Live acoustic music in Oxford NY… Be There on the Square!
Open Mic Nite
Thursday, February 6 at 7:00 pm
with Sign-up at 6:45 pm
Monthly Open Mic returns starting Thursday, January 9th, and the first Thursday of the month after that (February 6, March 6, April 3, May 1, and June 5). Bring your Instruments - or your poem or story - and Friends for an evening of Music and the Spoken Word in our professional setting. Donations accepted - no charge for the evening! – and some refreshments will be available.
Thursday, February 6 at 7:00 pm
with Sign-up at 6:45 pm
Monthly Open Mic returns starting Thursday, January 9th, and the first Thursday of the month after that (February 6, March 6, April 3, May 1, and June 5). Bring your Instruments - or your poem or story - and Friends for an evening of Music and the Spoken Word in our professional setting. Donations accepted - no charge for the evening! – and some refreshments will be available.
Open Mic Nite
Thursday, March 6 at 7:00 pm
with Sign-up at 6:45 pm
Monthly Open Mic returns starting Thursday, January 9th, and the first Thursday of the month after that (February 6, March 6, April 3, May 1, and June 5). Bring your Instruments - or your poem or story - and Friends for an evening of Music and the Spoken Word in our professional setting. Donations accepted - no charge for the evening! – and some refreshments will be available.
Thursday, March 6 at 7:00 pm
with Sign-up at 6:45 pm
Monthly Open Mic returns starting Thursday, January 9th, and the first Thursday of the month after that (February 6, March 6, April 3, May 1, and June 5). Bring your Instruments - or your poem or story - and Friends for an evening of Music and the Spoken Word in our professional setting. Donations accepted - no charge for the evening! – and some refreshments will be available.
Kevin McKrell
Saturday, March 8 at 7:30 pm
Somewhere tonight, across the country or across the sea, a singer, sitting on a stool on a pub’s corner stage, is belting out a Kevin McKrell song, and the crowd is singing along. McKrell pioneered American Celtic music beginning in 1979 with Donnybrook Fair, playing Irish Festivals across the country and even Lincoln Center. McKrell is also a respected painter, and some paintings may travel to Oxford with him for this evening. Joining McKrell on this evening will be Fiddler Frank Orsini and bass player Arlin Greene.
Saturday, March 8 at 7:30 pm
Somewhere tonight, across the country or across the sea, a singer, sitting on a stool on a pub’s corner stage, is belting out a Kevin McKrell song, and the crowd is singing along. McKrell pioneered American Celtic music beginning in 1979 with Donnybrook Fair, playing Irish Festivals across the country and even Lincoln Center. McKrell is also a respected painter, and some paintings may travel to Oxford with him for this evening. Joining McKrell on this evening will be Fiddler Frank Orsini and bass player Arlin Greene.
Cold Chocolate
Friday, March 28 at 7:30 pm
Cold Chocolate is a genre-bending Americana band that fuses folk, funk, and bluegrass to create a unique sound all their own. Featuring Ethan Robbins on guitar/mandolin and Ariel Bernstein on drums/banjo, this power duo from Boston is impressing audiences throughout New England and beyond. Punctuated by tight harmonies and skillful musicianship, and with a focus on songwriting, Cold Chocolate has quickly gained recognition for their original music and high-energy shows. The band has shared bills with Leftover Salmon, David Grisman, Angelique Kidjo, and regularly perform at venues and music festivals across the country.
Friday, March 28 at 7:30 pm
Cold Chocolate is a genre-bending Americana band that fuses folk, funk, and bluegrass to create a unique sound all their own. Featuring Ethan Robbins on guitar/mandolin and Ariel Bernstein on drums/banjo, this power duo from Boston is impressing audiences throughout New England and beyond. Punctuated by tight harmonies and skillful musicianship, and with a focus on songwriting, Cold Chocolate has quickly gained recognition for their original music and high-energy shows. The band has shared bills with Leftover Salmon, David Grisman, Angelique Kidjo, and regularly perform at venues and music festivals across the country.
Open Mic Nite
Thursday, April 3 at 7:00 pm
with Sign-up at 6:45 pm
Monthly Open Mic returns starting Thursday, January 9th, and the first Thursday of the month after that (February 6, March 6, April 3, May 1, and June 5). Bring your Instruments - or your poem or story - and Friends for an evening of Music and the Spoken Word in our professional setting. Donations accepted - no charge for the evening! – and some refreshments will be available.
