Freddy & Francine (Nashville) w. Amber Hargett

$10 door/online, $15 VIP - online only w. special guest Amber Hargett 8 pm doors, 9 pm show https://www.freddyandfrancine.com

To the casual observer, Freddy & Francine seem safely cemented as a folk duo. They got the look. The soulful harmonies. The folk circuit bookings — over 150 a year, including the legendary Telluride Bluegrass Festival. They’re even married. Cute.

But Freddy & Francine (their actual names are Lee Ferris and Bianca Caruso) aren’t interested in acting, or genres, or talking or not talking about their relationship. They’ve done all that.

“We just want to play music all the time and we don't care about the rest of the bullshit,” Ferris said.  “The experience of sitting down with an instrument and coming up with something for the first time, you can’t beat that.”

But don’t call it folk music. It’s too energetic.  Freddy & Francine sounds like Freddy & Francine. It ain’t the easiest thing to explain, but it makes sense when you hear it. “I’m really happy with who I am and I'm happy with the life I have,” Ferris said. At the end of the day, or road, authenticity is internal. Watch your step.