2 Late Smart

FRIDAY, APRIL 11th
7:30pm
Court Street Arts at Alumni Hall, Haverhill
$20

Come on out and see this really talented singer/songwriter! You will love it!

Rupert Wates was born in London and studies at Oxford University. He has been a full-time songwriter since the late 1990’s, when he signed a publishing contract with Eaton Music Unlimited. In London, he worked with some of the best performers in the city. Moving in 2001 to Paris, Wates formed his own quartet and began playing live regularly. In the 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 50 songwriting and performing awards.
His music is an eclectic mix of acoustic, melodic, art/folk, with flavors of jazz, vaudeville and cabaret. He has released 12 solo CD’s. The have received outstanding reviews in the international online press and tracks from them have been played on radio all over the world.. In addition, Wates’ songs have been covered by other artist in the UK, Canada and the US.. Rupert Wates averages 120 live shows every year, in front of audiences totaling more than 3,500, in acoustic venues in every state in American, Canada and Europe.
Despite Wates’ British background, and underpinning the universality of his music’s appeal, Folk Music Exchange has called him, “..a prime figure in American Music.”, and goes on to say, “This is one gifted s.o.b. If you are not hip to this guy yet, you are missing out!”

Sometimes you just have to do a little moonlighting to get by! Guess who is Santa, Don or Byron!