Franklin County JAM is a program that began in 2014, and is made possible by the Smith Mountain Arts Council. The program is held for fourth through tenth grade students throughout Franklin County at the Leonard A. Gereau Center for Applied Technology and Career Exploration and offers instruction for ages 8 – 15 in fiddle, banjo (clawhammer), guitar, mandolin, and singing, with cultural enrichment and community performance opportunities! Classes are held Tuesdays from 4:00 to 5:30. Address: 354 Three Quarter Point Road, Wirtz, VA 24184
Current Instructors
Guy Ferguson – advanced guitar
Aspen Black – fiddle
Alan Andrysky – banjo
Roger Handy – intermediate guitar
Pierce Workman – beginning guitar
For more information, please contact:
Jim Mullens, Program Director
Smith Mountain Arts Council
[email protected]
Phone: 540-420-9167
Web & Social Media:
Facebook.com/FranklinCountyJAM
Visit the Smith Mountain Arts Council website
Franklin County is located where the Blue Ridge Mountains meet the Piedmont of Virginia alongside the county borders of Bedford, Floyd, Henry, Patrick, Pittsylvania and Roanoke. Franklin County also borders the southern shore of Smith Mountain Lake. The area has a strong cultural history in bluegrass and old time music and sits on The Crooked Road Music Trail.
Traditional Music from Franklin County