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Get Folked

Get Folked is a long-format, comfort-noise podcast anchored to casual discussions around folk music with enough slack on the chain to allow the conversation to drift into the uncertain waters of parenting, mid-life career choices, living in a foreign country, returning home, whiskey sampling, and entertainment. Join us as we explore the subjects of Irish and international culture, artists, live music sessions, song lyrics, and song-writing. getfolked.substack.com

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Episode 43 - Sorry For Your Troubles

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2024/10/14

As autumn colours scatter the floor and lay bare the coming darkness of Winter, Ed and Andy discuss the inevitable conclusion of their own seasonal cycle and plan accordingly. Question is, can a five part harmony truly capture the essence of the subject. We're willing to find out.Join us as we meander through one of Berlin's oldest churches but not before seducing you with fresh word smut, hot off the presses, involving some overly viscous sunscreen, a tiny hat and a waiter who can't wait to be

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80:08

Episode 42 - Cock Lock and Beats

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2024/10/07

Blatant banditry meets its match on the streets of Berlin as Andy's detective skills and knowledge of the criminal underworld, honed over the years in the bowl of Gorlitzer Park, bring him face to face with the face of crime. Enemies confronted, dangers abound. Avengers assemble!!And while Ed can only listen in awe at Andy's crime fighting exploits, his interactions this past week with Parkside precision engineering inform his creativity as he attempts to help Andy solve the constant conundrum of

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81:22

Episode 41 - The Siren’s Call

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2024/09/30

Close your eyes and let Ed and Andy engulf you in some word wizardry, taking you back over 100 years to to tread the boards of the Berlin stage. In those simpler times, a bisexual occultist would have been the exception rather than the rule but time’s arrow marches forward and Berlin, thankfully, welcomes all. Even those who eat all the tart!Creative freedom is a double edged chainsaw. We carve open the fruit of possibility and feast on the flesh of hope before violently stabbing ourselves in the

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86:58

Episode 40 - Turtle Power

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2024/09/22

Hawkin' Twang, formerly known as The Nancy Boys, formally known as Nancy Boys, formally known as Nancy and very briefly known as Woof said Faherty, make their long awaited rebrand at Madonna fest 2024.Some jaw dropping statistics around the survival rates of baby turtles give Ed and Andy pause for reflection, they challenge the common misconception surrounding Hitler's footballing prowess and they discuss how wood chippers can often bring the best, and the worst, out of mankind. Let’s Get Folked

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91:57

Episode 39 - Down Periscope

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2024/09/15

The Western Ho bids a fond farewell to one of its Thursday night session stalwarts with an evening of mourning and music. Andy continues to do battle with his young padawan who pushes him towards the dark side. A brief introduction to Mazurka music, some classic Irish trad tunes, house keeping and the usual risqué rhetoric await you on another episode of Get Folked! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit

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97:22

Episode 38 - The Turtle Run

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2024/09/09

Ed returns to work this week and, for the first time in a long time, does not mention the treehouse on the podcast (except for in this blurb which totally doesn't count). In one of their many digressions Andy and Ed hypothesize about how many 9-year-olds would be needed to take each of them down in, what would be for a little while at least, the world's cutest fight to the death. Andy's week was objectively cooler than Ed's with some daytime clubbing, a visit to the party bridge, and some bean stew

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96:23

Episode 37 - The Paddy Chain

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2024/09/02

What's in a name? There seems to be a lot as Andy and Ed revisit the subject of band names, displaying what might worryingly be considered, at least for two song writers, a distinct lack of imagination. But this isn't all that's going on with your two favourite podcasters.Ed reminisces about a memorable Sunday afternoon from his adolescence when a blunder by the censors at Ireland's national broadcaster allowed 1970s Barbara Bach into the unsuspecting and pleasantly surprised kitchens of Ireland in

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97:57

Episode 36 - When the Circus Came to Town

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2024/08/25

What do Chat GPT, Croatian Kayaking, Swing Dancing, and Man-Eating Donkeys have in common? Join us for Episode 36 of the Get Folked Podcast and find out.Car trouble can't stop Ed from exploring the delights on offer in The Bodhrán pub in Mitchelstown where he finds the folk generous in their offers of drink, urinal chats, and even flamenco dancing (sort of), while offers of cheese are conspicuously absent. He even gets to see his potential future self in that night's musical act but was so

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92:44

Episode 35 - Daddy's Time To Shine

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2024/08/18

And so, after logging over 3000 minutes of untethered rambling, Ed and Andy put on their professional boots and thread the boards with heads held high.Housekeeping is researched and shared between the pair with a few more factual insights into the carnal comings and goings of crows, basic Math get's explained to both gentlemen and Matthias Hohner is given the credit he deserves for blessing the earth with melodic wonders and giving lost 80'S kids a voiceLive folk music from a van parked at the top

