New Lessons for March 2024
By: Dan Gabel
March 12, 2024
Peghead Nation instructors have new lessons, techniques, and tunes to keep your musical journey on track!
Join us at Wintergrass 2024
By: Dan Gabel
February 14, 2024
Peghead Nation will be on hand in Bellevue, Washington, February 22 - 25 for a weekend full of performances, workshops, jamming, and fun!
New Lessons for December 2023
By: Dan Gabel
December 6, 2023
New lessons, tunes, and techniques from Peghead Nation instructors!
New Lessons for November 2023
By: Dan Gabel
November 2, 2023
New lessons, tunes, and techniques from Peghead Nation instructors!
New Lessons, October 2023
By: Dan Gabel
October 5, 2023
Peghead Nation instructors release great new lessons and tunes.
New Lessons for September 2023
By: Dan Gabel
September 12, 2023
Check out new lessons, tunes, and techniques from Peghead Nation instructors.
New Lessons, Tunes, and Techniques for August 2023
By: Dan Gabel
August 1, 2023
Peghead Nation instructors release hours of new material for you to dig into this month!
New Lessons Released for July 2023
By: Dan Gabel
July 1, 2023
New lessons, tunes, and techniques to propel your summer playing!
New Lessons and Courses for June 2023
By: Dan Gabel
June 9, 2023
New Tunes and Techniques from our instructors, available now!
New Lessons for April 2023
By: Dan Gabel
April 3, 2023
Peghead Nation instructors have released hours of new lessons with great tunes and helpful techniques!
New Lessons, Tunes, and Techniques for March 2023
By: Dan Gabel
March 3, 2023
Great new material from the Peghead Nation instructors available now!
Join Us at Wintergrass 2023
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!
New Lessons for February 2023
By: Dan Gabel
February 2, 2023
Great new tunes, techniques, and lessons from Peghead Nation instructors.
New Lessons, Tunes, and Techniques for December 2022
By: Dan Gabel
December 13, 2022
Great new lessons from the talented Peghead Nation instructors. Join us!
New Lessons for November 2022
By: Dan Gabel
November 10, 2022
New tunes, techniques, and exercises from Peghead Nation instructors!
New Lessons, Tunes, and Techniques for October 2022
By: Dan Gabel
October 5, 2022
Check out hours of new lesson material in select courses on Peghead Nation.
Peghead Nation Receives a 2022 IBMA Distinguished Achievement Award
By: Dan Gabel
September 26, 2022
We’re honored to be recognized by bluegrass music’s leading industry organization and our community!
New Lessons Released for September 2022!
By: Dan Gabel
September 9, 2022
Explore new lessons, tunes, and techniques from Peghead Nation’s expert instructors.
Hours of New Lessons Released for July 2022!
By: Dan Gabel
July 10, 2022
Explore new lessons, tunes, and techniques from Peghead Nation’s expert instructors.
New Lessons, Tunes, and Techniques for June 2022!
By: Dan Gabel
June 6, 2022
Explore Hours of New Lessons from Peghead Nation's Expert Instructors!
New Lessons Released for May 2022
By: Dan Gabel
May 2, 2022
New tunes, techniques, and exercises just released in Peghead Nation courses.
New Lessons Released for April 2022
By: Dan Gabel
April 9, 2022
New tunes, techniques, and exercises just released in Peghead Nation courses.
Learning by Ear with Lissa Schneckenburger Now Available!
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.
New Lessons Released for March 2022
By: Dan Gabel
March 11, 2022
Hours of new tunes, techniques, and exercises just released in Peghead Nation courses.
New Lessons Added for February 2022
By: Dan Gabel
February 2, 2022
Hours of new tunes, techniques, and exercises just released in Peghead Nation courses.
Hours of New Lessons for December 2021
By: Dan Gabel
December 1, 2021
Watch video examples from some of the latest lessons from Peghead Nation’s Instructrors!
New Lessons Added for November 2021
By: Dan Gabel
November 5, 2021
Take a look at new the new lessons just released in Peghead Nation courses!
