Grizzlee Train

A romping stomping roots duo from the NSW Central Coast, Grizzlee Train take the sound of vintage blues and drench it with filthy modern guitar licks and pulsating percussion. Dubbed ‘a new take on old standards’, long time best mates Brandon Dodd & Josh Dufficy begun busking on the streets of their hometown as fresh-faced teenagers in 2008. For the next five years they spent their days attending high school, writing songs and working their way around the Central Coast/Newcastle busking and pub music scenes. Once their duties as students had ended, The Grizzlee Train project came to life with great speed and excitement.

Since their official launch in late 2013, the energetic pair has won a stack of awards including being crowned winners of the prestigious 2015 Bluesfest Byron Bay Busking Competition. Dodd and Dufficy have shared stages and festival bills with some of the world’s finest acts in Australia, Europe and the United States. They are building a reputation for being one of the industry’s hardest-working bands as they tour the world in their own right, and conquer sold-out stadiums and theatres as part of the incomparable Kasey Chambers’ band.

Grizzlee Train’s debut EP ‘Come Back Around’ was released in January 2015 to a wave of positive reviews and spun on national radio all over the country. Crashing into 2016, the boys headed back into the studio with renowned producer Nash Chambers and recorded their second EP ‘Burned Him Again’, featuring the acclaimed single ‘Running Home’. Add to that tours of Europe, America and Australia with spots at major festivals worldwide.

A truly dynamic duo, they blend an old school core with sharp new-age kicks – a stripped back firing of raw energy and honest music.