Fluid Clawhammer Banjo: G Tuning, with Evie Ladin | New Live Zoom Workshop

Join us starting Tuesday, September 8 for a four-part live Zoom workshop that will help you develop a more creative, intuitive approach to clawhammer banjo.

By: Dan Gabel

July 29, 2026

Peghead Nation is excited to announce a brand new four-session live Zoom workshop series, Fluid Clawhammer Banjo: G Tuning, with Evie Ladin!

A lot of banjo players find themselves stuck playing tunes and songs in the exact same way each time, relying on well-worn patterns and habits, and unable to react to the music happening around them. Most intermediate players want the freedom to play both known and new songs in any jam, whether it’s a straight-up old-time jam, folk, bluegrass, songwriter, or backing themselves up on original material. In this intensive workshop, Evie Ladin will teach you how to move beyond familiar positions and playing by rote to a more fluid, intuitive way of playing clawhammer banjo, all while using common tunes and songs. Working with movable chord shapes and finger patterns in G tuning, you’ll discover practical ways to connect the banjo neck, recognize musical patterns, and build the skills you need to play with greater freedom, confidence, and versatility in any musical setting.

Sign Up for Fluid Clawhammer Banjo: G Tuning with Evie Ladin!

The four live Zoom sessions will be held on Tuesdays from 5:30 to 6:45 pm PST (8:30 to 9:45 pm EST), starting on Tuesday, September 8, and ending on Tuesday, September 29, 2026.

Fluid Clawhammer Banjo: G Tuning is ideal for players with a basic foundation in clawhammer banjo playing, the bum-ditty technique, and first-position chords, and who can play a few tunes. In this workshop, you’ll learn to use basic clawhammer techniques more creatively and to apply them in the moment.

The fee for the four-part Fluid Clawhammer Banjo: G Tuning series is $150. Each live workshop will be recorded in high-quality video and audio and edited for viewing and study both during the course and after its conclusion. Live workshop registrants will retain permanent access to Fluid Clawhammer Banjo: G Tuning as part of their Peghead Nation account.

In Fluid Clawhammer Banjo: G Tuning, Evie Ladin guides you through learning movable chord shapes and finger patterns to give you practical ways to navigate and connect the banjo neck, with lots of practice time and tips. You’ll work on transitioning smoothly between areas of the neck, recognizing useful note relationships and variations, finding any chord you might want, and using just what you need to move quickly for easier flow. You’ll focus on a newfound knowledge of the fretboard to react and play based on what’s going on around you. The goal is to feel more relaxed, confident, and free while playing clawhammer banjo with other musicians.

About Evie Ladin

Evie Ladin’s polyrhythmic clawhammer banjo style, resonant voice, and percussive dance have been heard from A Prairie Home Companion to Celtic Connections, Lincoln Center to Hardly Strictly Bluegrass. Following a decade and three albums with the Stairwell Sisters, Evie has released five CDs that feature her banjo playing and songwriting: Float Downstream, Evie Ladin Band, Jump the Fire, Caught on a Wire, and Playing our Hand, as well as three traditional banjo and fiddle duet album with some of her favorite fiddlers: Riding the Rooster, Riding the Rooster 2, and her new release, Riding Roosters. Her Evie Ladin Band’s most recent release is a live album recorded at the Freight & Salvage. She is also a crackerjack percussive dancer and incorporates that rhythmic work into her playing and singing. A popular instructor at many music camps, as well as Berkeley, California’s Freight, Evie tours frequently with her partner Keith Terry and her Evie Ladin Band. Follow and download her music on your favorite streaming platform, or purchase it here: www.evieladin.com