Press

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  • Open magazine featuring an article titled 'How I Live Emma Hardy, Violin Maker' on the left page with a photograph of a woman holding a violin on the right page. The woman has dark hair, and is in a room with wooden furniture.

    Idler Magazine: Issue 96

    The Idler Magazine featured me in their “How I live” series, in which I document the life of being a violin maker.

  • BBC Look North

    In 2024 BBC Look North visited the workshop, to film a segment about myself and the Portland Works building. They also published a corresponding news article.

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  • A woman with long brown hair playing a violin in a workshop or studio, surrounded by tools and musical equipment.

    Yorkshire Post & YP Magazine

    In June 2026 I was interviewed for a feature published in both the Yorkshire Post Saturday Magazine in print, and online.

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  • Conservator's Podcast: S14E06

    The Conservator Podcast interviewed me to learn more about the ethics around violin repair and restoration.

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  • Emma Hardy, a violin maker, sitting in her workshop surrounded by hanging violins, tools, and books.

    That's TV: South Yorkshire

    That’s TV interviewed me for their evening news segment, to talk about the Folk Who Roam project.

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