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
Danny Barnes: “Coal Mine”
By: Dan Gabel
April 8, 2021
Peghead Nation banjo instructor Danny Barnes plays and sings one of his original songs, with Scott Nygaard on guitar.
Tags: Banjo, Danny Barnes
Aaron Weinstein: “Can’t Give You Anything But Love”
By: Teja Gerken
April 3, 2021
Peghead Nation instructor plays the jazz standard on an Apitius acoustic-electric mandolin.
Brittany Haas and Chris Thile: “Shenandoah Valley Breakdown”
By: Dan Gabel
March 22, 2021
Peghead Nation's Fiddle Style Workshop instructor plays a bluegrass fiddle tune with the mandolin-master-host of Live From Here.
Dale Russ: “Tom Billy’s Jig”
By: Dan Gabel
March 5, 2021
Our Irish Fiddle instructor plays a spirited jig in the Peghead Nation studio.
Tags: Fiddle, Irish Music
