Professionally: I have owned and operated Herschel Freeman Agency, Inc. since 1980. Our motto is "Innovations In Traditional Music," and we specialize in booking innovative musicians from the world's great musical cultures. The artists on the current roster include The Wailin' Jennys
(Contemporary Folk), Alpha Yaya Diallo (African), R. Carlos Nakai (Native American Flute), Daddy Mack Blues Band (Memphis Blues), Keola Beamer (Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar), Chic Gamine (Global Soul Singers), Celtic Fiddle Festival, International Guitar Night, Mick Moloney (Irish-American), America Indigena (Mayan/Aztec), Vishten (Acadian Party Music), Debashish Bhattacharya (Calcutta Slide Guitar), The Ladies of Slack Key Guitar (Hawaiian), Patrick Street (Irish), Nagata Shachu (Japanese Taiko Drumming), The Two Martins Tour (English Guitar Legends) and Bobi Cespedes (Afro-Cuban).Personally: I love old Martins, and the Detroit Tigers, and the pastrami at Katz's. I love living in the South. I love being in the benevolent wing of the music business. I love discovering new young artists. I love going to the art museum and the zoo. I love seders. I love to cook for others. I love being a dad. I have a great extended family. I want to retire at the beach. I want to visit the Great Barrier Reef. I love everything French.
I have been the bop king of the fourth grade, a safety boy, the cantor of the Beth Aaron Junior Congregation, a college dropout, a rock and roll musician in Hollywood, a Forest Service firefighter in Oregon, a country songwriter in Nashville, the lead singer of the Bluegrass Opera of Detroit, and a booking agent in North Carolina, Arkansas, and Tennessee. I have written for national publications and been the subject of newspaper and magazine articles; I have performed from Los Angeles to Chicago to New York, and recorded two albums. I have represented artists from Brazil, Venezuela, Bolivia, Mexico, Scotland, England, Ireland, France, Spain, Russia, Bulgaria, Guinea, Trinidad, Madagascar, India, Japan, Canada, and the United States.
I have been married for 23 years. I have a 22 year old son, Ben David, who is an English major at UNC-Chapel Hill, and a 21 year old daughter, Molly, who is a fine art major at UNC-Asheville. My wife, Sarah, is a history professor at Arkansas State University. All of us are rabid Democrats. I'm sorry to report that our beloved bulldog Russell passed away on Valentine's Day after a long and happy life. We miss you, Big Dog. Your picture lives on. Flash! I am happy to report that the Freeman household is alive with new dog energy! We have recently adopted Link, a retired red brindle racing greyhound, and now the world's mellowest dog. Picture soon..
