The Folk Hogan Podcast

Nick calls Moses and Casey from home to break down the highs and lows from the past weekend’s shows as the band gears up for their Saint Patrick’s Day gig. While organizing cables and getting interrupted by a French bulldog, the conversation turns to a focused discussion on future releases. Nick lays out the options for new Folk Hogan music in 2026 or 2027, including CD, vinyl, and digital formats, and why listener input should help guide that decision.

It all comes to a head at Piper Down Pub. The final battle is here as the party faces Murphy, the Giant, and the consequences of everything they’ve done so far. Dice fly, plans unravel, and heroic moments emerge in the most Folk Hogan way possible. This is the conclusion of our Bandsgiving DND trilogy, replacing Jeopardy with combat, lore, and one last stand that feels way too familiar to anyone who’s ever played a show, loaded a van, or tempted fate on tour.

The journey continues at a beer festival that feels cursed from the jump. The crew encounters the Zombie Prince, questionable crowds, and a series of choices that may or may not doom the party. We take a hard left straight into the inner workings of Moses’s mind maps, where strategy, lore, and absolute chaos collide. This episode is heavy on world building, wild character turns, and the kind of side quests that only happen when Folk Hogan plays DND.

This year we’re skipping Folk Hogan Jeopardy and doing something much more unhinged. Welcome to Bandsgiving DND. In Part I, the band loads the van, rolls initiative, and heads out on a cosmic gig that immediately goes off the rails. Space bends, faders get pushed, and the line between tour life and tabletop chaos disappears fast. Characters are introduced, alliances form, and bad decisions are made early. This is the beginning of a three part Folk Hogan DND saga and things only get weirder from here.

Episode 34 of the Folk Hogan Podcast finds Nick and Casey back home, deep in a stretch of local shows after returning from Europe. They talk Dirty Pop beers, missed rehearsals, Midvale characters, forced dancing at gigs, wedding receptions popping up inside Piper Down, and the realities of running sound in Salt Lake City. Topics include: • Ice Haus, Piper Down, and A Bar Named Sue show stories • Social media (or lack of it) and how it affects bookings • Content creation, YouTube live footage, and podcast clips • Friends in the scene — Secret Souls, Spirit Machines, Murphy & The Giants • Rebuilding setlists, adding old songs, writing new ones • Casey’s updated bass rig, new pedals, and tone changes • Why bands need downtime to stay creative • The beginnings of new material — and possibly another album Catch new live videos and behind-the-scenes content at: FolkHogan.com and on YouTube.

Nick and Casey return for Episode 33 of the Folk Hogan Podcast — the first episode since wrapping the band’s 2025 tour across the Netherlands, Germany, and Austria. The two break down the final stretch of shows, travel stories, and the wild differences between playing at home and playing in Europe. Highlights include: • Treehouse living in the Netherlands • Staircase injuries & emergency rooms abroad • First impressions of German cities and venues • The Golden Crown club and Vienna’s full-block power outage • Late-night drives, festivals, and meeting international fans • Bitterballen at Local42, carnival chaos, and the final Irish Home Pub show • Returning home, jet lag recovery, and reorganizing all the touring gear • Moses launching his new guitar repair shop in Salt Lake City Plus: Nick has been editing tons of new live videos — check out the Folk Hogan YouTube channel for fresh concert footage from the entire EU run. More at: FolkHogan.com

From their IKEA-esque treehouse hideout in Gulpen, Folk Hogan reflect on the whirlwind first leg of their European tour. The band recaps their first four shows: a kickoff night in Zandam filled with new friends and bitterballen, a packed second show at The Skiff in Hilversum complete with gifts and Flügel shots, a lively festival in Tabiste where they sampled fried noodle patties, and a tight, high-energy gig at Uncle Sam’s in Nijverdal that ended with some unexpectedly delicious Dutch Chinese food. Food and drink become running themes: Casey’s first taste of bitterballen lived up to the hype, the crew got “iced” in the classic Smirnoff Ice Game, and they discovered that Flügel Shots involve tiny bottles, a duck mascot, and drinking without hands. Coffee culture sparks debate too—Nick powers through the days with cup after cup, while Casey learns the hard way that ordering an “Iced Coffee” in the Netherlands gets you hot coffee topped with ice cream instead. They even share a story about McDonald’s almost helping with an ankle injury but delivering a bag of ice… and a paper bag instead of the ice pack they needed.  The episode captures the humor, chaos, and charm of touring abroad: great crowds, quirky cultural differences, long drives, and a lot of gratitude for warm hospitality. It’s a mix of music, mishaps, and laughter that makes clear this tour is already one for the books.

We talk about everything today in an attempt to summarize our tour.