Doors 4pm, Music 5:30pm

Watkins and the Rapiers

Watkins and the Rapiers play mostly original music, written by the band’s five distinctive, yet complementary songwriters, exploring many of North America’s popular musical genres.  

They’re known for their frequent themed performances: tributes to popular musicians, holiday celebrations, nods to springtime, the moon, bow ties, aluminum, and on and on. Sometimes they stray into performance art, as with their reenactments of the 1959 and 1968 Grammy Shows and their “Singing Serling” show comprising 14 original songs, each about an individual Twilight Zone episode. Since 2015, they’ve performed an annual multi-media Christmas show featuring all-original holiday songs. 

The band members:

Rick McRae—vocals, trombone, accordion, keyboards

Steve Piper—vocals, electric guitar, ukulele, accordion, bass

Kerry Regan—vocals, guitar, bass, harmonica, kazoo

Scott Regan—vocals, guitar

Tom Whitmore—vocals, guitar, mandolin, bass, melodica

Marty York—drums

https://watkinsandtherapiers.com/

Cover: $5