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Rupert Wates

Title: Sweet or Bitter Wine

Label: Mainstem

Cat No:MSTCD0036
Format:CD

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London born singer, guitarist. songwriter Rupert Wates graduated at Christ Church, Oxford with a 1st degree in English literature and immediately wrote and produced four musicals performed at London and Edinburgh theatres. In 1994 his original song Slow Boat reached the British final of the Eurovision song contest. He subsequently worked with acclaimed jazz singer Liz Fletcher for several years creating the albums ‘Mellowmania’, ‘Live in the Park’ and more recently ‘Blue Afternoons’. The latter with many of Britain's top jazz names (including Andy Panayi, Steve Waterman, Jim Mullen and Gareth Williams) was also released on the Mainstem label, attracting excellent reviews in The Guardian and jazz music press.

Rupert moved to Paris in 2001 where he has been appearing regularly at small, intimate venues performing his own songs within a quartet format. Work commenced in 2004 on the latest album, originally entitled ‘Acoustic Café’, but following collaboration with Mainstem, the album was completely reworked and re-produced with the addition of several outstanding session musicians and a number of new compositions. The result is ‘Sweet or Bitter Wine’ - an accessible, eclectic and original album of contemporary songs.

Track Listing for Sweet or Bitter Wine
1. A New Morning
2. Jerusalem
3. Prisoner Of the Open Road
4. Endless Revolution
5. Heal Me
6. Let It Rain
7. Come In, Come Out of the Rain
8. Down In The Moonlight
9. Free World
10. 21st Century Meltdown
11. After the Rains
12. Singing In Darkness
13. Happy To Be Here
14. All The Days of My Life
15. Until The Morning

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