Teresa McDaniel - Teresa comes to the Smyth County Jam from Whitetop, VA, where she was born and raised. She is the most modest of performers and very reluctant to speak of her own considerable talents. Teresa has a Christmas tree farm near Whitetop. She is also employed by Dr. Wendy Strawbridge in Abingdon, VA. She has been with the doctor for twenty plus years. Teresa comes from a very musical family, many of whom played/and /or sang. One of her uncles, Harold Hensley, played for many years in TV, movies and radio programs. Teresa says she plays guitar "barely". We are inclined to think otherwise. Teresa also says she likes to 'flat-foot and she does a bang-up job on that as well. She is a very strong singer who pronounces word every word clearly. Some of the people she admires are Rhonda Vincent, Jimmy Martin, Bill Monroe and Larry Sparks.
