May 17, 2023
The mandolin legend and Peghead Nation instructor demonstrates his signature flatpicks.
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May 17, 2023
The mandolin legend and Peghead Nation instructor demonstrates his signature flatpicks.
By: Dan Gabel
April 13, 2023
Peghead Nation Irish Guitar and Irish Mandolin instructors play a great set of reels live in the studio.
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By: Dan Gabel
April 13, 2023
Peghead Nation Irish Guitar and Irish Mandolin instructors play a great set of reels live in the studio.
By: Dan Gabel
April 3, 2023
Peghead Nation instructors have released hours of new lessons with great tunes and helpful techniques!
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By: Dan Gabel
April 3, 2023
Peghead Nation instructors have released hours of new lessons with great tunes and helpful techniques!
By: Dan Gabel
April 1, 2023
Our Brazilian Choro Mandolin instructor plays a joyful duo version of a Jacob do Bandolim choro with his fellow Peghead Nation mandolin teacher.
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By: Dan Gabel
April 1, 2023
Our Brazilian Choro Mandolin instructor plays a joyful duo version of a Jacob do Bandolim choro with his fellow Peghead Nation mandolin teacher.
By: Dan Gabel
March 9, 2023
Peghead Nation mandolin instructor plays a Bob Dylan song with some of his fellow teachers at the Great Lakes Music Camp concert.
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By: Dan Gabel
March 9, 2023
Peghead Nation mandolin instructor plays a Bob Dylan song with some of his fellow teachers at the Great Lakes Music Camp concert.
By: Dan Gabel
March 3, 2023
Great new material from the Peghead Nation instructors available now!
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By: Dan Gabel
March 3, 2023
Great new material from the Peghead Nation instructors available now!
By: Dan Gabel
March 1, 2023
Learn to play swing and jazz melodies and classic solos from jazz legends and swing mandolinists.
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By: Dan Gabel
March 1, 2023
Learn to play swing and jazz melodies and classic solos from jazz legends and swing mandolinists.
February 23, 2023
Peghead Nation instructor demonstrates the Northfield F5S and other gear that he uses on tour.
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February 23, 2023
Peghead Nation instructor demonstrates the Northfield F5S and other gear that he uses on tour.
February 14, 2023
A special one-off version of Northfield's popular 4th Gen F5 Model.
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February 14, 2023
A special one-off version of Northfield's popular 4th Gen F5 Model.
By: Dan Gabel
February 9, 2023
Peghead Nation will be on hand in Bellevue, Washington, February 23 - 26 for a weekend full of performances, workshops, jamming, and fun!
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By: Dan Gabel
February 9, 2023
Peghead Nation will be on hand in Bellevue, Washington, February 23 - 26 for a weekend full of performances, workshops, jamming, and fun!
February 9, 2023
Joe K. Walsh demonstrates his recently acquired mandocello.
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February 9, 2023
Joe K. Walsh demonstrates his recently acquired mandocello.
By: Dan Gabel
February 6, 2023
Up your game as a melody player, backup player, and improviser, exploring new tunes, embellishment ideas, accompaniment techniques and more!
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By: Dan Gabel
February 6, 2023
Up your game as a melody player, backup player, and improviser, exploring new tunes, embellishment ideas, accompaniment techniques and more!
By: Dan Gabel
February 2, 2023
Great new tunes, techniques, and lessons from Peghead Nation instructors.
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By: Dan Gabel
February 2, 2023
Great new tunes, techniques, and lessons from Peghead Nation instructors.
January 5, 2023
Peghead Nation’s Brazilian Choro Mandolin instructor Ian Coury demonstrates eight-string and ten-string mandolins and discusses their roles in Brazilian music.
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January 5, 2023
Peghead Nation’s Brazilian Choro Mandolin instructor Ian Coury demonstrates eight-string and ten-string mandolins and discusses their roles in Brazilian music.
By: Dan Gabel
December 21, 2022
A powerhouse band packed with Peghead Nation instructors plays an original tune from Bill Evans.
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By: Dan Gabel
December 21, 2022
A powerhouse band packed with Peghead Nation instructors plays an original tune from Bill Evans.
By: Dan Gabel
December 14, 2022
Peghead Nation mandolin instructor plays an original song with his duo partner, at the Great Lakes Music Camp concert.
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By: Dan Gabel
December 14, 2022
Peghead Nation mandolin instructor plays an original song with his duo partner, at the Great Lakes Music Camp concert.
By: Dan Gabel
December 13, 2022
Great new lessons from the talented Peghead Nation instructors. Join us!
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By: Dan Gabel
December 13, 2022
Great new lessons from the talented Peghead Nation instructors. Join us!
December 7, 2022
Bourgeois introduces its first mandolin in collaboration with Eastman Music.
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December 7, 2022
Bourgeois introduces its first mandolin in collaboration with Eastman Music.
By: Dan Gabel
November 18, 2022
Peghead Nation's Contemporary Bluegrass Banjo instructor Wes Corbett joins Sam Bush on a classic John Hartford song.
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By: Dan Gabel
November 18, 2022
Peghead Nation's Contemporary Bluegrass Banjo instructor Wes Corbett joins Sam Bush on a classic John Hartford song.
By: Dan Gabel
November 10, 2022
New tunes, techniques, and exercises from Peghead Nation instructors!
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By: Dan Gabel
November 10, 2022
New tunes, techniques, and exercises from Peghead Nation instructors!
By: Dan Gabel
October 7, 2022
Peghead Nation Choro Mandolin instructor plays a Jacob do Bandolim tune with a virtuosic Brazilian band.
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By: Dan Gabel
October 7, 2022
Peghead Nation Choro Mandolin instructor plays a Jacob do Bandolim tune with a virtuosic Brazilian band.
By: Dan Gabel
October 5, 2022
Check out hours of new lesson material in select courses on Peghead Nation.
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By: Dan Gabel
October 5, 2022
Check out hours of new lesson material in select courses on Peghead Nation.
October 3, 2022
Bourgeois introduces an A-Style mandolin.
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October 3, 2022
Bourgeois introduces an A-Style mandolin.
By: Dan Gabel
September 26, 2022
We’re honored to be recognized by bluegrass music’s leading industry organization and our community!
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By: Dan Gabel
September 26, 2022
We’re honored to be recognized by bluegrass music’s leading industry organization and our community!
By: Dan Gabel
September 10, 2022
Peghead Nation mandolin and guitar instructors play a David Grisman and Jerry Garcia tune.
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By: Dan Gabel
September 10, 2022
Peghead Nation mandolin and guitar instructors play a David Grisman and Jerry Garcia tune.
By: Dan Gabel
September 9, 2022
Explore new lessons, tunes, and techniques from Peghead Nation’s expert instructors.
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By: Dan Gabel
September 9, 2022
Explore new lessons, tunes, and techniques from Peghead Nation’s expert instructors.
August 24, 2022
Peghead Nation instructor John Reischman plays an original tune at the 2019 Marshall Mandolin Summit.
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August 24, 2022
Peghead Nation instructor John Reischman plays an original tune at the 2019 Marshall Mandolin Summit.
August 24, 2022
A great A-style mandolin presented by Elderly Instruments.
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August 24, 2022
A great A-style mandolin presented by Elderly Instruments.
