A Hawk and a Hacksaw

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A Hawk And A Hacksaw
Jeremy Barnes (Left), Heather Trost
Background information
Origin	Albuquerque, USA
Genre(s)	Folk Klezmer Gypsy folk Mariachi
Instrument(s)	Accordion Violin Horns
Label(s)	The Leaf Label
Website	AHAAH Official Website
Members
Jeremy Barnes Heather Trost

A Hawk and a Hacksaw (often abbreviated to AHAAH) is a band from Albuquerque, New Mexico. They are currently on The Leaf Label. The band mainly consists of percussionist Jeremy Barnes, who was previously the drummer for Neutral Milk Hotel, and violinist Heather Trost. The music is inspired by eastern European and particularly Balkan traditions, and is mostly instrumental with occasional unintelligible vocals, shouts and cheers. When playing live, Barnes plays all of the instruments himself, simultaneously, often employing unconventional percussion methods such as striking a cymbal with a drumstick attached to his head, and wearing a hat covered in small bells. The band has toured with The Olivia Tremor Control and Beirut.

[edit] Discography

A Hawk and a Hacksaw (2002 · Cloud Recordings / 2004 · The Leaf Label)

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1) Maremaillette
2) A Hack and a Handsaw
3) Romceasca
4) A Hard Row to Hoe
5) All Along the Tide
6) Black Firs
7) Cotton Woods
8) At Dusk
9) Quand le son Devient Argu, Jeter la Girafe a la Mer
10) To Pine in Time
11) A Kernel
12) A Hawk and a Hacksaw
13) With Our Thoughts We Make the World

Darkness at Noon (2005 · The Leaf Label)

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1) Laughter in the Dark
2) The Moon Under Water
3) The Water Under the Moon
4) A Black and White Rainbow
5) For Slavoj
6) Europa
7) Pastelka On the Train
8) Goodbye Great Britain
9) Our Lady of the Vlatva
10) Wicky Pocky
11) Portland Town

The Way the Wind Blows (2006 · The Leaf Label)

1) In the River
2) The Way the Wind Blows
3) Song for Joseph
4) Fernando's Giampari
5) God Bless the Ottoman Empire
6) Waltz for Strings and Tuba
7) Oporto
8) Gadje Sirba
9) The Sparrow
10) Salt Water
11) The River in Galisteo