Derk’s Discoveries: Scott Nygaard Flies Again
By: Derk Richardson
September 24, 2022
On his new album, Flown South, the Peghead Nation co-founder and instructor exposes his jazz side
Derk’s Discoveries: Melodic Fingerstyle Guitar
By: Derk Richardson
August 23, 2022
Walter Strauss explores the melodies of iconic singer-songwriters.
Tags: Fingerstyle, Guitar
Bill Evans “The Banjo in America” New CD and DVD
By: Dan Gabel
July 12, 2022
Peghead Nation banjo instructor explores 250 years of the banjo on beautiful new DVD/CD set from Tiki Parlour Recordings.
Tags: Banjo
Derk’s Discoveries: A Classical Take on Pete Seeger
By: Derk Richardson
December 14, 2020
Kronos Quartet’s new collaborative album pays tribute to the folksinging activist.
Derk’s Discoveries: The Deep Roots of Laurie Lewis
By: Derk Richardson
November 30, 2020
On “and Laurie Lewis,” the Berkeley-based multi-instrumentalist mines a career’s worth of friendships for a brilliant collection of duets.
Derk’s Discoveries: David Broza Celebrates the Spanish Guitar
By: Derk Richardson
September 12, 2020
The Israeli singer-songwriter makes a powerful statement--without words.
Tags: Guitar
New Album by Teja Gerken and Doug Young
By: Dan Gabel
April 28, 2020
Peghead Nation co-founder Teja Gerken releases Duets with fellow fingerstyle guitarist Doug Young.
Tags: News and Reviews, Recordings
Derk’s Discoveries: Irish Comfort
By: Derk Richardson
April 19, 2020
Marla Fibish brightens our days with Irish mandolin music.
Tags: Irish Music, Mandolin
Derk’s Discoveries: Brothers from Another Planet
By: Derk Richardson
March 14, 2020
Guitarists Jim McAuley and Scot Ray inhabit a Second Earth. You should too.
Tags: Guitar
Derk’s Discoveries: Stunning Formations
By: Derk Richardson
January 31, 2020
The string quartet Hawktail soars above the New Acoustic Music plain.
Derk’s Discoveries: Bruce Cockburn Is Speechless Again
By: Derk Richardson
December 20, 2019
On his new all-instrumental album, the 2017 Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame inductee lets his guitars do the talking.
Tags: Fingerstyle, Guitar
Derk’s Discoveries: Que paso? “El Paso”—again.
By: Derk Richardson
November 27, 2019
The Carolyn Sills Combo revisits and reinvents the Marty Robbins classic.
Tags: Guitar, Songwriting
Derk’s Discoveries: Three of a Kind
By: Derk Richardson
July 24, 2019
On its riveting Rule of 3, Väsen brings seamless virtuosity and emotional depth to its original take on Swedish folk traditions.
Derk’s Discoveries: Michael Chapman’s Beautiful Melancholy
By: Derk Richardson
April 29, 2019
Youth may be wasted on the young, but age becomes the English acoustic guitar icon.
Tags: Guitar, Songwriting
Derk’s Discoveries: When Picking Is Your Passion
By: Derk Richardson
March 6, 2019
Tyler Grant and Robin Kessinger infuse their acoustic guitar flatpicking duets with unbridled joy.
