He came to the music first by studying older rock music from the 1950s and 60s. “The atmosphere is like sitting down with me on the porch while I tell a few stories and play a few songs.” “When it comes to my concerts, I try to really take an easygoing approach,” he said. He plays an array of instruments including the guitar, the banjo, harmonica and the quills.

His shows, including next week’s in Chestnut Hill, are also solo shows. Flemons says he doesn’t expect the Chocolate Drops to be resurrected, but he’s perfectly capable of carrying the mantle for old-time music himself. He’s one of two members - the other being Rhiannon Giddens - to see success as solo artists in the wake of the band’s dissolution. Many of their stories have been suppressed since that time, but, he added, the documentary helps make sure those cowboys’ stories are told.įlemons, a Phoenix native, first gained popularity throughout the late 2000s and early 2010s as a member of the Carolina Chocolate Drops. “It’s a documentary focused on reframing the history of the West by showing the different diverse cultures and stories that bring it together in a brand new way,” he said.Ībout one in four cowboys who settled the land were Black, Flemons said. He’s also the narrator of “The Real Wild West,” a documentary series that highlights the unsung heroes of the American West, including Black cowboys and Native American cowboys who helped settle that land. Flemons ran an internship program, called Making American Music, for the Library of Congress in which he and four interns studied archived music from places like the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History and the National Museum of African American History and Culture. “That’s how I think about it.”Īnd he accomplishes that by more than just playing music.

“I want to lift up the music and put it in the forefront so people can hear it and see it and understand,” he said. It’s also a way of preserving history and creating awareness about an underappreciated style of music that originated in the American South and Southwest. on Wednesday July 12, and the presenting sponsor is Temple Health – Chestnut Hill Hospital.įlemons’ music is more than just his own personal art. A lot of this music has been traditionally marginalized and kept on the sidelines.”įor that reason, Flemons, who is slated to play the next edition of the Chestnut Hill Community Association’s summer concert series in Pastorius Park, is essentially a music academic just as much as he is a musician. “It was a way to describe the multifaceted approach to the music,” he said. And that’s what led to his moniker “The American Songster.” They’re all accurate, Flemons told the Local in a phone call last week. Old-timey music, Piedmont blues, Black cowboy country.

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