Somewhere between Patti Smith and Lucinda Williams, DK and the Joy moves your soul with a lonesome and cutting edge take on mountain dulcimer. Her new album, SHY ONE, has been described by Curve magazine "as quirky and smart with sultry vocals" and by AltCountry Forum as, "Blood curdling anti-folk and rootsy Americana...that directly touches the heart and convinces in pure beauty." A championship-winning, genre-bending virtuoso dulcimer performer--plucking, strumming, bowing and “rocking out,” “DK”' is also known for masterful songwriting that celebrates all the crucial things in life: unrequited love, falling in love with feral cats, and treating yourself with kindness. "Love Harder," her first studio recording, was described by VENTS magazine as "an album with heart, ...beauty, and passion. In every chord, note, or string you can feel poetry, sincerity, greatness... a record to closely pay attention to and be delighted by." Learn more & be surprised at: www.dkandthejoymachine.com