Rupert Wates’ music is an eclectic mix of acoustic, melodic art/folk, with flavors of jazz, vaudeville, and cabaret. Despite Wates’ British background, and underpinning the universality of his music’s appeal, Folk And Acoustic Music Exchange has called him “a prime figure in American music.” He was voted an Artist Of The Year in both 2013 and 2016 by the international house concert network ConcertsInYourHome.com, and for five years running, he has been the most booked performer on their database of several hundred artists. In 2018, Wates was a Finalist in the Kerrville New Folk Song Contest and an Emerging Artist at Falconridge Folk Festival.
Moving in 2001 to Paris, Wates formed his own quartet and began playing live regularly. In fall of 2006 he came to the US. He is now based in New York City and Colorado. Since coming to the US, he has won more than 40 songwriting and performing awards (www.rupertwatesmusic.com/awards). Wates is now based in New York City and Colorado.
Audiences everywhere respond to Wates’ brand of melodic art/folk—haunting songs that ring true.