Thursday, April 3 at 7:00 pm
with Sign-up at 6:45 pm
Monthly Open Mic returns starting Thursday, January 9th, and the first Thursday of the month after that (February 6, March 6, April 3, May 1, and June 5). Bring your Instruments - or your poem or story - and Friends for an evening of Music and the Spoken Word in our professional setting. Donations accepted - no charge for the evening! – and some refreshments will be available.
Rupert Wates
Saturday, April 5 at 7:30 pm
Rupert Wates was born in London and studied at Oxford University. He has been a full-time songwriter since the late 1990s, when he signed a publishing contract with Eaton Music Limited. In London he worked with some of the best performers in the city. Moving in 2001 to Paris, Wates formed his own quartet and began playing live regularly. In fall 2006 he came to the US. He is now based in New York City and Colorado. Since coming to the US, he has won more than 50 songwriting and performing awards.
His music is an eclectic mix of acoustic, melodic art/folk, with flavors of jazz, vaudeville and cabaret. He has released twelve solo CDs. They have received outstanding reviews in the international online press and tracks from them have been played on radio all over the world.
Saturday, April 5 at 7:30 pm
Rupert Wates was born in London and studied at Oxford University. He has been a full-time songwriter since the late 1990s, when he signed a publishing contract with Eaton Music Limited. In London he worked with some of the best performers in the city. Moving in 2001 to Paris, Wates formed his own quartet and began playing live regularly. In fall 2006 he came to the US. He is now based in New York City and Colorado. Since coming to the US, he has won more than 50 songwriting and performing awards.
His music is an eclectic mix of acoustic, melodic art/folk, with flavors of jazz, vaudeville and cabaret. He has released twelve solo CDs. They have received outstanding reviews in the international online press and tracks from them have been played on radio all over the world.
Abby Posner
Saturday, April 12 at 7:30 pm
Abby Posner has been a working musician in Los Angeles for the past 18 years. She is best known for her ability to play nearly any instrument that she can lay her hands on. If you have seen Abby perform live, you know she can play a mean lead-blues guitar solo,
or throw down a complex Earl Scruggs banjo riff. You also may have spotted her playing drums, mandolin, or bass while using her looping pedal. In addition to her versatility, she puts passion and soul into everything she plays. Her music runs the gamut from Folk to Roots to Americana and is not afraid to lean on the blues or sometimes indie pop. She is as varied musically as the instruments she plays.
Saturday, April 12 at 7:30 pm
Abby Posner has been a working musician in Los Angeles for the past 18 years. She is best known for her ability to play nearly any instrument that she can lay her hands on. If you have seen Abby perform live, you know she can play a mean lead-blues guitar solo,
or throw down a complex Earl Scruggs banjo riff. You also may have spotted her playing drums, mandolin, or bass while using her looping pedal. In addition to her versatility, she puts passion and soul into everything she plays. Her music runs the gamut from Folk to Roots to Americana and is not afraid to lean on the blues or sometimes indie pop. She is as varied musically as the instruments she plays.
Open Mic Nite
Thursday, May 1 at 7:00 pm
with Sign-up at 6:45 pm
Monthly Open Mic returns starting Thursday, January 9th, and the first Thursday of the month after that (February 6, March 6, April 3, May 1, and June 5). Bring your Instruments - or your poem or story - and Friends for an evening of Music and the Spoken Word in our professional setting. Donations accepted - no charge for the evening! – and some refreshments will be available.
Thursday, May 1 at 7:00 pm
with Sign-up at 6:45 pm
Monthly Open Mic returns starting Thursday, January 9th, and the first Thursday of the month after that (February 6, March 6, April 3, May 1, and June 5). Bring your Instruments - or your poem or story - and Friends for an evening of Music and the Spoken Word in our professional setting. Donations accepted - no charge for the evening! – and some refreshments will be available.
Joe Crookston
Sunday, May 11 at 3:00 pm
A very special Mother’s Day show! Joe’s infectious personality honors all mothers with song. A force of nature on stage, he’s pure magic; his rhythm is infectious, and he’ll surprise you as he communes with his audience. From touring with Gordon Lightfoot, headlining major US festivals, receiving Folk Alliance International’s “Album of the Year,” releasing NINE BECOMES ONE (2024) to being named Folk Alliance International Artist-in- Resident, Joe is on fire. He’s played with Suzanne Vega, Dar Williams, David Francey, John McCutcheon, John Gorka, Judy Collins and hundreds more. And his songs are being made into award winning films.
