Rosin the Bow with Joe McHugh podcast

Rosin the Bow with Joe McHugh

An audio journey through the fascinating world of the violin family

An audio journey through the fascinating world of the violin family

 

#92

Bernd Müsing - Innovator of Art of Bow Making

Bernd Müsing is a German who has spent years perfecting a new design for carbon fiber viol... more

10 Dec 2025

57 MINS

57:11

10 Dec 2025


#91

"Say Old Man, Can You Play the Fiddle?" a short story by Joe McHugh

This is our 90th episode! and we thought we would try something different. Every five year... more

29 Aug 2025

40 MINS

40:32

29 Aug 2025


#90

"Colonel" Greg Marsee - Kentucky Rosin Maker & Violin Maker & Orchestra Teacher

After conducting over 150 interviews for the Rosin the Bow project in the United States an... more

22 Aug 2025

59 MINS

59:11

22 Aug 2025


#89

Mateo Messina - Film Composer

I recorded Mateo Messina when I performed at the St. Patrick's Day celebrations two years ... more

01 Jun 2025

31 MINS

31:32

01 Jun 2025


#88

Trevor Stuart - North Carolina Mountains Fiddler and Violin Maker

I recorded this conversation with old-time fiddler and violin maker Trevor Stuart in 2015 ... more

03 May 2025

42 MINS

42:44

03 May 2025


#87

Jonathan Cooper - Violin Maker from Maine

I met Jonathan at the Wintergrass Music Festival some years ago where he was exhibiting so... more

01 May 2025

55 MINS

55:40

01 May 2025


#86

Purnaprajna Bangere & David Balakrishnan - Mathematics as Muse - Part 2

This podcast continues my conversation with two remarkable and thoughtful musicians. It al... more

03 Apr 2022

56 MINS

56:22

03 Apr 2022


#85

Purnaprajna Bangere & David Balakrishnan - Mathematics as Muse - Part 1

Purnaprajna Bangere is both a brilliant mathematician and a highly-respected violinist tra... more

03 Apr 2022

46 MINS

46:20

03 Apr 2022


#84

Bashar Matti - Iraqi-American Violinist

Bashar Matti was born in Iraq during the Iran-Iraq War and endured the troubled times of t... more

07 Mar 2022

42 MINS

42:48

07 Mar 2022


#83

Amanda Forsyth - Cellist

Amanda Forsyth is a cellist who was born in South Africa and grew up in Canada. Her father... more

27 Feb 2022

54 MINS

54:56

27 Feb 2022


#82

Daniel Rouslin and the Mystery of the Hidden Violin

Daniel Rouslin taught violin and music theater at Willamette University for many years. He... more

20 Feb 2022

39 MINS

39:05

20 Feb 2022


#81

Rhiannon Giddens - Fiddler, Banjoist, and Singer

Grammy and MacArthur award winner Rhiannon Giddens grew up in North Carolina near the city... more

13 Feb 2022

1 HR 00 MINS

1:00:47

13 Feb 2022