July 22, 2022
An instrumental duet played on a pair of Northfield Archtop and Flattop Octave Mandolins.
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July 22, 2022
An instrumental duet played on a pair of Northfield Archtop and Flattop Octave Mandolins.
July 13, 2022
Peghead Nation’s Brazilian Choro Mandolin instructor Ian Coury demonstrates his main instrument and talks about the history of the mandolin in Brazilian music.
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July 13, 2022
Peghead Nation’s Brazilian Choro Mandolin instructor Ian Coury demonstrates his main instrument and talks about the history of the mandolin in Brazilian music.
By: Dan Gabel
July 10, 2022
Mandolin master plays a Civil War-era tune that he also teaches in his Old-Time Mandolin course.
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By: Dan Gabel
July 10, 2022
Mandolin master plays a Civil War-era tune that he also teaches in his Old-Time Mandolin course.
By: Dan Gabel
July 10, 2022
Explore new lessons, tunes, and techniques from Peghead Nation’s expert instructors.
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By: Dan Gabel
July 10, 2022
Explore new lessons, tunes, and techniques from Peghead Nation’s expert instructors.
June 22, 2022
Mike Compton demonstrates his oval-soundhole, F-4-style Gilchrist.
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June 22, 2022
Mike Compton demonstrates his oval-soundhole, F-4-style Gilchrist.
By: Dan Gabel
June 10, 2022
Exclusive Peghead Nation video of our mandolin and fiddle instructors playing a great old-time tune at Wintergrass 2022.
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By: Dan Gabel
June 10, 2022
Exclusive Peghead Nation video of our mandolin and fiddle instructors playing a great old-time tune at Wintergrass 2022.
June 9, 2022
Northfield's Derek Smith demonstrates three flattop octave mandolins with different wood combinations.
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June 9, 2022
Northfield's Derek Smith demonstrates three flattop octave mandolins with different wood combinations.
By: Dan Gabel
May 15, 2022
The virtuosic four-piece showcases their playful arrangement of a Beatles classic, which they also recorded on their new album “Extrovert.”
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By: Dan Gabel
May 15, 2022
The virtuosic four-piece showcases their playful arrangement of a Beatles classic, which they also recorded on their new album “Extrovert.”
By: Dan Gabel
May 2, 2022
New tunes, techniques, and exercises just released in Peghead Nation courses.
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By: Dan Gabel
May 2, 2022
New tunes, techniques, and exercises just released in Peghead Nation courses.
By: Dan Gabel
May 1, 2022
Peghead Nation’s new Brazilian Choro Mandolin instructor plays a traditional two-part choro written by the great choro mandolinist Jacob do Bandolim.
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By: Dan Gabel
May 1, 2022
Peghead Nation’s new Brazilian Choro Mandolin instructor plays a traditional two-part choro written by the great choro mandolinist Jacob do Bandolim.
By: Dan Gabel
April 26, 2022
Watch an exclusive Peghead Nation video of our mandolin and fiddle instructors playing a great old-time tune at Wintergrass 2022.
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By: Dan Gabel
April 26, 2022
Watch an exclusive Peghead Nation video of our mandolin and fiddle instructors playing a great old-time tune at Wintergrass 2022.
By: Dan Gabel
April 9, 2022
New tunes, techniques, and exercises just released in Peghead Nation courses.
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By: Dan Gabel
April 9, 2022
New tunes, techniques, and exercises just released in Peghead Nation courses.
By: Dan Gabel
April 8, 2022
Learn hot jazz, Western swing, and more with our jazz guitar and mandolin instructors in this wide-ranging workshop.
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By: Dan Gabel
April 8, 2022
Learn hot jazz, Western swing, and more with our jazz guitar and mandolin instructors in this wide-ranging workshop.
By: Dan Gabel
April 1, 2022
Learn to pick up tunes on the fly and increase your ability to interact with your fellow musicians with fun ear-training exercises and practice, applicable to all instruments.
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By: Dan Gabel
April 1, 2022
Learn to pick up tunes on the fly and increase your ability to interact with your fellow musicians with fun ear-training exercises and practice, applicable to all instruments.
March 15, 2022
John Reischman demonstrates a Lloyd Loar-signed F-5 that’s in nearly mint condition.
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March 15, 2022
John Reischman demonstrates a Lloyd Loar-signed F-5 that’s in nearly mint condition.
By: Dan Gabel
March 11, 2022
The virtuosic string band plays an old-time favorite during the Wintergrass Festival.
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By: Dan Gabel
March 11, 2022
The virtuosic string band plays an old-time favorite during the Wintergrass Festival.
By: Dan Gabel
March 11, 2022
Hours of new tunes, techniques, and exercises just released in Peghead Nation courses.
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By: Dan Gabel
March 11, 2022
Hours of new tunes, techniques, and exercises just released in Peghead Nation courses.
March 3, 2022
Northfield's Kjell Croce demonstrates the installation of the new Gilchrist-designed mandolin tailpiece.
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March 3, 2022
Northfield's Kjell Croce demonstrates the installation of the new Gilchrist-designed mandolin tailpiece.
By: Dan Gabel
February 17, 2022
Alisa Rose and Tristan Scroggins explore the possibilities of a bluegrass and Irish music favorite.
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By: Dan Gabel
February 17, 2022
Alisa Rose and Tristan Scroggins explore the possibilities of a bluegrass and Irish music favorite.
By: Dan Gabel
February 2, 2022
Hours of new tunes, techniques, and exercises just released in Peghead Nation courses.
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By: Dan Gabel
February 2, 2022
Hours of new tunes, techniques, and exercises just released in Peghead Nation courses.
By: Dan Gabel
February 1, 2022
Learn to play swing rhythm mandolin and how to create rhythmic chord solos, using eight classic jazz and swing tunes.
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By: Dan Gabel
February 1, 2022
Learn to play swing rhythm mandolin and how to create rhythmic chord solos, using eight classic jazz and swing tunes.
By: Dan Gabel
January 26, 2022
Our Chord Melody Mandolin instructor plays the jazz standard introduced by Bing Crosby in 1936.
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By: Dan Gabel
January 26, 2022
Our Chord Melody Mandolin instructor plays the jazz standard introduced by Bing Crosby in 1936.
January 5, 2022
John Reischman demonstrates his round soundhole Gilchrist.
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January 5, 2022
John Reischman demonstrates his round soundhole Gilchrist.
By: Dan Gabel
January 4, 2022
Peghead Nation instructors play a jazz-infused duo version of a classic Bill Monroe waltz.
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By: Dan Gabel
January 4, 2022
Peghead Nation instructors play a jazz-infused duo version of a classic Bill Monroe waltz.
By: Dan Gabel
January 4, 2022
Learn to play old-time fiddle tunes and song melodies, with advice on picking technique and playing old-time rhythm on the mandolin.
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By: Dan Gabel
January 4, 2022
Learn to play old-time fiddle tunes and song melodies, with advice on picking technique and playing old-time rhythm on the mandolin.
January 3, 2022
Dan Bui demonstrates a Lloyd Loar-style F5 from Northfield Mandolins at the Music Emporium.
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January 3, 2022
Dan Bui demonstrates a Lloyd Loar-style F5 from Northfield Mandolins at the Music Emporium.