Inspiration4 Ukulele | Martin Guitar | Space X
By: Martin Guitar
September 14, 2021
SpaceX astronaut Chris Sembroksi to take ukulele to space.
Tags: Martin Guitar, Ukulele
Hours of New Lessons and Tunes for August 2021
By: Dan Gabel
August 6, 2021
Take a look at new the new lessons just released in Peghead Nation courses!
Win a Spot at Great Lakes Music Camp 2021
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.
New Lessons Released for July 2021
By: Dan Gabel
July 1, 2021
Hours of new tunes and techniques to learn in Peghead Nation courses!
New Lessons Released for June 2021
By: Dan Gabel
June 11, 2021
Great new tunes and techniques to learn in Peghead Nation courses.
Join the Porch Pride Beginner-Friendly Jam-Along with Luisa Lopez | Sunday, June 13
By: Dan Gabel
June 9, 2021
Peghead Nation is sponsoring Porch Pride 2021 and a special all-levels virtual jam.
ALL WIGGED OUT | Marcy Marxer Fundraiser
By: Dan Gabel
May 19, 2021
Help Peghead Nation’s ukulele instructor tell her cancer treatment and recovery story.
Tags: Ukulele
Martin 0XK Concert Uke
By: Teja Gerken
May 10, 2021
An affordable ukulele with a great sound and a koa photo finish.
Tags: Martin Guitar, Ukulele
Welcome to Peghead Nation | Site Tour
By: Dan Gabel
April 13, 2021
How to find your courses, lessons, My Account page, Play-Along Tracks, and more.
New Lessons Released for April 2021
By: Dan Gabel
April 7, 2021
Great new tunes and techniques to learn, plus a brand new Octave Mandolin course.
New Lessons and Tunes Added to Peghead Nation Courses | March 2021
By: Dan Gabel
March 1, 2021
Our instructors have added great new tunes and techniques that you can jump into right now.
Tuning a Ukulele | Martin Guitars
By: Martin Guitar
February 6, 2021
An easy guide for getting your uke in tune.
Tags: Martin Guitar, Ukulele
New Lessons in the String School for January
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.
Martin Guitar Museum Tour with Chris Martin | Part 4
By: Martin Guitar
December 10, 2020
The Martin Guitar CEO talks about the introduction of mandolins and ukuleles in the early 1900s.
Welcome, Peghead Nation Subscribers, to Your New Website!
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.
New Tunes, Techniques, and Lessons Added for October
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.
New Tunes, Techniques, and Lessons Added for September
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.
New Tunes, Techniques, and Lessons Added for August
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.
Fishman ToneDEQ | How to Add Tremolo
By: Fishman
July 14, 2020
A look at the analog tremolo feature on Fishman’s powerful preamp EQ.
New Lessons Just Added to Peghead Nation for July
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.
New Lessons Just Added to Peghead Nation for June
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.
New Lessons Just Added to Peghead Nation for May
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.
Daniel Ho | The Shubb “Lite” Capo
By: Shubb Capos
May 4, 2020
The six-time Grammy-winning Hawaiian musician talks about the reliability of Shubb capos.
Watch Marcy Marxer’s Facebook Live Ukulele Workshop Here
By: Dan Gabel
April 27, 2020
Our ukulele instructor walked through a chord-melody version of “Bye Bye Blues,” demonstrated other musical styles, and more during an hour-long takeover of our Facebook page.
New Lessons Just Added to Peghead Nation
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.
Fishman PowerTap Infinity
By: Fishman
January 27, 2020
A look at the new Fishman pickup that combines the superior performance and tone of the Matrix Infinity undersaddle pickup system with a new soundboard body sensor.
Hours of New Lessons Just Added to Peghead Nation
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.
Bill and the Belles at IBMA | Fishman
By: Fishman
October 14, 2019
The country/Americana group plays a Jimmie Rodgers classic live in the Fishman and D’Addario showcase room at IBMA 2019.
Jerry Douglas & Tommy Emmanuel: “Halfway Home” | Ear Trumpet Labs
By: Ear Trumpet Labs
July 30, 2019
The dobro master and fingerstyle powerhouse play Tommy’s original tune in the Ear Trumpet Labs workshop.
