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Dom Flemons

Jason Marck

Dom Flemons

Jason Marck

The art of Dom Flemons: Where music and memory come together

The country, blues and folk musician is known as “The American Songster,” a term he says doesn’t pigeonhole him into one type of genre.

Jason Marck

   

Dom Flemons is on a mission to uncover, preserve and push forward America’s musical past — particularly Black musical traditions.

The world renowned singer-songwriter and folklorist sits down with Jason Marck, host of WBEZ’s Radio Z and senior producer of Curious City, to talk about some of the big ideas that run through his work.

GUEST: Dom Flemons, Grammy-winning multi-instrumentalist; host and producer of American Songster Radio Show

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