Great Lakes Music Camp was held on the shores of Lake Michigan in October 2022, and Joe K. Walsh was on hand as part of the impressive instructor roster that also included his fellow Pegheads Stash Wyslouch, Mike Compton, and Emerald Rae, and a dozen other talented teachers. During the instructor’s concert, Joe was joined by John Mailander on fiddle, Paul Kowert on bass, and Ross Martin on guitar, and they played this great version of Bob Dylan’s “You’re Going to Make Me Lonesome When You Go.”
We’ve just launched a new course from Joe, called Swing and Jazz Mandolin, available now for subscription! In this course, you’ll earn to play swing and jazz melodies and classic solos from jazz legends like Lester Young, Miles Davis, and Django Reinhardt, as well as swing mandolinists like Tiny Moore and Jethro Burns. For each song, you’ll learn the melody and a solo, along with tips on technique, phrasing, and improvisation. Joe will be adding new material to this course each month. Check out his course introduction video on the main Swing and Jazz Mandolin page.
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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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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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Joe K. Walsh with Brittany Haas, Darol Anger, Missy Raines, and Grant Gordy: “Fiddler of Dooney”Joe K. Walsh set a William Butler Yeats poem to music and plays it here with an all-star band, live at the Great Lakes Music Camp last fall. 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 |