By: Dan Gabel
December 17, 2021
All-star band of Peghead Nation instructors Bill Evans, Chad Manning, Sharon Gilchrist, and John Reischman, along with Darol Anger and Jim Nunally, play one of John’s new original tunes.
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By: Dan Gabel
December 17, 2021
All-star band of Peghead Nation instructors Bill Evans, Chad Manning, Sharon Gilchrist, and John Reischman, along with Darol Anger and Jim Nunally, play one of John’s new original tunes.
By: Dan Gabel
December 1, 2021
Watch video examples from some of the latest lessons from Peghead Nation’s Instructrors!
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By: Dan Gabel
December 1, 2021
Watch video examples from some of the latest lessons from Peghead Nation’s Instructrors!
November 21, 2021
A great-sounding US-made flattop mandolin at an affordable price.
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November 21, 2021
A great-sounding US-made flattop mandolin at an affordable price.
November 20, 2021
Tristan Scroggins plays a beautiful F-style mandolin at Carter Vintage Guitars.
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November 20, 2021
Tristan Scroggins plays a beautiful F-style mandolin at Carter Vintage Guitars.
By: Dan Gabel
November 18, 2021
Powerhouse band of Peghead Nation instructors Bill Evans, Chad Manning, Sharon Gilchrist, and John Reischman, along with Darol Anger and Jim Nunally, play a bluegrass classic.
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By: Dan Gabel
November 18, 2021
Powerhouse band of Peghead Nation instructors Bill Evans, Chad Manning, Sharon Gilchrist, and John Reischman, along with Darol Anger and Jim Nunally, play a bluegrass classic.
November 15, 2021
Ethan Setiawan demonstrates a great A-Style mandolin at the Music Emporium.
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November 15, 2021
Ethan Setiawan demonstrates a great A-Style mandolin at the Music Emporium.
By: Dan Gabel
November 5, 2021
Peghead Nation’s Irish Mandolin instructor and her duo partner play an original tune from their recently released album.
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By: Dan Gabel
November 5, 2021
Peghead Nation’s Irish Mandolin instructor and her duo partner play an original tune from their recently released album.
By: Dan Gabel
November 5, 2021
Take a look at new the new lessons just released in Peghead Nation courses!
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By: Dan Gabel
November 5, 2021
Take a look at new the new lessons just released in Peghead Nation courses!
By: Dan Gabel
October 30, 2021
The old-time duo plays the Joe Newberry original that won IBMA’s Gospel Recorded Performance of the Year for 2012, live in the Peghead Nation studio.
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By: Dan Gabel
October 30, 2021
The old-time duo plays the Joe Newberry original that won IBMA’s Gospel Recorded Performance of the Year for 2012, live in the Peghead Nation studio.
By: Dan Gabel
October 19, 2021
Peghead Nation's Chord Melody Mandolin instructor plays a beautiful version of the jazz standard written by Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein.
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By: Dan Gabel
October 19, 2021
Peghead Nation's Chord Melody Mandolin instructor plays a beautiful version of the jazz standard written by Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein.
By: Dan Gabel
October 1, 2021
Learn to improvise on fiddle tunes, create new melodies over chord changes, and more!
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By: Dan Gabel
October 1, 2021
Learn to improvise on fiddle tunes, create new melodies over chord changes, and more!
September 29, 2021
The talented singer-songwriter plays an original song live in the Thompson Guitars shop.
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September 29, 2021
The talented singer-songwriter plays an original song live in the Thompson Guitars shop.
By: Dan Gabel
September 27, 2021
Peghead Nation Melodic Mandolin Tunes instructor plays a new tune off of his latest album, “New Time and Old Acoustic.”
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By: Dan Gabel
September 27, 2021
Peghead Nation Melodic Mandolin Tunes instructor plays a new tune off of his latest album, “New Time and Old Acoustic.”
September 19, 2021
Peghead Nation Irish Mandolin instructor joins former Solas members John Doyle and Mick McAuley for an impromptu set of tunes.
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September 19, 2021
Peghead Nation Irish Mandolin instructor joins former Solas members John Doyle and Mick McAuley for an impromptu set of tunes.
September 16, 2021
Jake Workman plays a F-style Ellis mandolin at Carter Vintage Guitars.
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September 16, 2021
Jake Workman plays a F-style Ellis mandolin at Carter Vintage Guitars.
By: Dan Gabel
September 15, 2021
Brittany Haas and an all-star band play a beautiful version of the popular Texas fiddle tune, live at the Great Lakes Music Camp 2019.
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By: Dan Gabel
September 15, 2021
Brittany Haas and an all-star band play a beautiful version of the popular Texas fiddle tune, live at the Great Lakes Music Camp 2019.
By: Dan Gabel
September 14, 2021
Peghead Nation mandolin instructor announces the launch of a new mandolin-centric video podcast series.
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By: Dan Gabel
September 14, 2021
Peghead Nation mandolin instructor announces the launch of a new mandolin-centric video podcast series.
By: Dan Gabel
August 6, 2021
Mandolin master plays a new original tune that he recorded for his new album "New Time and Old Acoustic."
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By: Dan Gabel
August 6, 2021
Mandolin master plays a new original tune that he recorded for his new album "New Time and Old Acoustic."
By: Dan Gabel
August 6, 2021
Take a look at new the new lessons just released in Peghead Nation courses!
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By: Dan Gabel
August 6, 2021
Take a look at new the new lessons just released in Peghead Nation courses!
By: Dan Gabel
July 21, 2021
Our Melodic Mandolin Tunes instructor plays a bluegrass classic with the 2020 IBMA Momentum Band Award winners.
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By: Dan Gabel
July 21, 2021
Our Melodic Mandolin Tunes instructor plays a bluegrass classic with the 2020 IBMA Momentum Band Award winners.
By: Dan Gabel
July 16, 2021
Enter to win a Weekend Camper package at this inspiring camp, with instructors including Peghead Nation’s Joe K. Walsh, Evie Ladin, Bill Evans, Bruce Molsky, Mike Compton, and Zoe Guigueno.
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By: Dan Gabel
July 16, 2021
Enter to win a Weekend Camper package at this inspiring camp, with instructors including Peghead Nation’s Joe K. Walsh, Evie Ladin, Bill Evans, Bruce Molsky, Mike Compton, and Zoe Guigueno.
By: Dan Gabel
July 16, 2021
A smoking triple-mandolin version of David Grisman’s tune “E.M.D.,” recorded at the Great Lakes Music Camp 2019.
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By: Dan Gabel
July 16, 2021
A smoking triple-mandolin version of David Grisman’s tune “E.M.D.,” recorded at the Great Lakes Music Camp 2019.
By: Dan Gabel
July 2, 2021
Peghead Nation’s Melodic Embellishment instructor demonstrates some of the improvisation techniques she teaches in this new mandolin course, now available for subscription.
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By: Dan Gabel
July 2, 2021
Peghead Nation’s Melodic Embellishment instructor demonstrates some of the improvisation techniques she teaches in this new mandolin course, now available for subscription.
By: Dan Gabel
July 1, 2021
Hours of new tunes and techniques to learn in Peghead Nation courses!
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By: Dan Gabel
July 1, 2021
Hours of new tunes and techniques to learn in Peghead Nation courses!
