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"...songs as sad and haunting as ghosts rising from the delta... there is a distinctly Southern sadness in her (Allison Jenkins) low, echoing voice that is as hypnotic as a siren's call... Wooden Finger's songs are about loss and longing laced with divine strangeness. A true Southern gothic sound, their music has elements of old folk songs combined with indie rock, and they play music with a fascination for what we can and cannot see."
Tiger Weekly
"The quintet creates some truly haunting music that speaks in the language of ghosts and graveyards with an emphasis on more raw emotion than gloom. Their debut "all this time ... still we're lost" would not seem out of place next to the equally haunting beauty of This Mortal Coil and several other artists from the glory days of the English label 4AD. "
Hattiesburg American
Southern gothic indie-folk. "If Annie Lennox and Nico were in Low and scoring a David Lynch movie, Wooden Finger would surely be the result"
Jackson Free Press
"This band explores every emotion in its songwriting and its sound that echoes the influences of every musical genre without overwhelming....offers listeners one of the most captivating lead singer voices..."
The Daily Reveille
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Wooden Finger sprang to life in the fall of 2004 as a collabroative effort between vocalist Allison Jenkins and multi-instrumentalist Mathew Magee. Late night writing sessions in Mathew's dimly lit basement/studio space helped formulate the ethereal sound that drenches their debut LP "All This Time...Still We're Lost." Their music is an eclectic, genre-skipping blend of influences ranging from classical/baroque to bluegrass/folk that creates an amalgam of sound, a musical identity all its own. The thematic content of their material takes the listener on a poignant journey through human emotions of loss, sorrow, hope and redemption that is ultimately brought together in a cohesive fashion that has best been described as "eerie stories disguised brilliantly as songs."
Since the album's release, additional members have been brought into the fold (Allison's sister Christy Turner on keys, Jamie Weems on mandolin and guitar, and Daniel Guaqueta on drums) to further flesh out the rich textures and harmonic layers that encompass the Wooden Finger aesthetic. Wtih the addition of these new members/instruments to Wooden Finger, a creative transformation has occurred, taking the direction of the band to new sonic territory. Also as a result, their song catalogue has successfully been broken apart and weaved back together into a tapestry of chronic bleakness and beauty.
MORE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT:
Wooden Finger Website &
WOODEN FINGER MUSIC AVAILABLE AT:

* MERCHLINE
*AMOEBA MUSIC
*GRAND PALACE RECORDS
* CARROT TOP'S SAKI STORE
* BE-BOP RECORDS, JACKSON, MS
* T-BONES RECORDS, HATTIESBURG, MS
* CD BABY
* BORDERS, FLOWOOD/JACKSON, MS
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Member Since: 4/27/2005
Band Website: woodenfinger.com
Band Members:

Wooden Finger is:
Allison Jenkins- vocals and instruments
Matthew Magee- various instruments
Christy Turner-keyboards
Jamie Weems-mandolin and guitar
Daniel Guaqueta-drums and instruments
Influences: Books, darkness and adventure.
Sounds Like: Oh brother where art thou meets a scene from a david lynch film with haunting female vocals. Twin peaks in Mississippi sound track.
Record Label:
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Wooden Finger and Chase Pagan

We'd love to see our Wooden Fingers out and about! Come and hear our new line-up and music! Hope to see you and much love!WF...
Posted by Wooden Finger on Tue, 10 Jul 2007 09:03:00 PST

Alley gets chosen!

JFP says so! Love,Wooden Finger...
Posted by Wooden Finger on Thu, 22 Feb 2007 02:05:00 PST

Writing.

Hello all!The season has changed and Wooden Finger is writing! We are currently working on new material for our next release, so, if you can, catch us live and hear some of the new stuff! We'll ...
Posted by Wooden Finger on Fri, 17 Nov 2006 06:35:00 PST

Check out this event: Wooden Finger with Hundred Year Storm

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Posted by Wooden Finger on Tue, 31 Oct 2006 09:10:00 PST

A quote from Mr. Palahniuk

Nobody calls Michelangelo the Vatican's bitch........just because he begged Pope Julius for work. No one calls Mozart a corporate whore because he worked for the Archbishop of Salzburg. Nor do we ca...
Posted by Wooden Finger on Wed, 21 Jun 2006 09:11:00 PST

sitting on the porch as the rain continues to fall

so, my day was spent watching the rain fall with candles sending a soothing fragrance to my senses. it was one of those days where you just can't be around anyone for a little while, so i cancelled e...
Posted by Wooden Finger on Fri, 21 Apr 2006 02:23:00 PST