The Lapels
The Lapels are a pop and folk music group from Orkney in Scotland
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I Could Be A Fly (Phoenix Cinema April 1996) I Could Be A Fly (Phoenix Cinema April 1996)
This song got a good review in The Orcadian newspaper, i really like it. This was our third gig i think, we organised it ourselves and invited three other local bands to play.
Bug You (Radio Orkney March 1996) Bug You (Radio Orkney March 1996)
This is a song by Kris Drever (and possibly Neil Dixon) which sums up part of the quirkiness of the Lapels. This version recorded at BBC Radio Orkney
Freeloader (PCT 21 Sept 1996) Freeloader (PCT 21 Sept 1996)
This is a song Neil wrote perhaps in 1995 before The Lapels were even thought of. When He and Kris tried it out in front of people the resonse was always very good.
People and Things (PCT Garage 1996) People and Things (PCT Garage 1996)
This is a song Kris Drever wrote (possibly it was Neil Dixon and Kris Drever) about things. and people.
The Lapels were a band formed by three young chaps from Orkney in January 1996. They moved to Edinburgh in August 1996 or so with high hopes, having been a fairly decent success in Orkney. After another year certain differences led them to go their seperate ways. Kris Drever and Neil Dixon collaborated in various ways, most notably with the Celtic Wah Wah Co-op and Calum briefly played with Dave Valderhaug and Sean Brechin (formerly of the Tom and Dave Trio) as Wascomat 73.
Calum still writes his own songs, Neil has been in a few bands since (Cloth Cat and Automatic Earth mostnotably) and also writes his own songs. Kris Drever has gone on to travel the world, form another band (Fine Friday) and get involved with such folk luminaries as Phil Cunningham and, well, Ivan Drever who just happens to be his dad.Have you performed in front of an audience?After our first gig (in Wick) the building burnt down in the small hours of the morning. Luckily we had all our gear out of the hall beforehand, but several other bands in Wick lost thousands of pounds worth of gear.
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