By: Dan Gabel
June 30, 2021
Sharon Gilchrist teaches her systematic method of how to begin to improvise and vary melodies. Subscribe now!
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By: Dan Gabel
June 30, 2021
Sharon Gilchrist teaches her systematic method of how to begin to improvise and vary melodies. Subscribe now!
June 24, 2021
A pretty polska played on mandolin and octave mandolin by Väsen guitarist Roger Tallroth and Mike Marshall.
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June 24, 2021
A pretty polska played on mandolin and octave mandolin by Väsen guitarist Roger Tallroth and Mike Marshall.
By: Dan Gabel
June 23, 2021
Peghead Nation’s Monroe-Style Mandolin instructor plays a smoking version of a Bill Monroe classic with our co-founder.
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By: Dan Gabel
June 23, 2021
Peghead Nation’s Monroe-Style Mandolin instructor plays a smoking version of a Bill Monroe classic with our co-founder.
By: Dan Gabel
June 11, 2021
Great new tunes and techniques to learn in Peghead Nation courses.
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By: Dan Gabel
June 11, 2021
Great new tunes and techniques to learn in Peghead Nation courses.
By: Dan Gabel
June 9, 2021
Peghead Nation is sponsoring Porch Pride 2021 and a special all-levels virtual jam.
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By: Dan Gabel
June 9, 2021
Peghead Nation is sponsoring Porch Pride 2021 and a special all-levels virtual jam.
June 8, 2021
A guitar and mandolin quartet arrangement of the O’Carolan classic and an original tune.
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June 8, 2021
A guitar and mandolin quartet arrangement of the O’Carolan classic and an original tune.
By: Dan Gabel
May 28, 2021
Peghead Nation’s Melodic Mandolin Tunes instructor plays an amazing solo version of a famed Charlie Parker composition.
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By: Dan Gabel
May 28, 2021
Peghead Nation’s Melodic Mandolin Tunes instructor plays an amazing solo version of a famed Charlie Parker composition.
By: Dan Gabel
May 21, 2021
Peghead Nation fiddle instructor Brittany Haas plays a Swedish fiddle tune with her powerhouse garage band.
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By: Dan Gabel
May 21, 2021
Peghead Nation fiddle instructor Brittany Haas plays a Swedish fiddle tune with her powerhouse garage band.
By: Dan Gabel
May 20, 2021
Learn to improvise on fiddle tunes, create new melodies over chord changes, practice the arpeggios and scales you need to play jazz tunes, and more with Joe K. Walsh in this eight-week live workshop.
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By: Dan Gabel
May 20, 2021
Learn to improvise on fiddle tunes, create new melodies over chord changes, practice the arpeggios and scales you need to play jazz tunes, and more with Joe K. Walsh in this eight-week live workshop.
By: Dan Gabel
May 15, 2021
Peghead Nation’s Monroe-Style Mandolin instructor and his duo partner play a classic banjo tune from Virginia old-time musician Hobart Smith.
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By: Dan Gabel
May 15, 2021
Peghead Nation’s Monroe-Style Mandolin instructor and his duo partner play a classic banjo tune from Virginia old-time musician Hobart Smith.
By: Dan Gabel
May 3, 2021
Peghead Nation instructors have added new tunes and techniques for you to learn.
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By: Dan Gabel
May 3, 2021
Peghead Nation instructors have added new tunes and techniques for you to learn.
April 30, 2021
Elderly Instruments demonstrates a great option for a low-tuned eight-string.
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April 30, 2021
Elderly Instruments demonstrates a great option for a low-tuned eight-string.
By: Dan Gabel
April 23, 2021
Watch a video of an original song from “Bluegrass and the Abstract Truth,” with mandolin from Peghead Nation instructor Joe K. Walsh, and illustration by our banjo instructor Danny Barnes.
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By: Dan Gabel
April 23, 2021
Watch a video of an original song from “Bluegrass and the Abstract Truth,” with mandolin from Peghead Nation instructor Joe K. Walsh, and illustration by our banjo instructor Danny Barnes.
By: Dan Gabel
April 13, 2021
How to find your courses, lessons, My Account page, Play-Along Tracks, and more.
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By: Dan Gabel
April 13, 2021
How to find your courses, lessons, My Account page, Play-Along Tracks, and more.
April 12, 2021
Aaron Weinstein demonstrates his new jazz mandolin.
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April 12, 2021
Aaron Weinstein demonstrates his new jazz mandolin.
By: Dan Gabel
April 7, 2021
Great new tunes and techniques to learn, plus a brand new Octave Mandolin course.
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By: Dan Gabel
April 7, 2021
Great new tunes and techniques to learn, plus a brand new Octave Mandolin course.
April 3, 2021
Peghead Nation instructor plays the jazz standard on an Apitius acoustic-electric mandolin.
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April 3, 2021
Peghead Nation instructor plays the jazz standard on an Apitius acoustic-electric mandolin.
By: Dan Gabel
April 1, 2021
Learn to transfer what you know on the mandolin to its bigger cousin, with lessons in technique, accompaniment, and great tunes.
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By: Dan Gabel
April 1, 2021
Learn to transfer what you know on the mandolin to its bigger cousin, with lessons in technique, accompaniment, and great tunes.
By: Dan Gabel
March 22, 2021
Peghead Nation's Fiddle Style Workshop instructor plays a bluegrass fiddle tune with the mandolin-master-host of Live From Here.
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By: Dan Gabel
March 22, 2021
Peghead Nation's Fiddle Style Workshop instructor plays a bluegrass fiddle tune with the mandolin-master-host of Live From Here.
March 20, 2021
The jazz mandolin great performs at the Marshall Mandolin Summit.
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March 20, 2021
The jazz mandolin great performs at the Marshall Mandolin Summit.
March 15, 2021
Peghead Nation’s Irish Backup Guitar instructor Flynn Cohen demonstrates his vintage mandolin.
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March 15, 2021
Peghead Nation’s Irish Backup Guitar instructor Flynn Cohen demonstrates his vintage mandolin.
By: Dan Gabel
March 15, 2021
Learn to transfer what you know on the mandolin to its bigger cousin, with instruction in octave mandolin tunes and accompaniment techniques. Sign up for email updates about the launch!
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By: Dan Gabel
March 15, 2021
Learn to transfer what you know on the mandolin to its bigger cousin, with instruction in octave mandolin tunes and accompaniment techniques. Sign up for email updates about the launch!
By: Dan Gabel
March 2, 2021
Peghead Nation’s Irish Backup Guitar instructor plays a set of reels with our Irish Mandolin instructor.
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By: Dan Gabel
March 2, 2021
Peghead Nation’s Irish Backup Guitar instructor plays a set of reels with our Irish Mandolin instructor.
By: Dan Gabel
March 1, 2021
Our instructors have added great new tunes and techniques that you can jump into right now.
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By: Dan Gabel
March 1, 2021
Our instructors have added great new tunes and techniques that you can jump into right now.
February 15, 2021
Joe K. Walsh demonstrates his vintage mandola, which he set up with an old DeArmond pickup for playing electric.
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February 15, 2021
Joe K. Walsh demonstrates his vintage mandola, which he set up with an old DeArmond pickup for playing electric.
By: Dan Gabel
February 12, 2021
The mandolin master plays a solo arrangement of the popular old-time fiddle tune.