Fender Grace VanderWaal Ukuleles
By: Teja Gerken
January 28, 2019
A pair of signature models for the “America’s Got Talent” star.
Della Mae: “Peg Monster” | Ear Trumpet Labs & D’Addario
By: Ear Trumpet Labs
October 15, 2018
The Americana powerhouse plays an original song in the Ear Trumpet Labs yurt at the Grey Fox Festival.
Banana Stand Media Presents Ear Trumpet Labs
By: Ear Trumpet Labs
October 8, 2018
Founder Patrick Graham talks about the creation of the Ear Trumpet Labs company and his inspiration behind making the custom microphones.
Keep Going!
By: John Bartmann
July 6, 2018
Practical tips on how to find the motivation to keep practicing when life, schedules, and distractions pull at you.
Martin Guitar | Konter Uke
By: Martin Guitar
June 21, 2018
A replica of the soprano ukulele that was aboard Admiral Byrd’s 1926 expedition to the North Pole, and also made a trip to the White House.
Martin Ukulele Strings and 2 Concert Ukulele
By: Teja Gerken
June 4, 2018
A look at Martin’s Premium Ukulele and Ukulele Strings and the All-Mahogany 2 Concert Uke
Welcome to the World of Ukuleles
By: Teja Gerken
March 22, 2018
Marcy Marxer explains different ukulele sizes, tunings, and sounds.
Martin 0X Uke Bamboo
By: Teja Gerken
November 17, 2017
Martin combines vintage design and modern materials for a great-sounding, rugged soprano ukulele.
D’Addario Accessories | Instrument Care Kit
By: DAddario
November 6, 2017
Everything you need to keep your instrument playing, looking, and sounding its best, in one portable, handy kit.
D’Addario Nickel Bronze | Raw Talent with Pappy and JP from Cabinet
By: DAddario
September 28, 2017
Introducing Raw Talent, the Improv Song Series. We give artists made-up song titles, ask them to write a song on the spot.
Tags: Accessories, Ukulele
Larrivée UT-40KK0
By: Teja Gerken
September 18, 2017
A tenor ukulele built from top-grade flamed koa.
D’Addario Accessories | Ukulele Felt Pick
By: DAddario
August 10, 2017
The new Ukulele Felt Pick from D’Addario is more rigid than many ukulele picks, offering warm tone and increased control.
Tags: Accessories, Ukulele
Kala Tenor Ukulele
By: Teja Gerken
March 2, 2017
Kala’s KA-ATP-CRG-CE model offers a cutaway, onboard electronics, and beautiful woods.
Kala Marcy Marxer Signature Model Uke
By: Teja Gerken
October 20, 2016
Peghead Nation instructor demonstrates her tenor ukulele built with acacia back and sides.
Deering Goodtime Tenor Banjo Ukulele
By: Teja Gerken
June 16, 2016
A well-made banjo uke with a powerful sound and built-in pickup.
D’Addario Clip-On Headstock Tuner
By: DAddario
September 24, 2015
D'Addario has updated their large-format headstock tuner with a flip-up display, rotating body, and more.
Peghead Nation is One Year Old!
By: Dan Gabel
September 9, 2015
September marks our one-year anniversary and we thank you for being a part of Peghead Nation.
Gretsch G9101 Camp Uke
By: Teja Gerken
April 23, 2015
Gretsch brings back a classic vintage ukulele design.
Deering Goodtime Banjo Ukulele
By: Teja Gerken
March 24, 2015
Fusion of a concert ukulele and banjo results in a fresh sound.
Kala U-Bass Demo
By: Teja Gerken
February 3, 2015
Kala’s unique ukulele-size bass has convincing amplified bass tones.
D’Addario NS Banjo/Mandolin Capo and NS Ukulele Pro Capo
By: Teja Gerken
July 18, 2014
A precise, lightweight capo with adjustable, spring-loaded tension.
Kala JTE/2TS Tenor Sunburst Ukulele
By: Teja Gerken
June 16, 2014
Kala's archtop uke is inspired by jazz guitar designs
Tags: Ukulele
