Mike Compton and Joe Newberry were on hand at Great Lakes Music Camp in October 2022, held on the shores of Lake Michigan, as part of the impressive instructor roster that also included Peghead Nation teachers Stash Wyslouch, Joe K. Walsh, and Emerald Rae. During the instructor concert, Compton and Newberry played this great version of “Death and Blues,” which Mike wrote as part of a weekly co-writing project with Nashville writer, instrumentalist, and teacher Thomm Jutz. You can read Mike’s account of the origins of this project in his blog post on MikeCompton.net.
For more from Joe and Mike, check out Compton and Newberry Live, a release from Mike and Joe playing songs from the 1930s and ’40s, when brother duet music was transforming into bluegrass, and watch for them touring in the coming year!
Learn mandolin from Mike Compton in his Monroe-Style Mandolin course on Peghead Nation!
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Compton and Newberry: “Death and Blues”Mike Compton plays a powerful original song with his long-time duo partner Joe Newberry. Read More |
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Mike Compton and Joe Newberry, “Please Baby”Peghead Nation mandolin instructor and his duo partner play “Please Baby” during a late-night set. Read More |
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Mike Compton and Joe Newberry, “I Know Whose Tears”Peghead Nation mandolin instructor and his duo partner play an original song during their recent West Coast tour. Read More |
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The Joes and Friends, “Missouri Borderland”Peghead Nation mandolin instructor Joe Walsh plays with Joe Newberry, Joe Craven, Rob Ickes, Trey Hensley, and others during a late-night session at the 2015 IBMA Conference. Read More |
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Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway: “Crooked Tree”The flatpicker, songwriter, and singer performs the title track to her Grammy-winning album at the Fox Theater in Oakland, California. Read More |
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Bill Evans, John Resichman, Todd Phillips, Hayes Griffin: “Big Spike Hammer”Peghead Nation banjo and mandolin instructors play an Osborne Brothers classic at Great Lakes Music Camp. Read More |
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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 |
