SAW OM at the New Deal Cafe with Featured Artist Rupert Wates

Name: SAW OM at the New Deal Cafe with Featured Artist Rupert Wates
Start: 2025-10-07T18:00:00-04:00
End: 2025-10-07T21:30:00-04:00
Location: The New Deal Cafe

Schedule

Tue Oct 07 2025 at 06:00 pm to 09:30 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

The New Deal Cafe | Greenbelt, MD

The Songwriter's Association of Washington Open Mic at the New Deal Cafe is hosted by Lynn Hollyfield and is the FIRST Tuesday of the Month with a featured artist. For October, Rupert Wates will be the featured artist. Sign ups start at 6PM for 2songs/10 minutes. OM 6:30-8 and 8:30-9:30. Rupert performs 8-8:30PM. Come join us at the cozy THE NEW DEAL CAFE-great food and drink, Local art on the walls, original music and you!
RUPERT WATES BIO
Rupert Wates was born in London, UK, and has been based in the US 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 50 songwriting and performing awards. In 2018 he performed as a Finalist in the Kerrville New Folk Song Contest, and an Emerging Artist at Falconridge Folk Festival. He was voted ‘Artist Of The Year’ by the Listening Room Network in both 2013 and 2016. 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 10 solo albums, tracks from which have been played on radio worldwide. He averages 120 live shows a year, in every state in the US, in Canada and in Europe.
The Critics say:
'PURE CLASS' (http://musicriot.co.uk/album/lamentations-rupert-wates/)
'TIMELESS' (https://www.planetcountry.it/rupert-wates-lamentations/)
'FLAWLESS' (https://www.facebook.com/spiritofprogressiverock/)
'AN ABSOLUTE PLEASURE' (John Barlass, 'At The Barrier')
‘BRILLIANT MUSICIANSHIP’ (Bob Leslie, Celtic Music Radio www.celticmusicradio.net)
‘An incomparable, timeless folk gem’ (Cis Van Looy, Written In Music)
“Terrific hooks, deep lyrics, awesome voice and nearly astonishing fingerpicking chops – the real deal” (Monterey County Weekly CA)
"Lyrically, these songs combine the economy of a Woody Guthrie ballad with the intricacies of contemporary singer-songwriter Richard Thompson" (Jim Abbott, Orlando Sentinel, May 21, 2013)
"This is one gifted s.o.b...If you're not hip to this guy you're missing a lot" (F.A.M.E)