About the "Inmates"
"Doctor"
Jay Mullenax - Guitar, Mandolin, Vocals.
From Franklin, WV, Jay Mullenax is the founder of County Farm. Jay has
a remarkable ability to remember more tunes than you or I have ever heard.
He sings many of the leads for County Farm, and is a formidable picker
on mandolin and tenor banjo, among other things. Pickin' an' hollerin'
on the Asheville jam scene, Jay brought the "Inmates" together through
his musical talent and old-fashioned hard work.
Jay does not like work.
Tommy "The Gun" Dudley - Guitar, Vocals. From North Haven
CT, Tom Dudley first got into bluegrass as a teenager, frequenting "the
Enormous Room" in New Haven, a venue that played host to Bill Monroe,
Ralph Stanley and others. Tom gravitated toward jazz, and went on to
study music at Berklee College in Boston. Tom moved to Asheville in 1995,
joined the Asheville bluegrass jam scene, and found a supportive community
of musicians. Tom opened Hoot
Holler Music in 2007 to promote his CD, "Walkin' to the Bridge",
which features Jay Mullenax and Paul Leech, along with a host of WNC
pickers and singers. You can email Tom directly at: tdudley@weaversites.com
Neal "Igneous" Crowley - Fiddle, Banjo, Vocals. From Lexington,
KY, Neal Crowley has played with The New Kentucky String Ticklers, and
Kentucky Wild Horse, among many others. After moving to Asheville, Neal
joined County Farm in September, 2001. Neal teaches banjo and fiddle in
Asheville.
There is no truth to the rumor that Neal's vision is deteriorating.
You can email Neal directly at: crowleymusic@yahoo.com
Don “Easy
D” Rawson- Upright Bass, Fiddle, Vocals.
Hailing from Georgia and Ohio, inmate number 060872 has thumped the
upright bass with County Farm since 2005. Don enjoys playing grass, old
time, Cajun, country blues and Western Swing. He blames public radio
and obscure record labels from the 1920’s and 1930’s for
his musical tastes. Don can also be found fiddling and singing as the
founding member of The Cisco Playboys, an Asheville-based Western Swing,
honky-tonk, Cajun and rockabilly band.
Don arranges his music collection autobiographically and has been
known to repeat his mantra often at shows - “When do we get to
eat again?”.
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County Farm: email tomdudley@hoothollermusic.com
Tom Dudley 828-658-1565 113 Pristine Lane Weaverville NC 28787