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By: Dan Gabel
March 9, 2025
Explore playing traditional American fiddle tunes on the guitar from the perspective of an old-time square dance fiddler, with an emphasis on phrasing, rhythm, and melodic improvisation. Starts Tuesday, April 1.
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By: Dan Gabel
March 9, 2025
Explore playing traditional American fiddle tunes on the guitar from the perspective of an old-time square dance fiddler, with an emphasis on phrasing, rhythm, and melodic improvisation. Starts Tuesday, April 1.
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By: Dan Gabel
September 1, 2024
Former David Grisman Quintet guitarist shows you his modern approach to flatpicking with advice on theory, navigating the fingerboard, and creating your own solos.
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By: Dan Gabel
September 1, 2024
Former David Grisman Quintet guitarist shows you his modern approach to flatpicking with advice on theory, navigating the fingerboard, and creating your own solos.
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By: Dan Gabel
August 15, 2024
Launching early September! Former David Grisman Quintet guitarist shows you his modern approach to flatpicking with advice on theory and navigating the fingerboard and how to create your own solos.
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By: Dan Gabel
August 15, 2024
Launching early September! Former David Grisman Quintet guitarist shows you his modern approach to flatpicking with advice on theory and navigating the fingerboard and how to create your own solos.
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By: Dan Gabel
November 1, 2023
The flatpicking master plays one of his original tunes during the IBMA World of Bluegrass Festival.
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By: Dan Gabel
November 1, 2023
The flatpicking master plays one of his original tunes during the IBMA World of Bluegrass Festival.
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January 12, 2023
The flatpicking guitarist demonstrates a custom OM at the Thompson workshop.
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January 12, 2023
The flatpicking guitarist demonstrates a custom OM at the Thompson workshop.
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By: Dan Gabel
September 7, 2022
The bluegrass guitarist, singer, songwriter, and new Peghead Nation instructor plays a traditional gospel song.
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By: Dan Gabel
September 7, 2022
The bluegrass guitarist, singer, songwriter, and new Peghead Nation instructor plays a traditional gospel song.
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By: Dan Gabel
June 1, 2022
Learn how to turn scales and arpeggios into solos that sound great, whether you’re improvising or playing a composed solo.
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By: Dan Gabel
June 1, 2022
Learn how to turn scales and arpeggios into solos that sound great, whether you’re improvising or playing a composed solo.
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By: Dan Gabel
June 1, 2022
Decode the mysteries of the guitar neck through the lens of bluegrass, old-time, and country music with this new course from guitar master Stash Wyslouch.
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By: Dan Gabel
June 1, 2022
Decode the mysteries of the guitar neck through the lens of bluegrass, old-time, and country music with this new course from guitar master Stash Wyslouch.
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By: Dan Gabel
May 23, 2022
Join us as we celebrate the 25th Anniversary of Peghead Nation co-founder Scott Nygaard’s influential solo album, Wednesday, May 25 on Zoom.
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By: Dan Gabel
May 23, 2022
Join us as we celebrate the 25th Anniversary of Peghead Nation co-founder Scott Nygaard’s influential solo album, Wednesday, May 25 on Zoom.
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By: Dan Gabel
May 2, 2022
Peghead Nation instructor Flynn Cohen interviews our co-founder Scott Nygaard about his influential second solo release on the 25th Anniversary of its release.
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By: Dan Gabel
May 2, 2022
Peghead Nation instructor Flynn Cohen interviews our co-founder Scott Nygaard about his influential second solo release on the 25th Anniversary of its release.
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February 1, 2022
The 2008 flatpicking champ plays a solo guitar version of the Tony Rice classic.
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February 1, 2022
The 2008 flatpicking champ plays a solo guitar version of the Tony Rice classic.
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By: Dan Gabel
December 22, 2020
Peghead Nation mandolin and guitar instructors play classic Bill Monroe boogie-woogie tune.
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By: Dan Gabel
December 22, 2020
Peghead Nation mandolin and guitar instructors play classic Bill Monroe boogie-woogie tune.
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By: Derk Richardson
March 6, 2019
Tyler Grant and Robin Kessinger infuse their acoustic guitar flatpicking duets with unbridled joy.
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By: Derk Richardson
March 6, 2019
Tyler Grant and Robin Kessinger infuse their acoustic guitar flatpicking duets with unbridled joy.
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By: Dan Gabel
January 22, 2019
Peghead Nation mandolin and guitar instructors play John Hartford’s humorous blues song.
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By: Dan Gabel
January 22, 2019
Peghead Nation mandolin and guitar instructors play John Hartford’s humorous blues song.
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By: Dan Gabel
August 4, 2018
Peghead Nation instructors John Reischman, Sharon Gilchrist, and Scott Nygaard play the Kenny Baker version of this traditional favorite.
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By: Dan Gabel
August 4, 2018
Peghead Nation instructors John Reischman, Sharon Gilchrist, and Scott Nygaard play the Kenny Baker version of this traditional favorite.
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By: Dan Gabel
April 12, 2017
Peghead Nation mandolin instructor plays an original tune from the album “Walk Along John” with flatpicking guru Kenny Smith, fiddler Nate Lee, and bass player Max Schwartz.