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86:09

Episode 34 - Tales from the Aerial Silk Society

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2024/08/11

Andy's whirlwind tour of Europe continues as he broadcasts this week from Poland. A brief stop-off in Berlin beforehand allows him time to bring us all a sample of some musical talent which caught his ear in the form of Italian folk singer Johnny Ursi (Link to his Instagram below), whose version of a well loved Irish ballad draws admiration from Andy and Ed. Rounding out the episode the animal kingdom provides the guys with ever more fodder for wonderment and discussion as Ed brings house-keeping to

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87:37

Episode 33 - The Stud House

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2024/08/04

Get Folked finds its spiritual home in a half-built bungalow as Andy and Ed record this week’s episode, along with their first ever very special guests, in and among the high art, fine stud-work, and academic records of Andy’s family.The guests shirk off their alter-egos and flex their intellectual muscles on topics such as the "Sacred Heart" and how it can be used to win the love of a lady, the bogs of Ireland and what the f*%k we are doing there, the dangers of teaching children how to read, and

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92:46

Episode 32 - Weatherman

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2024/07/28

Ed's Berlin return continues with a week-long food-eating fiesta. It's far from avocados he was raised, but embracing the culinary as well as the musical delights Berlin has to offer is what he does. Ed also visits one of Andrew's regular folk nights in Bavul while sharing some of the more sad observations of his former Kiez (a pretentious way of saying “neighbourhood”).Andrew returns to Ireland for the first time in a year and is lifted by the Irish people's love of small talk. He drags the sun

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82:26

Episode 31 - Background Noise

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2024/07/22

Andy and Ed give David Attenborough something to worry about as they take this week's podcast outdoors and into the wild. Observing the bounty which nature has put on display they record from Berlin's Gorlitzer Park on a warm Summer Sunday afternoon.Attracting glances from the natives, some curious, some sultry, some seductive(?), the guys bring you the latest episode of Get Folked and with it music from the Berlin clubs, some rap/country-western mash-up, and even a little of their own music. This

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69:24

Episode 30 - Give me that hat!

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2024/07/15

Ed's week fails to penetrate beyond his Covid quarantine, but he still finds time for some backfiring parental guidance and also some real-world house-keeping (God bless those rods).Gorlitzer Park offers up it's wonders and mysteries for Andrew's consideration and delight as he lets the summer vibes wash over his sleeveless arms for the 3rd week in a row, but who's counting?Join us for the latest episode of Get Folked. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other

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93:11

Episode 29 - Allow it sir...Allow it!

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2024/07/07

And the beat goes on. Ed finds himself in unfamiliar territory this week as the marching season kicks off early, or right on time depending on what calendar you use, and some locals bring him up to date.Andrew cleanses his spirit with an afternoon of Maori folk singing, navigating all the melodies with his own personal understanding of precision. Farewell to the roaring twenties on Get Folked. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus

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94:41

Episode 28 - He's Behind You

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2024/07/01

From the flax fields of France to the seductive streets of Coventry, forged in the mountains of Hokkaido while invoking the ancestral spirits of Saigon comes a podcast as old as time. He never expected to find love on a plane, but jumping out of one set in motion a series of events that would mildly inconvienance his life...FOREVER!The people who brought you "Donkey Safari -A Journey from A to B" bring a tale of forbidden love, broken trust and legs.This July 1st - Strap on...He's Behind You This is

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Episode 27 - Late for Mass

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2024/06/24

Andrew takes a break from maths this week and immerses himself in all things musical, from a classically trained Japanese guitarist on the outskirts of Berlin to the expressive notes of some avant-garde ping-pong balls closer to home.Meanwhile, a slightly hungover Ed ponders aloud some of the big mysteries of our time; Why does online shopping so often result in the unintentional purchase of "clown pants"? and, If one's underpants can mistakenly be considered to be invisible, are potential "Peeping

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82:55

Episode 26 - Father's Day and am, sexy Yetis

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2024/06/17

Andy and Ed's attempt to hold each other to account for their verbal ticks takes a decidedly abrupt turn towards BDSM in the latest episode of the Get Folked podcast. Reflections on Father's Day cause Andy to bemoan the fact that he gets scammed twice a year. Why does the EU fail to pass legislation synchronizing each nation's celebration of their Patriarchs? Could this be the issue that gets Andy and Ed elected to the next EU Parliament? (Actually, these last two sentences weren't discussed during

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81:58

Episode 25 - Pythagoras says "No!"

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2024/06/10

Join us for the 25th Episode of the Get Folked podcast as the silver jubilee descends upon us. Andy and Ed use this auspicious occasion to bid farewell to the world they once knew, in which the hardest thing about mathematics was long division, and step tentatively into a world where numbers define not just your name and the essence of your character, but the direction in which you should urinate. And for all you music lovers out there, if earth-shattering mathematics isn't your thing, fear not,

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84:51

Episode 24 - Oh, The Irony

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2024/06/03

Where once there was but darkness and ignorance in the world Andy and Ed come forth in the latest instalment of your favourite podcast and bequeath knowledge unto the masses through their illuminating discourse on literature, history, musical theory, mathematics, theology, and the deceptive ways of a very observational horse. All of this is, of course, set against the back-drop of Andy's most recent excursion into the world of Albanian Folk Music (this link will take you to the site of that

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