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🎙️ MICK’S TRIVIA“Dirty Old Town” might feel completely at home in the Irish folk songbook… but it wasn’t written about D...
09/09/2026

🎙️ MICK’S TRIVIA

“Dirty Old Town” might feel completely at home in the Irish folk songbook… but it wasn’t written about Dublin at all.

Ewan MacColl wrote it about Salford, England — and Irish folk singers later helped turn it into a staple of the Irish folk repertoire.

One of those songs we’ve adopted so completely that it almost feels Irish by birth.

Did you know this one?

09/09/2026

Phelim Drew has a message for you.

After spending the afternoon with Gerry and Mick, he had one request: like it, share it, post it, distribute it… whatever way you pass good things on to your friends.

And then he left us with a line that stopped us in our tracks.

“I know my father Ronnie would have absolutely loved it.”

That means a great deal coming from Phelim.

His episode of Two Auld Folkers is available now. Have a listen and let us know what you think.

Available now on all podcast platforms.

MICK’S TRIVIA“Raglan Road” didn’t begin life as a song at all.Patrick Kavanagh first wrote the words as a poem, and they...
09/09/2026

MICK’S TRIVIA

“Raglan Road” didn’t begin life as a song at all.

Patrick Kavanagh first wrote the words as a poem, and they were later sung to the traditional Irish air associated with “The Dawning of the Day.”

One of the best-known songs in Irish folk music began with poetry on a page.

Did you know that one?

09/09/2026

WHO’S THE FOLKER? 🎙️

Time for another mystery voice…

Tonight’s Folker has an unexpected connection to one of Ireland’s biggest TV dramas: TWO tracks from a debut EP were selected for the international release of RTÉ’s Love/Hate.

Have a listen to the voice in the reel. Does that clue help — or has it made things worse? 😄

Drop your guess below and, more importantly, tell us what gave it away.

The answer arrives with the new episode of Two Auld Folkers tonight at 7pm.

09/09/2026

How are you doing, folks?

Eddie Sherlock is joining us on the Two Auld Folkers Podcast, and he has a simple request: give the podcast a like and share it all around the town and all around the island.

We’re delighted to welcome Eddie for a chat. Tag someone who should be listening with you.

Available now on all podcast platforms.

09/09/2026

WHO’S THE FOLKER? 👀

Here’s today’s clue:

This Folker’s first screen role was in an Irish film that went on to win TWO Academy Awards.

Now listen carefully to the voice in the reel.

Does it sound familiar?

We’ll reveal our mystery Folker when the new episode lands tonight at 7pm.

Drop your guess below — and tell us what gave it away: the voice or the clue?

Who has the greatest voice Irish folk music has ever produced?Not necessarily the biggest range. Not necessarily the mos...
30/08/2026

Who has the greatest voice Irish folk music has ever produced?

Not necessarily the biggest range. Not necessarily the most technically perfect singer. We’re talking about that voice you recognise in a second — the one that can stop a room, tell a story and make an old song feel brand new.

Luke Kelly? Ronnie Drew? Dolores Keane? Christy Moore? Mary Black? Someone else entirely?

There can only be one at the top of your list. Who gets your vote — and why?

What’s the greatest Irish ballad ever written?Not your favourite singer. Not the best recording. We’re talking about the...
30/08/2026

What’s the greatest Irish ballad ever written?

Not your favourite singer. Not the best recording. We’re talking about the song itself — the words, the story, the melody and the way it has lasted through the years.

There are plenty of serious contenders: songs of love, loss, rebellion, emigration, home and everything in between.

But if you could put just one Irish ballad at the very top of the list, what would it be?

Give us the title — and tell us why it deserves the crown.

29/08/2026

What was your favourite Irish folk gig you were ever at?

The problem? Gerry has been to thousands of them.

But one of the first that came straight back to him was seeing Horslips at the National Stadium in Dublin.

He remembers being absolutely astounded.

Celtic rock, a brilliant venue and a band at full flight.

It was one of those gigs that stayed with him.

Then, of course, he starts remembering The Fureys and Davey Arthur... and all those Moving Hearts nights in the Baggot Inn.

So we’re opening this one up to you.

What is the one Irish folk gig you still talk about years later?

25/08/2026

Ireland’s history isn’t only written in books. A huge part of it lives in our songs.

From Boolavogue and the 1798 Rebellion to the lockouts, 1916, the War of Independence, the Civil War, emigration in the 1980s and even the water charges, generations of songwriters have turned the events around them into music.

According to the Mick, Ireland shares that tradition with one other country: China.
That caught us by surprise.

Do you think Irish folk songs tell our social history better than any history book could?

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