Besides his mastery of Bill Monroe’s mandolin style, Mike Compton, Peghead Nation’s Monroe-Style Mandolin teacher, is also known for his blues playing, influenced by many of the black string bands of the 1920s and ’30s. “Cream and Sugar Blues” comes for The Two Poor Boys, the Tennessee-based guitar-and-mandolin duo of Joe Evans and Arthur McLain, who recorded between 1927 and 1931. While Mike was in the studio recording instructional videos for his Monroe-Style Mandolin course, he took some time out to perform this song with Peghead Nation co-founder and Flatpicking Guitar instructor Scott Nygaard.
Learn to play blues mandolin and more from Mike in his Monroe-Style Mandolin course, or guitar with Scott in his Flatpicking Guitar, Roots and Bluegrass Rhythm Guitar, and Weekly Guitar Workout courses. Enroll in Peghead Nation today!
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Mike Compton and Scott Nygaard: “Bring Your Clothes Back Home”Peghead Nation mandolin and guitar instructors play John Hartford’s humorous blues song. Read More |
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Joe K. Walsh and Scott Nygaard: “Dawg’s Waltz”Peghead Nation mandolin and guitar instructors play a David Grisman and Jerry Garcia tune. Read More |
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Mike Compton and Scott Nygaard: “Bluegrass Special”Peghead Nation mandolin and guitar instructors play classic Bill Monroe boogie-woogie tune. Read More |
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Chad Manning and Scott Nygaard: “Whiskey Before Breakfast”Peghead Nation instructors play a mandolin and guitar version of the jam-session favorite. Read More |
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Joe K. Walsh and Scott Nygaard: “Goodbye Liza Jane”Peghead Nation mandolin and guitar instructors play an old-time favorite. Read More |
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Joe K. Walsh and Grant Gordy: “Storm of the Century of the Week”Mandolin/guitar duo play Gordy’s progressive bluegrass original. Read More |
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Joe K. Walsh and Grant Gordy: “Cheyenne”Peghead Nation mandolin instructor Joe K. Walsh plays the Bill Monroe classic with his Mr. Sun bandmate. Read More |
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John Reischman, Sharon Gilchrist, and Scott Nygaard: “Midnight on the Water”A beautiful performance of the bluegrass classic from the string trio, Harmonic Tone Revealers. Read More |
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John Reischman and Scott Nygaard: “The North Shore”Peghead Nation instructors play a mandolin and guitar duet of John Reischman’s original waltz. Read More |
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John Reischman and Scott Nygaard: “Little Liza Jane”Peghead Nation instructors play a mandolin and guitar version of the old-time favorite. Read More |