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By: Dan Gabel
February 12, 2021
The mandolin master plays a solo arrangement of the popular old-time fiddle tune.
By: Dan Gabel
February 10, 2021
Peghead Nation fiddle instructor and her progressive acoustic band perform a great live set.
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By: Dan Gabel
February 10, 2021
Peghead Nation fiddle instructor and her progressive acoustic band perform a great live set.
January 25, 2021
John Reischman demonstrates his flattop octave mandolin.
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January 25, 2021
John Reischman demonstrates his flattop octave mandolin.
January 25, 2021
A medley of Irish reels from Peghead Nation’s renowned Irish fiddle and mandolin teachers.
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January 25, 2021
A medley of Irish reels from Peghead Nation’s renowned Irish fiddle and mandolin teachers.
January 23, 2021
Sierra Hull plays a fiddle tune on her Northfield octave mandolin.
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January 23, 2021
Sierra Hull plays a fiddle tune on her Northfield octave mandolin.
By: Dan Gabel
January 20, 2021
Watch videos and download materials for sessions of Sharon’s workshop on improvising.
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By: Dan Gabel
January 20, 2021
Watch videos and download materials for sessions of Sharon’s workshop on improvising.
By: Dan Gabel
January 10, 2021
Our instructors have released great new lessons, tunes, and techniques in our guitar, mandolin, fiddle, banjo, dobro, ukulele, and bass courses.
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By: Dan Gabel
January 10, 2021
Our instructors have released great new lessons, tunes, and techniques in our guitar, mandolin, fiddle, banjo, dobro, ukulele, and bass courses.
By: Dan Gabel
January 8, 2021
A three-mandolin, one-guitar version of the popular fiddle tune, played by the instructors at the first Peghead Nation Mandolin Camp.
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By: Dan Gabel
January 8, 2021
A three-mandolin, one-guitar version of the popular fiddle tune, played by the instructors at the first Peghead Nation Mandolin Camp.
By: Dan Gabel
January 1, 2021
Join Sharon’s live Zoom workshop, happening every other week, starting on Saturday, January 16 and ending on Saturday, April 24.
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By: Dan Gabel
January 1, 2021
Join Sharon’s live Zoom workshop, happening every other week, starting on Saturday, January 16 and ending on Saturday, April 24.
By: Dan Gabel
December 30, 2020
Download the audio files and notation/tablature for the tunes that you’ll use in Sharon’s 8-session workshop.
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By: Dan Gabel
December 30, 2020
Download the audio files and notation/tablature for the tunes that you’ll use in Sharon’s 8-session workshop.
By: Dan Gabel
December 26, 2020
Peghead Nation mandolin instructor plays a beautiful tune he recently wrote for the “Top Shelf Sheffield” video series.
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By: Dan Gabel
December 26, 2020
Peghead Nation mandolin instructor plays a beautiful tune he recently wrote for the “Top Shelf Sheffield” video series.
December 23, 2020
The songwriter and multi-instrumentalist plays a Bill Withers song live at the Marshall Mandolin Summit.
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December 23, 2020
The songwriter and multi-instrumentalist plays a Bill Withers song live at the Marshall Mandolin Summit.
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.
By: Dan Gabel
December 12, 2020
Our Melodic Mandolin Tunes instructor walks through helpful exercises for working double-stops into your accompaniment and soloing in this workshop.
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By: Dan Gabel
December 12, 2020
Our Melodic Mandolin Tunes instructor walks through helpful exercises for working double-stops into your accompaniment and soloing in this workshop.
December 10, 2020
The Martin Guitar CEO talks about the introduction of mandolins and ukuleles in the early 1900s.
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December 10, 2020
The Martin Guitar CEO talks about the introduction of mandolins and ukuleles in the early 1900s.
December 9, 2020
The making of Northfield's great flattop mandolin.
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December 9, 2020
The making of Northfield's great flattop mandolin.
By: Dan Gabel
December 8, 2020
Peghead Nation’s Chord Melody Mandolin instructor plays a Harold Arlen and Johnny Mercer song from the 1943 film “The Sky’s the Limit.”
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By: Dan Gabel
December 8, 2020
Peghead Nation’s Chord Melody Mandolin instructor plays a Harold Arlen and Johnny Mercer song from the 1943 film “The Sky’s the Limit.”
By: Dan Gabel
December 1, 2020
Watch a walk-through video with information about how to log in, navigate through your courses, use the new features, and more.
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By: Dan Gabel
December 1, 2020
Watch a walk-through video with information about how to log in, navigate through your courses, use the new features, and more.
November 30, 2020
A great mandolin duet of Sarah Jarosz’s original tune, recorded live at the Marshall Mandolin Summit.
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November 30, 2020
A great mandolin duet of Sarah Jarosz’s original tune, recorded live at the Marshall Mandolin Summit.
November 13, 2020
The mandolin master plays a great version of the Jerome Kern classic with his trio, live at the Marshall Mandolin Summit.
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November 13, 2020
The mandolin master plays a great version of the Jerome Kern classic with his trio, live at the Marshall Mandolin Summit.
By: Dan Gabel
November 10, 2020
Peghead Nation mandolin instructor plays an original composition set to a W.B. Yeats poem, with his fellow Peghead Nation and Berklee College of Music instructors.
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By: Dan Gabel
November 10, 2020
Peghead Nation mandolin instructor plays an original composition set to a W.B. Yeats poem, with his fellow Peghead Nation and Berklee College of Music instructors.
By: Dan Gabel
November 2, 2020
Saturday, December 12 at 11 AM Pacific Time on Zoom
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By: Dan Gabel
November 2, 2020
Saturday, December 12 at 11 AM Pacific Time on Zoom
By: Dan Gabel
October 15, 2020
Peghead Nation’s Irish Backup Guitar instructor flatpicks a set of reels with our Irish Mandolin instructor.
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By: Dan Gabel
October 15, 2020
Peghead Nation’s Irish Backup Guitar instructor flatpicks a set of reels with our Irish Mandolin instructor.
By: Dan Gabel
October 12, 2020
Joe K. Walsh gathered mandolin compatriots together with his Mr Sun bandmates for a fun take on David Grisman’s tune “Ricochet” at the Great Lakes Music Camp this fall.
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By: Dan Gabel
October 12, 2020
Joe K. Walsh gathered mandolin compatriots together with his Mr Sun bandmates for a fun take on David Grisman’s tune “Ricochet” at the Great Lakes Music Camp this fall.
By: Dan Gabel
October 1, 2020
Our instructors have released great new lessons, tunes, and techniques in our guitar, mandolin, fiddle, banjo, dobro, ukulele, and bass courses.
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By: Dan Gabel
October 1, 2020
Our instructors have released great new lessons, tunes, and techniques in our guitar, mandolin, fiddle, banjo, dobro, ukulele, and bass courses.
September 28, 2020
John Reischman demonstrates his mandola.
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September 28, 2020
John Reischman demonstrates his mandola.
September 16, 2020
The songwriter talks about using a partial capo to open up new songwriting ideas.
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September 16, 2020
The songwriter talks about using a partial capo to open up new songwriting ideas.
By: Dan Gabel
September 14, 2020
Peghead Nation’s Chord Melody Mandolin instructor dips into the Great American Songbook and plays a Rodgers and Hart classic.
