Jimmy Mullin - The Smyth County Jam is delighted to welcome visitors to our venue, and especially from other countries. Jimmy Mullin comes from County Tyrone in Northern Ireland. Jimmy is such a delight to talk with and he is also a musician who sings. plays guitar and piano, and he says "banjo a little." He works for the Environment Protection Agency. When he is at home Jimmy has a band called the "Faar River Valley String Band", who play every weekend. Jimmy lists several people /bands whom he admires from our country, including the Carter Family, Fescue, The Stanley's, Hank Williams Sr., The Country Gentlemen, Flatt and Scruggs among others. His father played coronet in an orchestra and for operas. Jimmy says he loves the states and he visits fairly often. The Smyth County Jam extends an invitation to Jimmy to return at any time.
