Date and Time
Monday Jun 12, 2017
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM CDT
June 12th @ 6:30 p.m.
Location
South Sioux City Public Library 2121 Dakota Avenue South Sioux City, Nebraska
Fees/Admission
$10 suggested donation
Contact Information
Dan Nieman
402-494-7545
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Description
Singer-Songwriter Rupert Wates will perform at the South Sioux City Public Library on Monday, June 12th at 6:30 p.m. A $10 suggested donation will be received at the door Rupert Wates was born in London and studied at Oxford University. He has been a full time songwriter since the late 1990s, when he signed a publishing contract with Eaton Music Limited. His contract required him to write material in all kinds of styles and genres, for all kinds of artists. He worked extensively with Jazz vocalist Liz Fletcher, and wrote the album 'Blue Afternoons' (Mainstem, 2002) specially for her voice. Moving in 2001 to Paris, Wates formed his own quartet and began playing live regularly. In fall 2006 he came to the US. He is now based in New York City and Colorado. Since coming to the US, Wates has won more than 30 songwriting awards His music is an eclectic mix of acoustic, melodic art/folk, with flavors of jazz, vaudeville and cabaret. He has released seven solo CDs. They have been very well reviewed in the online press and tracks from them have been played on radio all over the world. Wates' songs have been recorded by other artists in the UK, Canada and the US. In 2015, Nashville-based performer Roxie Rogers independently released Crazy Puzzle, a CD comprising songs from Wates' back catalog, which might fairly be described as a tribute album to his songwriting. Over 20 recordings featuring Wates's songs by other artists were made in 2016, and more are scheduled for 2017 (full list at www.rupertwatesmusic.com/covers).