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By: Dan Gabel
September 14, 2020
Peghead Nation’s Chord Melody Mandolin instructor dips into the Great American Songbook and plays a Rodgers and Hart classic.
By: Dan Gabel
September 2, 2020
Our instructors have released great new lessons, tunes, and techniques in our guitar, mandolin, fiddle, banjo, dobro, ukulele, and bass courses.
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By: Dan Gabel
September 2, 2020
Our instructors have released great new lessons, tunes, and techniques in our guitar, mandolin, fiddle, banjo, dobro, ukulele, and bass courses.
September 2, 2020
Two Big Mon mandolins, one built with Engelmann, the other with an Adirondack spruce top, played back-to-back.
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September 2, 2020
Two Big Mon mandolins, one built with Engelmann, the other with an Adirondack spruce top, played back-to-back.
By: Dan Gabel
August 25, 2020
An acoustic quartet arrangement of the Beatles classic.
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By: Dan Gabel
August 25, 2020
An acoustic quartet arrangement of the Beatles classic.
August 14, 2020
Two mandolin masters play a Puerto Rican tune that John learned from a recording of cuatro player Pedro Padilla.
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August 14, 2020
Two mandolin masters play a Puerto Rican tune that John learned from a recording of cuatro player Pedro Padilla.
By: Dan Gabel
August 3, 2020
Our instructors have released great new lessons, tunes, and techniques in our guitar, mandolin, fiddle, banjo, dobro, ukulele, and bass courses.
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By: Dan Gabel
August 3, 2020
Our instructors have released great new lessons, tunes, and techniques in our guitar, mandolin, fiddle, banjo, dobro, ukulele, and bass courses.
July 29, 2020
The songwriter, singer, and multi-instrumentalist performs live at the Marshall Mandolin Summit.
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July 29, 2020
The songwriter, singer, and multi-instrumentalist performs live at the Marshall Mandolin Summit.
By: Dan Gabel
July 23, 2020
Our mandolin and guitar instructors talk about their unique approaches to improvising and field questions from their students in this 90-minute workshop.
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By: Dan Gabel
July 23, 2020
Our mandolin and guitar instructors talk about their unique approaches to improvising and field questions from their students in this 90-minute workshop.
By: Dan Gabel
July 22, 2020
Peghead Nation instructors play a mandolin and guitar version of the jam-session favorite.
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By: Dan Gabel
July 22, 2020
Peghead Nation instructors play a mandolin and guitar version of the jam-session favorite.
July 16, 2020
Two mandolin masters play a great version of Charlie Parker’s classic 1946 bebop composition, live at the Marshall Mandolin Summit.
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July 16, 2020
Two mandolin masters play a great version of Charlie Parker’s classic 1946 bebop composition, live at the Marshall Mandolin Summit.
By: Dan Gabel
July 9, 2020
A beautiful performance of the bluegrass classic from the string trio, Harmonic Tone Revealers.
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By: Dan Gabel
July 9, 2020
A beautiful performance of the bluegrass classic from the string trio, Harmonic Tone Revealers.
By: Dan Gabel
July 1, 2020
Our Chord Melody Mandolin instructor fielded questions from his students and other mandolin enthusiasts in a wide-ranging one-hour live session on Facebook. Check out the video here.
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By: Dan Gabel
July 1, 2020
Our Chord Melody Mandolin instructor fielded questions from his students and other mandolin enthusiasts in a wide-ranging one-hour live session on Facebook. Check out the video here.
By: Dan Gabel
July 1, 2020
Our instructors have released great new lessons, tunes, and techniques in our guitar, mandolin, fiddle, banjo, dobro, ukulele, and bass courses.
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By: Dan Gabel
July 1, 2020
Our instructors have released great new lessons, tunes, and techniques in our guitar, mandolin, fiddle, banjo, dobro, ukulele, and bass courses.
By: Dan Gabel
July 1, 2020
Peghead Nation’s Irish mandolin and fiddle teachers play a medley of Irish slip jigs.
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By: Dan Gabel
July 1, 2020
Peghead Nation’s Irish mandolin and fiddle teachers play a medley of Irish slip jigs.
By: Dan Gabel
June 30, 2020
The great violin and mandolin duo took over our Facebook feed recently to play a few tunes and talk about their fine new album, “Curios.”
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By: Dan Gabel
June 30, 2020
The great violin and mandolin duo took over our Facebook feed recently to play a few tunes and talk about their fine new album, “Curios.”
By: Dan Gabel
June 6, 2020
Peghead Nation fiddle instructor Brittany Haas and “Live From Here” host Chris Thile play tunes by their hero (and our co-founder) Scott Nygaard, during a show in San Francisco.
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By: Dan Gabel
June 6, 2020
Peghead Nation fiddle instructor Brittany Haas and “Live From Here” host Chris Thile play tunes by their hero (and our co-founder) Scott Nygaard, during a show in San Francisco.
By: Dan Gabel
June 5, 2020
Kick-off your summer with new lessons, tunes, and techniques in our guitar, mandolin, fiddle, banjo, dobro, ukulele, and bass courses.
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By: Dan Gabel
June 5, 2020
Kick-off your summer with new lessons, tunes, and techniques in our guitar, mandolin, fiddle, banjo, dobro, ukulele, and bass courses.
By: Dan Gabel
May 30, 2020
A performance from a Peghead-packed band of Bill Evans, Sharon Gilchrist, Chad Manning, John Reischman, and Jim Nunally.
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By: Dan Gabel
May 30, 2020
A performance from a Peghead-packed band of Bill Evans, Sharon Gilchrist, Chad Manning, John Reischman, and Jim Nunally.
By: Dan Gabel
May 28, 2020
Peghead Nation’s Chord Melody Mandolin instructor plays an improvisation on a jazz standard.
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By: Dan Gabel
May 28, 2020
Peghead Nation’s Chord Melody Mandolin instructor plays an improvisation on a jazz standard.
May 21, 2020
An artful short film of Josh Lutrell going through the finishing process on a custom A-style Ellis Mandolin, shot on a RED Gemini 5K camera.
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May 21, 2020
An artful short film of Josh Lutrell going through the finishing process on a custom A-style Ellis Mandolin, shot on a RED Gemini 5K camera.
By: Dan Gabel
May 21, 2020
Adam Roszkiewicz and Leif Karlstrom play one of their original compositions from their first album.
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By: Dan Gabel
May 21, 2020
Adam Roszkiewicz and Leif Karlstrom play one of their original compositions from their first album.
May 20, 2020
Joe K. Walsh demonstrates his archtop guitar–inspired octave mandolin.
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May 20, 2020
Joe K. Walsh demonstrates his archtop guitar–inspired octave mandolin.
By: Dan Gabel
May 13, 2020
The mandolin master took over the Peghead Nation Facebook feed recently to answer questions from his students and play a few tunes. Watch it all here.
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By: Dan Gabel
May 13, 2020
The mandolin master took over the Peghead Nation Facebook feed recently to answer questions from his students and play a few tunes. Watch it all here.
By: Dan Gabel
May 6, 2020
New lessons to keep your momentum going! Check out the lessons, tunes, and techniques to learn in our guitar, mandolin, fiddle, banjo, dobro, ukulele, and bass courses.
