Steve Chrisley - Steve plays banjo. He began playing at the tender age of nine. He hails from Max Meadows area of neighboring Wythe County he says he expects to live and die in this same part of the world. He quit playing for a number of years,-- twenty-two, to be exact!. We are glad here at the Smyth County Jam that he started back to making music. Steve likes the late Bill Monroe's style and says he also admires the Seldom Scene and The Country Gentlemen's music.