Hawktail: “Abbzug”
Peghead Nation fiddle instructor Brittany Haas plays an original tune with her talent-packed quartet.
Peghead Nation’s Fiddle Styles Workshop instructor Brittany Haas is one busy musician, and these days she can be heard on the popular NPR program Live from Here with Chris Thile, on tour with the Dave Rawlings Machine, and with her talented quartet Hawktail (formerly Haas Kowert Tice), which is preparing to release its second album.
In this video, Hawktail (Brittany on fiddle, Paul Kowert on bass, Jordan Tice on guitar, and Dominick Leslie on mandolin) play the original tune “Abbzug” in the Downtown Presbyterian Church in Nashville, Tennessee.
In her Fiddle Styles Workshop for Peghead Nation, Brittany hosts some of the best fiddlers on the planet, as they teach some of their favorite tunes and techniques. To learn from Brittany and her guests, enroll in the Fiddle Styles Workshop today.
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