From a "Joe's Cafe" review in Saskatoon: "Folksy and comfortable, the hour-long musical revue features songs about America — from the Civil War through present day — written by British ex-pat Rupert Wates. Based in New York City, the musician…

Review from the London Fringe, London, Ontario:

"Most Fringe shows are one story, or maybe two. At Joe’s Café, Rupert Wates and friends...tell more than a dozen true stories in song. Wates is British, but now lives in the U.S…

From a review by Elizabeth Maupin in "Elizabeth Maupin on Theater" (May 23, 2011)

"If you hang out at Joe’s Cafe, you’re taking a relaxing visit to the past. Not the oldies-but-goodies kind of past, because several…

Here's the first of our reviews from the 2011 Orlando Fringe Festival Orlando Fringe Festival. (Many thanks to our audiences so far, who have given us standing ovations.)
From: http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment_stage_theat/2011/05/orlando-fringe-festival-review-joes-cafe.html

By Jim Abbott, Orlando Sentinel music critic

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My friend Kellie Amend just put together a video to accompany a recording we made last night of my 2010 song Genevieve. Kellie will be singing with me (under her stage name Vivian Gail) in the Joe's Cafe…

For immediate release: March 24, 2011

Contact: Rupert Wates | (206) 354-4122 | bitemusiclimited@hotmail.com | http://www.bitemusiclimited.com
Or Dave Turner | (828) 713-9206 | dave@daveturnermusic.com

Photo: http://content.bandzoogle.com/users/bitemusiclimited/files/Rupert-Wates-headshot.jpg
Audio, video and more info: http://www.bitemusiclimited.com
More photos and info: http://www.sonicbids.com/joescafe…

For immediate release:
March 7, 2011

Contact:
Rupert Wates
(206) 354-4122
bitemusiclimited@hotmail.com
http://www.bitemusiclimited.com

Or Dave Turner
(828) 713-9206
dave@daveturnermusic.com

Photo: http://content.bandzoogle.com/users/bitemusiclimited/files/Rupert-Wates-headshot.jpg
Audio, video and more info: http://www.bitemusiclimited.com
More photos and info: http://www.sonicbids.com/joescafe

True…

We were pleased to hear on February 16th that "Joe's Cafe" has been accepted for the 2011 San Francisco Fringe Festival. So to date, here is the "Joe's Cafe" performance schedule for 2011 Fringe Festivals in North America:

Orlando, FL …

One year after the landmark recording of the album, a goal for 2011 is to offer 'Joe's Cafe' as a performance piece to high schools and small theatre companies. To this end, pianist/arranger Natalie Lovejoy has been commissioned to arrange…

We are pleased to have learned today that three tracks from 'Joe's Cafe' have won awards:

1. The album track 'Prayer' is one of 10 Semi-finalists in Mike Pinder's Bandwars Song Contest 2011.

2. The recording…

A new review

"The new record by Rupert Wates has a neat, sometimes jazzy sound and some inspired songs. The ambitious album shares stories of ordinary people in the U.S in the last century. He runs the gamut from comedians…

We've just heard that "Joe's Cafe" is number five in the top 20 most played albums for December on a program called "Innervisions" on KRSC Radio in Tulsa, Oklahoma. "Innervisions" is hosted by Dave Butler and broadcasts at 91.3 FM…