Mike Compton’s Monroe-Style Mandolin course is now live on Peghead Nation, and here’s Mike playing the Bill Monroe instrumental, “The Old Mountaineer.” The tune highlights many of the Monroe-influenced bluegrass mandolin techniques that Mike focuses on in his course—double stops, slides, and incorporating melody playing into common chord shapes. You can find a recording of the tune on the Mike Compton and David Long album Stomp.
To learn traditional bluegrass mandolin with Mike, join his Monroe-Style Mandolin course on Peghead Nation.
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Mike Compton and Joe Newberry: “Last Chance”Peghead Nation’s Monroe-Style Mandolin instructor and his duo partner play a classic banjo tune from Virginia old-time musician Hobart Smith. Read More |
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Joe K. Walsh and Grant Gordy: “Lulu’s Back in Town”Mandolin/guitar duo play a tune popularized by Fats Waller in the 1930's. Read More |
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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 |
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Scroggins and Rose: “Frayed Knot”Tristan Scroggins and Alisa Rose play an original composition from their recent album of mandolin and fiddle duets. Read More |
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Mike Compton: “Bluegrass Ramble”Peghead Nation mandolin instructor plays a Bill Monroe cross-tuned instrumental. Read More |
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Joe K. Walsh and John Mailander: “Cold, Cold Heart”Peghead Nation mandolin instructor plays a Hank Williams classic with bluegrass fiddler and multi-instrumentalist John Mailander on octave mandolin. Read More |
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Scroggins and Rose: “Eagle’s Nest”Congratulations to Tristan Scroggins on winning an IBMA 2017 Momentum Award in the Instrumentalist category. Watch Tristan and Alisa Rose play “Eagle’s Nest.” Read More |
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Joe K. Walsh and John Mailander: “Seneca Square Dance”Peghead Nation mandolin instructor plays an old-time dance tune with bluegrass fiddler and multi-instrumentalist John Mailander on octave mandolin. Read More |
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Noctambule: “A Sweetish Tune”Peghead Nation Irish Mandolin instructor Marla Fibish and Bruce Victor play the title track from their recently released Noctambule album. Read More |
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Joe K. Walsh: “Never More Will Roam”Peghead Nation mandolin instructor plays his original song, inspired by a late-19th century Arctic explorer. With Brittany Haas on fiddle. Read More |
