Singer and songwriter Martyn Joseph will perform at 6 On The Square in Oxford at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, May 11. (Submitted photo)

OXFORD – Welsh singer and songwriter Martyn Joseph will return to 6 On The Square in Oxford with his extensive catalog of songs at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, May 11.

Joseph’s career spans 30 years, 30-plus albums, over a half a million record sales and thousands of live performances. Often compared to Bruce Springsteen, John Mayer, Bruce Cockburn and Dave Matthews, he has created his own style and reputation as a live performer and built a reputation for giving what thousands have described as the best live music experience of their lives. A unique talent driven by passion, social awareness and love for his trade, he’s developed a unique percussive style of guitar-playing and a powerful voice that have earned him the nickname “The Welsh Springsteen.”

In addition to his five Top 50 U.K. hits, the importance of his work has been recognized by programs such as BBC Radio 2’s primetime series on singer/songwriters. Social justice has an essential presence throughout his music, which has earned various humanitarian awards and plaudits.

Concerned with making music that is relevant and vital to his audience, he engages with challenging narratives tackling the complexity of the human condition, underpinned with a promise of hope. In his own words, “What I do is to try to write songs that might step up and make some sense of a moment in time. A good song makes you feel like you’re not alone in the world.”

There is a versatility to Joseph’s music that is hard to categorize. Many have tried, resulting in labels such as folk, rock, soul, folk-funk and Americana. His music and social commentary empower and speak for many. His songs are pictures, stories and feelings put to music and delivered by a master craftsman.

Learn more at martynjoseph.net.

Tickets for the May 11 show are $20 in advance or $25 at the door; purchase online at 6onthesquare.org or call 607-843-OTS6 (6876) to make a reservation. Doors open one hour before the start of the performance. The show also will be streamed live online for $10; more information at 6onthesquare.org.

Coming up at 6OTS ahead this spring is 6OTS’s 17th Anniversary Celebration with The Black Feathers (June 22).

See four free concerts this summer in Lafayette Park (just outside 6OTS’s doors): House of Hamill (July 7), Porch Party Mamas (July 14), Big Sky Quartet (July 21) and Sara Milonovich & Daisycutter (July 28).

6 On The Square Inc. is an intimate, not-for-profit, volunteer-based acoustic music listening room and arts venue located at 6 Lafayette Park in downtown Oxford.

– Information from 6 On The Square