POTSDAM -- Singer-songwriter Greg Cornell and critically acclaimed roots musician will perform at the 2018 Ives Park Concert Series on Saturday, Aug. 25 at 6 p.m.

The show is free and open to the public.

His music courses through a muddy river of bluegrass, country, old-time music, and blues, conjuring the plaintive and unvarnished beauty of contemporary and classic roots artists such as Ralph Stanley, Blind Lemon Jefferson, John Prine, Gram Parsons, Levon Helm, Garcia and Grisman and Neil Young.

Currently, Cornell has a two-album body of work, Deep Ocean Blues and Come On Home. His sincerity, uplifting introspection, and singular approach to making emotionally resonant music from timeless art forms has earned him praise from Americana fans and critics.

Cornell has built a robust profile through a diverse set of shows. Over the past few years his band, The Cornell Brothers, has appeared at folk conferences and the Sundance Film Festival in Park City UT, toured New England and upstate NY, played festivals, and gigged at the finest listening rooms in NYC.

The free series will run concerts every Saturday from Aug. 25 through Sept. 29.

The concerts are supported by the St. Lawrence County Arts Council, with funding from the New York State Council on the Arts Decentralization Program.

For more information visit www.WhatARaquette.org/IvesParkMusic or the series facebook page @ivesparkconcertseries, or email maggie@whataraquette.org.