A Man on an Unusual Mission: Bringing the Alphorn Back to France

Inside a former silk weaver’s workshop in Lyon, France, a carpenter and trained musician is breathing new life into an instrument that was on the brink of extinction in his country: the alphorn. 

In today’s episode, we’ll hear about this modern-day maker of the alphorn, which was used for centuries to summon livestock, or send messages across vast alpine valleys.  

“A Man on an Unusual Mission: Bringing the Alphorn Back to France” was written and narrated by Anna Richards.

Read the original story here: https://craftsmanship.net/field-notes/a-man-on-an-unusual-mission-bringing-the-alphorn-back-to-france/

Anna Richard’s website: https://www.annahrichards.com/

Music in this series is from Blue Dot Sessions. Michelle Tucci photographed the story and recorded Sandro Faita playing the alphorn. 

Craftsmanship is a multimedia publication about artisans and innovators who are creating a world built to last. This podcast episode was hosted and produced by Pauline Bartolone. Todd Oppenheimer is the founding editor and executive director of the magazine and its parent organization, The Craftsmanship Initiative. Laurie Weed is the magazine's managing editor.

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