{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Episode 6: Dom Flemons","description":" This episode of Pass the Mic features Dom Flemons, also known as the \u201cAmerican Songster.\u201d Dom is Grammy winning recording artist, two-time Emmy nominee, and a 2020 U.S. Artists Fellow. His repertoire covers a century of American Roots music. In addition to being an accomplished songwriter and instrumentalist, Dom is a music scholar, record collector, actor, poet, and creator of the \u201cAmerican Songster\u201d radio program based in Nashville. In his early career, Dom formed the Carolina Chocolate drops alongside Rhiannon Giddons and Justin Robinson. The Carolina Chocolate Drops are featured in the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture and the National Museum of African American Music. Dom has released numerous solo records including\u202fProspect Hill: The American Songster Omnibuson Omnivore Recordings; Dom Flemons Presents Black Cowboys,\u202fwhich was co-produced by\u202fthe Smithsonian National Museum of African American History; and his most recent solo release,\u202fTraveling Wildfire,\u202fwhich contains original songs that honor traditional elements of American roots music while also telling personal stories.\u202f   This podcast is brought to you by the Historic Tennessee Theatre, produced by Becky Hancock and Cecilia Wright, and engineered and edited by Ben McLaughlin. Music composition, sound design, and additional production assistance is provided by William Wright. This project is being supported in part by The Tennessee Arts Commission. Graphics by Danica Thompkins. Songs in order of appearance:  \u201cTraveling Wildfire\u201d - Dom Flemons,\u202fTraveling Wildfire \u201cSlow Dance With You\u201d - Dom Flemons  Follow Dom on social media: Facebook Instagram ","author_name":"Pass the Mic: Creating a Stage for Change","author_url":"https:\/\/sites.libsyn.com\/474312","html":"