Rosin the Bow podcast - An audio journey through the world of the violin
Paula McHugh
www.rosinthebow.org or www.rosinthebow.podbean.com
Traveling throughout the world, storyteller, fiddler, and award-winning radio journalist Joe McHugh and his wife Paula McHugh seek out interviews with violin makers, dealers, restorers, auctioneers, tone wood producers, insurance agents, museum curators, rosin makers, bow hair importers, string manufacturers—even police officers who have played a part in recovering stolen violins. The McHughs also interview gifted musicians who perform a variety of musical genres from classical and folk to jazz and rock. Rosin the Bow podcast speaks to anyone fascinated by the power of music to foster community and nourish the soul.
This week Rosin the Bow podcast features: Mick Moloney and Athena Tergis
March 17th, Saint Patrick's day, we add two Irish musicians Mick Moloney and Athena Tergis to the podcast. Mick and Athena are two highly regarded traditional Irish musicians performing and teaching today. Mick Moloney was born in Ireland and now lives in the United States. Along with being a singer and player of the 4-string banjo and mandolin, he holds a doctorate in folklore from the University of Pennsylvania and regularly takes groups to Ireland to experience first-hand the music and culture of his native land.
Born in New York City and then spending her childhood in San Francisco, Athena Tergis was classically trained on the violin but later fell in love with Irish and Scottish fiddle music. A former solo fiddler for the Broadway production of Riverdance, she tours with Mick Moloney and other musicians when not tending to her winery with her husband in the hills of Tuscany, Italy.