Rupert Wates at Two Way Street Coffee House

Rupert Wates was born in London, UK, and has been based in the U.S. since 2007.

He signed a publishing deal with Eaton music (London) in 1994 and has been a full-time songwriter ever since.

He has won over 40 songwriting and performing awards. In 2018 he performed as a finalist in the Kerrville new song folk contest and an emerging artist at Falcon Ridge Folk Festival.

More than 25 of his songs have been covered by other artists, including two full length tribute albums to his material recorded by independent artists in Nashville
and Los Angeles.

He has released 9 solo albums, tracks from which have been played on radio worldwide. He averages 120 live shows a year, in every state in the U.S., in Canada and in Europe.

Colorado Central Magazine describes his songs as “sublime folk hymns,” while Folk and Acoustic Music
Exchange adds “…if you’re not hip to this guy you’re missing out!”