Martin Hayes has called Dale Russ “one of the greatest fiddlers I know in Irish traditional music” and few who hear Dale play the fiddle would disagree. Dale has been playing Irish fiddle since his move in 1973 from his native Connecticut to Washington State, where he is now regarded as “the shining jewel of Northwest fiddle players.”

Dale has joined Peghead Nation’s illustrious staff of instructors to teach an Irish Fiddle course, in which you can learn traditional Irish fiddle with an emphasis on playing the dance music of Ireland, including jigs, reels, polkas, slip jigs, hornpipes, and more. While Dale was in the studio taping his lessons, we recorded him playing this beautiful old reel “The Custom Gap.”

Irish Fiddle with Dale Russ is now live, and you can enroll now and get your first month free when you use the promo code “Dale16” at checkout.

Dale Russ: “Farewell to Ireland” Our Irish Fiddle instructor plays the popular four-part reel in the Peghead Nation studio. Read More

Dale Russ: “Tom Billy’s Jig” Our Irish Fiddle instructor plays a spirited jig in the Peghead Nation studio. Read More

Dale Russ and Marla Fibish: “The Kerry Reel/The Beauty Spot” A medley of Irish reels from Peghead Nation’s renowned Irish fiddle and mandolin teachers. Read More

Marla Fibish and Dale Russ: “Dever the Dancer” and “Hunting the Hare” Peghead Nation’s Irish mandolin and fiddle teachers play a medley of Irish slip jigs. Read More

Dale Russ: “The Flowing Tide” Our Irish Fiddle instructor plays a hornpipe in the Peghead Nation studio. Read More

Marla Fibish and Dale Russ: “The Killavil Jig/Banish Misfortune” Peghead Nation’s Irish fiddle and mandolin teachers play a medley of Irish jigs. Read More

Dale Russ and Marla Fibish: “Lafferty’s/The Lady on the Island” Peghead Nation’s Irish fiddle and mandolin teachers play a medley of Irish reels. Read More

Dale Russ and Marla Fibish: “Eddie Kelly’s/The Lark on the Strand” Peghead Nation’s Irish fiddle and mandolin teachers play a medley of Irish jigs. Read More

Oisín McAuley and Brittany Haas: “The Spey in Spate” Oisín McAuley is one of today’s premier Irish fiddlers. A member of the band Danu, he recorded his solo debut, Far from the Hills of Donegal, for Compass Records in 2007. Born in County Donegal, Ireland, Oisín is currently living in Boston, where he’s the Director of Summer Programs at Berklee College of Music. He was recently a guest in Brittany Haas’s Fiddle Styles Workshop for Peghead Nation, where he taught the tune “The Road to the Glen” and demonstrated some of the ornaments and bowing characteristic of Irish fiddling. In this video, Brittany backs Oisín up on the reel “The Spey in Spate,” from Scottish composer James Scott Skinner.In her Fiddle Styles Workshop for Peghead Nation, Brittany hosts some of the best fiddlers on the planet, as they teach some of their favorite tunes and techniques. To learn from Brittany and her guests, enroll in the Fiddle Styles Workshop today. Read More

Scroggins and Rose: “St. Anne’s Reel Improvisation” Alisa Rose and Tristan Scroggins explore the possibilities of a bluegrass and Irish music favorite. Read More