Tony McManus, “Declan”/”Mrs. Campbell of Shinness”
By: Teja Gerken
August 8, 2025
Peghead Nation Celtic Guitar instructor plays a gorgeous fingerstyle medley.
2017 Greenfield G5
By: Teja Gerken
July 3, 2025
Peghead Nation Celtic Guitar instructor Tony McManus demonstrates his miniature steel-string built by Michael Greenfield.
Tags: Celtic, Fingerstyle, Greenfield Guitars, Guitar, Guitar Demos, Small Body Acoustic Guitars, Tony McManus
Tony McManus, “Teolena”/”Sleep, Dearie, Sleep”
By: Teja Gerken
May 20, 2025
Peghead Nation Celtic Guitar instructor plays a beautiful tribute to the late Breton guitarist Soïg Sibéril.
John Doyle, Marla Fibish, and Mick McAuley: “Loftus Jones/A Fair Wind/The Collier’s Reel/Dan Breen’s”
By: Teja Gerken
March 14, 2024
Peghead Nation Irish Mandolin instructor joins former Solas members John Doyle and Mick McAuley for an impromptu set of tunes.
Oisín McAuley and Brittany Haas: “The Spey in Spate”
By: Scott Nygaard
March 1, 2024
Brittany Haas plays a traditional reel with one of today’s premier Irish fiddlers.
Lissa Schneckenburger: “Lady Walpole‘s” / “The Mountain Ranger” / “Nancy King”
By: Dan Gabel
April 13, 2022
Peghead Nation’s new ear training instructor plays three great New England fiddle tunes, with tenor guitar accompaniment.
1963 Martin 000-18
By: Teja Gerken
January 12, 2022
Flynn Cohen demonstrates a great vintage Martin owned by Peghead Nation’s new Beginning Celtic Fiddle teacher Emerald Rae.
Beginning Celtic Fiddle Now Available | New Course
By: Dan Gabel
January 5, 2022
Learn to play the fiddle from scratch using easy versions of traditional Scottish and Irish melodies, with essential techniques for both hands.
Tony McManus and Julia Toaspern: “Bonnie Jean”
By: Dan Gabel
November 10, 2021
Peghead Nation Celtic Guitar instructor sings and plays a Robert Burns song with fiddler Julia Toaspern.
Teja Gerken, Doug Young, Marla Fibish, and Bruce Victor: “Blind Mary/Cecily”
By: Teja Gerken
June 8, 2021
A guitar and mandolin quartet arrangement of the O’Carolan classic and an original tune.
Marla Fibish and Dale Russ: “Dever the Dancer” and “Hunting the Hare”
By: Dan Gabel
July 1, 2020
Peghead Nation’s Irish mandolin and fiddle teachers play a medley of Irish slip jigs.
Tony McManus and Julia Toaspern: “Moustambeiko”
By: Dan Gabel
January 29, 2019
Peghead Nation Celtic Guitar instructor plays a traditional Greek tune with guitarist Julia Toaspern.
Tony McManus: “Roslin Castle/Vigo”
By: Scott Nygaard
April 2, 2018
Peghead Nation Celtic Guitar instructor plays a medley of Scottish and Galician tunes.
Marla Fibish and Dale Russ: “The Killavil Jig/Banish Misfortune”
By: Scott Nygaard
February 22, 2018
Peghead Nation’s Irish fiddle and mandolin teachers play a medley of Irish jigs.
Tony McManus: “Gnossienne No. 1”
By: Teja Gerken
January 17, 2017
Peghead Nation instructor performs his solo guitar arrangement of the Erik Satie classic at the 2016 Santa Barbara Acoustic Instrument Celebration.
PRS Private Stock Tony McManus Signature Model
By: Teja Gerken
November 3, 2016
Peghead Nation’s Celtic Guitar instructor Tony McManus discusses and demonstrates his signature model guitar.
Irish Fiddle with Dale Russ Is Now Live!
By: Dan Gabel
October 20, 2016
Learn to play Irish Fiddle with Dale Russ in our newest Peghead Nation course.
Tony McManus: “Kalyana/Le Tourment”
By: Teja Gerken
October 5, 2016
Peghead Nation Celtic Guitar instructor performs a set of two jigs at the Santa Barbara Acoustic Instrument Celebration.
Katie McNally and Brittany Haas: “Cape Breton Medley”
By: Scott Nygaard
July 19, 2016
Fiddle duo plays “Lime Hill Strathspey” and “Tune for Carl.”
Custom PRS Bouzouki
By: Teja Gerken
June 9, 2016
Peghead Nation’s Celtic Guitar instructor Tony McManus demonstrates his one-of-a-kind eight-string.
REVIEW: Jenna Moynihan, “Woven”
By: Scott Nygaard
October 7, 2015
Scottish fiddler Jenna Moynihan spins Celtic gold on her lyrical debut recording.
