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About Me

a hawk and a hacksaw- a rooster, a gaggle of geese, bits of tin, two rivers (one in france, one in new mexico), a violinist who began playing at age three, a small cat who has three little kittens, an assortment of gongs, wooden percussive implements, and portable drums, the occasional jazz musician, or tuba player, an oud master, three accordions, a romanian brass band, 4 hungarian cosmopolitans and a stroh violin. there are three records, and an ep.

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Music:

Member Since: 5/3/2005
Band Website: ahawkandahacksaw.co.uk
Band Members: ross condon, franklin delano roosevelt, heather trost, henri michelet
Influences: moondog, romica puceanu, derroll adams, the gore brothers, black sabbath,instanbul oriental ensemble, nahalot shalom community klezmer band, fanfare ciocarlia, fanfare savale, kocani orkestar, taraf de haidouks, boris karloff, the kinks, ion manole, Rusishe Sher - Abe Schwartz Orchestra 2. Rumanian Doina - Abe & Sylvia Schwartz 3. Dem Rebin's Nigun / Oy Tate - Lt. Joseph Frankel's Orchestra 4. Shulem's Bulgarish - Yenkowitz & Goldberg 5. Freylekhs Fun Deer Khupe - Harry Kandel's Orchestra (from "The Wedding Canopy") 6. Der Rebe Is Gegangen - Abe Elenkrig's Orchestra :: Rebe Has Gone, The - Abe Elenkrig's Orchestra 7. Der Glater Bulgar - Dave Tarras Instrumental Trio :: Plain Bulgar, The - Dave Tarras Instrumental Tr 8. Lebedik Un Freylekh - Abe Schwartz's Orchestra :: Lively And Happy - Abe Schwartz's Orchestra 9. Doina - S. Kosch 10. Biz In Weisen Tog Arayn - Philip Greenberg :: Until The Dawn - Philip Greenberg 11. Russihe Sher - I.J. Hochman Orchestra 12. Oriental Hora - Abe & Sylvia Schwartz 13. Vi Bist Du Gheveyzzn Far Prohibishn? - Naftule Brandwein's Orchestra :: Where Were You Before Prohib 14. Nichot Gesorgt - Abe Elenkrig's Orchestra :: Not To Worry - Abe Elenkrig's Orchestra 15. Di Boyberiker Khasene - Di Boybberiker Kapelye :: Wedding In Boyberiker, The Part 1 & 2 - Di Boybber 16. Firn Di Mekutonim Aheym - Naftule Brandwein/Abe Schwartz Orchestra :: Escorting The Bride And Groom Neculae Neacsu - voice, violin Ilie Iorga - voice Dumitru Baicu "Cacurica" - voice, small cymbalum Paul Giuclea "Pasalan" - voice, violin Marin P. Manole - voice, accordion Gheorghe Falcaru - flute Anghel Gheorghe "Caliu" - violin Constantin Lautaru "Costica Boieru": - violin, voice Ionel Manole "Ionitsa" - accordion, voice Marin Manole "Marius" - accordion Ion Tanase "Ionica" - small and large cymbalums Viorel Vlad - double bass Cristinel Turturica - large cymbalum
Sounds Like: La Blogotheque - Concert Ã emporter. On an autumn Sunday, A Hawk and A Hacksaw plays in the Aligre region of Paris

A Hawk And A Hacksaw live at South Street Arts Centre, Reading

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"ahaah and the hun hangÃ¡r ensemble ep"
(2007)

"the way the wind blows"
(2006)

"darkness at noon"
(2005)

"a hawk and a hacksaw"
(2004)
Record Label: unsigned
Type of Label: None

My Blog

2008 interview w/ rockfood zine

special thanks to bob cluely for being one of the few music journalists to provide us with good questions. . .What have AHAAH been up to recently and what are your plans for 08?We just finished a to...
Posted by a hawk and a hacksaw on Wed, 16 Jan 2008 05:31:00 PST

dublin show cancelled

hello irishmen and womensorry that our show in dublin has been cancelled. we will endeavour to play in the streets or possibly in a pub or two in the town while we are there. we will be playing in co...
Posted by a hawk and a hacksaw on Sun, 25 Nov 2007 12:50:00 PST

ahaah power trio with mr. ungar balazs

we are happy to be touring this summer around europe with cimbalom maestro ungar balazs, who also joined us on our tours in england spain last may. to hear his work you can visit the cimbaliband mysp...
Posted by a hawk and a hacksaw on Sat, 30 Jun 2007 09:02:00 PST

2007 tour dates with and news about hun hangar

we are happy to announce that a hawk and a hacksaw will be doing a tour of the uk in may with the support of the contemporary music network. for this tour, they will be playing with the hun hangar en...
Posted by a hawk and a hacksaw on Thu, 15 Feb 2007 09:47:00 PST

albuquerque and elsewhere

we are back in albuquerque after three months of touring. i have wildflowers growing in my yard and i cannot sleep at night. i am reading "my happy day in hell," by george faludy. i recomm...
Posted by a hawk and a hacksaw on Thu, 05 Oct 2006 04:19:00 PST

a new record

hello we have a new record coming out on october 9th. it is called "the way the wind blows." it will be available on cd and lp. yes. we are happy to have zach condon from beirut as well as...
Posted by a hawk and a hacksaw on Thu, 31 Aug 2006 06:59:00 PST

bucarest

bucarest is rainy and falling apart. i am staying in a cheap hotel filled with businessmen wearing pinstripe suits. the water is not working, but it has a nice feeling to it. of...
Posted by a hawk and a hacksaw on Wed, 12 Apr 2006 03:39:00 PST