Episode 139 - The Crucible

This week it’s all about the music as Andy brings us all clips, clips, CLIPS! So sit back and enjoy the lovely music, mostly brought to you via those wonderful mid-wives of musical performance at the Bavul Art and Culture Cafe in Berlin.It’s the Get Folked Podcast. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit getfolked.substack.com

Howdy Ya’ll, never has it been so critical to sign up to the Get Folked Substack feed given the lads lack of consistency in turning in the episodes recently but… that’s what their all about. No…not inconsistency - spontaneity!!What is consistent is their ability to discuss bowel movements while, in the same one hour segment, segue seamlessly into the music. With a quick refresher on the trial and tribulations of Gram Parsons, a chat about the Irish country music scene and finally, some reminiscing of Andy’s latest foray into Berlin’s Open Mic sessions, join us for another round 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 getfolked.substack.com

This week Andy sings his dark and brooding version of Dolly Parton’s Coat of Many Colours for a very good cause . . . . . . a cause which he will totally be able to name-check for next week.Ed continues to travel the road of good intentions and refuses to pull the finger out and just play a few f@€king songs for the love of God! ! And, for some reason, the psychological trauma behind wearing a wig is discussed this week as well. Welcome to The Get Folked Podcast. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit getfolked.substack.com

Welcome back everybody. Andy and Ed catch up after an extended hiatus and cast their usual wide net of wonderment out into the sea of ignorance and bring forth from it’s murky depths a great many salmon of half-knowledge. Be it music, social questions, old-man rantings, or earnest Google searches, the quest for answers on The Get Folked Podcast is never-ending, so come join us for the latest episode. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit getfolked.substack.com

Unfortunately, the internet connection during this week’s episode causes the normally free-flowing conversation to be slightly stilted, but if you bear with them, Andy and Ed will guide you through this week’s cultural excursions, uninformed musings, and phone misadventures, all of which involve confronting unwelcome bodily fluids.Welcome to the Get Folked Podcast. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit getfolked.substack.com

There’s a fair amount of camping talk this week as Andy and Ed share notes on the do’s and don’ts of being one with nature after Ed’s recent wild camping experience.The late Dolly Parton also gets honourable mention as well as some musical recommendations and upcoming gigs from the guys and Ed speaks (but definitely doesn’t brag) about a gift he was given which will keep on giving well into the future (as long as he brings a spade).Welcome to this week’s late episode of The Get Folked Podcast. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit getfolked.substack.com

In this episode, Ed and Andy discuss the problem of having a third voice in two way conversation. It leads to misunderstanding, accusations and in some cases, retirement. The lads are perfectly capable of being misunderstood without your help thank you very much.In music, Kapela Kotra provide the inspiration for this weeks episode. As well as being accomplished musicians, having amazing vocals, sublime dress sense and the fluffiest of fluffy hair…they are amazing people who’s story, and the stories they tell leave you in awe. They could have easier names to pronounce though…just saying. Get Folked! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit getfolked.substack.com

Like the pioneering beta testers of old, Ed and Andy break in the newly refurbished Zencastr podcasting program with the usual surgical precision you’ve come to expect. What starts out as a squeaky wheel, ends in…well a squeaky wheel but less squeaky than before. How you say???Carbon brushes.Once they get past all that technical jargon, they dip their toes into some lakeside camping, chat solar eclipses and meteor showers, discuss Belarusian folk (and Andy’s need to redeem himself and find a mate), Randy Newman and the magical beats and rhymes of RUN DMC. It’s Get Folked. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit getfolked.substack.com

Andrew broadens his horizons and visits another local open mic night and finds himself “inspired!” INSPIRED!To do what exactly remains to be seen but at least the company is good.The lads discuss the timeless classic - Sister Act 2 - looking for meaning in some of the questionable guidance young nuns of the 90’s may have been giving the next generation of musical artists, given the pool of evidence they are drawing from. Joyful! Joyful! Get Folked.(Note - A glitch due to “online maintenance” of the podcasting program causes two blips in sound. Please excuse us talking over one another towards the end of the episode - this lasts about 15secs. Also, the outro music fails us so please use your imagination and don’t sit there in some sort of Get Folked trance awaiting them banjo twangs. I’ve been assured by Sam, our podcast pilot, that we will both sound better and, even more intelligent in future episodes.) This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit getfolked.substack.com

One more time for Andy and Ed to record in the same room together this summer. Unfortunately, a slight oversight with the audio settings resulted in the wonderfully professional microphones in their hands being used as mere weights to get their bicep pump on, as they unknowingly speak into the far lower quality computer microphone. This, dear listener, results in the same quality of subject matter that you are used to being discussed, but just a little harder to hear. In risk management terms this is what is referred to as a “Grey Rhino”.That being said, we hope that you can still enjoy hearing it as much as they enjoyed making it.Welcome to The Get Folked Podcast. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit getfolked.substack.com