Ryan Hankins - We at the Smyth County Jam know where Ryan Hankins gets his talent in music--the 'apple does not fall far from the tree', so to speak. Ryan is the son of Mike Hankins; both play with the "Back Porch Pickers" band out of Tazewell, VA. Ryan plays both guitar and mandolin. He is a 2006 graduate of Emory and Henry College majoring in History and Political Science. Ryan now works for the Crab Orchard Museum.
