Mrs Findlay’s Broadwood Square Piano
Bought in 1977 on a whim for fifty pounds in Ballycastle, Co Antrim, Mrs. Findlay’s Broadwood Square Piano, a bockedy old instrument, unearths a story of forbidden romance in Glasgow, a legal battle over a dowry and the reunification of two families. As its strings and pedals are restored by Michael Hannon so too is the history of a family and airing of a sonata that had lain dormant for years.
Presenter/Producer: Angie Mezzetti
Sound Production: Patrick Wall
An Ocarina production for RTÉ lyric fm, funded by the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland from the Television Licence Fee.
(First broadcast 11th November 2016)
RTÉ lyric fm, Sunday 21st April, 6pm-7pm