Before getting to that NME interview, I am coming to an interview from The Music. The Australian website chatted with the remarkable Folk Bitch Trio about their rise and career so far. I would advise everyone to go and seek out this group on social media. Listen to their music. With some exciting dates coming up in the U.S, I am not sure whether they will come to the U.K. soon. I am writing this a few days before Glastonbury starts, so I am not sure if they have been booked or will come here another time:
“The slow burn of the first few years was defined by all the gigs and singles, and since then, the opportunities have been blazing hot. The group’s ascent has been rapid within the last couple of years, yet they admit they’ve been given some legroom to reflect on the realness of it all.
“We started this project just before COVID hit, and that was obviously like a year off, and then, like, a year of pretty stagnant movement,” Sinclair tells. “And I think perhaps if we didn't have that buffer, things would have been maybe a little bit crazier. But when you have, like, private time to soak things up…”
Pilkington adds, “We have very low expectations as well. So, every step of the way, things have felt crazy. Like, things now that feel minuscule compared to the things that are happening to us now felt crazy at the time [sic]."
“And because we're such good friends, I do think that, like, I remember the first time we were interstate as a band, and then the first time we were overseas as a band, like… we've definitely relished in the moments of being like, ‘This is this is insane, and this is really special, and this won't happen again.’ So, I don't think it's lost on us. I think we have time to sort of, even if they are small moments, we're like, ‘Yo, this is crazy guys.’”
Sinclair nods, “It’s definitely all still wild.” Peverelle takes a beat as well, “Yeah. But we do talk a lot, I think, like, we take moments to process together and feel… Which is good, I think.”
Even now, with sold-out rooms across the UK and US added to the pool room and another Europe run around the corner, not much has changed behind the scenes. “We tour-manage ourselves,” Pilkington laughs. “Running around those fucking European train stations with a guitar and a suitcase.”
And still, somehow, they manage to keep their cool through it all. “We maintain our glamour,” Sinclair deadpans. “All the time.”
Even now, as they prepare for the UK showcase festival, The Great Escape, and shows in Amsterdam and Paris, their compass hasn’t shifted.
They still laugh at the absurdity of it all. They still giggle at their own jokes. They still believe in making the most tender, stripped-back music — and pairing it with visuals that are a little bit silly - ergo running around in chainmail for the Analogue clip or shedding a tear for their mums’ stage auditions in The Actor’s clip. Modern-day irony blended with folk-music sincerity.
And maybe that’s the reason they’re still here. Still friends. Still laughing. Still harmonising through the madness of a very fast-moving career.
“Big things,” Sinclair grins when asked what’s next. “Watch this space.”
“Off the hook,” she adds, half joking. “Off the line.”
Whatever it is — it’ll be theirs”.