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By: Dan Gabel
May 6, 2020
New lessons to keep your momentum going! Check out the lessons, tunes, and techniques to learn in our guitar, mandolin, fiddle, banjo, dobro, ukulele, and bass courses.
May 1, 2020
The guitar master plays his arrangement of a traditional classic on a Collings 002H 14-Fret.
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May 1, 2020
The guitar master plays his arrangement of a traditional classic on a Collings 002H 14-Fret.
By: Dan Gabel
April 29, 2020
Two revealers of harmonic tone play a bluegrass classic.
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By: Dan Gabel
April 29, 2020
Two revealers of harmonic tone play a bluegrass classic.
By: Dan Gabel
April 28, 2020
Peghead Nation’s Irish Mandolin instructor took over our Facebook feed recently for an hour-long Q&A session with her Peghead Nation students. Watch the whole video here.
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By: Dan Gabel
April 28, 2020
Peghead Nation’s Irish Mandolin instructor took over our Facebook feed recently for an hour-long Q&A session with her Peghead Nation students. Watch the whole video here.
April 28, 2020
Collings Guitars’ Steve McCreary, guitarist Chris Eldridge, and other team members talk about how they developed the popular Traditional Series.
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April 28, 2020
Collings Guitars’ Steve McCreary, guitarist Chris Eldridge, and other team members talk about how they developed the popular Traditional Series.
By: Derk Richardson
April 19, 2020
Marla Fibish brightens our days with Irish mandolin music.
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By: Derk Richardson
April 19, 2020
Marla Fibish brightens our days with Irish mandolin music.
By: Dan Gabel
April 18, 2020
Our Chord Melody Mandolin instructor fielded questions from his students and other mandolin enthusiasts in a wide-ranging one-hour live session on Facebook. Check out the video here.
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By: Dan Gabel
April 18, 2020
Our Chord Melody Mandolin instructor fielded questions from his students and other mandolin enthusiasts in a wide-ranging one-hour live session on Facebook. Check out the video here.
April 16, 2020
The guitar master plays his arrangement of a bluegrass classic on a Collings D1 A T S.
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April 16, 2020
The guitar master plays his arrangement of a bluegrass classic on a Collings D1 A T S.
By: Dan Gabel
March 16, 2020
Sharon Gilchrist teaches you to play solos to any bluegrass song in any key using her method based on arpeggios, double-stops, and chop-chord shapes.
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By: Dan Gabel
March 16, 2020
Sharon Gilchrist teaches you to play solos to any bluegrass song in any key using her method based on arpeggios, double-stops, and chop-chord shapes.
By: Dan Gabel
March 16, 2020
Peghead Nation’s Irish Mandolin instructor plays a set of jigs with our Irish Backup Guitar instructor.
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By: Dan Gabel
March 16, 2020
Peghead Nation’s Irish Mandolin instructor plays a set of jigs with our Irish Backup Guitar instructor.
By: Dan Gabel
March 5, 2020
What to do with all of that time? Check out the lessons, tunes, and techniques to learn in our guitar, mandolin, fiddle, banjo, dobro, ukulele, and bass courses.
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By: Dan Gabel
March 5, 2020
What to do with all of that time? Check out the lessons, tunes, and techniques to learn in our guitar, mandolin, fiddle, banjo, dobro, ukulele, and bass courses.
March 2, 2020
A beautiful post–Lloyd Loar era F-5 mandolin.
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March 2, 2020
A beautiful post–Lloyd Loar era F-5 mandolin.
By: Dan Gabel
February 13, 2020
Peghead Nation mandolin and guitar instructors play a tune that Bill Monroe wrote and named after one of his favorite guitarists, Doc Watson.
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By: Dan Gabel
February 13, 2020
Peghead Nation mandolin and guitar instructors play a tune that Bill Monroe wrote and named after one of his favorite guitarists, Doc Watson.
February 6, 2020
The guitar master plays his arrangement of a bluegrass classic on a Collings 001 14-Fret.
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February 6, 2020
The guitar master plays his arrangement of a bluegrass classic on a Collings 001 14-Fret.
By: Dan Gabel
February 2, 2020
Peghead Nation’s Irish Mandolin instructor releases “The Bright Hollow Fog,” an album of beautiful solo and duo performances on mandolin and mandola.
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By: Dan Gabel
February 2, 2020
Peghead Nation’s Irish Mandolin instructor releases “The Bright Hollow Fog,” an album of beautiful solo and duo performances on mandolin and mandola.
By: Dan Gabel
February 2, 2020
Andrew Marlin and his band plays an original tune from his instrumental album, “Buried in a Cape,” backstage at Terrapin Crossroads.
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By: Dan Gabel
February 2, 2020
Andrew Marlin and his band plays an original tune from his instrumental album, “Buried in a Cape,” backstage at Terrapin Crossroads.
By: Derk Richardson
January 31, 2020
The string quartet Hawktail soars above the New Acoustic Music plain.
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By: Derk Richardson
January 31, 2020
The string quartet Hawktail soars above the New Acoustic Music plain.
January 13, 2020
The guitarist from We Banjo 3 and the guitarist from Mountain Heart play a bluegrass favorite.
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January 13, 2020
The guitarist from We Banjo 3 and the guitarist from Mountain Heart play a bluegrass favorite.
By: Dan Gabel
January 10, 2020
Peghead Nation fiddle instructor Brittany Haas and her progressive acoustic band play an original tune from their new album, “Formations.”
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By: Dan Gabel
January 10, 2020
Peghead Nation fiddle instructor Brittany Haas and her progressive acoustic band play an original tune from their new album, “Formations.”
By: Dan Gabel
January 8, 2020
The new year brings new tunes and techniques to learn on guitar, mandolin, fiddle, banjo, dobro, ukulele, and bass.
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By: Dan Gabel
January 8, 2020
The new year brings new tunes and techniques to learn on guitar, mandolin, fiddle, banjo, dobro, ukulele, and bass.
By: Dan Gabel
January 2, 2020
Joe K. Walsh set a William Butler Yeats poem to music and plays it here with an all-star band, live at the Great Lakes Music Camp last fall.
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By: Dan Gabel
January 2, 2020
Joe K. Walsh set a William Butler Yeats poem to music and plays it here with an all-star band, live at the Great Lakes Music Camp last fall.
By: Dan Gabel
November 29, 2019
Peghead Nation’s Chord Melody Mandolin instructor plays the theme song to “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood.”
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By: Dan Gabel
November 29, 2019
Peghead Nation’s Chord Melody Mandolin instructor plays the theme song to “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood.”
By: Dan Gabel
October 29, 2019
John Reischman plays one of his popular original tunes with an all-star band at the Great Lakes Music Camp this fall.
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By: Dan Gabel
October 29, 2019
John Reischman plays one of his popular original tunes with an all-star band at the Great Lakes Music Camp this fall.
By: Dan Gabel
October 2, 2019
Adam Roszkiewicz and Leif Karlstrom play one of their original fiddle and mandolin compositions from their latest album, “Dreams and Circumstances.”
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By: Dan Gabel
October 2, 2019
Adam Roszkiewicz and Leif Karlstrom play one of their original fiddle and mandolin compositions from their latest album, “Dreams and Circumstances.”
October 1, 2019
Väsen guitarist Roger Tallroth plays a solo version of a haunting polska on an octave mandolin.
