Mitch Jayne

Jayne was an author, musician, and storyteller. Several tunes which he co-wrote with The Dillards are now considered bluegrass classics. Dooley; There is a Time; The Old Home Place, and The Whole World Round. He also authored four books, Home Grown Stories & Home Fried Lies, The Forest in the Wind, Old Fish Hawk, and Fiddler's Ghost. Jayne had almost finished another novel, The Morning Glory War, prior to his death at age 82, with only one chapter left unwritten. He narrated the ending to his editor during the last two weeks of his life and that book has been released by Wildstone Media as of June 1,2026.