Compton and Newberry: “Death and Blues”
By: Dan Gabel
June 5, 2024
Mike Compton plays a powerful original song with his long-time duo partner Joe Newberry.
Get to Know Mandolinist Ethan Setiawan
By: Dan Gabel
June 1, 2024
Peghead Nation’s latest mandolin instructor talks about his history with the mandolin, his education at Berklee College of Music, his musical influences, and more.
Tags: Mandolin
Flynn Cohen and Liz Simmons: “Wakes Up Man”
By: Dan Gabel
April 28, 2024
Peghead Nation’s Irish guitar instructor plays a tune from his new solo album with songwriter and guitarist Liz Simmons.
Scroggins and Rose: “St. Anne’s Reel Improvisation”
By: Dan Gabel
April 17, 2024
Alisa Rose and Tristan Scroggins explore the possibilities of a bluegrass and Irish music favorite.
Joe K. Walsh and Andrew Marlin: “Cody Road”
By: Dan Gabel
March 26, 2024
Master mandolinists demonstrate the beauty of playing twin mandolin during Wintergrass 2024.
Tags: Mandolin, Wintergrass
Cathy Fink and Christylez Bacon: ”Soldier’s Joy”
By: Dan Gabel
March 25, 2024
Peghead Nation instructor teams up with beatboxer and progressive hip hop artist to create a cross-genre version of an old-time favorite.
Tags: Banjo, Clawhammer
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.
Joe K. Walsh and Grant Gordy: “Sweet Georgia Brown”
By: Dan Gabel
February 19, 2024
Peghead Naiton mandolin instructor and his longtime collaborator play a classic standard in the studio.
Bruce Molsky: “Fiddler’s Reel”
By: Dan Gabel
January 23, 2024
Peghead Nation Old-Time Fiddle instructor plays a fun Round Peak tune.
Tags: Fiddle
John Reischman: “The Waves on the Sea”
By: Dan Gabel
January 13, 2024
Peghead Nation instructor plays an old-time tune on the shore of Lake Michigan.
Tags: Mandolin
Bill Evans and the Foggy Mountain Banjo Band: “Foggy Mountain Breakdown”
By: Dan Gabel
January 11, 2024
Bill Evans and friends pay tribute to Earl Scruggs's 100th Birthday with an encore of epic banjo proportions.
Tags: Banjo
Teja Gerken: “Vicki’s Red Boots”
By: Dan Gabel
January 5, 2024
Peghead Nation co-founder performs the opening cut of his new album “Test of Time.”
Tags: Fingerstyle Guitar, Guitar
Aaron Weinstein (with Aaron Weinstein): “All of Me”
By: Dan Gabel
December 21, 2023
Peghead Nation's Gypsy Jazz Mandolin Essentials instructor plays both rhythm and melody/lead on the 1931 jazz standard.
Bill and Babi Evans | “My Favorite Things”
By: Dan Gabel
December 20, 2023
A wonderful banjo duet on a Rodgers and Hammerstein classic from banjo ambassadors Bill and Babi Evans.
Tags: Banjo, Bill Evans
