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PLEASE NOTE: The first four songs in the music player above are from a live recording made for a podcast to be available this Spring (2008) from Chicago Acoustic Underground . The recording session/interview took place on the evening of March 5, 2008. THIO is grateful to Michael Teach and Michael Narvaez of CAU for making these recordings available to us prior to the release of the actual podcast. The last two songs are from Jeff Churchwell's debut CD, "Clandestiny," and are part of The Hawk In October's live set.
This band's former name, Hawk From A Handsaw, was taken from a line in William Shakespeare's Hamlet, in which Prince Hamlet explains to his old school chums, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, that his apparent madness is at least partially feigned. "I am but mad north-northwest; when the wind is southerly, I know a hawk from a handsaw."
We are sad to report that the name of a better-known band, "A Hawk From A Hacksaw," has created some confusion amongst several of our own fans, and is likely to continue to do so.
So, goodbye Shakespeare, hello Autumn Imagery. It happens that October is Jeff's favorite month of the year, for a variety of reasons. And as we didn't want to break entirely with the Hawk theme, The Hawk In October was the auspicious and harmonic choice for our new name. Or mumbo-jumbo to that effect. Your Mileage May Vary.
The Hawk In October is made up of incredibly talented musicians.
Cheryl Jennison is a trained musical theater and operatic performer, with an amazing mezzo soprano voice, and an excellent feel for the material we'll be performing. She is also one of three outstanding female singers featured in the Pink Floyd tribute band, "Think Floyd."
Barrett Tasky is a multi-instrumentalist in the truest sense of the word; guitars, banjo, mando, but also piano, horns, drums, etc. Barrett has been featured in many other Chicago bands, past and present, including MWC, The Muddflapps, Jack Salamander, The Phil Circle Project, and The Good Name Band featuring Micki Croisant.
Matt Sobczyk has most recently been the bassist for a country music cover band called "Jin and Tonic." Matt has just left that band to spend more time with his new bride, Holly (an excellent drummer with "White Buffalo Is Born"), and to concentrate on "The Hawk...". He's definitely got the groove.
Marke Lester is another long-time player in so many bands around town. He's playing drums for "The Hawk...", and providing backing vocals as well. But he plays drums as well for Phil Circle, bass for "Labrador Dali," and guitars for his own project, "Exhibit A."
Jeff Churchwell has played solo, in an early duo called "Westerly," and in a 4-piece folk/rock band called "Melanie's Waiting," all in Chicago. Jeff is the songwriter and lead singer for "The Hawk...", and counts himself lucky to be playing with such talented musicians. Jeff is originally from Tulsa, Oklahoma, where he played no music at all for eighteen years. Coming to Chicago at the turn of the Millennium got him jump-started in a big way.
