From a review of Joe's Cafe live this week at Theatre Aquarius Studio in Hamilton, Ontario:

"Rupert Wates; [Valorie] Miller and Stacey Lorin, are all about as professional as it gets, with voices and momentum that project the story…Read more

At the opening night of "Joe's Cafe" live in Hamilton, Ontario, we were well received by the critics. Here's an excerpt from one review:

"The moment Rupert Wates strikes the first chord on his guitar and begins to welcome…Read more

On July 8, 2010, I returned once more to Hard Luck Recording Studio to add strings to my own version of the song Sally's Farm from Joe's Cafe. The recording features myself on voice and guitar and Marc Schmied on…Read more

(Translated from German)

‘Welcome to Joe’s Cafe’ – so the audience is greeted by the singer in his first song. It is a friendly invitation that one is keen to accept and which one also does not regret. Fourteen…Read more

As referenced in my previous post today, here's the recording of Days of Mercy from the June recording featuring myself and bassist Marc Schmied. Listen or download free.

At the same June session at which we recorded More Holy Ground, I revisited the roots of the album with stripped-down versions of Sally's Farm and Days Of Mercy, featuring just myself and bassist Marc Schmied. Attached to…Read more

On Tuesday, June 15, at Hard Luck Recording studios in Brooklyn, N.Y., we recorded a new version of the song More Holy Ground, featuring a great vocal by Alissa Stahler and a superb string arrangement by John Guari…Read more

According to a survey made by a website called FOLKDJ-L, at www.folkradio.org, songs from 'Joe's Cafe' were among the top 70 most played songs on folk radio stations in the US for the month of May. The survey was…Read more

For immediate release:
May 20, 2010

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

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. -- For this year's Minnesota Fringe Festival, Rupert Wates And Friends are bringing Joe's Cafe, a new musical revue of songs based…Read more

At the following link is another review of the album - I think the reviewer liked it! http://www.acousticmusic.com/fame/p06304.htm

I thought you might like to know that the first review of the album has appeared, in a Danish online paper. Go to altcountryforum.com to see the review. If your keyboard has a 'translate' function, click on it and you…Read more