Wise JAMS – Norton is the third JAMS program for children in Wise County and is held at Norton Elementary School on Wednesdays from 3:30 – 5:30. This program is made possible through Wise JAMS, The Crooked Road, JAM, Inc and the Pro-Art Association of Wise, Virginia.
Wise County, Virginia is in the coal fields of the southwestern part of the state. This area is known for both bluegrass and old time music, and is famous for being close to the stomping grounds of Ralph Stanley. Wise County is also the home of Dock Boggs, a famous songwriter, old time singer, and banjo player, as well as bluegrass legends, Jim and Jesse McReynolds. The clawhammer banjo style in the Wise County area is more of an “up picking” rather than the down picking of other Southwest Virginia areas. Bluegrass and old time music are very much alive in Wise County today, and are growing with the addition of the newest JAM program in Norton.
2013-2014 Teachers
Larry Mullins – guitar
Andrew Taylor – guitar
Steve Souther – banjo
Phil Shelton – fiddle
For more information, please contact:
Kelly Harechmak, Program Director
Pro-Art Association
PO Box 179
Wise, VA 24293
[email protected]
276-376-4520
Visit the Pro-Art Association on the web
Wise JAMS Advisory Board
Aaron Davis
Bill Dotten
Charlie McConnell
Debra Wells
Fred Ramey
Greg Edwards
Jack Hinshelwood
Julie Shepherd-Powell
Marcia Shortt
Nancy Bailey
Pat Johnson
Pat Murphy
Paul Kuczko
Ron Kennedy
Shannon Scott
Sharon Ewing
Sue Ella Boatright-Wells