Jan 30, 2015
CBS Sunday Morning features another story on violinmaking: www.cbsnews.com/videos/violinmaking-a-historic-art
"..this piece of wood that is very much alive." Story about century old violins made by two luthiers from Cremona, Italy.
Jan 15, 2015
"The Donegal fiddle tradition is arguably the richest regional style in Ireland....generally aggressive, attacking sound is achieved by the use of staccato bowing coupled with demanding finger work." So reads the inside notes from the cassette tape of "The Donegal…
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Dec 17, 2014
My own home county of Donegal produced some of Ireland's best fiddlers. Johnny Doherty, Neili Boyle, Francy Byrne, and John Gallagher (better known as John the Tea) to name a few.
When farmers brought their livestock to town for sale…
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Dec 10, 2014
CBS 60 Minutes featured a story called "The City of Music" which told the story of the town of Cremona, Italy and its most famous citizen, violin maker Antonio Stradivari.
www.cbs.com/shows/60_minutes/video/