In addition to playing resonator guitar with the likes of Peter Rowan, Laurie Lewis, Sara Watkins, and many others, Mike Witcher teaches Peghead Nation’s two dobro courses. In both his Beginning Dobro and Dobro Workshop courses, Mike brings his gorgeous tone, dead-on intonation, and endless creativity to his online dobro lessons, carefully and effectively showing students techniques that make the dobro sing.

Students just starting out will quickly learn the basics in Mike’s Beginning Dobro course, with essential tips on right- and left-hand technique and easy arrangements of classic tunes. Students with a little more experience with lap-style slide guitar can explore bluegrass and fiddle tunes while learning the techniques of masters like Jerry Douglas, Josh Graves, and others in Mike’s Dobro Workshop.

In this video, Mike plays the 19th century murder ballad “Banks of the Ohio” with Peghead Nation’s Scott Nygaard.

Mike Witcher: “Shenandoah” Peghead Nation’s dobro instructor plays a beautiful version of the traditional folk favorite. Read More

Mike Witcher and Scott Nygaard: “Little Rabbit” Peghead Nation’s dobro instructor plays an old-time favorite with our co-founder and guitar instructor. Read More

Jordan Tice and Horse County: “Poor Me” Guitarist/singer’s new recording and band includes Peghead Nation dobro instructor Mike Witcher Read More

Bill Evans, Chad Manning, Scott Nygaard: “Clinch Mountain Backstep” While in the Peghead Nation studio last month Chad Manning, Bill Evans, and Scott Nygaard took a few minutes between shooting videos for their courses to play this Ralph Stanley bluegrass banjo classic. Read More

Orville Johnson: “You’ll Work Down to Me Someday” The song “You’ll Work Down to Me Someday” was recorded by Memphis bluesman John Henry Barbee in the late 1920s. Peghead Nation instructor Orville Johnson teaches you how to play the fingerstyle guitar part (including two different solos) in his Blues Guitar course, but in this video Orville just lets loose and sings the song in his own inimitable style. To learn more blues guitar techniques, including fingerstyle, lead guitar, and slide soloing, enroll in Orville’s Blues Guitar course on Peghead Nation today. Read More

Muriel Anderson: “A Baker’s Dozen” Fingerstyle guitar virtuoso plays an original piece on her 20-string harp guitar. Read More

Evie Ladin Band: “Ease On Down” Peghead Nation's clawhammer banjo instructor plays a new song from her forthcoming album, "Jump the Fire," live in our studios. Read More

Joe K. Walsh and Grant Gordy: “Cheyenne” Peghead Nation mandolin instructor Joe K. Walsh plays the Bill Monroe classic with his Mr. Sun bandmate. Read More

Evie Ladin Band: “Jump the Fire” Peghead Nation's clawhammer banjo instructor plays the title song from her new album, "Jump the Fire." Read More

The Peregrines: “Red Skies” Peghead Nation mandolin instructor Joe K. Walsh sings an original song with this all-star touring group. Read More