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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