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By: Dan Gabel
April 12, 2017
Peghead Nation mandolin instructor plays an original tune from the album “Walk Along John” with flatpicking guru Kenny Smith, fiddler Nate Lee, and bass player Max Schwartz.
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By: Dan Gabel
December 5, 2016
Learn to play fiddle tunes and other bluegrass and roots melodies on guitar in our latest Peghead Nation course.
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By: Dan Gabel
December 5, 2016
Learn to play fiddle tunes and other bluegrass and roots melodies on guitar in our latest Peghead Nation course.
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October 18, 2016
Della Mae guitarist performs the country classic at Peghead Nation’s workshop stage at the recent Fretboard Summit.
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October 18, 2016
Della Mae guitarist performs the country classic at Peghead Nation’s workshop stage at the recent Fretboard Summit.
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By: Dan Gabel
October 4, 2016
Join us for hands-on guitar instruction with Tony McManus, Scott Nygaard, Courtney Hartman, Matt Munisteri, and Mark Goldenberg.
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By: Dan Gabel
October 4, 2016
Join us for hands-on guitar instruction with Tony McManus, Scott Nygaard, Courtney Hartman, Matt Munisteri, and Mark Goldenberg.
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By: Dan Gabel
September 27, 2016
Peghead Nation banjo instructor Bill Evans plays backstage at the Freight and Salvage Coffeehouse with two bluegrass legends.
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By: Dan Gabel
September 27, 2016
Peghead Nation banjo instructor Bill Evans plays backstage at the Freight and Salvage Coffeehouse with two bluegrass legends.
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August 16, 2016
Mandolin/guitar duo play Gordy’s progressive bluegrass original.
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August 16, 2016
Mandolin/guitar duo play Gordy’s progressive bluegrass original.
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By: Dan Gabel
July 26, 2016
Guitarist, songwriter, and singer Sean Watkins plays a Bob Dylan classic live with Peghead Nation’s Scott Nygaard on guitar, Tristan Clarridge on cello, and Dominique Arciero on harmony vocals.
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By: Dan Gabel
July 26, 2016
Guitarist, songwriter, and singer Sean Watkins plays a Bob Dylan classic live with Peghead Nation’s Scott Nygaard on guitar, Tristan Clarridge on cello, and Dominique Arciero on harmony vocals.
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By: Dan Gabel
June 28, 2016
Peghead Nation mandolin and guitar instructors play classic blues mandolin tune.
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By: Dan Gabel
June 28, 2016
Peghead Nation mandolin and guitar instructors play classic blues mandolin tune.
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April 26, 2016
Peghead Nation mandolin instructor Joe K. Walsh plays the Bill Monroe classic with his Mr. Sun bandmate.
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April 26, 2016
Peghead Nation mandolin instructor Joe K. Walsh plays the Bill Monroe classic with his Mr. Sun bandmate.
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By: Dan Gabel
December 13, 2015
Peghead Nation's Scott Nygaard joins Bryan Sutton, Courtney Hartman, Bill Frisell, Blake Mills, Matt Munisteri, and Joe Henry during the Fretboard Summit Hoot.
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By: Dan Gabel
December 13, 2015
Peghead Nation's Scott Nygaard joins Bryan Sutton, Courtney Hartman, Bill Frisell, Blake Mills, Matt Munisteri, and Joe Henry during the Fretboard Summit Hoot.
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By: Dan Gabel
November 12, 2015
Photos and thoughts from a weekend of guitar love and geekery on the California coast.
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By: Dan Gabel
November 12, 2015
Photos and thoughts from a weekend of guitar love and geekery on the California coast.
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November 9, 2015
Italian and Scottish steel-string masters team up for a magical set of duets.
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November 9, 2015
Italian and Scottish steel-string masters team up for a magical set of duets.
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September 21, 2015
Scott Fore played a Bourgeois Fully Torrefied Aged Tone Dreadnought during his winning performance at the 2015 Walnut Valley Flatpick Guitar Championship in Winfield, Kansas.
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September 21, 2015
Scott Fore played a Bourgeois Fully Torrefied Aged Tone Dreadnought during his winning performance at the 2015 Walnut Valley Flatpick Guitar Championship in Winfield, Kansas.
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June 1, 2015
Bourgeois Guitars presents the flatpicking master with a gorgeous take on Schumann's Night Pieces, Op. 23 played on a custom Bourgeois 0 with Brazilian rosewood back and sides.
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June 1, 2015
Bourgeois Guitars presents the flatpicking master with a gorgeous take on Schumann's Night Pieces, Op. 23 played on a custom Bourgeois 0 with Brazilian rosewood back and sides.
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By: Dan Gabel
February 21, 2015
Bruce Molsky and Beppe Gambetta play Bruce's guitar arrangement of a melody he heard played by a Bulgarian brass band.
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By: Dan Gabel
February 21, 2015
Bruce Molsky and Beppe Gambetta play Bruce's guitar arrangement of a melody he heard played by a Bulgarian brass band.
