American Songster Dom Flemons Live Performance at the Three Cultures Center at Handsell

Dom Flemons, the Grammy-winning musician, will be coming to Dorchester County to perform at the Nanticoke Historic Preservation Alliance’s annual meeting on Saturday, November 7. The event, which is free and open to the public, will take place at the new Three Cultures Center at the Handsell Historic Site (4837 Indiantown Road) in Vienna, MD.

Known as “The American Songster,” Flemons is a multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, and acclaimed performer of traditional folk, blues, country, and bluegrass songs. A former member of the Carolina Chocolate Drops, he won a Grammy Award in 2010; his solo albums Black Cowboys and Traveling Wildfire were also nominated for Grammys. Last year, he was inducted into the American Banjo Hall of Fame.

At Handsell, Flemons will perform a carefully-selected repertoire that includes tunes from the Traveling Wildfire disc. Drawing on his deep knowledge of music history, the hour-long show will weave together songs and stories and highlight the contributions of Black artists to American roots music. Flemons will be available for a meet-and-greet after the show.

The event begins at 1pm with NHPA’s annual meeting, which will last approximately 30 minutes. The Flemons performance starts at 1:30pm.