Peghead Nation’s Clawhammer Banjo teacher Evie Ladin recently stopped by the Peghead Nation studio to record new lessons for her course, and played and sang a great version of “Lonesome John,” which she got from Kentucky old-time fiddler John Salyer. The song is in A-modal tuning, and you can learn it with Evie in her Clawhammer Banjo course.
Evie also recently released Caught On a Wire, a new album of her own songs with the Evie Ladin Band, in which she is joined by Keith Terry on bass and body percussion, and Erik Pearson on guitar and other string instruments. Learn more at www.evieladin.com.
To get started playing clawhammer banjo and learn great clawhammer banjo tunes like “Lonesome John,” enroll now in Clawhammer Banjo with Evie Ladin on Peghead Nation!
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Evie Ladin and Emily Mann: “Icy Mountain”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.” Read More |
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Evie Ladin: “Got No Honey Babe Now”Peghead Nation’s Clawhammer Banjo teacher plays and sings an old-time song from North Carolina fiddler Frank Blevins. Read More |
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Evie Ladin and Emily Mann: “Merriweather”Peghead Nation’s Clawhammer Banjo teacher plays a banjo and fiddle version of an old-time favorite with the fiddler and multi-instrumentalist from the folk duo Paper Wings. Read More |
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Evie Ladin: “Polly Put the Kettle On”Peghead Nation Clawhammer Banjo instructor plays a great old-time tune. Read More |
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Evie Ladin: “Indian Ate a Woodchuck”Peghead Nation Clawhammer Banjo instructor rocks a great old-time dance tune. Read More |
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Evie Ladin: “John Brown’s Dream”Peghead Nation Clawhammer Banjo instructor plays a great old-time tune. Read More |
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Bruce Molsky and Isa Burke: “Arkansas Traveler”Peghead Nation old-time banjo and fiddle teacher plays an old-time favorite with the fiddler, singer, and songwriter from the band Lula Wiles. Read More |
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Bruce Molsky: “Walking in the Parlor”Peghead Nation Old-Time Fiddle instructor Bruce Molsky has countless great old dance tunes in his repertoire. They may have started out as simple tunes to keep the dancers’ feet moving, but Bruce turns them into self-contained solo fiddle pieces, as heard in this performance of “Walking in the Parlor,” recorded in the studio when Bruce was taping his Old-Time Fiddle course lessons.To learn great old-time fiddle tunes like this from Bruce, enroll in his Old-Time Fiddle course on Peghead Nation today. Read More |
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Hawktail: “Abbzug”Peghead Nation fiddle instructor Brittany Haas plays an original tune with her talent-packed quartet. Read More |