Jun 24, 2026 · 48 min · 10 segments
In part two of our chat with feis musician, composer, teacher, and adjudicator Francis Ward, we do a deep dive on the legacy of his composition, the Vanishing Lake. Francis gives us the background on…
Francis WardGuest
Julia TopperHost
Christos WienHost
[upbeat music] Over the weekend, the Celtic Junction was a sponsor of an event in town called Rock the Cradle, which is sponsored by one of the local public radio stations, and, um, it's a great event for kids to come and, and listen to kid-friendly rock music.
It happens at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, and we had a table outside where we have a variety of instruments and dance shoes and a shillelagh and a hurling stick-
And I ended up, because I don't, we don't want, I mean, we want kids to interact with it, but we don't want them to pull it off the table.
[upbeat music] Over the weekend, the Celtic Junction was a sponsor of an event in town called Rock the Cradle, which is sponsored by one of the local public radio stations, and, um, it's a great event for kids to come and, and listen to kid-friendly rock music.
It happens at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, and we had a table outside where we have a variety of instruments and dance shoes and a shillelagh and a hurling stick-
And I ended up, because I don't, we don't want, I mean, we want kids to interact with it, but we don't want them to pull it off the table.
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