In part one of this two-part interview with Dr. Francis Ward, Julia gets far too excited to nerd out with another ethnomusicologist. We chat about Francis' early foray into traditional Irish music and dance, his experience at University of Limerick, how to inspire students to find passion and drive in pursuit of music and dance, the evolution of tradition in Irish dance, and so much more.

Francis' composition, Cuimhnigh ar Sarsfield: The Wild Geese Suite, commissioned by the Limerick Bastille Day Wild Geese Festival, is available for listening on YouTube. His award-winning set dance, The Vanishing Lake, is available for listening at every single jig set round at a competition near you.

And if you want to listen to what lawyers and law firm marketing and business development professionals can learn from Irish dance, here's the episode of The BD Catalyst that Kristo referenced in the intro.