OXFORD - A summer tradition returns! 6 On The Square will host the first of its free summer concerts at 2 p.m. Sunday, July 5, when Connie Kaldor performs at Lafayette Park in Oxford.

The singer-songwriter, entertainer, TV personality and women’s music pioneer began her career in folk music as part of the Canadian wave alongside artists like Stan Rogers and Valdy. Armed with her enormous stage presence, unforgettable melodies and emotional depth as a songwriter, Kaldor became a headline act on the festival circuit.

A three-time Juno Award winner, Kaldor is a member of the Order of Canada, a Queen’s Golden Jubilee Medal recipient, holds an honorary doctorate from the University of Regina and is the first songwriter to receive a Western Literature Association Award of Merit.

At 73, Kaldor is not slowing down. In the last year, she received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Woodstock Folk Festival, was nominated for a Canadian Folk Music Award and nominated for Song of the Year at the Folk Alliance International Folk Music Awards.

Coming up in the free concert series are The Byrne Brothers (July 12), The Millstone Rounders (July 19) and Reese Fulmer & The Carriage House Band (July 26).

All donations gratefully accepted! Bring your own chair or blanket. In case of inclement weather, the concerts will move inside 6OTS and livestreamed online; check our Facebook page on the day of the concert for more info. The summer series is sponsored by the R.C. Smith Foundation, Pete Perkins, Chenango County Tourism, NBT Bank, 6OTS members and donations from attendees. For more information, go to  6onthesquare.org.

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 6OTS