Joe K. Walsh was in the Peghead Nation studio a bit ago, recording lessons for his Bluegrass Mandolin Jam Favorites course. During the shoot, Joe and Peghead Nation co-founder and guitar instructor Scott Nygaard played a great version of the Bill Monroe tune, “Watson’s Blues,” which Joe teaches in his course. As Bill Monroe tells the story, he came up with the tune during a tour that he and Doc Watson were on, and Doc contributed the signature guitar lick that occurs throughout the tune.
Learn mandolin with Joe in The Advancing Mandolinist and in Bluegrass Mandolin Jam Favorites.
Study guitar with Scott Nygaard in his courses Roots and Bluegrass Rhythm Guitar, Intermediate Flatpicking Guitar, Flatpicking Guitar, and Weekly Guitar Workout.
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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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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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Joe Walsh and Scott Nygaard, “Wildwood Flower/Happy Holler”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 and Kenny Smith: “A Prairie Jewel”Peghead Nation mandolin instructor plays an original tune from the album “Walk Along John” with flatpicking guru Kenny Smith, fiddler Nate Lee, and bass player Max Schwartz. 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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Claire Lynch Band, “How Many Moons”Claire Lynch and her band perform live backstage at the Freight and Salvage in Berkeley, California, in 2014. Read More |
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Bruce Molsky with Vivian Leva and Riley Calcagno: “Train on the Island”/“Texas Sally Ann”Bruce takes to the porch to play two traditional favorites with old-time/country guitarist and songwriter Vivian Leva and multi-instrumentalist Riley Calcagno. 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 |
