with The Rapides. Named after the Vincent Rapide Motorcycle built in Stevenage until the early '50s with Johnny on vocals, Dave on bass, Baz on drums and Mick on lead guitar.
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If old school Rock 'n' Roll is yer thing, pick up the phone and give us a ring !
Forthcoming gigs (4 of 8 total): Sat 17th May: Postels Club, Stevenage... Fri 30th May: Pear Tree, Royston... Sat 7th Jun: Private Function... Sun 8th Jun: Rockin' Sundays at The Castle, Southend-on-Sea
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| 1. Dave 2. Mick 3. Johnny 4. Luton Rock 'n' Roll Club Feb 2nd 2008 |
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 What a blast The Plume of Feathers, Little Wymondley on Sat 12th Apr 08 | |
 Popped in the Plume of Feathers for a pint and thought I'de gone back in time to the fifties!
The Rapides were on stage pumping out one song after anothere,excellent!
Tear it up and living doll were spot on!
Mick, pity we couldnt see you properly as it would have been nice to see what your playing as well as showing off that cool Gretch??
Keep rockin' lads.
Terry Lost Boys) | |
| terry chapman, Sun 13th Apr 08 | |
| Reply from The Rapides: Thanks for the comment Terry, nice to see you there, although as you know I was stuck behind a pillar and the PA !!! - Mick | |
| Johnny Parish Solo! on Sat 20th Oct 07 | |
 Johnny's solo performance was great! He was very entertaining and really knew how to get the party going! He sang a wide range of songs that appealed to everyone and it wasn't long before he had everyone dancing and singing along too. He has excellent vocals and has some great moves too! He has a very likeable personality and was able to put everyone at ease and just enjoy the evening. I certainly would have no hesitation in hiring Johnny again in the future and would also recommend him to others. For this particular party, Johnny did a solo because the venue was not large enough for the whole band. I have heard Johnny singing with his band and again thoroughly enjoyed the performance. He is a natural 'performer' with passion and energy doing what he clearly enjoys. He obviously is very talented. I would like to say "thank you" to Johnny on behalf of myself, family and friends for a wonderful evening. It would be great to see you again soon. | |
| A music fan, Fri 16th Nov 07 | |
| top night The Vincent Bar, Stevenage on Sun 23rd Sep 07 | |
You guys did this gig for my Siobhanarok charity Custom Show. You guys were brilliant... a real hip- bopping, knee tapping sound, and even the most boring of punters were up and shaking their stuff.
Your stage presence is great, and your entertainment value is second to none.
A score out of 10 for The Rapides? A well deserved 12!
Go see this band for one of the best nights you will ever have! | |
| Juke, Thu 27th Sep 07 | |
| Reply from The Rapides: Thanks very much Juke. It was a pleasure to help out and be part of it. | |
| Good night out The Fold, Stevenage on Sun 29th Apr 07 | |
That was one good night in the "Vincent Bar" on Sunday night. Great sound and great fun.
Rock and Roll with an original sound.
As always loved "Tear it Up". Got to hear it twice just to put the icing on the cake.
Twenty Flight Rock was another good 'un. Hopefully more dancers on Saturday night. | |
| Nick & Alina, Tue 1st May 07 | |
| Reply from The Rapides: Thanks Nick and Alina. Glad you enjoyed it - and keep coming back for more !!! See you soon ! | |
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Sat 31 May 08, Sat 6 Sep 08, Sat 4 Oct 08, Sat 11 Oct 08, Sat 25 Oct 08, Sat 8 Nov 08, Sat 29 Nov 08, Sat 13 Dec 08, Sat 20 Dec 08, Sat 27 Dec 08 (all available dates shown)
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 [Thu 17th Apr 08] .................and now at long last ! .......finally, we've booked a recording session !!!!
We will be going into the recording studio in August. This will enable us to produce a saleable CD and an up to date demo for promoters.
Some self penned songs together with some of our favourite covers will be included. One or two well known songs may also be included.
Watch this space ! |  [Wed 2nd Jan 08] We're gonna Rock 'n' Roll like a bunch of nutters in 2008.
With the festive season now out of the way, we are going to concentrate our efforts on the things that are important, like GIGGING, RECORDING and REHEARSING (not necessarily in that order !)
We are all convinced we are going to have a good year this year, focus and drive are high so watch out (and to quote The Wild Angels)
"..........we're on our way..........we're gonna travel all over this land with our Rock 'n' Roll band !
Keep it Rockin' in 2008 ! |  [Sun 12th Aug 07] Cheers mate, was the resoundin... Cheers mate, was the resounding cry of everyone at The Plume of Feathers on Saturday 11th August as Chris Cole bade farewell to The Rapides. Chris has been depping as lead vocalist for us until we found a new singer - Johnny Parish takes over the lead man role from now.
Chris was in good form last night acting as front man and chief slapstick comedian. During the start of the second set when the band played the instrumental "In the mood", Chris on this hot summers night went outside and started pulling faces at Dave, Ralph and Mick from outside the french doors situated behind Ralph the drummer. Several bum notes later when Mick had retained his composure, the words "daft b*£$@*" were uttered by all the band members - probably heard over the PA ! My ribs still ache this morning !!!!!
We didn't know whether to give Chris his leaving present (a bottle of brandy) or to bang him over the head with it !
Chris - it's been a pleasure, we'll catch you round and hopefully have that session we keep talking about !!!
"SO LONG GOOD LUCK AND GOODBYE"
as now you've left
"YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO BAWL THAT'S ALL! " | [Sun 15th Oct 06] STOP PRESS:- Latest news in - ... STOP PRESS:- Latest news in - final total was £900 raised from this event, which has enabled the school to buy a football kit and a microphone system.
Thanks to everyone who supported the Larwood gig on Saturday 7th October. The school made £780 from the night.
It would appear that people also enjoyed themselves, particularly as one party were leaving at 11.30 (when we were still playing) and told Dave our bass player, that their coach had been booked for 11 (they thought it was finishing then) and the only reason they were going was that the coach driver may leave without them !
Hope to see you all next year, if not sooner ! | |
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Demo CD recorded live in rehearsal room. Fifteen tracks were recorded in one take each to give a "live" feeling. The CD is available to send to venues who may consider booking The Rapides. |
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| [Mon 17th Jul 06] Hi Mick,just been reading info about your band,looks good! Let me know when your local wont you? Cheers, Terry. PS hows the guitars? - terry chapman | | Reply from The Rapides: Hi Terry. We're lining up gigs from the end of September. I'll let you know nearer the time The guitars are spot on, although I splashed out on a Gretsch ! Take Care. Mick | |
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| Page last updated 30 April 08, gig/event details last updated 11 May 08. |
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