Peghead Nation mandolin instructor Mike Compton has transcribed hundreds of Bill Monroe’s iconic mandolin tunes and solos, and he teaches many of them in his Monroe-Style Mandolin course on Peghead Nation. While he was in the studio recording a new batch of lessons, he played one of Monroe’s speedy mandolin showpieces, ”Rawhide,” backed by Peghead Nation co-founder and instructor Scott Nygaard.
Learn Bill Monroe’s mandolin style and more from Mike in his Monroe-Style Mandolin course, or guitar with Scott in his Flatpicking Guitar, Roots and Bluegrass Rhythm Guitar, and Intermediate Flatpicking Guitar courses. Enroll in Peghead Nation today!
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Mike Compton and Scott Nygaard: “Bluegrass Special”Peghead Nation mandolin and guitar instructors play classic Bill Monroe boogie-woogie tune. 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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Mike Compton and Scott Nygaard: “Tall Timber”Peghead Nation’s Monroe-Style Mandolin instructor plays a smoking version of a Bill Monroe classic with our co-founder. Read More |
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Joe K. Walsh and Scott Nygaard: “Dawg’s Waltz”Peghead Nation mandolin and guitar instructors play a David Grisman and Jerry Garcia tune. Read More |
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Chad Manning and Scott Nygaard: “Whiskey Before Breakfast”Peghead Nation instructors play a mandolin and guitar version of the jam-session favorite. Read More |
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John Reischman, Sharon Gilchrist, and Scott Nygaard: “Midnight on the Water”A beautiful performance of the bluegrass classic from the string trio, Harmonic Tone Revealers. Read More |
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Joe K. Walsh and Scott Nygaard: “Goodbye Liza Jane”Peghead Nation mandolin and guitar instructors play an old-time favorite. Read More |
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Mike Compton and Scott Nygaard: “Bring Your Clothes Back Home”Peghead Nation mandolin and guitar instructors play John Hartford’s humorous blues song. Read More |
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John Reischman and Scott Nygaard: “The North Shore”Peghead Nation instructors play a mandolin and guitar duet of John Reischman’s original waltz. Read More |
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John Reischman and Scott Nygaard: “Little Liza Jane”Peghead Nation instructors play a mandolin and guitar version of the old-time favorite. Read More |