Old Man Jim’s MusicWorks

James Smyle

Bluegrass, Americana, Progressive Acoustic Guitarist & Singer/Songwriter

IBMA Member #25542 (International Bluegrass Music Association)

What’s Happening

Recordings, Tips & Lessons

All the digital do-whop available via links below:

Original Music

Cover Tunes

Stream Old Man Jim's MusicWorks on Soundcloud

Lessons & Quick Tips (coming soon)

Hosted Open Jams

  • Berryville Barns Acoustic Open Jam (Barns of Rose Hill) is held each 3rd Thursday from 5pm - 8pm on the second floor, elevator available.

    95 Chalmers Court, Berryville, VA 22611.

  • (CLOSED for season) Restarts early Spring ‘26.

    Chilly Hollow Brewing Company Acoustic Open Jam series for 2025 are held each 2nd and 4th Thursday from 5:30pm-7:30pm with our final jam being held September 25th.

Out & About January 2026

  • 1/07/26 Val’s Big Bluegrass Jam - Winchester

  • 1/09/26 Old Soul Roadshow - Berryville

  • 1/12/26 Old Soul Roadshow - Front Royal

  • 1/15/26 Berryville Barns Open Jam

  • 1/16/26 Smalltown Station - Berryville

  • 1/21/26 Val’s Big Bluegrass Jam - Winchester

  • 1/23/26 Notaviva Bluegrass Jam

  • 1/28/26 Val’s Big Bluegrass Jam - Winchester

  • 1/30/26 Notaviva Bluegrass Jam

Lil’ Bit o’ Bio

James (Old Man Jim) is a lifelong musician with an early background in piano, brass wind instruments, and percussion before moving into guitar, bass, banjo, mandolin, dobro, fiddle, and Native American flute for the last several decades.

James has been a player & singer with multiple bands including Dead Poets, Waiting for Jon, The Plum Island Pickers, Horse Feathers, The Grass Stained Hippies, Blue Leaf Collective, and is currently playing guitar and yowlin’ vocals with Bluegrass & Americana band Smalltown Station (smalltownstationmusic@gmail.com) based out of Northern Virginia, and singing / playing lead guitar with The Old Soul Roadshow (theoldsoulroadshow@gmail.com), kicking out Roots, Americana, bluegrass, and lots of original acoustic music.

Check out our music on SoundCloud for samples of originals and covers / overdubs and reach out to arrange a session or lesson.