Dom Flemons

They call him “The American Songster” for good reason. Dom Flemons—Grammy winner with the Carolina Chocolate Drops—carries the torch for American roots music with the reverence of a historian and the showmanship of a vaudeville master. Watch him switch effortlessly between banjo, fife, harmonica, quills, bones, and jug in a single performance, and you’ll understand why he’s considered a national treasure. Former founding member of the renowned Drops, he mines musical gold from the deepest veins of our shared cultural heritage, bringing forgotten voices back to vivid life. One minute he’s channeling early jazz, the next he’s transporting you to a Mississippi juke joint, and it all unfolds with such authenticity that you’ll swear you’ve time-traveled. Flemons doesn’t just play these traditions; he embodies them with a virtuosity and charisma that must be witnessed in person. His encyclopedic knowledge of American musical forms is matched only by his ability to make each song feel immediate, essential, and utterly irresistible.

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