Folk duo, Freight Train Foxes are built around the talents of Brisbane songwriters, Pat Kenny and Kelsey Berrington. Armed with the sonic influences of Passenger and The Lumineers, the pair wield their unique brand of suburban acoustic folk, which manages to wound and soothe simultaneously. Freight Train Foxes have been finalists at the Queensland Music Awards for two consecutive years, with their single, ‘Fly to You’ landing them a nomination at the 2023 awards ceremony for 'Best Folk Song'. After releasing four EPs in four years and amassing over 1.5 million streams on Spotify, the folk duo continue to impress audiences with stirring performances throughout Australia, including shows at BIGSOUND, Groundwater CMF, and Woodford Folk Festival.
Pat was an Army Officer before making an abrupt switch to songwriting, while Kelsey had a background as a circus performer before taking up music full-time. The songwriting partnership emerged from a chance encounter at an open mic, and has continued to develop out of a mutual admiration for their shared songwriting heroes. Freight Train Foxes fourth EP, Hungry & Hollow (produced by Garrett Kato) was released in June 2023, and it’s easily their most captivating collection of songs to date.
