A Hawk and A Hacksaw: The Way The Wind Blows coming October 9
A Hawk and a Hacksaw is set to release a new album on October 9. The Way The Wind Blows will be available on CD and vinyl through The Leaf Label. The new album features Zach Condon (Beirut) and a brass band from Romania called Fanfare Ciocarlia. A Hawk and a Hacksaw is Jeremy Barnes (Neutral Milk Hotel) and Heather Trost. They are currently opening for Beirut and Calexico during a two month tour. The Leaf Label explains that the album "was recorded in the tiny Moldovan village of Zece Prajini, Romania with the help of local Gypsy brass band Fanfare Ciocarlia (who were voted best European artist at the 2006 BBC Radio 3 World Music Awards)."
Fanfare Ciocarlia consists of a 12 piece band, signed to Asphalt Tango Records. Wikipedia explains how Fanfare Ciocarlia started: "The band began as a loose assemblage of part-time musicians playing at local weddings and baptisms. In October 1996, the German sound engineer and record producer Henry Ernst visited Zece Prajini and convinced a number of the musicians there to assemble a touring band."
A Hawk and a Hacksaw – In The River (The Way The Wind Blows)
A Hawk and a Hacksaw – God Bless the Ottoman Empire (The Way The Wind Blows)
A Hawk and a Hacksaw – Portland Town (Darkness At Noon)
A Hawk and a Hacksaw – Maremaillette (A Hawk and a Hacksaw)
Fanfare Ciocarlia – Sandala (Gili Garabdi)