Matt Wingate and Bryan McDowell, “Birdland Breakdown”
Before a recent gig at the Freight and Salvage in Berkeley, California, Claire Lynch and her band graciously allowed the Peghead Nation video crew to film a couple of informal performances (clairelynch.com). This video features the dueling mandolins of Matt Wingate and Bryan McDowell (bryanmcdowell.com) on John Reischman’s “Birdland Breakdown.”
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