Jon Jenks - The American Songster Radio

Season 7 of The American Songster Radio kicks off with Dom Flemons and Vania Kinard welcoming in documentarian Jon Jenks, producer of the new film Pu'uwai Haokila: The Story of How Hawai'i Shaped Modern Music, in conjunction with PBS Hawaii!

Learn more about the film: https://www.pbshawaii.org/puuwai-haokila/

For more about Dom: https://www.theamericansongster.com/

Listen for full episodes of The American Songster Radio (with music curated by Dom and Vania that we can't include in the podcast) quarterly on WSM Radio in Nashville, Tennessee. New episodes air on the third Sunday of January, March, April, June, July, September, October, and December at 7pm CT, and on the Route 650 Americana streaming channel every Saturday night at 9pm during those months. Listen online at http://wsmradio.com or via the free WSM Radio App | Download on iOS & Android.

American Songster Radio is a new monthly show hosted by GRAMMY Winner and Two-Time EMMY nominee, Dom Flemons. Throughout this brand new season, each episode will explore a wide range of songs within the American roots music genre and invite listeners into the theme of “music that changed your life”. Throughout this hour-long program, Flemons’ will highlight the influential music and stories of the legendary songsters. These tradition-bearers helped build the foundation of roots music and their recordings give us a look into the past.