Modern-day musicologist Dom Flemons first appeared in the spotlight in the 2000s as a member of the Carolina Chocolate Drops, a group of young black musicians keeping the African-American string-band tradition alive. After winning a Grammy in 2010 for Best Traditional Folk Recording, the original members of the group began to go their separate ways (singer and multi-instrumentalist Rhiannon Giddens is the only remaining cofounder).…
Modern-day musicologist Dom Flemons first appeared in the spotlight in the 2000s as a member of the Carolina Chocolate Drops, a group of young black musicians keeping the African-American string-band tradition alive. After winning a Grammy in 2010 for Best Traditional Folk Recording, the original members of the group began to go their separate ways (singer and multi-instrumentalist Rhiannon Giddens is the only remaining cofounder).…