Mark Keenan - Irish Violin Maker

Rosin the Bow with host Joe McHugh by Rosin the Bow with Joe McHugh

Jan 5, 202264:17Music

I recorded this hour-long interview with violin maker Mark Keenan in 2017 when my wife Paula and I traveled to Ireland. Mark's studio is inside the historic Belmont industrial flour mill in Co. Offaly. Mark's grandfather...

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