Rosin the Bow
Audio Journey Through the World of the Violin Family
Joe McHugh in San Francisco
with luthier Roland Feller
In 2015, storyteller, fiddler, and award-winning public radio journalist Joe McHugh set out on a quest to explore the many roles the violin family of instruments play in the world today. Traveling throughout the United States and parts of Italy, France, and Ireland, Joe and his wife Paula recorded interviews with gifted musicians who play a variety of musical styles from classical to jazz, folk to rock. They also interviewed violin makers, dealers, collectors, tone wood producers, composers, string designers, museum curators—even FBI agents who helped recover stolen violins. These interviews are now featured in an exciting new public radio/podcast series and will become part of the permanent collection of violin-related materials at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History.
This one-hour multimedia program includes images, audio, and live musical performance.
Frederic Chaudiere, violin maker
from Montpelier, France
Joe interviews the Vettori family three generations of violin making
Ideal For:
Music Organizations
Libraries
Schools of Music
Museums
Senior Residences
High Schools