Erin Ash Sullivan & Rupert Wates

Erin Ash Sullivan’s music reflects a deep sense of place, and her lyrics are always authentic and drawn from her lived experience. Erin’s 2024 release, Signposts and Marks, debuted at #4 on the FAI Folk DJ chart, and Americana UK describes her as “a songwriter of the highest order.” A “Most Wanted” selection from the Falcon Ridge Folk Festival, she has also won several songwriting competitions and is the three-time winner of her hometown’s Fourth of July pie eating contest.

Melodic, fresh, and easygoing, with storytelling prowess on full display…recalling the likes of Joni Mitchell and Joan Baez.”   –UNXIGNED

Erin — if she plays her hand wisely could be coming up in the fast lane behind Joni Mitchell as a singer of skill with the tales, the words & formidable melodies.”  –AMERICANA HIGHWAYS

Rupert Wates was born in London, studied at Oxford University and has been a full-time songwriter since the late 1990s. Now based in New York City and Colorado, he has won more than 50 songwriting and performing awards and was a finalist in the Kerrville New Folk Song Contest. His music is an eclectic mix of acoustic, melodic art/folk, with flavors of jazz, vaudeville and cabaret. He has released 12 solo CDs and has been covered by artists in the UK, Canada and the US, including 2 full length tribute CDs.

Despite his British background, Folk and Acoustic Music Exchange called him “a prime figure in American music. This is one gifted sonofabitch. If you’re not hip to this guy yet, you’re missing out.”