John Reischman recently joined fellow Peghead Nation instructor Bill Evans at the Freight and Salvage Coffeehouse in Berkeley, California, for a concert with flatpicking master Kenny Smith, fiddle ace Nate Lee, and bass phenom Max Schwartz. Before the concert, John played this beautiful version of of his original tune “A Prairie Jewel” in the Freight’s lobby with Kenny, Nate, and Max.
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Learn mandolin with John Reischman in his new Melodic Mandolin Tunes course on Peghead Nation.
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Joe Walsh and Scott Nygaard, “Wildwood Flower/Happy Holler”Read More |
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Bill Evans, Dan Crary, and Steve Spurgin: “A Walk in the Irish Rain”Peghead Nation banjo instructor Bill Evans plays backstage at the Freight and Salvage Coffeehouse with two bluegrass legends. Read More |
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Joy Kills Sorrow: “Such Great Heights”Peghead Nation welcomes our two newest instructors, Zoe Guigueno and Wes Corbett, who played together in the influential stringband Joy Kills Sorrow. Read More |
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Mr. Sun, “A Little Heart’s Ease”Mr. Sun is Peghead Nation mandolin instructor Joe Walsh, Darol Anger, Grant Gordy, and Ethan Jodziewicz. Here they are playing one of Joe's new compositions. Read More |
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California Banjo Extravaganza: “The Train That Carried My Girl from Town”Bill Evans, Joe Newberry, and Danny Barnes play a three-banjo version of the popular bluegrass song. Read More |
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John Reischman, Scott Nygaard, Sharon Gilchrist, Joe K. Walsh: “Lonesome Moonlight Waltz”The Peghead Nation Mandolin Camp instructor staff plays a beautiful Bill Monroe waltz at our Camp concert. Read More |
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Joe K. Walsh and Scott Nygaard: “East Tennessee Blues”Peghead Nation mandolin and guitar instructors play the popular old-time tune at our first Mandolin Camp. Read More |
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John Reischman, Scott Nygaard, Sharon Gilchrist, Joe K. Walsh: “Clinch Mountain Backstep”The Peghead Nation Mandolin Camp instructor staff plays the Ralph Stanley classic at the Camp concert. Read More |
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Joe K. Walsh, Jake Howard, Ethan Setiawan, Grant Gordy, and Darol Anger: “E.M.D.”A smoking triple-mandolin version of David Grisman’s tune “E.M.D.,” recorded at the Great Lakes Music Camp 2019. Read More |
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John Reischman, Scott Nygaard, Sharon Gilchrist, Joe K. Walsh: “The Eighth of January”A three-mandolin, one-guitar version of the popular fiddle tune, played by the instructors at the first Peghead Nation Mandolin Camp. Read More |