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October 1, 2019
Väsen guitarist Roger Tallroth plays a solo version of a haunting polska on an octave mandolin.
By: Dan Gabel
September 10, 2019
Peghead Nation’s Melodic Mandolin Tunes instructor plays a solo version of an original tune he recorded on his stellar “Walk Along John” album.
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By: Dan Gabel
September 10, 2019
Peghead Nation’s Melodic Mandolin Tunes instructor plays a solo version of an original tune he recorded on his stellar “Walk Along John” album.
By: Dan Gabel
August 29, 2019
Peghead Nation welcomes our two newest instructors, Zoe Guigueno and Wes Corbett, who played together in the influential stringband Joy Kills Sorrow.
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By: Dan Gabel
August 29, 2019
Peghead Nation welcomes our two newest instructors, Zoe Guigueno and Wes Corbett, who played together in the influential stringband Joy Kills Sorrow.
By: Dan Gabel
August 28, 2019
On the eve of the release of his new album, Peghead Nation’s Chord Melody Mandolin instructor demonstrates a skill that every mandolin player should know.
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By: Dan Gabel
August 28, 2019
On the eve of the release of his new album, Peghead Nation’s Chord Melody Mandolin instructor demonstrates a skill that every mandolin player should know.
August 26, 2019
A flattop mandolin inspired by budget instruments of the 1930s and ’40s.
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August 26, 2019
A flattop mandolin inspired by budget instruments of the 1930s and ’40s.
By: Dan Gabel
August 7, 2019
Peghead Nation’s Chord Melody Mandolin instructor plays an improvisation on the Duke Ellington classic.
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By: Dan Gabel
August 7, 2019
Peghead Nation’s Chord Melody Mandolin instructor plays an improvisation on the Duke Ellington classic.
July 30, 2019
The dobro master and fingerstyle powerhouse play Tommy’s original tune in the Ear Trumpet Labs workshop.
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July 30, 2019
The dobro master and fingerstyle powerhouse play Tommy’s original tune in the Ear Trumpet Labs workshop.
July 30, 2019
Members of Väsen play an octave mandolin and nyckelharpa version of an original polska.
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July 30, 2019
Members of Väsen play an octave mandolin and nyckelharpa version of an original polska.
July 22, 2019
Peghead Nation mandolin instructor Joe K. Walsh demonstrates his new Gilchrist mandolin, which was previously owned by Andrew Marlin and Aubrey Haynie.
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July 22, 2019
Peghead Nation mandolin instructor Joe K. Walsh demonstrates his new Gilchrist mandolin, which was previously owned by Andrew Marlin and Aubrey Haynie.
July 2, 2019
Watch a smokin’ live performance of John Jorgenson’s original tune, with his stellar gypsy jazz band.
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July 2, 2019
Watch a smokin’ live performance of John Jorgenson’s original tune, with his stellar gypsy jazz band.
By: Dan Gabel
June 17, 2019
Peghead Nation’s mandolin instructor plays a Django Reinhardt tune with his bandmate and frequent duo partner.
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By: Dan Gabel
June 17, 2019
Peghead Nation’s mandolin instructor plays a Django Reinhardt tune with his bandmate and frequent duo partner.
By: Dan Gabel
May 30, 2019
Peghead Nation’s new Chord Melody Mandolin instructor plays a beautiful version of a classic song from “The Wizard of Oz.”
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By: Dan Gabel
May 30, 2019
Peghead Nation’s new Chord Melody Mandolin instructor plays a beautiful version of a classic song from “The Wizard of Oz.”
By: Dan Gabel
May 30, 2019
Sign up now for our latest mandolin course, and learn how to combine chords and melody to play jazz standards.
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By: Dan Gabel
May 30, 2019
Sign up now for our latest mandolin course, and learn how to combine chords and melody to play jazz standards.
May 1, 2019
Elderly’s Chris Rietz demonstrates a Nyberg Short Scale Cittern, and discusses the instrument’s history and playability, and how to best use it in folk music.
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May 1, 2019
Elderly’s Chris Rietz demonstrates a Nyberg Short Scale Cittern, and discusses the instrument’s history and playability, and how to best use it in folk music.
By: Dan Gabel
April 30, 2019
A great mandolin duet from two masters and members of Peghead Nation's illustrious mandolin instruction staff.
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By: Dan Gabel
April 30, 2019
A great mandolin duet from two masters and members of Peghead Nation's illustrious mandolin instruction staff.
By: Dan Gabel
April 23, 2019
Tristan Scroggins and Alisa Rose play a new original composition in the Peghead Nation studio.
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By: Dan Gabel
April 23, 2019
Tristan Scroggins and Alisa Rose play a new original composition in the Peghead Nation studio.
March 22, 2019
A powerhouse collaboration on stage at Wintergrass 2018, playing the Väsen tune “Flippen” with a fun interlude of “Squirrel Hunters.”
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March 22, 2019
A powerhouse collaboration on stage at Wintergrass 2018, playing the Väsen tune “Flippen” with a fun interlude of “Squirrel Hunters.”
March 14, 2019
A great A-style mandolin built with premium woods.
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March 14, 2019
A great A-style mandolin built with premium woods.
February 22, 2019
A-Style mandolin built in Austin, Texas.
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February 22, 2019
A-Style mandolin built in Austin, Texas.
By: Dan Gabel
February 4, 2019
Peghead Nation mandolin and guitar instructors play an old-time favorite.
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By: Dan Gabel
February 4, 2019
Peghead Nation mandolin and guitar instructors play an old-time favorite.
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.
January 21, 2019
The guitarist from We Banjo 3 and the fiddle player from Cadillac Sky, Mumford and Sons, and others play an Irish music favorite at Collings headquarters in Austin, Texas.
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January 21, 2019
The guitarist from We Banjo 3 and the fiddle player from Cadillac Sky, Mumford and Sons, and others play an Irish music favorite at Collings headquarters in Austin, Texas.
By: Dan Gabel
December 19, 2018
A performance of the jazz classic by the 2018 IBMA Banjo Player of Year, with Sharon Gilchrist, Chad Manning, John Reischman, and Jim Nunally.
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By: Dan Gabel
December 19, 2018
A performance of the jazz classic by the 2018 IBMA Banjo Player of Year, with Sharon Gilchrist, Chad Manning, John Reischman, and Jim Nunally.
November 30, 2018
A great oval soundhole F-style mandolin.
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November 30, 2018
A great oval soundhole F-style mandolin.
November 20, 2018
Critter plays a solo version of the Norman Blake classic, live at the Collings Guitars’ IBMA Bluegrass Ramble showcase in Raleigh, North Carolina.
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November 20, 2018
Critter plays a solo version of the Norman Blake classic, live at the Collings Guitars’ IBMA Bluegrass Ramble showcase in Raleigh, North Carolina.
By: Dan Gabel
November 14, 2018
A performance from Bill Evans, Chris Coole, and Ned Luberecki, with a Peghead-packed band of Sharon Gilchrist, Chad Manning, John Reischman, and Jim Nunally.
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By: Dan Gabel
November 14, 2018
A performance from Bill Evans, Chris Coole, and Ned Luberecki, with a Peghead-packed band of Sharon Gilchrist, Chad Manning, John Reischman, and Jim Nunally.