About Jim Dyar

American roots singer-songwriter Jim Dyar is an emerging artist in the far Northern California music scene. He has collborated and performed with Doug Colosio and Scott Joss of Merle Haggard's Strangers, two musicians who have also covered his songs. Jim has a songwriting credit on "Christmas on Cabo San Lucas" on Haggard's album, "I Wish I Was Santa Claus."

In addition to performing with a variety of music combos in Redding, Jim formed his own band in 2006. The JDB is a continually evolving forum, which regularly invites guest artists into its live shows. The band performs throughout Northern California.

Jim, a Colorado native, was the music and arts editor for the Redding daily newspaper, the Record Searchlight, for eight years. He and his wife, Candace, enjoy hiking, camping, biking and blogging.


About The Jim Dyar Band (JDB)

The Jim Dyar Band is a blend of Redding-area musicians who bring their individual stylings to the roots sounds of Jim's original songs and covers by favorite bluegrass, folk, alt-country and rock musicians. Vocalists Jim Dyar and Torri Pratt are joined by Ron Adams (drums) and others, including Dave Palin (bass and guitar), Marvin Allen (guitar), Mike Gregory (bass), Bill Webster (guitar), and Derral Campbell (saxophone).

Special guests have included MacKenzie Hughes (trumpet), Doug Colosio (keyboards), Tom Sellers (mandolin), Mike Lawson (guitarist), Nick Ciampi (vocals and guitar), Derek Moss (drums) and Jeff Coleman (mandolin).


What Others are Saying

"In the last three days I've listened to seven hours of live music played by more than a dozen musicians. That's close to 200 songs, half of which I sang along with. After all that input, the only music that's looping in my brain is one song from early Friday night at the Post Office Saloon and Grill, 'Wagon Wheel,' sung in exquisite harmony by Redding's Jim Dyar and Torri Pratt."
- Kelly Brewer, writer and editor at pinkhollyhock.blogspot.com (June 2008)


“I’ll tell you like it is. For groups, actually other than Drew Emmitt (Leftover Salmon), it was just as big a night as we’ve had here.”
-- Leon Womack, former owner of Klub Klondike in Lakehead, CA (after a spring 2007 show)