Derk’s Discoveries: Oops! He Did It Again
By: Derk Richardson
December 19, 2016
Richard Thompson walks a high wire in his requests-only shows
Tags: Guitar, Singer-Songwriter
Intermediate Flatpicking Guitar with Scott Nygaard Is Now Live!
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.
Derk’s Discoveries: Rut Is in a Groove
By: Derk Richardson
November 30, 2016
Is Joe Rut the new king of indie country-rock?
Tags: Guitar, Singer-Songwriter
Irish Fiddle with Dale Russ Is Now Live!
By: Dan Gabel
October 20, 2016
Learn to play Irish Fiddle with Dale Russ in our newest Peghead Nation course.
Derk’s Discoveries: Donovan’s Not Done
By: Derk Richardson
October 14, 2016
At 70, the Scottish Hurdy Gurdy Man bolsters his legacy on tour.
Tags: Guitar, Singer-Songwriter
Peghead Nation Workshops at the Fretboard Summit
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.
Derk’s Discoveries: Hear that Train A-Comin’
By: Derk Richardson
September 21, 2016
Joe Henry and Billy Bragg ride the rails and make them sing.
Tags: Guitar, Singer-Songwriter
Derk’s Discoveries: Laurel Canyon 2.0
By: Derk Richardson
September 1, 2016
Jonathan Wilson's Deja Vu-doo
Tags: Guitar, Singer-Songwriter
Intermediate Bluegrass Mandolin with Sharon Gilchrist Is Now Live!
By: Dan Gabel
August 2, 2016
Peghead Nation adds to its mandolin instruction lineup with a course on playing Bluegrass Mandolin with Sharon Gilchrist.
Tags: Mandolin
Remembering Ralph Stanley
By: Bill Evans
July 13, 2016
Peghead Nation banjo instructor Bill Evans talks about the influence of one of the titans of bluegrass music.
Derk’s Discoveries: Bob Is Back
By: Derk Richardson
July 6, 2016
Forty-five years after their release and disappearance, singer-songwriter Bob Brown’s first two albums deserve your attention.
Tags: Guitar, Singer-Songwriter
Derk’s Discoveries: When Dreams Come True
By: Derk Richardson
June 24, 2016
Carrie Rodriguez turns her complex cultural identity into musical magic.
Tags: Fiddle, Singer-Songwriter
Derk’s Discoveries: World (Music) Domination
By: Derk Richardson
June 12, 2016
Naxos builds an epic library of global sounds.
Tags: Recordings
Bruce Molsky’s New CD/DVD: “Can’t Stay Here This a-Way”
By: Dan Gabel
May 25, 2016
Peghead Nation old-time fiddle instructor's latest recording is a solo CD/DVD package released by the Old-Time Tiki Parlour.
Derk’s Discoveries: Five Songs for Five Bucks
By: Derk Richardson
May 20, 2016
Nell Robinson and Jim Nunally blaze news trails to indie success
