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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Entertainment
Katie Cunningham

Folk Bitch Trio: ‘Being pathetic and lonely is great for songwriting’

Australian band Folk Bitch Trio, 2025
‘I think we all have surprised ourselves in how much our love for Melbourne has grown through being away from it’ … (L-R) Heide Peverelle, Jeanie Pilkington and Gracie Sinclair of Folk Bitch Trio. Photograph: Copper Taylor-Bogaars

As Folk Bitch Trio tell it, the music industry is a sadly predictable place.

“It’s exactly what everyone says it is, and exactly what everybody warns you about when you’re 18 and want to start working in music,” says vocalist and guitarist Jeanie Pilkington. “No one makes much money. The artist often ends up getting the shitty end of the stick. You have to work really, really, really hard, and sometimes it feels impossible.”

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