Sunday, May 11 at 3:00 pm
A very special Mother’s Day show! Joe’s infectious personality honors all mothers with song. A force of nature on stage, he’s pure magic; his rhythm is infectious, and he’ll surprise you as he communes with his audience. From touring with Gordon Lightfoot, headlining major US festivals, receiving Folk Alliance International’s “Album of the Year,” releasing NINE BECOMES ONE (2024) to being named Folk Alliance International Artist-in- Resident, Joe is on fire. He’s played with Suzanne Vega, Dar Williams, David Francey, John McCutcheon, John Gorka, Judy Collins and hundreds more. And his songs are being made into award winning films.
John Flynn
Saturday, May 31 at 7:30 pm
John Flynn is an American singer-songwriter and activist known for his powerful music and tireless efforts on behalf of the lost and the lonely, the shackled and scarred. His career has embodied an authentic troubadour odyssey that moved legendary folk DJ Gene Shay to call Flynn "the most quintessential folk singer in my life".
Over three and a half decades, John Flynn’s music has carried him from Jersey shore bars to Nashville’s Music Row; from home plate performances in major league ballparks to concerts in maximum-security prisons; from star-studded benefit shows at Tipitina’s in New Orleans to awareness-building appearances at the Walter Reed Military Hospital and the Dover Air Force Base. Along the way Flynn has continued to make new friends and fans as he has given of his defiantly unguarded heart and optimistic spirit from large and small stages, living rooms, pulpits and schools across this country.
Saturday, May 31 at 7:30 pm
John Flynn is an American singer-songwriter and activist known for his powerful music and tireless efforts on behalf of the lost and the lonely, the shackled and scarred. His career has embodied an authentic troubadour odyssey that moved legendary folk DJ Gene Shay to call Flynn "the most quintessential folk singer in my life".
Over three and a half decades, John Flynn’s music has carried him from Jersey shore bars to Nashville’s Music Row; from home plate performances in major league ballparks to concerts in maximum-security prisons; from star-studded benefit shows at Tipitina’s in New Orleans to awareness-building appearances at the Walter Reed Military Hospital and the Dover Air Force Base. Along the way Flynn has continued to make new friends and fans as he has given of his defiantly unguarded heart and optimistic spirit from large and small stages, living rooms, pulpits and schools across this country.
Open Mic Nite
Thursday, June 5 at 7:00 pm
with Sign-up at 6:45 pm
Monthly Open Mic returns starting Thursday, January 9th, and the first Thursday of the month after that (February 6, March 6, April 3, May 1, and June 5). Bring your Instruments - or your poem or story - and Friends for an evening of Music and the Spoken Word in our professional setting. Donations accepted - no charge for the evening! – and some refreshments will be available.
Thursday, June 5 at 7:00 pm
with Sign-up at 6:45 pm
Monthly Open Mic returns starting Thursday, January 9th, and the first Thursday of the month after that (February 6, March 6, April 3, May 1, and June 5). Bring your Instruments - or your poem or story - and Friends for an evening of Music and the Spoken Word in our professional setting. Donations accepted - no charge for the evening! – and some refreshments will be available.
Laurie MacAllister of Red Molly
Saturday, June 7 at 7:30 pm
In late 2024, Laurie MacAllister embarked on an exciting new chapter, launching a solo career with a sold-out performance at the legendary Club Passim. Two decades earlier, she co-founded the beloved Americana trio Red Molly, which released seven acclaimed albums and toured both the U.S. and internationally, including appearances at MerleFest, Cayamo, and Boston Symphony Hall. Along the way, ad executives heard Laurie’s voice on the Red Molly album “Never Been to Vegas” and invited her to sing the iconic Folgers Coffee jingle for a national TV commercial.
From a young girl with a quiet dream of becoming a singer, Laurie’s journey has unfolded one song at a time. Over more than two decades, she’s made her dream into a reality.
Laurie has announced her Solo Debut Tour, headlining shows in 2025 across the Northeast, bringing her soulful, loving voice and presence to fans old and new.
Saturday, June 7 at 7:30 pm
In late 2024, Laurie MacAllister embarked on an exciting new chapter, launching a solo career with a sold-out performance at the legendary Club Passim. Two decades earlier, she co-founded the beloved Americana trio Red Molly, which released seven acclaimed albums and toured both the U.S. and internationally, including appearances at MerleFest, Cayamo, and Boston Symphony Hall. Along the way, ad executives heard Laurie’s voice on the Red Molly album “Never Been to Vegas” and invited her to sing the iconic Folgers Coffee jingle for a national TV commercial.
From a young girl with a quiet dream of becoming a singer, Laurie’s journey has unfolded one song at a time. Over more than two decades, she’s made her dream into a reality.
Laurie has announced her Solo Debut Tour, headlining shows in 2025 across the Northeast, bringing her soulful, loving voice and presence to fans old and new.
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.