Molsky’s Mountain Drifters: “Across the Plains of Illinois”
By: Dan Gabel
July 16, 2021
Peghead Nation fiddle and banjo instructor plays and sings a great traditional song with his trio.
Joe K. Walsh, Jake Howard, Ethan Setiawan, Grant Gordy, and Darol Anger: “E.M.D.”
By: Dan Gabel
July 16, 2021
A smoking triple-mandolin version of David Grisman’s tune “E.M.D.,” recorded at the Great Lakes Music Camp 2019.
Sharon Gilchrist: “Soldier’s Joy”
By: Dan Gabel
July 2, 2021
Peghead Nation’s Melodic Embellishment instructor demonstrates some of the improvisation techniques she teaches in this new mandolin course, now available for subscription.
Tags: Mandolin
Mike Witcher: “Shenandoah”
By: Dan Gabel
June 28, 2021
Peghead Nation’s dobro instructor plays a beautiful version of the traditional folk favorite.
Mike Compton and Scott Nygaard: “Tall Timber”
By: Dan Gabel
June 23, 2021
Peghead Nation’s Monroe-Style Mandolin instructor plays a smoking version of a Bill Monroe classic with our co-founder.
Brittany Haas and Bruce Molsky: “John Brown’s Dream”
By: Dan Gabel
June 17, 2021
Two Peghead Nation fiddle instructors play an old-time favorite during the Green Mountain Bluegrass and Roots Festival.
Wes Corbett: “Big Sciota”
By: Dan Gabel
June 11, 2021
Our Contemporary Bluegrass Banjo instructor plays a festival jam favorite.
Tags: Banjo
Teja Gerken, Doug Young, Marla Fibish, and Bruce Victor: “Blind Mary/Cecily”
By: Teja Gerken
June 8, 2021
A guitar and mandolin quartet arrangement of the O’Carolan classic and an original tune.
John Reischman: “Yardbird Suite”
By: Dan Gabel
May 28, 2021
Peghead Nation’s Melodic Mandolin Tunes instructor plays an amazing solo version of a famed Charlie Parker composition.
Tags: Mandolin
Hawktail: “Antilopen”
By: Dan Gabel
May 21, 2021
Peghead Nation fiddle instructor Brittany Haas plays a Swedish fiddle tune with her powerhouse garage band.
Mike Compton and Joe Newberry: “Last Chance”
By: Dan Gabel
May 15, 2021
Peghead Nation’s Monroe-Style Mandolin instructor and his duo partner play a classic banjo tune from Virginia old-time musician Hobart Smith.
Sam Bush and Wes Corbett: “Tennessee Wagoner”
By: Dan Gabel
May 4, 2021
Peghead Nation banjo instructor plays a fiddle tune on “Jammin’ With Sam,” with bluegrass and mandolin legend Sam Bush.
A Toye for Two Lutes
By: Teja Gerken
April 30, 2021
Teja Gerken and Flynn Cohen play a John Renbourn-inspired duet of a Renaissance lute piece.
Garrison, Gordy, Hargreaves, Walsh: “Sports”
By: Dan Gabel
April 23, 2021
Watch a video of an original song from “Bluegrass and the Abstract Truth,” with mandolin from Peghead Nation instructor Joe K. Walsh, and illustration by our banjo instructor Danny Barnes.
Marcy Marxer: “Autumn Leaves”
By: Dan Gabel
April 14, 2021
Peghead Nation’s ukulele instructor plays a beautiful arrangement of the popular jazz standard.
Tags: Guitar
