Frank Solivan: Family, Friends, and Heroes
By: David McCarty
March 22, 2016
Bluegrass mandolin star explores a range of musical styles with guest stars and family.
Irish Mandolin with Marla Fibish Is Now Live!
By: Dan Gabel
March 9, 2016
Peghead Nation adds to its mandolin instruction lineup with a course on playing Irish music taught by Marla Fibish.
Tags: Irish Music, Mandolin
The Taylor Guitar Book: 40 Years of Great American Flattops
By: Scott Nygaard
February 13, 2016
Peghead Nation’s Teja Gerken documents Taylor history in a new book.
Tags: Guitar, Taylor Guitars
Celtic Guitar with Tony McManus is Now Live!
By: Dan Gabel
January 5, 2016
Peghead Nation adds to its guitar instruction lineup with a course on playing Irish and Scottish music taught by Tony McManus.
REVIEW: Alison Brown, “Song of the Banjo”
By: David McCarty
December 21, 2015
The Compass Records founder makes a case for banjo as a pop instrument.
Tags: Banjo
Mike Compton’s Monroe-Style Mandolin Course Is Live!
By: Dan Gabel
November 24, 2015
Peghead Nation adds to its popular mandolin lineup with the great Mike Compton's Monroe-Style Mandolin course.
Report from the Fretboard Summit
By: Dan Gabel
November 12, 2015
Photos and thoughts from a weekend of guitar love and geekery on the California coast.
Beppe Gambetta and Tony McManus, “Round Trip”
By: Teja Gerken
November 9, 2015
Italian and Scottish steel-string masters team up for a magical set of duets.
Remembering Bill Keith
By: Bill Evans
October 25, 2015
The musical genius and generosity of the bluegrass banjo legend.
Mike Compton Joins Peghead Nation
By: Dan Gabel
October 21, 2015
We're happy to announce that Mike Compton will be teaching Monroe-Style Mandolin on Peghead Nation beginning in late November.
REVIEW: Pokey LaFarge, “Something in the Water”
By: David McCarty
October 15, 2015
The roots singer/songwriter/guitarist’s rollicking debut for Rounder Records.
REVIEW: Jenna Moynihan, “Woven”
By: Scott Nygaard
October 7, 2015
Scottish fiddler Jenna Moynihan spins Celtic gold on her lyrical debut recording.
John Renbourn, “The Attic Tapes”
By: Teja Gerken
October 2, 2015
An album of early 1960s recordings by the fingerstyle pioneer offers a glimpse at his developing style.
Peghead Nation is One Year Old!
By: Dan Gabel
September 9, 2015
September marks our one-year anniversary and we thank you for being a part of Peghead Nation.
Eric Skye and Mark Goldenberg Release Duo Recording, “Artifact”
By: Teja Gerken
August 27, 2015
The set of jazz-inspired originals was recorded in a single day.
