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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
Entertainment
Mary Houlihan - For the Sun-Times

Dom Flemons’ old-time songs celebrate the many traditions of American music

“The whole of American music has the ability to really enlighten people, says singer/multi-instrumentalist Dom Flemons. | Timothy Duff

Dom Flemons is a walking encyclopedia of old-time American music. Singer, multi-instrumentalist, historian, scholar, collector and anthropologist are all elements of his decades-long devotion to uncovering and presenting music that might have been lost if not for his effort to preserve it.

Flemons’ concert performances are a unique cultural history lesson that will open your ears to classics as well as his original songs written with an old-time flavor. His repertoire covers over 100 years of American music based in African American culture. He is considered an expert player on the banjo, guitar, harmonica, jug, percussion, quills, fife and rhythm bones.

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