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71 Chain Folk Rock and 'Ave it' Blues band from Southampton
71 Chain are a Blues, and Folk rock band from Southampton Formed after Chris Lappage and Adam Bowden left their respective band to persue their own musical direction. The four members in the band are. Chris lappage, Adam Bowden, Ryan Stevens, and Mark 'Mongo' Mongan

'Chris Lappage Singer/Song writer, '''Guitar, Lead Vocals, Mandolin.' Chris Lappage has always had a strong musical background. Chris Started to play guitar at the age of 11. Heavily influenced by Rory Gallagher and Led Zeppelin, started playing Thrash metal, and then moved on to rock and blues. He has played in many bands such as Thud Gullet, Covers Band, Bull Fish, Captain Cod and the Sputnik Sniffer Celestial  Circus, which was predominantly jazz and Blues, and “The Good News” acoustic duo.

Chris collaborated with Jim Gore to write and perform their Album GLP 'The Attic Sessions', and they went on to gig with the band Big Fish.

Chris also played lead guitar in the band Coast where he met Adam, and was the musical genius behind the song Turning stone, He also wrote the official single for 'Saints Aid' - a charity event organised by Southampton Football Club fans to raise funds to keep the club from going into liquidation. The single 'Colours' subsequently realeased it on may 18th 2009,the band appeared at the 'Saints Aid music festival at St Mary's Stadium in Southamptin on May 23rd 2009. Chris left Coast to pursue his own musical direction, with songs written and played from the heart, he is really proving himself to be a worthy lyricist.

'''ROCK AND REEL MAGAZINE August 2010Bold text' Reviewing coast's debut album: what contributes most of the tracks is dominated by Chris Lappage's soaring, echoing lead guitar graunchy rock guitar.

Adam BowdenBass Guitar, Keyboard, Piano. Adam is piano trained, but switched his allegiance when the bass player of the band  he was in suddenly left. Adam jumped at the chance. His influences are Pete Trewavas, Geddy Lee and Billy Sheehan. Adam has played in other bands. His first, which had no name at all apart from one gig when they went by the name “Anthem”. “Safety in Numbers”, “ Why July” an original gothic/baroque influenced folk/rock band, and until 2010 “Coast” Still a keen piano player, Adam writes great music in his studio. He has written and produced some inspiring pieces of music, one of which ended on Coast’s Debut Album. Adam Left Coast to form 71 chain with Chris Lappage. His solid bass playing is a key strength within the band Ryan Stevens Guitar, Mandolin, Vocals Ryan took up guitar at 9 years old, when his father asked Chris Lappage if he was interested in giving some guitar lessons, without any thought to what the future might lead to. At school Ryan was always actively involved in the musical side of education, and put together a band called “Monkey Platoon”, who performed at school shows, and competitions, and later gigs including “The Four Horseshoes Festival” in Southampton.

It was a charity gig that gave Ryan the chance to play with 71 Chain for the evening. The gig was a roaring success, and so Ryan has joined 71 Chain not only as the newest member, but also as the youngest having turned 16 in November 2010. Ryan writes, and performs his own material, and has already spent time in the recording studio, with a debut CD to his name.