Wonky is so curly it is straight, so wrong it is right ... so bad it is good.Tonk is a twang found in voices and instruments or the sound your head makes after a bourbon filled night of tunes and hootenanny.And Wonky Tonk is a Kentucky girl with a closet full of boots, a heart full of wander and a soul full of songs.Often compared to Jenny Lewis, Lucinda Williams and Iris Dement, Wonky Tonk has played tunes alongside names like Jessica Lee Mayfield, Langhorne Slim, Joe Fletcher, Paleface, Guy
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