"Go on and call me an Americana Hussy. The truth is you can't handle my kind of country."

Why "hussy?"For me - yours truly, the one and only Erin Bonnie (said with hyperbolic sass and a flip of my curls) -  the word "hussy" has two meanings. The first is most certainly tied to the textbook definition: a lewd or brazen woman; a saucy or mischievous girl. Thank you Merriam Webster. I do indeed find myself GUILTY on all counts. I believe women should be seen AND heard, and use their feminine wiles to their advantage. Turn the volume up. Suffer no fools. 

The second meaning is more figurative. I'm a hussy for Americana music. It's the good shit. What raised me. What's made me the songwriter - and to a certain extent, the woman - I am. So go ahead and call me an Americana Hussy. An Old Time Harlot*. A Bluegrass Tramp*. A Classic Country Cunt*. A Blues Rock Bitch*. A Pop Country Slut*. A Fuck Girl for Folk*. I'll take it and give it straight back - in the form of a 31-song, 6-Act Compendium of Erin Bonnie-style all original Americana Music. That's right y'all. This is a PROJECT. So buckle up cowpokes and get ready for the Americana Hussy experience. 

*Explanation Of Terms​

Harlot: I'm promiscuous when it comes to that old time feel

Tramp: I give it up for that high lonesome bluegrass sound

Cunt: I swing it around for that classic country twang, you know what I mean ;)

Bitch: I say exactly what I mean when that blues rock groove hits

Slut: I'll do anything for a pop country hook

Fuck-Girl: I'll play with your emotions for that good good folk song lyric material 

The truth of the matter is this: In the music industry, a business dominated by men, all kinds of people make assumptions about the women who walk into rooms, onto stages, and up to the mic. They use derogatory terms to describe those women based on the simple fact that they exist and take up space. In my opinion, when someone says "hussy" what they should say is "smart". When someone says "tramp" what they should say  is "independent."  When someone says "cunt" or "bitch" what they should say is "leader." When someone says "harlot" or "slut" what they  should say is "confident." So I'm owning it. AND my crass cranky loud-mouth ...