Mon 30 Sept
|Golden Lion
A Hawk & A Hacksaw
Time & Location
30 Sept 2024, 19:00 – 23:00
Golden Lion, Fielden Square, Todmorden OL14 6LZ, UK
About the Event
The Golden Lion, Todmorden Monday 30th September Doors 7.30pm £13adv >> http://www.pleasepleaseyou.com
A Hawk and A Hacksaw was founded in Saumur, France in 2002 by Jeremy Barnes, the drummer of Neutral Milk Hotel, who, completely burnt out by playing the drums, picked up the accordion and became obsessed with folk music from Romania, Hungary, the former Yugoslavia, and Turkey. The band’s name is a reference to Don Quixote, intended as a reminder that while the path chosen is a fool’s quest, there is always the possibility of beauty and discovery along the way.
In 2004 Barnes moved home to New Mexico, and met his partner in life and music, violinist Heather Trost. Their first conversation was about Bela Bartok. The pair toured extensively in the U.S. and Europe, and eventually further afield, to Brazil, Turkey, Australia, Japan. They released a good amount of recordings in an era when CDs were sold at…