Sloan Wainwright

OXFORD – With in-person concerts on hold, 6 On The Square in Oxford will host an online concert featuring singer/songwriter Sloan Wainwright at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, May 1.

Wainwright is a songwriter, singer, performer, teacher, mentor and collaborator. A unique hybrid of pop, folk, jazz and blues, Wainwright’s music is unified by her melodious tone and rich, powerful contralto. Over the course of a 30-year career in music, she has played the great concert halls, the most storied listening rooms and top music festivals while also teaching at the nation’s leading music retreats. She has inspired hundreds of students on their creative journeys and collaborated with dozens of musicians, writers, choreographers and performers.

Most of all, Wainwright is an artist. As a member of an acclaimed family of artists (brother Loudon Wainwright, sister-in-law Kate McGarrigle, nephew Rufus Wainwright and nieces Martha Wainwright and Lucy Wainwright Roche), Wainwright has charted an artistic path all her own, one based in close observation, joy and spiritual connection.

Growing up, Wainwright drew inspiration from the great female singers and songwriters of the 1960s and ‘70s, including Joni Mitchell, Carole King, Laura Nyro and Linda Rondstadt. Her brother, Loudon, and sister-in-law, Kate McGarrigle, were also major influences and supporters of her early development as a songwriter.