OXFORD — 6 On The Square at 6 Lafayette Park in Oxford will host a return visit by singer-songwriter Seth Glier at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 3. The doors will open at 6:30 p.m.
According to a media release, described as an acclaimed singer, songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist, Glier is the winner of five Independent Music Awards, and received a Grammy Award nomination for his 2011 album, “The Next Right Thing.”
He was worked as a cultural diplomat for the U.S. State Department and collaborated with musicians in Ukraine, Mongolia, China and Mexico. He also has shared the stage with Ronnie Spector, James Taylor, Ani DiFranco and Glen Campbell.
As a producer, music director, or studio musician he has collaborated with Sophie B. Hawkins, Tom Rush, Antje Duvekot, Richard Shindell, Doctora Qingona, Dar Williams, Nick Carter and Cyndi Lauper.
An activist committed to using songwriting as a tool for positive change, he has written with the students in Parkland, Florida, for the “Parkland Project,” co-written with soldiers at Walter Reed and is an advocate for autism awareness, citing his autistic brother Jamie as his greatest non-musical-musical influence.
His new album, “Everything,” released Jan. 26, is a collection of eight songs inviting listeners to imagine a future when humans and the planet are re-aligned into mutual restoration. It includes collaborations with fellow folk musicians Crys Matthews, Hayley Reardon and Windborne.
Each song presents a practical climate solution with concrete optimism. “What if this is the beginning, not the beginning of the end,” the album opens with bristling energy and hope on “Rise,” an anthem about rewilding. “Finally Home” is a celebration of regenerative farming with driving doo-wop vocal harmony. “Mammoth,” written from the perspective of a woolly mammoth being brought back to life from frozen DNA, invites listeners to consider the blip of human history against billions of years of evolution.
Tickets are $20 in advance or $25 at the door and may be purchased online at 6onthesquare.org or call 607-843-6876 for a reservation. The show also will be streamed live online for $10.
Visit 6onthesquare.org for more information.