Dom Flemons and JD Wilkes hit the road together in December
28-04-2020Grammy Award winner, two-time Emmy nominee, Dom Flemons is originally from Phoenix, Arizona and currently lives in the Washington, D.C. area with his wife Vania Kinard and their daughter Cheyanne Love. He has branded the moniker “The American Songster” since his repertoire of music covers over 100 years of early American popular music. Flemons is a songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, producer, actor, music scholar, historian, and record collector. He is considered an expert player on the banjo, guitar, harmonica, jug, percussion, quills, fife and rhythm bones. On February 28, 2020, Dom Flemons released his third solo album titled Prospect Hill: “The American Songster Omnibus on Omnivore Recordings. The two CD album features three parts: the original Prospect Hill album, the 2015 EP What Got Over, and The Drum Major Instinct which includes twelve previously unissued instrumental tracks.
JD Wilkes is an American musician, visual artist, author, filmmaker and self-proclaimed "southern surrealist". He is an accomplished multi-instrumentalist (notably on harmonica and banjo), having recorded with such artists as Merle Haggard, John Carter Cash, Mike Patton, and Hank Williams III. Wilkes is perhaps best known as the founder of the Legendary Shack Shakers, a Southern Gothic rock and blues band formed in the mid 90s. Fans of his work with Legendary Shack Shakers include Stephen King, Robert Plant and former Dead Kennedys frontman Jello Biafra. Rolling Stone named Wilkes as the “best frontman” at the 2015 Americana Music Association Festival for his performance with the band.
We're excited to share the news that Dom Flemons and JD Wilkes are hitting the road together in December for a European tour:
03/12: Groningen, NL - Lutherse Kerk
04/12: Brussels, BE - Muziekpublique
05/12: Lessines, BE - CC Rene Magritte
06/12: Utrecht, NL - TivoliVredenburg
07/12: Pelt, BE - Palethe
09/12: Portsmouth, UK - Wedgewood Rooms
11/12: Chester, UK - St Mary's Creative Church
12/12: Abergavenny, UK - The Chapel
13/12: Bristol, UK - Folk House
15/12: Glasgow, UK - Nice N Sleazy
16/12: Gateshead, UK - Sage 2
17/12: London, UK - Camden Assembly
19/12: Paris, FR - NoPi
20/12: Deventer, NL - Burgerweeshuis