Live acoustic music in Oxford NY… Be There on the Square!
18th Anniversary Celebration with
Vance Gilbert
Saturday, June 21 at 7:30 pm
We’re celebrating 6 On The Square’s 18th anniversary with beloved performer Vance Gilbert! “If Joni Mitchell and Richie Havens had a love child, with Rodney Dangerfield as the midwife, the results might be something close to the great Vance Gilbert", says Richmond Magazine. 30 years into his career, the songwriter’s influence can be felt all over the contemporary Folk and Americana realm as he has helped pave the way for many of the BIPOC artists who have followed. Vance was born and raised in the Philadelphia area. Starting out hoping to be an R&B and jazz singer once at college, there he discovered his affinity for the storytelling sensibilities of the acoustic singer-songwriter thing. Word spread like wildfire about Gilbert's stage-owning singing and playing, and Shawn Colvin invited him to be special guest on her 1992 Fat City tour where he took much of America by storm and by surprise. “With the voice of an angel, the wit of a devil, and the guitar playing of a god..” wrote the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
Vance Gilbert
Saturday, June 21 at 7:30 pm
We’re celebrating 6 On The Square’s 18th anniversary with beloved performer Vance Gilbert! “If Joni Mitchell and Richie Havens had a love child, with Rodney Dangerfield as the midwife, the results might be something close to the great Vance Gilbert", says Richmond Magazine. 30 years into his career, the songwriter’s influence can be felt all over the contemporary Folk and Americana realm as he has helped pave the way for many of the BIPOC artists who have followed. Vance was born and raised in the Philadelphia area. Starting out hoping to be an R&B and jazz singer once at college, there he discovered his affinity for the storytelling sensibilities of the acoustic singer-songwriter thing. Word spread like wildfire about Gilbert's stage-owning singing and playing, and Shawn Colvin invited him to be special guest on her 1992 Fat City tour where he took much of America by storm and by surprise. “With the voice of an angel, the wit of a devil, and the guitar playing of a god..” wrote the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
Free Concerts in Oxford’s Lafayette Park in July
All concerts at 2 pm – bring a chair!
In case of inclement weather, concert moves inside 6OTS
All concerts at 2 pm – bring a chair!
In case of inclement weather, concert moves inside 6OTS
Stella Ruze
Sunday, July 6th at 2:00 pm
This Philadelphia-based band will kick off the concert series. The award-winning folk-rock band blends four-part vocal harmonies with New Orleans-style rhythms and horn arrangements to create a new, genre-bending sound. The group has performed at the Philadelphia Folk Festival and played shows with nationally touring acts. Their latest album, “Origin,” was released in 2024.
Sunday, July 6th at 2:00 pm
This Philadelphia-based band will kick off the concert series. The award-winning folk-rock band blends four-part vocal harmonies with New Orleans-style rhythms and horn arrangements to create a new, genre-bending sound. The group has performed at the Philadelphia Folk Festival and played shows with nationally touring acts. Their latest album, “Origin,” was released in 2024.
Dead to the Core
Sunday, July 13th at 2:00 pm
This Philadelphia-based band will kick off the concert series. The award-winning folk-rock band blends four-part vocal harmonies with New Orleans-style rhythms and horn arrangements to create a new, genre-bending sound. The group has performed at the Philadelphia Folk Festival and played shows with nationally touring acts. Their latest album, “Origin,” was released in 2024.
Sunday, July 13th at 2:00 pm
This Philadelphia-based band will kick off the concert series. The award-winning folk-rock band blends four-part vocal harmonies with New Orleans-style rhythms and horn arrangements to create a new, genre-bending sound. The group has performed at the Philadelphia Folk Festival and played shows with nationally touring acts. Their latest album, “Origin,” was released in 2024.
Simmerin' Stew
Sunday, July 20th at 2:00 pm
Binghamton-based Simmerin’ Stew will share their eclectic fusion of bluegrass, folk, jazz and American roots music. Their latest album, "Salt the Earth," explores the complexities of love, happiness, deceit and murder as well as the existential struggles of the human condition. The afternoon will begin with a tribute remembering community member Bob "Doc" O'Keefe.
Sunday, July 20th at 2:00 pm
Binghamton-based Simmerin’ Stew will share their eclectic fusion of bluegrass, folk, jazz and American roots music. Their latest album, "Salt the Earth," explores the complexities of love, happiness, deceit and murder as well as the existential struggles of the human condition. The afternoon will begin with a tribute remembering community member Bob "Doc" O'Keefe.
Hair of the Dog
Sunday, July 27th at 2:00 pm
Concluding the series on July 27 will be upstate New York’s Hair of the Dog. The Celtic band has released 10 albums and performed around the Northeast and Ireland. Founder Rick Bedrosian is a music producer, award-winning filmmaker, international tour guide and photographer. The lineup also includes fiddler Larry Packer, a former lead guitarist of Sha Na Na and member of the New York State Blues Hall of Fame.
Sunday, July 27th at 2:00 pm
Concluding the series on July 27 will be upstate New York’s Hair of the Dog. The Celtic band has released 10 albums and performed around the Northeast and Ireland. Founder Rick Bedrosian is a music producer, award-winning filmmaker, international tour guide and photographer. The lineup also includes fiddler Larry Packer, a former lead guitarist of Sha Na Na and member of the New York State Blues Hall of Fame.
