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Society Hall is thrilled to welcome globetrotting British folksinger Rupert Wates back to the stage on Saturday, January 10th at 7:00 PM. Doors will open at 6:00. The concert will also stream live on the Society Hall Facebook page and You-Tube channel. Tickets are $20 and are available at the link below or at the Green Spot, at 711 State Ave in Alamosa. We were honored to host Rupert a couple of years back, and are so glad that he is coming back to the San Luis Valley and Society Hall! From his website - “Multi award winning singer-songwriter Wates combines unforgettable songs with virtuoso guitar playing. His music is the fruit of twenty years at the top of his profession. Folk tinged, with flavors of jazz and even classical, it bears the impression of his English roots as well as his years in New York City and on the road in America. By turns witty, erudite and moving, his songs will go straight to your heart.” Here are a few other things that folks have said about his shows - 'How can anyone play guitar like that?' (Musicians Corner HC MN) 'Unbelievable experience with Mr Rupert Wates' (Charlie Boy HC CA) 'Our audiences are always blown away' (Empty Nest HC NJ). Rupert Wates was born in London and studied at Oxford University. In the late 1990's, he signed a publishing deal with Eaton Music and worked for several years as their house songwriter. He moved to Paris in 2001, formed his own quartet and performed regularly in the city's clubs. He came to the US in fall 2006. Since then he has received more than fifty songwriting and performing awards. He has been a Finalist in the Kerrville New Folk Song Contest, and an Emerging Artist at Falconridge Folk Festival (full list of awards at www.rupertwatesmusic.com/awards). He has recorded and released 9 CDs (available at www.rupertwatesmusic.com/buy-music). All have received outstanding reviews in the online press and have been played on radio stations in America, Canada, The Netherlands, Germany, Greece, Israel and Australia. Rupert's songs have been covered plentifully by other performers in the UK, Canada, and the USA (see www.rupertwatesmusic.com/covers). In 2015-17 alone, 25 of his songs were recorded by other artists, including two full length CDs: 'Crazy Puzzle' (August 2015) by Nashville-based performer Roxie Rogers, and 'Wide Open Heart' (July 2017) by Los Angeles vocalist Susan Kohler. These two CDs comprise exclusively songs chosen from Rupert Wates' catalog. They were initiated and funded entirely by the artists themselves, and may fairly be described as tribute albums to his songwriting. In addition to writing and recording, Wates plays over 120 live shows a year in venues all over America, in Canada and in Europe, and has appeared regularly on radio and TV. He prefers smaller, more intimate spaces, where the audience is up close, where true musicianship counts, and where real emotion can't be faked. The Society Hall board, a non-profit organization dedicated to providing a place for community celebrations of all kinds, invites everyone to join them in the hall for a powerful and moving evening of music from Rupert Wates at Society Hall, at the corner of 4th Street and Ross Avenue in Alamosa, Saturday, January 10th at 7:00 pm. Doors open at 6:00. Society Hall - Where Community Celebrates!
