Wates to perform concert on Oct. 24

Singer and songwriter Rupert Wates will perform at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 24.

The Wisconsin Singer/Songwriter Series concert will be at Unitarian Church North in Mequon.

Wates is a London-born, award-winning songwriter who signed an exclusive publishing deal with Eaton Music in the late 1990s and has been writing full-time ever since.

Since relocating to the U.S. in 2006, he has released 11 acclaimed albums. His work has received more than 50 songwriting awards and been covered by more than 20 artists.

Wates’ music is an eclectic blend of acoustic, melodic art, folk, jazz, vaudeville and cabaret songs.

He was named Artist of the Year in 2013 and 2016 by Concerts In Your Home, and in 2018, he was a finalist in the Kerrville New Folk Song Contest and named an Emerging Artist at the Falcon Ridge Folk Festival.

Tickets are $22 in advance or $26 at the door, with a $1 per donated food item discount to a maximum $4 given at the door. Student tickets are $12.

Tickets may be purchased at North Shore Bank branches in Grafton and Mequon and Vines to Cellar in Port Washington or online at wsss.org.

Other Wisconsin Singer/Songwriter Series concerts include Deidre McCalla and Joe Jencks on Saturday, Nov. 14; Dana Cooper and other performers in the annual benefit for the Food Pantry Inc. on Saturday, Dec. 5; Carol Montag on Saturday, Feb. 27;

Claudia Schmidt on Saturday, March 20; Kitty Donohoe on Saturday, April 17; and Anne Hills on Saturday, May 1.

The church is at 13800 N. Port Washington Rd.