Joe K. Walsh teaches the Bluegrass Mandolin Jam Favorites and The Advancing Mandolinist courses on Peghead Nation, and in addition to being an amazing teacher and player, Joe writes playful, twisty instrumentals and deep, moving songs. He also has a talent for putting age-old poetry to music, as he did with the William Butler Yeats poem “The Fiddler of Dooney.”
Joe was one of four Peghead Nation instructors at the Great Lakes Music Camp in October 2019, and during the instructor concert he gathered fellow Peghead instructor Brittany Haas along with Darol Anger, Missy Raines, and Grant Gordy to join him in playing “The Fiddler of Dooney,” with Brittany and Darol celebrating the poem’s theme with some stunning dual fiddling toward the end of the song.
For more from this group, see them play a beautiful version of the traditional tune “Dry and Dusty” here.
And to learn mandolin from Joe, enroll in his Peghead Nation Advancing Mandolinist course (in which he teaches “Dry and Dusty”) or Bluegrass Mandolin Jam Favorites course today.
To learn fiddle with Brittany, enroll in her Fiddle Styles Workshop course on Peghead Nation.
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John Reischman, Bill Evans, and Friends: “Suzanne’s Journey”John Reischman plays his tune “Suzanne’s Journey” at Great Lakes Music Camp 2023 with Bill Evans, Ethan Setiawan Jeremy Kittel, Hayes Griffin, and Todd Phillips. Read More |
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Joe K. Walsh, John Mailander, Paul Kowert, Ross Martin: “You’re Going to Make Me Lonesome When You Go”Peghead Nation mandolin instructor plays a Bob Dylan song with some of his fellow teachers at the Great Lakes Music Camp concert. Read More |
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California Bluegrass Reunion: “Petersburg Gal”A powerhouse band packed with Peghead Nation instructors plays an original tune from Bill Evans. Read More |
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California Bluegrass Reunion: “Suzanne’s Journey”All-star band of Peghead Nation instructors Bill Evans, Chad Manning, Sharon Gilchrist, and John Reischman, along with Darol Anger and Jim Nunally, play one of John’s new original tunes. Read More |
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California Bluegrass Reunion: “Roll On Buddy, Roll On”Powerhouse band of Peghead Nation instructors Bill Evans, Chad Manning, Sharon Gilchrist, and John Reischman, along with Darol Anger and Jim Nunally, play a bluegrass classic. Read More |
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Brittany Haas with Joe K. Walsh, Darol Anger, Missy Raines, Grant Gordy, and Ethan Setiawan: “Dry and Dusty”Brittany Haas and an all-star band play a beautiful version of the popular Texas fiddle tune, live at the Great Lakes Music Camp 2019. Read More |
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Hawktail Concert: Back Porch FestivalPeghead Nation fiddle instructor and her progressive acoustic band perform a great live set. Read More |
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California Banjo Extravaganza: “Chinquapin Hunting”A performance from a Peghead-packed band of Bill Evans, Sharon Gilchrist, Chad Manning, John Reischman, and Jim Nunally. Read More |
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John Reischman with Joe K. Walsh, Darol Anger, Missy Raines, and Hayes Griffin: “Salt Spring”John Reischman plays one of his popular original tunes with an all-star band at the Great Lakes Music Camp this fall. Read More |
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Ned Luberecki: “Take Five” | California Banjo ExtravaganzaA performance of the jazz classic by the 2018 IBMA Banjo Player of Year, with Sharon Gilchrist, Chad Manning, John Reischman, and Jim Nunally. Read More |
