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Dom Flemons, founder of Carolina Chocolate Drops. Photo by Aaron Greenhood<\/p><\/div>\n

On Thursday, January 25, the Center for Cultural Preservation will host An Evening with Dom Flemons,<\/em> featuring Grammy Award-winning banjo player Dom Flemons. The program will begin at 7 p.m. in the Thomas Auditorium at Blue Ridge Community College. The show is part of the Center\u2019s Keeping the Fires Burning<\/em> series, which celebrates the heroes of Southern Appalachian mountain culture.<\/p>\n

Flemons co-founded the Carolina Chocolate Drops, a traditional, African American string band, in 2005. In 2010, the band earned a Grammy for Best Traditional Folk Album and has continued to pioneer the incorporation of oldtime and bluegrass traditions into mainstream music. \u201cI think old-time music is always appealing because it is deceptively simpler than other types of music,\u201d says Flemons. \u201cIt\u2019s really accessible and easy.\u201d<\/p>\n

Flemons has dedicated his musical career\u2014both as a solo artist and a member of the Carolina Chocolate Drops\u2014to highlighting the impact of African Americans on southern music. \u201cWhen we think of American music, of course there is this European influence, but what makes it American is the extra flavors,\u201d says Flemons. \u201cAlongside the great tunes from Ireland and Scotland were the African American and Native American traditions. When those things combine, it\u2019s perfect.\u201d<\/p>\n

David Weintraub, executive director of the Center for Cultural Preservation, says the audience will be able to hear all of Flemons\u2019 influences while listening to his music. These influences include ragtime, Piedmont blues, spirituals, southern traditional music, string band music, jug-band music and fife and drum music. \u201cThrough his performance, the stories he tells and the history he relays, the audience will be touched by the power this blended tradition has and continues to have on American music,\u201d says Weintraub.<\/p>\n

The Center for Cultural Preservation is a cultural nonprofit organization dedicated to working for mountain heritage continuity through oral history, documentary film, education and public programs. Tickets for this show are $15 and advanced reservations are strongly recommended by registering online at www.saveculture.org<\/a> or calling the Center at (828) 692-8062. The Thomas Auditorium is located at 180 West Campus Drive in Flat Rock.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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