Originally from Washington, DC, James ('though everyone just calls him Fish) started playing in bands at 13. While his main instrument for song writing and casual jamming is guitar, the bass won him over early on. "I lock into the rhythm section of whatever music I  am seeing, although a good melody makes the song!", says Fisher. After moving to Asheville in '95 with his (now) wife Kate, Fish started playing locally right away. "I was in several projects, playing out, and ended up in an established band called American Gothic-kind of a Southern rock meets mainstream rock thing. Lots of good gigs!" Fish then played with the Junkadelics (later Soapbox) from '99 to '05, recording with those talented folks, including Bill Melanson. And now Bill has produced the first recording from The Blue Dragons, an EP called "5". "I am so lucky to have met these folks! Everyone is bringing songs and ideas in, we are playing out to fun crowds - what else could you possibly want?".