Evie Ladin: “John Brown’s Dream”
By: Dan Gabel
January 19, 2021
Peghead Nation Clawhammer Banjo instructor plays a great old-time tune.
Bruce Molsky: “Hard Times Come Again No More”
By: Dan Gabel
December 30, 2020
Peghead Nation old-time fiddle teacher plays and sings the classic Stephen Foster song.
Joe K. Walsh and Brittany Karlson: “When It’s Over”
By: Dan Gabel
December 26, 2020
Peghead Nation mandolin instructor plays a beautiful tune he recently wrote for the “Top Shelf Sheffield” video series.
Stevie Coyle: “Walking in the Air”
By: Dan Gabel
December 22, 2020
Peghead Nation’s Fingerstyle Guitar instructor plays his arrangement of the holiday favorite from the 1982 film “The Snowman.”
Tags: Fingerstyle, Guitar
Mike Compton and Scott Nygaard: “Bluegrass Special”
By: Dan Gabel
December 22, 2020
Peghead Nation mandolin and guitar instructors play classic Bill Monroe boogie-woogie tune.
Evie Ladin and Emily Mann: “Icy Mountain”
By: Scott Nygaard
December 22, 2020
Peghead Nation Clawhammer Banjo teacher plays an old-time favorite with one of the fiddlers who appears on Evie’s album of traditional tunes, “Riding the Rooster.”
Bill and Babi Evans | “My Favorite Things”
By: Dan Gabel
December 9, 2020
A wonderful banjo duet on a Rodgers and Hammerstein classic from banjo ambassadors Bill and Babi Evans.
Tags: Banjo
Aaron Weinstein: “My Shining Hour”
By: Dan Gabel
December 8, 2020
Peghead Nation’s Chord Melody Mandolin instructor plays a Harold Arlen and Johnny Mercer song from the 1943 film “The Sky’s the Limit.”
Bruce Molsky: “Garfield’s Blackberry Blossom”
By: Dan Gabel
November 3, 2020
Peghead Nation fiddle teacher plays a popular old-time tune, which is different from the tune of a similar name that is often played in bluegrass circles.
Tags: Fiddle, Fiddle Tunes
Flynn Cohen and Marla Fibish: “The Famous Ballymote” and “The Morning Star”
By: Dan Gabel
October 15, 2020
Peghead Nation’s Irish Backup Guitar instructor flatpicks a set of reels with our Irish Mandolin instructor.
Evie Ladin: “Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo”
By: Dan Gabel
October 2, 2020
Peghead Nation’s Clawhammer Banjo teacher plays and sings a Grateful Dead classic, which she also recorded for the Evie Ladin Band’s new EP, “Playing Our Hand.”
Aaron Weinstein: “Manhattan”
By: Dan Gabel
September 14, 2020
Peghead Nation’s Chord Melody Mandolin instructor dips into the Great American Songbook and plays a Rodgers and Hart classic.
Wes Corbett and Simon Chrisman: “St. Anne’s Reel”
By: Dan Gabel
September 3, 2020
Peghead Nation’s Contemporary Bluegrass Banjo instructor plays a traditional classic with his duet partner, hammer dulcimer virtuoso Simon Chrisman.
Tags: Banjo
Mike Witcher: “Shenandoah”
By: Dan Gabel
September 3, 2020
Peghead Nation’s dobro instructor plays a beautiful version of the traditional folk favorite.
Teja Gerken, Doug Young, Marla Fibish, and Bruce Victor: “Here Comes the Sun”
By: Dan Gabel
August 25, 2020
An acoustic quartet arrangement of the Beatles classic.
