Marlon Dean - The Smyth County Jam is honored to have young people like Marlon Dean come to play here. Marlon comes from Independence, VA. He is fifteen years old and is already making a good name for himself playing fiddle. He has been playing nine years. Marlon also plays piano, banjo and mandolin. He is undecided what career path he wants to take at this point, but says he wants to keep music in his life, whatever he chooses to do. Marlon attends a fiddle camp called "Peach Bottom Farm Fiddling Strings Camp". He states he likes the music of David Carwille who plays Texas contest style and also bluegrass.
